Cleaning Up in Honduras

Hey Everybody:)

So this week here in Honduras was Woman's Day!!! Nothing really happens you just says "Felicidades" to all the grown women... but it was a great way to talk to a bunch of people in the street! Me and my comp were shouting to every female we could see felicidades, felicidades FELICIDADES!! It was more than anything a good way to have fun and to get to know the people in our area.

This week my comp and I decided to "clean up" our area, or stop teaching the people who aren't going to church or who aren't reading the Book of Mormon or Bible, or aren't praying. It was a rough week but an amazing opportunity to show our faith and go out an talk to all the people we could :) We have found a ton of people and we are praying that they all progress along with the other two people we kept! My highlight was probably being able to get to contact one dude who is from Bangladesh! He talked about the repressive government and how the gospel should be something liberating. We talked about the liberating feelings that come from living the commandment and being able to wake up every day without addictions and with a clean conscience.

I love my mission more than anything in the world! I also love receiving emails from all you guys, I'm so sorry if I dont reply I only have a certain amount of time to write! Anyways the basketball game looks awesome even though BYU lost and I am so stoked to see Jake and Conner and other family memebers:) I know that families are forever and that there is nothing better than the knowledge that I will always be with my family!!!

Hey Bishop, if you would ever like to see it in writing, in preach my gospel it says that we should 100% put specific goals, and although that may be talking about just full time missionaries, here in Honduras, EVERYTHING in the church is based of a SET GOAL standard. I know that my personal goals that I have right now make me work hard and dilligently to take my energy and put it towards a set goal that is a number that can be accomplished but only with the help of the lord. The ward mission plan looks excellent I'm all in with it:)Pops I know that this church is true:) That those numbers are people not just numbers and you can clear that up with the people. I know that you received revelation about those numbers that came directly from the Lord.

Today we went to hangout with a bunch of monkeys that was really fun!! As for my comp, we are working real hard!! I know that we can always do better but i have looked at these past weeeks and I can say that I have come home every day DEAD TIRED and ready to sleep for a few minutes ha ha. That's all it feels like.

Shout Out! Shayne Davern wrote me this week that was awesome. Did you know he was the MVP of the Idaho potato bowl game??? He had 112 yds on 12 carries and two touchdowns hahah man i miss football so much.. I have been SO GOOD at not looking at ESPN or anything of sports. Thanks so much mom for the stats and news on the Oregon/Ohio State Championship! Love all that sent me info on it :)

My comp and I are loving life! I am starting to enjoy the mission more and more:) Its a lot harder to enjoy the mission when you dont have more than just your companion to talk to, sure its awesome and everyhting but every once in a while its good to talk to other people. So me and my comp are just learning to get along and hangout sometimes:) We NEVER SLACK OFF so we used to come home, plan, pray and sleep, but now at night we talk about our families, what we enjoy about the mission and what our plans are in the future:) My life is bomb diggity and right now we are working as a team and really just praying to find more solid people looking for Jesus Christ and His gospel!

So Tony is going to the temple AGAIN this week and Luis taught priesthood and it was AWESOME! Waltercito is passing the sacrament like a champ every week and we are teaching his mom as well:) Elder Colindres speaks a little bit of English and he always asks me "what time is it" he has that frase down! One of these days he will learn a couple more haha but he is a boss and i learn so much form him every day!

Have an amazing week everybody! Never be shy to shoot a quick email to me, its free ya know;) and I Love IT!

Love

Elder Toolson

Great Stuff in Honduras -

Hey every body!:) GREAT WEEK, GREAATTTT WEEEKKKK!

We had interviews with president and it was great to be with him for a few well, couple minutes, I truly know that he is called of God as is any other mission president or leader in this church, he was given inspiration for me at this time that I needed! He likes us as a strong companionship. We had two ROUGH days where everything fell through, but we ended the week with a ton of spiritual experiences one being with a great investigator named Pamela. She has been reading the Book of Mormon diligently to receive an answer if it is true or not and sure enough she did!!! It was great because she didn't realize it was the spirit testifying to her that it was true until we read a few scriptures describing how the spirit helps us come to know these things.

Other than that it was another fantastic day, with my fantastic comp in my fantastic mission... ha ha. Don't get me wrong with my sarcastic nature and humor, I DO find this all Fantastic!! There is nothing harder than a mission, it's a bit stressful for sure and only a couple times do the leaders tell you you are doing a good job, you are on your own as a companionship so much and so you have to rely on how you think/feel and seek inspiration ALL the time. I am in the mission for moments like those that Pamela had, where the spirit testifies in an undeniable way that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is true and the gospel of Jesus Christ brings JOY. I know that it is lasting, I will forever testify that God loves us and that for the same reason he calls prophets in our day. I know that Christ is pleading our case to the Father in every passing moment and that he is my brother:) I hope that you all have an amazing week and look for the spiritual experiences in life:)

I'm doin' good mom and dad, keep praying for me when you have those promptings, who knows maybe something would've happened... actually if you guys had the prompting its most surely that something was going to happen! It's a little sketchy at the break of the day as we head out. The trail that we take to go to the gym is known to be dangerous but we still walk on it maybe it was that but there was not anything that I know of that I needed protection sooooo... it must have been of protection! :) It worked whatever the reason! Prayer is powerful and I feel you Mom & Pops! I'm doing great and there isn't anything too crazy that has happened :)

I am grateful to be here another transfer and the bishop told us this week that he wants us here for the next change as well (what? ha ha ...he likes us and knows we are working hard) I don't know if that will happen but its nice that the bishop asked that my comp and I stay here for another change :) I love the work and this week we are gonna find at least one more solid investigator in these following days to baptize! Right now we also have five people with set dates, the only thing is they need to come to church these next three weeks! but we know God's taking care of us. Thanks for always caring. I love you all so much and I promise that I am doing great:):) Have an amazing week. Hey mom and Tawa, I'm loving your HILARIOUS emails. I laugh and feel like I have to use the gift of discernment to understand the emails when the voice command goes all crazy ha ha LOVE YOU OODLES:)

Love Elder Toolson