I made it to Louisiana!!! The MTC was wonderful and I know that I
learned a lot, and it really built my confidence in teaching with the
Spirit. It was seriously one of the greatest experiences of my life! I
am kind of sad that I will only be able to go there once, unless I go as
a senior Missionary, which would be amazing!
I left the MTC at 3:50 AM
and hopped around trains until I got to the airport. I was feeling
pretty good until I got on the small plane (from Houston, TX to Baton
Rouge, LA) and were landing and it got a little shaky, so I started
praying until I felt better haha, it worked :)
After
spending a night in the mission home and meeting President Hansen and
his wife, I had to say goodbye to my trio, and got a new companion. I
was a little worried about how I would be able to teach with only one
companion at first, but I all worked out in the end. All it takes is
faith and trust in you companion (s) to know that they will be able
to teach with the Spirit, and that is why you are suppose to pray for
them whenever you are not teaching. It really works. And when it came
time for me to teach, I prayed that they will understand and increase
their faith in Jesus Christ.
We have gotten a
new investigator every day since I have been here, except for the first
day, but we were stuck in a Fire Stone haha.
On my second day, we (Sister Crane, a member, and I)
extended C an invitation to be Baptized! She excepted!!! I was
absolutely thrilled!!! Please pray for her and her family! She has a
wonderful and strong testimony of the gospel!
I
have had so many miracles happen daily! It has been amazing! and the
people here are so nice! I now understand what southern hospitality is!
The first time I went tracting, we shared the restoration, and then
prayed while holding hands in the middle of the street! It was amazing!
Yesterday, on Sunday,
it was branch conference and the Stake President came up to me
afterwards and he told me that if we hadn't run out of time, then I
would had spoke! I was surprised and very flattered! I would had loved
to talk! So next time, hopefully I will be able to speak :)
I
am in a 60-person branch in Luling, just south of New Orleans, and is
the closest I will ever get to NO,LA without speaking Española or being
an Elder haha, so this is basically my dream area :)
If you want to mail me any postcards, get info from my Mom.
Love ya!!
Sister Toomey
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| Sister Toomey |
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| Classic MTC departing picture with Mommy and Hannah |
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| My first compaions Sister Hyer and Sister Uibel. We are all lefties from Utah |
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| Once again, a classic missionary photo in front of the huge world map!! |
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| The other district in our zone lead us on a clever scavenger hunt Easter morning in the MTC! |
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| Me and my companions in front of the Provo Temple! |
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| The sisters in my district!! |
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| The sisters in my small zone! |
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| THE District |
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| I found Sister Landeen! |
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| My Main Teachers |
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| My Teachers |
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| DISTRICT PICTURE!!! |
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| The Small Plane to Baton Rouge! |
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| The Small Plane to Baton Rouge view! |
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| Meeting The Mission President and his wife for the first time in the airport |
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