Hi Everyone
How are things going? Thank you so much for all the Dear
Elders and the emails. It really made my day. It is always good to have a
spiritual thought or an uplifting message to help me throughout the day! Oh I also
sent out a little letter to you and dad this week you should be getting it
soon! Can you believe that in a few weeks that I will be in Germany? Because I
can't haha. I get my travel plans this weekend and I can give you all the
details about what time we will be where! I am guessing that we will have a layover
somewhere on the east cost? Maybe Boston? The German is coming a long good.
This week it just really clicked in my head and I have been able to say a lot
more! Ja! Schtimt! lol
This week has flown by and I feel like it has been a pretty
crazy week for me. I feel like I have broken down and cried at least 6 times
lol. Finally my teacher pulled me out and just explained that this mission is
hard and is supposed to me hard! Just the other day we got thrown under the bus
and ended up teaching four lessons in one day. I better get used to that
though. Anyways we had a rough lesson with Renner, "our Muslim" investigator.
We didn't really know how to explain about the priesthood and what it was. The
same for our 17 year old investigator. Finally my teacher Brother Garlick
explained it so well, now we can really make it personal and
understandable. I think that is what we
have been working on this week.. just really making all the lessons personable.
It is so important that we make those lessons relatable to them. Especially The
Plan of Salvation. Sometimes we just go along and give them sooo much
information, However then we are just offering them information and not
salvation.
So this week as been way gross haha! The boys bathroom has
been having problems and our building has been smelling like a mixture of stink
bombs and skunk for past week. It is absolutely
horrible!! On top of that our teachers won't let us study outside. However we kind
of broke that rule once because it was SOOO bad, our teacher actually came out
and said it was okay just because it was so bad!
Mom tell Sister Lopez and Sister Moore thank you for me!
Their dear elders were so kind and I enjoyed them so much!
I can't believe that Brother Laulusa came and saw you. That is sooo cool! I kind of wish I was there
haha.. I am also so glad to hear that Conner is doing so well. I am so proud of
him! Tell him I love him! Oh and thanks
for the dear elder.
Thanks Grandma May for the skirt I am soooooo excited to see
it! :) it means so much to me.
Thanks Namma and Pappap for that wonderful talk from sister
Nelson I love having that to carry around with me! Such good learning material.
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My friend Sister Moderziski she is going to Sweden
Elder Kitchen photo bombed it though!!
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I love being on my mission.
It is so wonderful and I have grown and learned so much at the MTC. It is really is a place of learning and growing
and I am so grateful that we have the opportunity to go to an MTC to learn
about the doctrine and teaching and language. The mission really is a calling
from God. It is amazing to me to see what gifts he blesses us with while we are
serving with all our Heart Might Mind and Strength. We were studying that the
other day and it was so amazing to read all the blessing we receive from our
heavenly father when we are obedient to what he ask of us. Not just somewhat obedient
but completely and exactly obedient. We
learn so much about being obedient in the temple and through making those
temple covenants! Ahh it just makes me feel so warm inside thinking about
Heavenly Fathers Love for his Children. We are his literal Children! That is an
Amazing thing! Think about how much you love your fathers and Mothers! Just
because I am far away and I don't get to see them for a year and half doesn't
mean I don't want to talk to them or hear from them or speak with them. Our
Heavenly Father is our literal father and loves us and wants to talk to us and
see us and know how we are doing. We must pray always! Be obedient to his commandments
our covenants, try our best and pray always, that is all he asked! (Enduring to
the end) Then we will be able to return to him... we will finish our missions
and live with him! What a great blessing and promise!
Well my last funny thing! I have a new Nickname! The Temple
Schlaffer! (sleeping auf Deutsch). We have temple time at 1:40 right after
lunch! I feel like that is a terrible time because you're always tired after you eat lunch...
and I am ALWAYS tired around that time! I try so hard I even hold my eyes WIDE
open with my hands.... lol not really! BUT I really do try because I love the
temple and I love learning from the temple! So pray for me this week that I
will be able to stay awake! haha (just thought that was something funny for the
day)
Liebe Sie Alles,
Sister Toma
