tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33817521080962052972024-03-13T19:51:59.897-07:00 Sister Toomey Biking Down the Bayou Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission March 2016 - October 2017Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-7177159282515890972017-04-18T15:10:00.001-07:002017-04-18T15:12:31.600-07:00He is Risen!!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hello! I'll keep this one short. I would like to focus on the Atonement
and how important it is. I have meet so many people on my mission who
know that Jesus Christ was resurrected, meaning that he came back from
the dead but with a perfect body. I know that the same will happen to
us, and we will all recieve a perfect body just like Jesus Christ. </span></span><br />
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-4776932605952792612017-04-18T14:45:00.001-07:002017-04-18T15:03:57.987-07:00Meet Fred<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mom's Note: She sent this on 11 April 2017.</span></span><br />
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past few weeks have been interesting, not quite Louisiana interesting,
but missionary interesting. I learned how to do the "missionary stretch"
or as I call it the "Elder Stretch." Basically you just stretch up your
arms and do some funny stretches. Sister S, who informed us on this,
said that we can eat a solid 3-5 more bites of food this way! I'm not
sure if it's the most healthy thing to do, but it kind of works lol.</span></span><br />
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got a Bible referral, but they went uncontacted for a few weeks because
they were sent to the wrong sisters, so we went down there and tracted
her street. But this was no ordinary street! It was full of wonderful
people who were really willing to hear the gospel! One sister was just
released from the hospital that day after a bad car accident, so we went
back the next day and helped her wash her hair. I didn't know that it
took so many products to straighten hair "naturally." It was funny
because long story short, my companion bleached my hair blond. I was
really worried at first because it was so different, but it is growing
on me and completely changed the chemistry of my hair (for very good
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last P-day, we went to Bass Pro
Shop, and we meet Fred, a ginormous Alligator Snapping Turtle. We also
ran into another set of missionaries investigator who invited us to his
church. Then we also ran into another 2 members of the church who had
meet when i was serving in Amite. One of them was celebrating her last
day of work before she started her mission. </span></span></div>
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-63268786316788635052017-04-18T14:39:00.001-07:002017-04-18T14:39:23.125-07:00The Cantelope Approach<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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have been working on just getting investigators. This area is so different from
both of my previous areas, we have been switching it up a lot! We have been
trying to find the less-active members of the church, but most of them haven’t
been answering their door, so we have been tracting around their street. We
meet this guy, who was Catholic, like most people in this area, and after we
knew that he was about to turn us away, I offered to help him with his family
history. He said that his wife had done a lot of work and he invited us inside
and he showed us picture of his family and of the country where their ancestors
were from (it turned out to be a cute and tiny island near the Dominican
Republic). So Sister Nelson gave him our number, so that he could give it to
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our one investigator. I feel so blessed to be right next to the temple! Even
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one less-active family before, but they kept rescheduling, and usually that
means that they aren't that they aren't ready yet, so we went to their door,
uninvited with a cantaloupe, and they welcomed us right in! They seemed to have
strong factual testimonies of our prophet, but they wouldn't come to church. So
we tried to help them out and told them that they needed to act on their faith
in order to receive an answer about whether or not they should come back to
church. Then they gave us a case of water, which was a huge blessing, because
we were about to run out! Our goal this week, is to watch General Conference
with them! I am really excited for General Conference this weekend!! I know
GREAT things are going to be said and the Spirit will testify of the truth of
it all!! I know that the Prophet, President Monson, or one of his Apostles will
answer your questions that you have about LITERALLY ANYTHING. I am really
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sister Toomey</span></span>Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-21874904419475142182017-03-22T08:29:00.000-07:002017-03-22T08:29:20.549-07:00pictures!<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope that y'all had
a great week! My week has consisted of lots of door knocking, but that
will hopefully change with some time and dedication. One thing that is
unique about this area, is that we live in the Mission President's house
boundaries and people remember previous missionaries who have knocked
on their door. But nevertheless, we have gotten a few return
appointments! This morning the song Lemonade by Alex Boye, which I
havn't heard in a long time popped into my head. There is a beauiful
story by President George Albert Smith about how he used lemonade to
stop people from swearing in his neighborhood. I originally found it a
few days ago when I was reading an old book. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Anyways, I love all of you!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">P.S. My District threw a suprise birthday party for me! They got me a 1
because it was also my year mark! Afterwards we went and fed turtles
bread down the bayou. At first, there was only a few but as we fed them,
the turtles came swimming down until there was about 60 of them. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sister Nelson and I on St. Patrick's day getting Shamrock Shakes at McDonald's</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We got Mufalda's from a member. It's delicious and is basically a HUGE Italian sandwich!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My Surprise Party!</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span>Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-75488600943566929052017-03-13T15:49:00.003-07:002017-03-13T15:51:09.066-07:00PRAIRIEVILLE!!!!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This last week, I packed up everything I own and moved to Prairieville,
Louisiana. Guys! I have a ward!!! You have to fight to get a seat in
church!! It's the best problem ever! It's like going to a crowded stake
conference! I didn't know that this existed in Louisiana! And our
building shares a parking lot with the Baton Rouge Temple! It's
beautiful! I didn't think that I would ever go to church right next to
the temple! My new Companion, Sister Nelson, is from New Hampshire! She
looks kind of like Lorde, the singer and is only 1 transfer ahead of me!
I will hit my year mark this week, and I am considered on of the older
missionaries, and i'm not even 20 yet lol!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We only
have 1 investigator, and I know that it is going to grow! My companion
has been sick most of this week, so I have read a lot of scriptures,
especially Isaiah, which I have been working on for a few months now,
but I haven't really gotten to much of it until now. I have also been
reading more of the Doctrine and Covenants, which I haven't really
studied until my mission. I suggest reading D & C 88-89 for some
deep doctrine. Section 89 is for how to be healthy, not only food wise,
but lifestyle wise. I bought a box of ruffle shape pasta with marinara
sauce to eat for lunch and dinner and it has lasted alot longer than it
should had. It kind of reminded me of the loaves and fishes story in
Matthew. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For if you want to watch a short video about it:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Anyways, I love you! have a safe St. Patricks day! </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br clear="all" />Sister Toomey</span></span>Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-44069817622829802622017-03-02T15:31:00.000-08:002017-03-02T15:31:24.010-08:00Mardi Gras!!<div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope that y'all have a happy Mardi Gras tomorrow! I have
seen a lot of out of staters driving around! We went to a
family-friendly parade last week and it was da <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://bomb.com&source=gmail&ust=1488583153878000&usg=AFQjCNEsf9sDWH6InzI-SQYXj9DB3Eirmw" href="http://bomb.com/" target="_blank">bomb.com</a>!
We were drentched with rain and had beads chucked at our faces! It is
something I would definetly love to do again! I knew it was going to be
good as soon as I saw the BR Temple Matron and President show up! It's a
small world in Louisiana as a member of the church and I am pretty sure
that he knows every member and their family history :) <br /></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My
Mission President and his wife came up to our branch to speak. I told
him about a 8 person family who committed to be baptized but didn't have
a way to church, so he volunteered to go pick them up. Because everyone
was running late, I went on exchanges with him, while Sister Hyer went
with Sister Hansen. When we got to their house, one of the girls
answered the door and she said that everyone was asleep, so I offered to
take them in their pajamas and she declined. So went to the church and
people had apparently thought that I was transferred, so we set that
straight. Then I found out that I am not teaching Gospel Principle
anymore. For several months, I had been teaching it more like a
discussion and it was weird not completely leading it anymore. A newly
assigned Senior office Elder was assigned to our branch and is now
teaching the class. <br /></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Afterwards, we went tracting in a nice
neighborhood and meet a Jehovah Witness. She accepted our pass-a-long
card and we made an appointment with her. Down the street, we meet
another guy, also a JW, and about <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_133589393" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">10 minutes later</span></span>,
he came up to us in his car, and he gave us one of his JW pamphlets.
Idk, but it was just really funny how he was trying to convert us. Also,
it was intesting how some people here just don't want to believe that
there could be a modern prophet here on the earth. But, it didn't. I
know with all my heart, that there is a modern prophet here on the earth
today, and his name is President Thomas S. Monson. He is as qualified a
Moses, or Adam. He teaches the same Doctrine as Jesus Christ and that
this Church was started by Jesus Christ himself. </span></span><div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope that yall have an awesome week! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sister Toomey </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My companion and I after a mardi gras parade</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">T's Birthday party with Sister Hyer and W!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I found a street named Kent's Acres and thought that it might be funny to get a picture of the sign!</span></span></td></tr>
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has been a very interesting week. Our mission president personally
called us about 3 or 4 times to keep us updated on a tornado with a 4%
chance of hitting Amite and he told us that we had a .5% chance of
getting hit at our apartment. So we got to hang out in the center of our
house, the bathroom for a few hours with bicycle helmets on. Its was
great! After wards, Prez told us not to go to any tornado sites for
safety reason until the next day. So, the next day of course, we got
some information from a neighbor that one of the tornadoes hit in
Loranger, so of course we went there with the idea of "service
tracting." The 2nd house that we knocked on was a member of the church
who had moved there a few years ago, but didn't know that there was a
church new by. So this time, we got all of his information so that his
records could be pulled from Oklahoma. That night we had missionary
coordination and now he is the newest member of the branch! </span></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also,
we had our tire lights pop up less than a week after having them
filled, so we called Elder Smith, and he told us that it was probably a
nail in our tire. So 3 stores later (they offered us kits to do it
ourselves, but I am not that confident with cars), we went to this tire
place and the guy fixed it for free! There actually was a nail in one of
the tires. I love being a missionary! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
have found a lot of success finding on fun/movie names streets!
Hopefully these few families will come to church soon :) We found a
large family on one of the movie street names and it ended up being the
family of the guy who jump started our car a few weeks ago! So he saw us
driving down, and he came on over! It was amazing! </span></span></div>
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-70828785837687763902017-02-06T19:00:00.001-08:002017-02-06T19:01:01.394-08:00Hello Everyone!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello everyone! How has everyone been? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This week started off by seeing Elder Golden of the 70. We were told to fast for him and for us the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_335684188" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Sunday</span></span>
before. When he spoke, anyone could tell that it was from the Spirit
and it was so powerful! He answered just about every question and
concern that I had! The missionary schedule has changed a lot, and I am
so glad because some things, especially studies in the morning sometimes
needed to be moved for other commitments. P-day got a lot longer and
allows us to study whenever we want. This purpose of this is to make the
transition home easier because I plan on studying the scriptures as
soon as I wake up, not necessarily at a time later in the day. I see a
lot of blessings coming from this change & I have a lot of faith in
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had car problems for 3 days in a row.
Long story short, we got to speak to about 6 different people and all of
them were so willing to hlep out. When we were asking around for help
at a gas station, 2 of the times they were mechanics, and that was such a
tender mercy because God knew that only they could help us! </span></span></div>
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is still going to be baptised, but the date was changed from the
18/19th to the 25/26 so that the person who she wants to have baptise
her doesn't have work.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Anyways, I love y'all! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">3 generation, My trainee, Sister Scott, My trainer, me and My Sister aka my trainer's other trainee. Confusing. I know.</span></span></div>
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first attempt at making cheesey apple scones. I used the southern
cooking tip, of always adding extra delicious things. Apparently that is
what makes food good. The scones were not cooked at that point.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I
complimented an investigator on her cat statues, and she insisted on
giving them to us. So we put them outside so whenever we walk outside,
we can have a good laugh :P</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-63350994895389201592017-01-31T11:04:00.003-08:002017-01-31T11:04:50.009-08:00Tea goes in the Trash<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So this week, we brought over Sister G, to go see J and we had planned
on teaching her about Temples, so of course we brought out the new
pamphlets and were flipping back and forth in there. I will never forget
her reaction when I told her that she could be sealed to her family
forever, and that families are literally forever because that is how God
intended it to be. It was amazing and so much emotion swept over all of
us because the Spirit was testifying of it so strongly! Words don't do
it justice. She's not even married, but you can tell how much she loves
her family! After jumping from several different principles and very
important things to know, we were about to end, and then she pulled out
some of her fancy tea. Sister G leaned close to me and asked me if we
had taught the Word of Wisdom yet. We said no, and that we were going to
teach it next week. I did not want to overwhelm with because we had
already taught her so much. But I realized that those who have been
prepared by the Lord for the gospel, can't have "too much" and Sister G
knew that and was planning on being very good friends with her and
wanted her to know her standards. So, we told her about the Word of
Wisdom. Sister G boldly told her that we didn't drink tea, she pick them
up and started to get rid of them without us asking. She just caught on
and knew what the Lord wanted her to do. The Spirit is real! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A few days later, a.k.a. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1216662378" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Sunday</span></span>,
we went down to the country part of Independence and saw Ms TK, and
right before we walked in there, we had no idea of what we were going to
teach her, so we decided that unless something popped up, that we would
just read the Book of Mormon and were unsure of what commitment to
leave with her. We were going discuss it more once I parked the car. But
we couldn't because Ms TK's brother was out in his yard (people here
usually live on the same property as the rest of their family and don't
go far) and he, as a Jehovah Witness had some questions for us. Now I
have run into him about half a dozen times. But this time, we were
easily able to get through without without talking about his theories.
Then we finally able to get to Ms TK's trailor and she offered us some
of her soup, and we politely declined and then she offered us some tea. I
told her boldly, being inspired by Sister G, about how we don't drink
that unless it is herbal. She told us it was, and I was okay with
getting it, and then she got it, and it was a big brand Green Tea. She
claimed that it was herbal and we had to clearly explain to her that it
was not, and that it was legit tea because it was from a legit tea
plant, not some herbs in water (referring to mint, lemon, etc.). We then
went over D&C 89 and talked about the blessi<span style="background-color: white;">ngs
from following the Word of Wisdom, such as having health in our naval,
and marrow in our bones, receiving "wisdom and great treasures of
knowledge; even hidden treasures" [I think this means to getting answers
to questions that we have been having, such as things in the
scriptures, or things to do with our lives or the lives of others], and
we wont be weary, and "not be faint." I think that the most important
one is that </span>"<span class="m_-2573614237568648520gmail-chunk m_-2573614237568648520gmail-hl-green m_-2573614237568648520gmail-1A5BF7E7-2178-4023-9B7C-86FCE386C4D6" id="m_-2573614237568648520gmail-chunk200011" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the </span><span class="m_-2573614237568648520gmail-chunk m_-2573614237568648520gmail-hl-green m_-2573614237568648520gmail-1A5BF7E7-2178-4023-9B7C-86FCE386C4D6" id="m_-2573614237568648520gmail-chunk200012" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">destroying</span><span class="m_-2573614237568648520gmail-chunk m_-2573614237568648520gmail-hl-green m_-2573614237568648520gmail-1A5BF7E7-2178-4023-9B7C-86FCE386C4D6" id="m_-2573614237568648520gmail-chunk200013" style="background-clip: initial; 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background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Israel, </span><span class="m_-2573614237568648520gmail-chunk m_-2573614237568648520gmail-hl-green m_-2573614237568648520gmail-1A5BF7E7-2178-4023-9B7C-86FCE386C4D6" id="m_-2573614237568648520gmail-chunk200023" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and </span><span class="m_-2573614237568648520gmail-chunk m_-2573614237568648520gmail-hl-green m_-2573614237568648520gmail-1A5BF7E7-2178-4023-9B7C-86FCE386C4D6" id="m_-2573614237568648520gmail-chunk200024" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; 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I know that keeping the Word of Wisdom is a very important commandment
to keep, and it shows our gratitude for our precious bodies that our
Heavenly Father gave us. I know that there is a reason, that we may not
completely understand of why we need to stay away from tea, coffee,
tobacco, and other illegal and addictive substances, but if we keep our
faith in God, then we will be blessed. Don't like your immediate desires
keep you away from your eternal goals. And if you think that you are
too old to have it make any difference in our life, then remember to do
it for the Lord, not for yourself. After the lesson, we gave back the
tea, and told her that we were not going to drink it. Then she said, "I
do." We are going back to recommit her to it. I hope that one day she
truly understands the blessings that it brings. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="m_-2573614237568648520gmail-chunk m_-2573614237568648520gmail-hl-id-71594961 m_-2573614237568648520gmail-hl-id-44840434 m_-2573614237568648520gmail-hl-green m_-2573614237568648520gmail-1A5BF7E7-2178-4023-9B7C-86FCE386C4D6" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #333333;">Anyways,
this week has been very nice weather wise in the 60's. We haven't had
any tornado warnings in the past few days, so we can say that we're
pretty safe! I love you all!!</span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br clear="all" />Sister Toomey</span></span>Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-13520063987633137882017-01-25T13:46:00.000-08:002017-01-25T13:46:01.101-08:00Safe from being transferred...<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm safe from being transferred and now I get more time in the promised
land with Sister Hyer!!! You have now idea of how happy I am! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Highlights:
J, who started her LDS investigation in California came to church!! You
have no idea of how big of a deal that it!! I think a lot had to do
with a branch fast for missionary work the other <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1085690423" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Sunday</span></span>.
We had another member pick her up, and then she surprisingly brought
her young niece with her, and that made everyone in Primary excited, and
hakuna matata! Everyone in the branch loves her! And she kind of
reminds me of Veronica :D</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We have been working with lots of less-active members in this area, and I have just loved to be with all of these people!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Also,
there was a former investigator who had been on my mind, and I prayed
about whether or not to go see him again and of course, it was a yes and
I knew that I needed to see him before the end of the transfer. So we
saw him, and he couldn't read a note that a member had left for him a
few weeks prior. So we read it to him, and then he was excited that the
member was going to start teaching him how to read! This kind of reminds
me of what Kent is teaching Hannah.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I saw this on LDS.org and loved it! It's all about the pure love that we get from Jesus Christ!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you got something out of this! Love ya!<br clear="all" />Sister Toomey</span></span>Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-14167461168707045082017-01-23T06:14:00.001-08:002017-01-23T06:14:22.579-08:00Waffle House!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mom's Note: She sent this on 17 Jan 2017.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hola!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, long story short, yesterday was Martin L.
King Jr. day yesterday, and almost everything was closed, and that is
why I am emailing today and it will be like this again next week because
of transfers. We will see what will happen. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On
Saturday night, we went to Waffle House, and I always think that I will
just have a nice, peaceful meal, but whenever I think that, it doesn't
happen. And honestly, I love it. So we go in, and I didn't quite
remember the etiquette, so I asked if we could just sit anywhere, and of
course they said, "ya" (I haven't been there in several months). So we
picked a booth and the waitress, who was grateful that we sat in her
section of the restaurant, quickly came up to us and asked us if it was
our first time in Waffle House, and we both said that we hadn't been
there in a very long time. We ordered after looking over entire menu,
which is very unusual for Louisiana. Locals typically know what they
want as soon as they walk into a restaurant. So, we got out pecan
waffles and hashbrowns, and then of course, an old couple who was
sitting in the next booth over started talking to us as they were
leaving the restaurant. The man specifically asked us where we live, and
since his wife was still talking, I was listening to her, and talked
with her, and when she was done talking, he asked us where we lived
again. I said Amite, and it did not satisfy him. He looked so offended,
and then proceeded to tell us where his office was. Well, this got the
attention of the entire restaurant, especially the workers. ALL the
workers. So, after the old couple left, the workers started talking to
us and one of the cooks told us that he thinking about becoming a
Mormon. It was the best! So we taught 5/7's of Waffle House.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also,
we have gotten 2 more wonderful investigators, and we pray that one of
them will be able to be baptized next month. Amite is just blooming!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P.S. Eat some waffles</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love y'all!! </span></span><div>
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-30737037463820574972017-01-23T06:08:00.001-08:002017-01-23T06:08:12.556-08:001 Dead Car Battery = 3 Souls<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Mom's Note: She sent this on 9 Jan 2017.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you read the title, there is a big story behind it. So we were out
tracting in the country, and we were driving between houses because of
the long distance, and we were turning the car on and off a lot. So, we
stop in front of this one house, and we were about to get out, until
this guy with dreads(Baptist) asks us if we need any help with our car,
but not about to miss an opportunity, I tell him that we are
missionaries. He freaked out and told us about this guy who loves
missionaries(non-denomination) and he gave us his card, and I kept the
battery going, but not the engine, and all of a sudden TIWI said,
"Possible Low Battery." I didn't even know TIWI could know that.
Afterwards, I tried to move my car forward, and the engine wouldn't
start. Well, the guy was right next to the car still, and then offers to
jump start our car. So we agreed and quickly the rest of his family
jumps out of the car with the jumper cables and we pop the hood and they
do everything else, and bang! The car started and we drove away. We
then prayed about whether or not we should still see a member up in that
direction because normally we work in the opposite direction, and we
felt like we should see her, so we went there and didn't have any more
car troubles (Her story may continue next week). Then we called Elder
Jensen, who is in charge of all the cars in the mission and told him
about what happened, and he told us that we could have our battery
checked at Auto Zone, so we went there, and luckily it wasn't too far
away, and also another long story short, the guy told us that our
battery needed to be replaced and while he was fixing it, he told us
about his life and we taught him a little about the Spirit World and
gave him a Plan of Salvation pamphlet and talked about God's plan until
his boss told him to go back inside. <<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.mormon.org/beliefs/plan-of-salvation&source=gmail&ust=1485265054439000&usg=AFQjCNEwU-f89t1533FmcvM-lSy57wPLsg" href="https://www.mormon.org/beliefs/plan-of-salvation" target="_blank">https://www.mormon.org/<wbr></wbr>beliefs/plan-of-salvation</a>> It was awesome! And that is how 3 souls were touched because of 1 dead battery. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Also,
we had Denham Springs stake conference, and of course, a 70 came
(aparently he has been here a lot since the flood) and I got to shake
his hand. Pretty cool guy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Also, on the first
day of the cold front, we were put on lock-down, because of the cold and
other weather disaster warnings. It didn't snow in our area, but it
snowed on the opposite side of the mission, which is very rare. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So,
I was looking for the new name of the next LBRM President after hearing
that he played BYU football in the 70's. I will be ending the last 2
transfers (about 3 months) of my mission with him. Then I found this,
and thought that it might be worth sharing, and FYI, I don't hear a
single thing about politics. I barely found out who won a few months
ago. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormon-tabernacle-choir-trump-inauguration&source=gmail&ust=1485265054439000&usg=AFQjCNGhnbnSSobnbDYVkb-vIXnUetDM6g" href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormon-tabernacle-choir-trump-inauguration" target="_blank">http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/<wbr></wbr>article/mormon-tabernacle-<wbr></wbr>choir-trump-inauguration</a></span></span><div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Love Ya!!<br clear="all" />Sister Toomey</span></span><br />
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-80037020772910045442017-01-23T05:55:00.000-08:002017-01-23T05:57:43.371-08:00Black-Eyed-Peas<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Mom's Note: She sent this on 2 Jan 2017.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Hello Everyone! Aparently it's an Italian tradition to eat
black-eyed-peas and cabbage on New Years day. Lets face it, the people
here in Louisiana will take any excuse to eat lots of food. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We
tracted into a woman, whose house we almost didn't go to, and she told
us that she was busy and to come back another time. A few houses later,
we walk back to our car in the heavy rain, and as soon as we both go in,
this lady pulls up in her car next to us and asks us if we are the
missionaries who just knocked on her door. Of course, we said yes, and
we went back to her trailer and she asked us, then she told us that her
husband was a Pentecostal minister and that she was also a Baptist and
Jehovah Witness. It was very interesting. She questioned our purpose as
missionaries, and then she told us that we were so pure in heart, that
she would not have to bless her house after we left. We offered to help
out with any future church service projects. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The
following photo reminds me of a quote by Abraham Lincoln that goes
somehwhere along the lines of, "You are as happy as you make up your
mind to be." It was quoted in general Conference last April. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I love y'all!<br clear="all" />Sister Toomey</span></span><br />
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-32998094913877779412017-01-23T05:49:00.003-08:002017-01-23T05:49:57.397-08:00Baptism on Christmas!<div dir="ltr">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mom's Note: She sent this on 26 Dec 2016.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello! I hope that y'all had a Blessed Christmas! A few
weeks ago, I prayed to God and asked for a baptism for Christmas, and
then I totally forgot about it. But like always, I try to commit
everyone possible to baptism. So, about a dozen days ago, Sister Hyer
and I were talking to our mission president, and we were discussing L,
and long story short, we knew that we should have her baptized sooner
rather than later, so we offered to her mom to have her baptized on
Christmas Eve, and then finish off the baptism by "fire" (receiving the
Holy Ghost, a member of the Godhead as a constant companion) on Sunday,
Christmas day. She accepted after discussing it with her husband, who
works out of town, and BANG it happened. It was a beautiful baptism, and
we had about 50 people attend! That is almost double the size of our
branch! Some of the other missionaries in our district even brought
investigators, and it was all rainbows and butterflies! But, my favorite
part, was just feeling the Spirit (or Holy Ghost) so strongly because I
live for those moments! I think that some hearts will be changed after
watching the baptism. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After the
baptism on Christmas Eve, we went out tracting, and the first 4 houses
that we went to would not deny our Christmas message with the
#LIGHTtheWORLD. It was so cool and a tender mercy! Down the street,
these young teenage girls yelled from their carport (wall-less garage)
for us to come over to them, and of course we did and they wanted to go
to church tomorrow with us. But, they wanted to be picked up by our
church bus; and the problem is that we don't have a church bus like many
of the baptist churches down here. So, we told them that we would see
them on Tuesday.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After L's confirmation, we
ate, and of course I, of all people, got food poisoning. So I spent the
majority of my Christmas at our apartment. We had other people who we
had promised to go see and had to postpone our visit. I prayed a lot to
just be able to drive the car to the members house, so at least my
companion could Skype her family. And I really wanted to Skype my
family, so later that night, we went to Skype my family, and as soon as I
Skyped my family, I felt better for the rest of the evening. It's crazy
how it all worked out. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope y'all had a Merry and Christmas and I hope that y'all have a Happy New year!!! Love you!</span></span></div>
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-5365130883083605732017-01-23T05:30:00.001-08:002017-01-23T05:30:06.206-08:00It's December!!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Mom's Note: she sent this on 13 Dec 2016. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hey Y'all!! Today was transfer call day, and I found out that I get the
opportunity to stay in Amite for another 6 weeks!! But...I'm getting a
new companion. Sister Scott has officially finished training and will
transferred to another part of Louisiana. I got to Skype my family's
wedding and finally get to meet my new siblings. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">In case you lost my address(It's starting to get pretty cold here + 100% humidity *cough cough*)<img alt="🎅" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f385" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f385" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /><img alt="🐪" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f42a" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f42a" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /><img alt="🐊" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f40a" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f40a" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This
week we have spent a lot of time finding. We meet a teenager who told
us that he wanted to be a Pastor when he was older. I told him that he
could do that in our church. I didn't tell him that all callings are
unpaid or anything. I gave him a Restoration pamphlet and told him to
read it, and if he was still interested, then to give us a call. The
strange thing about being here in the Bible Belt is that being a Pastor
is actually a career, outside of our church. If I had to guess there are
probably 2-3x as many churches than stores in Louisiana. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We started to teach a 9 year old, L, and she loves church and everything! She will probably be baptized in the next few months. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">One
family tradition that I always loved was reading the 12 days of
Christmas with my family! Below is a nice link to one of the many
different scriptures that you could read. This one is different from the
one that I grew up reading, but it still is pretty awesome! </span></span></div>
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-22374087580567787532016-12-08T08:12:00.004-08:002016-12-08T08:12:42.522-08:00#LIGHTtheWORLD<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As an update, I celebrated Thanksgiving 7 times. Only 3 of them were on
Thanksgiving day. 2 of them included serving the homeless/elderly. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The
day after Thanksgiving, we started handing out the next #LIGHTtheWORLD
Christmas pass-a-long cards. I preferred Restoration tracting because it
is a lot easier to get into their doors. But there has been some
success with the cards. We went to a grocery store in Hammond while we
were going down to the church with all the other missionaries in the
district, and we ran into Elder Moody(one of the senior couples) as he
was on his way out. We grabbed the forgotten ingredient for making
pizza, and then we went to check out. While we were checking out, the
cashier asked us if we were Mormons, and then proceeded to show us the
#LIGHTtheWORLD card that was given to him only a few minutes prior from
Elder Moody. The Cashier said that he will definitely watch it now :)
It's one of those just really funny things that motivates me. A few
months ago, I gave out a Restoration pamphlet to a guy at Walmart names
Amos and told him that there was a scripture in there that was from the
book of Amos. We talked to him a few times after that. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Shout out to Sister Scott for placing a Spanish <span style="text-align: center;">#ILUMINAelMUNDO card to a spanish woman in Independence. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-align: center;">It has been raining the past few days, and people think that we are crazy for tracting out in this weather. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Also, my camera just died so, next week, there will be pictures! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Also, if you are going to my Mom's wedding, I will be skyping in, so feel free to say Hi!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Love Y'all!<br clear="all" />Sister Toomey</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This has been a great week! We have been focusing more accomplishing our weekly goals and making them happen. On during <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1275912499" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Saturday's</span></span>
daily planning session, we realized that we had not found a single new
investigator all week. So we were determined to find the 2 that we had
set as a goal. So <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1275912500" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on Sunday</span></span>,
after church, we were going to find an investigator who had moved, but
he only gave us a bad description of where he was moving too. So, we
park our car in an empty parking lot in the middle of the hood, and as
soon as we got out, this guy comes out of his house and yells, "Are you a
Jehovah Witness?" Sister Scott yelled, "No" and tried to walk away, but
I know that when people ask us that, it always end up with us either
teaching them a lesson, or at least us giving them a pamphlet or Book of
Mormon. So, we walked over there and told them that we were with the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and were NOT Jehovah
Witnesses. Then there was this drunk neighbor who came out and sat on
the bed of his truck and talked to us (he ended up being the cousin of
the investigator we were looking for) and then there was a mini van full
of other neighbors and as soon as we talked about prophets, a woman
from the van tried to anti us and it was weird. But, we did get to talk
to A and made a return appointment. He seems like a nice humble guy who
really wants to learn. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">As for the 2nd
investigator, we went tracting down an inspired street, and at first it
looked like it was probably a short street full of abandoned houses, but
as we got past the curve in the street, we found another 2 houses, and
meet R. At first he thought that we were crazy for going all the way
down his street and made comments on how white we are. But, we did talk
about the gospel and got a return appointment. So, that was exciting!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">We
got in contact with a less-active member of the church, and she invited
us to help out with a new charity that she started. So <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1275912501" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on Friday</span></span>,
we spend a few hours feeding the homeless and elderly Thanksgiving
dinner. It was great. Since she had so much family, we just greeted
people at the door and all of the people were super surprised when we
held the door open for them. It was a lot of fun!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Also,
my Sister Amanda is coming home this week on Thanksgiving day!! If you
see her, give her a BIG hug for me!! There is so much to be thankful
for!!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving and eats a lot of delicious food! I love y'all!!</span></span></div>
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-46661966678229168092016-11-22T08:47:00.001-08:002016-11-22T08:47:19.753-08:00Samuel the Lamanite<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mom's note: Sent on 14 November 2016. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Does anyone have any non-typical tracting/finding ideas? Amite is a work in progress. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
have been thinking a lot about how I can teach the restoration a new
way, like Samuel the Lamanite--who is my scripture hero. Samuel was a
prophet, and God sent him to a wicked city, was rejected, and while he
was on his way home, God commanded him that he should go back and tell
them to repent and be baptized. Samuel knew that he could not go back
like the 1st time that he was sent. So he found a new way in and climbed
up the wall, and taught them the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They threw
rocks and arrows at him, but they did not hit him because he was
protected by God. Then the people realized that Samuel really was sent
from God and they repented and were baptized. Helaman 13-15. He truly is
inspiring as a missionary.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good news: one of our members Sister R is successfully in the middle of the Stop Smoking Workshop. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anyways, that basically sums up the week. I hope that you all enjoy this super-dramatic painting of Samuel the Lamanite! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love you!!</span></span></div>
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-68206947251572641762016-11-09T04:53:00.004-08:002016-11-09T04:53:30.564-08:00Waterfall<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Congratulations to my Mommy for now being engaged to Kent!!!! <img alt="💍" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f48d" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f48d" style="margin: 0 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /><img alt="🔔" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f514" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f514" style="margin: 0 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /><img alt="😀" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f600" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f600" style="margin: 0 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /> While all this is happening, I'll just stay here in Louisiana in my little branch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So
funny story, a few days ago, we have been telling M that if he just
invited his friends to meet with us, then the false ideas would be
cleared up and that they would be able to understand why he is trying
not to break the word of wisdom and why he is also trying to keep the 10
commandments. So, his friend C went to his house <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_397395077" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Sunday</span></span>
morning, and told M that he wanted to go to church with him. So, the
joke is now that C took M to church, and everyone was super friendly to
him and he really like the fast and testimony meeting. We taught gospel
principles...well, that will be another story for when I come home...but
anyways, I learned a life lesson at church: If you really love
somebody, then you can tell them what you know will be best for them and
that they need to pull themselves together because you know that will
be thanking you down the road. There is an analogy that my mission
president taught us a few weeks ago: Imagine yourself, sitting on the
side of a river, dangling your feet in the water, and then you saw
someone you love, (i.e. investigator, companion, family, friend...) and
they were enjoying themselves in a tube floating down the river, and you
saw a big waterfall downstream. Now what do you need to do? Do you not
want to tell them because they are happily enjoying themselves on the
tube and it might inconvenience them? NO! That is not going to help
them. You need to tell them to get out of the dangerous river and then
help them to safety. You may think that is it the nice thing to do to
just leave them there and not bug them about what is going to come
ahead, but really you need to tell them to get out before it's too late.
The same thing goes with your friends, or in my case investigators, who
are straying from the strait and narrow path that you have showed them,
and it is your job to straight up tell them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This
week have have done a lot of tracting (door approaches) with lots of
success. We have been told nearly countless times about how beautiful we
are, and it is hard to find people who are really interested in the
gospel and committed to learning more, not just learning more about us.
So, that is our struggle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Also, I will be
sending out Christmas cards soon!! So if you want one, then send me your
address, and I will get one sent to you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love y'all!! </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br clear="all" />Sister Heidi Toomey</span><br />
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-39368229176603348562016-11-09T04:50:00.000-08:002016-11-09T04:50:29.235-08:00I'm a little time crunched right now<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mom's Note: She sent this on 1 Nov 2016.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm a little time crunched right now, because we told a member of the
church, who hadn't been to church in a very long time, that we would
play basketball with her and all of the other missionaries in Hammond.
So here is a bunch of pictures with some explanations of what has been
happening here in Louisiana:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-The only place that I have seen in America, where the fire danger is low.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-My
companion wanted to make cookies, and she blew the outlets in the
kitchen with the mixer, so she unplugged it, and went into her clean
bathroom and continued mixing. It was also the night of her first hard
Louisiana rain storm.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-I saw both of my MTC companions at the Zone meeting and I didn't think that would ever happen it was a 1 in (4x4x4) 64 chance. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Also,
in our zone, there is are 2 other "To" sisters, Sister Toner and Sister
To'o [Too] and I was not going to miss that opportunity to have a
picture with some awesome missionaries who have a similar last name to
mine. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This week, we have been chasing people
down, only one was literally, and for others, we have been using out
missionary skills to the MAX. We have spent a lot of time doing
addiction recovery and the stop smoking workshop. We have set goals and
have great plans for these people. We went tracting in a trailor park,
and we had a lot of lessons within the hour or two that we had there. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
past few weeks, I have been reading in 3rd Nephi, and wow! It's crazy
to see how far some of the people go before they repent, and there is so
much gray space, and it always goes downhill from there, then the
prophets/missionaries go and call them to repentance, and then they
prosper, then...there is this huge pride circle going on, just read the
Book of Mormon and you will understand it. But what I wanted to point
out, was that even the smallest things, or acts of rebellion, offend
God, and if you think that you can repent later, you can, but it is
going to be VERY HARD and is not worth it. To quote someone whom I
cannot remember, "wickedness never was happiness." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyways, stay on the strait and narrow path! Happy November & I love y'all!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sister Toomey</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only place that I have seen in America, where the fire danger is low.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My companion wanted to make cookies, and she blew the outlets in the kitchen with the mixer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw both of my MTC companions at the Zone meeting</td></tr>
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-29351824905846426282016-10-25T14:25:00.004-07:002016-10-25T14:25:34.591-07:00Fall Fest<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This past week, we have been working hard to keep our investigators
progressing. We have been teaching M, and we taught him the Plan of
Salvation. We figured that it would be a more spiritual environment to
teach him at the church, so we drove our car to his house. Parked it.
Then walked to the church with him. We carried our little 2x3' white
board and drew on it like a time line. It helped him to really
understand it. Now we just need to figure out how to use the white board
for the Addiction Recovery Program. He also came to church for the 4th
time! We still have a ways to go, but I am really excited to be apart of
it! I hope that I don't get transferred next week. Also, I wont be
emailing until <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1219932681" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Tuesday</span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yesterday, was the annual Primary Program, and we had <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">63 people at church!!!!!!</u> The
branch almost doubled! and we had to bless the sacrament twice to give
it to everyone. It was the best problem ever! One of the members,
brought their non-member niece with them, and even though she didn't
even know any of the songs, she still joined all of the little kids on
the stand and sung with them. They had poser-board with the words
written on it for the kids :) I love those good-ole days <img alt="💘" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f498" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f498" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /></span></span></div>
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we had the branch's annual Fall Fest consisting of a hog roast cajan
style, a hay ride pulled by a tractor, gumbo, lots of other southern
food, and games, and we had investigators come with their friends, and
it was awesome! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And now, I am sitting in Southeaster University's Library with my district emailing y'all. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This
past week, has just been great! and I hope that everyone has a Happy
Halloween! also, know that missionaries are not allowed to go tracting
on Halloween night. There have been people who dress up as missionaries
and rob people. So know, that it is <u>not</u> them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two
days ago, it dropped from the 90's to the 60's and I am freezing! The
humidity really does make things cold! I will miss the heat. Luckily, I
get to stay out for 2 summers and only 1 winter!! I hope that everyone
stays safe this week!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Love you! </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br clear="all" />Sister Toomey</span></span>Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-66882177429452638222016-10-18T13:29:00.001-07:002016-10-18T13:29:47.974-07:00Godly Qualities<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hello Everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This week, we have had a lot of
progressing investigators, which is VERY exciting!! We had 2
investigators come to church this week!! 1 of them wasn't at the church
when we first got there, so we walked to his house, and told him to do
it for the Lord and we came back feeling somewhat accomplished, but
still a little sad, and he told us that he might come later. I don't
like maybes. You are either there or you aren't. There is literally no
inbetween when it comes to church attendance. So, Sacrament ended, then
we went on to teach Gospel Principles (<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_893556869" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Sunday</span></span>
School) and he still wasn't there. Then we got a text from Elder Moody,
who was on his way out to another branch, also stopped at his house
unplanned, told him to go to church, and lo and behold, he came to
church in the middle of Gospel Principles, and it was so exciting! He
also stayed for Priesthood meeting! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also, this
week, my companion has been sick, so for the past few days, we have
been going out is to see people with appointments. Also, because I
refuse to sit around and do nothing, I have been reading old Ensigns
(church magazines/we have a stack about a cubit(18") high). I read <i>Our Search for Happiness</i>
by M. Russel Ballard and he said that God wants us to develop every
godly quality. That hit me. Every. Godly. Quality. I did not know that
was a thing. But it makes a lot of sense of why our loving Heavenly
Father even put us here on this earth. Without being here on the earth,
then we could had never progressed, and become the person who we
originally wanted to be like, God. And while we are here on this earth,
we need to get ourselves together and with God's help, then we can have
every, godly, quality. So, I have taken this opportune moment, to figure
out what God wants me to do by praying, pondering, and reading my
Patriarchal blessing. It's really nice not having any distractions, and
thus far, it looks like I am outlining a research paper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love everyone of you!<br />Sister Toomey</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This was definately one of the most sketchy Bible refferals that I have ever gotten in my life. Nobody was there.</span></td></tr>
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-61748102375279690192016-10-13T20:17:00.003-07:002016-10-13T20:17:46.952-07:00The Family Proclamation<div class="ii gt adP adO" id=":k2">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So,
we had 2 investigators T and A, who were taught by the previous Elders
about 3 months ago, get legally MARRIED a few days ago! It was the best.
There was miscommunication/direction, and we were not able to find the
Baptist Church where it was held, but I am so glad that they took that
step. Together they have 5 of the cutest and nicest kids ever! Hours
before the ceremony, we went over with Elder Moody, who is also a Sealer
and gave they marriage advice and council. Since I didn't really have
anything, Elder Moody and I both brought the Family Proclaimation to the
World unplanned and we went over a few parts of it:</span></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="m_-8637348390960003148gmail-dominant" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="m_-8637348390960003148gmail-drop-cap" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; display: block; float: left; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 40px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">W</span>E, THE FIRST PRESIDENCY</span> and
the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a
woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s
plan for the eternal destiny of His children.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="m_-8637348390960003148gmail-dominant" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">ALL HUMAN BEINGS</span>—male
and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit
son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine
nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual
premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.</span></span></div>
<div style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="m_-8637348390960003148gmail-dominant" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">IN THE PREMORTAL REALM,</span> spirit
sons and daughters knew and worshipped God as their Eternal Father and
accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and
gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately
realize their divine destiny as heirs of eternal life. The divine plan
of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the
grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it
possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for
families to be united eternally.</span></span></div>
<div style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="m_-8637348390960003148gmail-dominant" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">THE FIRST COMMANDMENT</span> that
God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as
husband and wife. We declare that God’s commandment for His children to
multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare
that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be
employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and
wife.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="m_-8637348390960003148gmail-dominant" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">WE DECLARE</span> the
means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We
affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God’s eternal plan.</span></span></div>
<div style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="m_-8637348390960003148gmail-dominant" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">HUSBAND AND WIFE</span> have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. “Children are an heritage of the Lord” (<a class="m_-8637348390960003148gmail-scriptureRef" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/127.3?lang%3Deng%232&source=gmail&ust=1476500833650000&usg=AFQjCNED-XZFFjzpA3iJeC4tVc2z7aMprQ" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/127.3?lang=eng#2" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; color: #8aa7a8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Psalm 127:3</a>).
Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and
righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to
teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of
God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and
wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the
discharge of these obligations.</span></span></div>
<div style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="m_-8637348390960003148gmail-dominant" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">THE FAMILY</span> is
ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His
eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of
matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital
vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to
be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on
principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love,
compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine
design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and
righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and
protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for
the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers
and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.
Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual
adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="m_-8637348390960003148gmail-dominant" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">WE WARN</span> that
individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or
offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day
stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration
of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the
calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="m_-8637348390960003148gmail-dominant" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">WE CALL UPON</span> responsible
citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those
measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the
fundamental unit of society.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/topics/family-proclamation?lang%3Deng&source=gmail&ust=1476500833650000&usg=AFQjCNGZfcpMMUGqo1KJ9JUWBGriOKAFEg" href="https://www.lds.org/topics/family-proclamation?lang=eng" target="_blank">https://www.lds.org/topics/<wbr></wbr>family-proclamation?lang=eng</a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">I
want to challenge all y'all to print it out (you can use the link
above to get a nice format) and hang it somewhere where your family can
easily read it often/a high traffic area in your home because I know
that it will bless your lives even more than you can imagine. I had it
on my fridge when I was in college, and I would read it when I wasn't
studying my books. And at my Mom's house, it was hanging up at the
bottom of the stairs. In my current apartment, they are just kind of
hanging up everywhere, including the bathroom. It was the best. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A
lot of extremely awesome things happened this week including M! He
came to church this sunday and everyone absolutly loved him! I am so
excited, we are going to start the 12-step addiction recovery program
with him. The link to a website is below. I heard that the key is to
write out all of the answers to the questions on their own. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://addictionrecovery.lds.org/?lang%3Deng&source=gmail&ust=1476500833650000&usg=AFQjCNGoJWyvSgGS15LjChxtBaKe4OP9HA" href="https://addictionrecovery.lds.org/?lang=eng" target="_blank">https://addictionrecovery.lds.<wbr></wbr>org/?lang=eng</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I feel so blessed to be here right now! Y'all take care! I love you! </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an out door baptismal font at one of many Baptist Churchs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found a target while we were with other sisters and we were a little excited about the costumes! Comp Unity!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are some awesome members in our branch, and we spent most of a day
finding members in her quadrant of the branch! Shout-out to her cute
boys to being so great! I also had the best shrimp/chinese food of my
life with them this week!</td></tr>
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-11268929897595877232016-10-05T13:35:00.001-07:002016-10-05T13:35:31.765-07:00General Conference<div>
Hello! This week we have gotten a lot of Bible referrals from <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.mormon.org/&source=gmail&ust=1475766442057000&usg=AFQjCNGRBeGMFUsDExn9XSbFZXtPGoEkYg" href="https://www.mormon.org/" target="_blank">https://www.mormon.org/</a>
and if you want one, please click on the little links at the bottom.
You can even get a Book of Mormon and missionaries if you request <img alt="😀" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f600" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f600" style="margin: 0 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /> and
someone like me, will come to your door and personally give it to you.
This week, wow. I now have some very interesting stories from some of
those referrals that I will share when I come home. </div>
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General
Conference was awesome!! Sister Scott and I went to a different place
for every session! First, we went to an older lady/members house, and
she fed us a delicous lunch. She had enough food for 2 elders and it was
great. Then we taught the Restoration to a member who goes to another
branch's house's best friend's daughter. And it was awesome and Sister
Scott lead it. Then we watched the next session at the member's home, so
basically we stayed right where we were, but the member's best friend's
daughter has to leave, and we watched general conference with lots of
other family and friends coming and going and coming again, and it was
pretty cool for them to hear a few words of the modern day prophets.
Then the next day, our morning conference plans fell through, so we went
down to the Hammond Stake center and watched conference with other
missionaries in the area and it was pretty sweet. The members there
hooked them up with lots of food, and it was delicious. Then we went
over to another member's home, and had spaghetti made by a real
italian. <div>
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But I just loved to hear the words of the
modern-day prophet, and I am so grateful to have one to listen to along
with the apostles. I can testify to you that they know what is coming,
and I know that they are there to help guide us back to our Heavenly
Father. I noticed that they spoke a lot a about the Plan of Salvation,
the restoration of the gospel, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and other
laws and ordinances of the gospel. I think that they talked about just
about everything that we, as missionaries talk about. If I had a
investigator record sheet, I probably could had checked just about
everything off of it. And you know what? Those basics of the gospel are
important. I know that there is a reason why they were talked about
because they need to often be re-emphesized to remind everyone of what
is important, so that we can build up our faith in Jesus Christ. </div>
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Sister Toomey<br />
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Heidi Toomeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793076315889781690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381752108096205297.post-88992311878423652682016-09-27T08:06:00.000-07:002016-09-27T08:06:39.086-07:00Amite<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In case you were wondering, it is pronounced [a-MEET] and it is in the
Denham Springs zone and my area is about 40x40 miles. Luckily, most of
this area was not badly affected. Doubling in is super weird. The
previous elders did not keep the best of records, so we are nearly
starting from the ground up. So, we have been tracting a lot. Usually I
do not tract for more than an hour a day, but we have no choice, but
luckily it's a lot easier to tell whether or not they actually are
interested, so spend our time with those who are ready. I love how
straight forward the people are here. Since the culture is so different
from Luling, I feel like I am in another mission, but with the same
mission president. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Training a new missionary is
pretty fun! Sister Scott is pretty cool, she is from California.
Everyone was surprised when we, the sisters took over the area. To quote
a member, "you don't sounds like the elders." I can't help but laugh,
because I find these members it to be absolutely hilarious. One of the
very first people who we called was the branch president, and he said
that the Relief Society would be very happy to hear that we were here,
and it's true, everyone one of them was thrilled! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This weekend <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1173015003" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on Saturday</span></span> and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1173015004" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Sunday</span></span>
will be General Conference, which is where the Prophet and his Apostles
talk to everyone of us here on this earth. I have found a lot of
answers to my questions during these conferences, and I can promise you
that if you have a noteworthy question, that it will be answered if you
really listen, especially to the Spirit. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pictured below:</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sister
Scott's first day in the field. Notice in the background, is a gigantic
map, printed out on small pieces of paper and then tacked to a wall,
made by a previous elder in our living room. Our apartment has a lot of
random fun things in it :) <br clear="all" />Sister Toomey</span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sister Scott's first day in the field. </span></span></td></tr>
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