September 14, 2015

September 14, 2015

This has been an excellent week. It has been great to be here in Tintal again, and my companion, Elder I, is awesome. He is a super humble guy, and he is teaching me a ton about how I can be a better missionary as well.

Tuesday, Elder S and I woke up in the cold and took off to the transfers meeting! It was cool to see my group again, and to be able to meet up with other missionaries (I had been in Leticia without contact with anyone for 4 months haha). I met President B and his wife! It was good to see them for the first time haha. We went and ate dinner with the Branch President M and is family, it was so cool to see them again. They told me that my Spanish has gotten a little better! haha Then he went on a visit with us to a new investigator that looks like a short version of President Eyring, it was pretty cool haha.

Wednesday we visited a family that was more-or-less active when I was here, the E family. They had gotten inactive again, but are working towards returning to the Temple. We had a great lesson about worthiness and the blessings of going to the temple. I know that they will reach their goal. We also went to visit the branch mission leader Hno. Ga, and his family. They also said that my Spanish had gotten better haha. So Sister G works with the Bogotá north mission, and the president is a gringo, so she was able to obtain-and serve us-homemade bread! It reminded me so much of what my mom used to make, I love you Mom!

Thursday: Yesterday we had also contacted an old guy, A, who lives in our apartment complex. He saw me and wanted to speak English, but then invited us to go to his house and share our message! So we visited him today and had a great lesson, and he said that he wants to be baptized! It was a great experience.

Sunday: It was super weird to see my old branch again. A little sad because things haven't changed much for the better. But now we have the chance to let everything change. It is a privilege to be able to come back here with all the things that the Lord has taught me in the mission, and all the ideas and ways to bring the branch forward. Elder I and I taught about talents in the Gospel Principles class, and then in the last hour, our small group in the Elders Quorum had a good chat about the problems that we are facing. It was a time when the Spirit was there; we talked about the challenges that we face, the problems that we need to fix, and the plans that we will make to reach our goals. I am grateful for the opportunity that I have to be here again. The branch sees it as a way to bring back the old progress that we were making, and I will give everything to help Tintal be better than how it is now.

Today we played soccer as a zone! And I got so tired! I have been used to playing in Leticia which is at sea level, so I couldn't breath at all haha. But we won anyway!

I love the mission, I love the opportunity that we have been given to grow and progress as we help others to do the same. I love the people, and I will give everything that I have in the time I have left to help them to receive the same blessings that the Gospel as given me. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the restored Church of Jesus Christ, and I am more sure of it every day.

Have a great week!

Love,

Elder Toombs