Winter is here!

Hey! This week was great as always. Sister Gamble headed to Moses Lake on Wednesday and Sister Peatross came here. It was sad to see Sis. Gamble leave she was one really hard worker but I got blessed with another amazing comp. We get along really well and yes another Sister from Utah. I've had all my companions from Utah except Sister Camplese from Cali. But ya Bill and Ruth are still so amazing. This week Bill has had a hard time with his memory and forgets where he's at so Ruth is worried..we had a lesson with them and talked about being physically healthy will help us spiritaully. Then we asked if they were coming to church and Ruth told us no but Bill was so sad he said Ruth I've been praying to go to church all week. So we offered to have a member help him get to church since he is in a wheel chair. I love Bill's faith and both of them are great examples of humility and trying there best to be like there Savior! I love it! Orlando is finally going to get baptized this friday! He's a way cool kid he runs like 6miles everytime to our lessons and he did yesterday to church man dedication. It's fun to see people grow in the gospel! Thank you all for being great examples to me and for all the support! Love you!

Love,

Sister Toomer

 

 I love you all!!! Ya so this week was up and down literally. Orlando did get baptized! Woot woot he is awesome he has such a desire to come unto Christ and he invited his non-member friends to the baptism and they came:) they are so next on the list jk they liked the baptism but weren't super interested but still. 

Then we had 2 exchanges with Sisters we are over one was english and the other was spanish so that was fun. They both came to our area cuz my comp is new to the area so I showed them what not to do;) jk we had a really good time and I learned so much from both of them. 

But the poor Spanish sister is a greenie and we went to a lesson with Bill and Ruth and Bill pretty much dropped us. :( he said that he was going to another church with his family and that he didn't want to meet with us as much. Ugh saten hates us but I took it pretty good. I told him to keep reading and praying and that family was important. Man but I just wanted to cry but I didn't because we were on exchanges and I didn't want this new missionary to think I'm crazy or someting. 

We had stake conference too! And return missionaries were giving there testimony it was weird to think I could be that someday but I got a while;) 

Then we went tracting after church and there was this guy that was trying to save our souls because we believed in the BOM and he read us the end of  Revelations like 3 times saying that we need to repent basically and just believe in the bible. I bore my testimony of the Book of Mormon and he totally shot me down man I couldn't help it cuz tears just kept flowing down it was kinda embarrassing. But it was awesome cuz at that moment I felt God's love and his reassurance that I was telling him the truth so it was all good then his little girl was adorable and she gave us a flower and the guy said a prayer for us. It all ended good I just cracked but no worries I know that something good is in store and that there always has to be an opposition to all things. 

Thank you for all your support! This week was sweet with all the letters the Olanders( the ppl I live with call me the queen of mail) and I really appreciate it thank you!! 

Love you all! Sweet the small stuff they make a world of difference.

Love,

Sister Toomer

(pics Orlando's baptism and Sister's we share cars with)

 

This week was pretty darn good. Haha Orlando did not get confirmed this weekend he decided to go to Seattle...why you ask...well we have no idea but he did tell us and he is reading his scriptures so that's good! We also had some really spiritual lessons with Bob and Lynda. Bob was from Cheyne WA. but he moved to Yakima with his mom Lynda. Bob had been taking the missionary discussions over there and we got a referral to go visit him. haha and we didn't know how to purnounce his last name cuz it was douthit. So we were thinking it was a prank like doubt this Sisters but come to find out he's legit and wanted to meet with us. The sister missionaries found him through sincere pray...They had been getting names in their head and one was Bob (and there was other names but I forgot) they asked their ward mission leader if he knew anyone by that name and it was his neighbor. Bob tells the story better but he was shocked cuz at the time he was going through a really rough time and lo and behold the Lord knew! Of course he did! And I can't believe we thought he was a joke...terrible that's why I need to work and my faith. 

But ya we talked about going to church and why we needed it and how this is the church that has the authority to act in God's name. And our member that came with us gave a powerful testimony about that and man I soo thought that that would get them to church but they didn't. That's alright next week.

Then we were told to talk to this lady that is from Idaho Falls that's visiting her daughter and she wants to get baptized but she's working out things with her husband so that's why she is in Yakima. But we get to keep her on the path towards baptism:) while she's visiting. 

There was a Relief Society broadcast thing and Linda Burton spoke. It was so good and Percila the Idaho lady came! So that was a plus!!! 

The Olanders the ones we live with have 2missionaries out in foreign countries and she's already getting their Christmas ready! So weird but tis the season. Yes I'm already singing Christmas songs:) But for Halloween we are supposed to be in our place by 6pm. And the Olanders are so sweet they got us pumkins for us to carve so I'll for sure send some pics of that!

Oh ya and we had a sweet experience with knocking on doors. So there was this guy about my age that answers the door and we introduce ourselves and he's like we are all saved here. Then I asked how they came to know Christ and they let us in! There was like 4 of them that were there and one of the girls kept asking us questions cuz she was a theologist and studied religions but wasn't really familiar with mormons...so that was way cool! We taught them the restoration and gave them a B.O.M. then at the end they wanted to pray for us so we were like ya of course! So they like put their hands on our shoulder and prayed but they were like messaging our shoulders and some were like hmm and praise the lord type thing...it was different but then they finished and after a guy my age turns to me and is like is there someone in your family that is suffering from cancer and I was like is it because of the name...jk I didn't say that but I thought it lol They were super nice! It was just different but it's cool to relate to different religions:)

I for sure know that the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord's church here on the earth! We do have the priesthood authority! I love it!

Thank you for all that you do and I hope you all have a wonderful Halloween!

Love,

Sis Toomer  

Oh ya it was a party! We met with Bob and Lynda and they say the "Toomers" growing on me...( I get that a lot) they are way cool they read and pray just but they just don't come to church. Lame sauce I know but Tyler a 16year old we are teaching did. It was way cool to see him there and it was a very spiritual sacrement so that was a plus!

For Halloween we had dinner with members that cooked us some hotdogs that were mummy wraps and fingers and just cute fun Halloween food. Then we had to be in by 6pm and so the Olanders bought us pumkins and I carved Toomer :) as you can tell I'm very proud of that name! 

Yesterday my comp got sick and it was her Birthday that was kinda sad but she is a trooper. She's super positive all the time so she just slept a lot while I went with another sister and worked. So it was not to bad.

This week is Missionary Leadership Correlation so I'm pumped for that! It's when all the Leaders get together with President and we try to help the mission be better and it's super spirtual so that's always the best! 

I'll let you know how that goes! I love you all so much and appreaciate your support:)

Love,

Sister Toominator

 

Really good week!! Why you ask well here it goes...so Orlando finally got confirmed!!! Wohooo! He almost didn't this weekend cuz he wanted Bishop to but he was out of town but with the spirit we convinced him:) And he wore a tux! It was super good! Then Bill the one that dropped us a couple weeks back apologizes for dropping us and said he found an answer that he needs to go back to church!!! And he did! Ruth is still going with her daughter but wishes she could come...her daughter gets really nervous in big crowds or something. 

And a Less-Active member came to church! That always is the best cuz they are less active and they finally come;) and my companion is feeling tons better. Not throwing up anymore which is always a plus. I think she had the flew or something. 

Oh ya and we had our missionary leadership council. Those are always the best! Cuz we get to go to the tri-cities all day and receive training on how we can help the mission. I got to see Sister Gamble which was pretty sweet and a lot of the sisters that came out with me are now STLs so that's awesome. It's crazy I recognize a lot of missionaries now after being here for awhile. The missions always so great! I love how much it teaches and how I can strive everyday to be more like my Savior!

I love you all so so much!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,

Sister Toominator  

Man this week it has been chilly! But no worries the work still goes on!!! Bob and Lynda committed to be baptized! Miracle I know! They haven't set a date yet but I'm pretty sure it's in the works:) They just need to come to church. They are so missing out! Church is the bomb.com and you really do get that renewal from the sacrament that is essential for overcoming anything in life. Tyler also said he would be baptized as well! Right now he has some girlfriend issues and family issues but nothing that the gospel can fix;) There so much potential it's awesome! I hope that all goes well and it will especially with the Lord's help!! We are doing a lot of service which is sweet! The mission is doing a justserve thing where the missionaries and members do community service and so that ppl will see us as ppl helping out instead of just strangers knocking on doors. It's pretty fun! We went to a place where we bagged food for kids that don't get meals on the weekends. It was a humbling experience and we are really really blessed! There is so much to be thankful for:)

Oh ya I'm not going to get transferred!! I'm really excited because I'm staying with Sister Peatross and I love her she's super fun and we get along really well! Sister Camplese is coming close to our area so I get to be her Sister Training Leader which means I go an exchange with her and her comp and we check in on them every now and then. I'm so excited to see her and catch up! 

I really do love this work and feel privileged to help my brothers and sisters understand the truth so that they can make it back to God's presence! Thank you for all the support and love you send this way!!! I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!

Love Sister Toomer