Mommma! When I was waving from the airplane we must've said the same thing at the same time. In my head I said "Hoorah for Israel"!!! And as I turned to sit back in my seat I knew my life would never be quite the same. Mommy, I miss you so, so, so, so much… I have to do all my laundry! Ha ha just kidding, That's not why, but it's so difficult to not miss my family, you are my heart. I was nervous that I wouldn't have any emails or replies, I LOVED the emails everyone! Keep them coming! It's awesome to be overwhelmed by emails today. It makes me more comfortable to know my family/friends want to hear from me. Hey people, let's not encourage Mackenna to date too much, ha ha ha... I guess I'm kidding... but it's more like I have an added interest now. I have been praying for her to be able to get baptized and to find her joy and peace in life for so long. I keep getting reassured that I am a part of that still from a distance and all will be well!! It's just amazing to be here!
Please tell Tiara I miss all of our jokes! One of our room mates is the chunkiest guy on the earth, he doesn't understand English so whenever we are all in big groups he just smiles and rubs his belly, ha ha ha. I so love him and he asked to receive a blessing from his companion who has FLAWLESS English. His comp. lived in Utah for three years and then got deported! He asked me, Elder Best and Elder Henderson to participate, it was inspiring :) Awwww my TT, I miss you so much and I'm sad I'm goin' to miss your 8th grade daily adventures. My spelling is starting to get bad because I haven't written in English in a week. Yikes!
DADDD!! I didn't think I got a letter from you, I was so depressed for about 40 minutes. Thank you so much for your inspirational letter and for always knowing what to give me. I miss your testimony but I feel it every day when I testify. Everyone in my district thinks I cry too much but then I just think of you and shrug it off. There is this other elder in our district named Elder Silver and he is a crier like me, whenever we are crying and no one else is we look at each other and smile. Our district is close already like a family it's so amazing how fast that happens.
Many times I want to take the easy road but the spirit just won't let me J Whenever I feel like I am not needed here, something big happens. I got called to be a district leader over 7 companionships, they say that's a lot because it's usually 4 or 5 companionships to a district. In my district there are 4 Elder companionships and two Sister companionships. Sister Wheadon also asked me to give her a blessing because she was feeling down and the requests for blessings just keep coming! We have given a TON so far. I really love giving the blessings because they are the most holy thing I have done other than go through the temple. When I give them, dad is the person I try to picture giving the blessing. They have been full of the spirit and this sisters blessing I referred to was amazingly clear, strong and she was so comforted and so was I :)! That day alone I was a part of 4 blessings! It is also amazing to be surrounded by all these Melchezidek Priesthood holders. The spirit is in abundance as we all seek to study, learn and serve each other.
It's so beautiful here on the CCM campus!!!! Surprisingly it is pretty cold in the mornings and rains like clockwork at 6 pm every night, it's kind of awesome though. On weekends we fall asleep to LOUD fiestas in the city. There's often sirens... and gunshots... and yelling! ha ha but for some reason this city is still SO beautiful and every morning our district stares in awe at Mexico. I can't wait to show you pictures!!
So, we get to the CCM and two days later we teach our first investigator IN SPANISH, it was a disaster! But now we are on lesson 4 for tomorrow and yesterdays lesson was pretty amazing. Yes, it's with a fake investigator but we love her for her fakeness anyway...she's a blessing. The ccm is very powerful so far, I gotta go but when I write later I'm going to try to write a few of my spiritual experiences from my journal, all I can say is "el don de lenguas" es real and has been such a big part of my small mission stay already.
I love you so much, Pray for me cause I pray for you all in Spanish ;) everyday!!
Well we don't have much time now! We got caught up talking to a bunch of Mexicans! Everyone is so beautiful and nice here, I don't know why they are so beautiful, but everyone looks so happy and has a light in their eyes and I hope they think the same of me. I love you and can't wait to write about the temple and the spirit we feel.
Love,
Your Elder Toolson
