First off I want to talk about how small the world of "Mormonism" is... while I was at our mission president's fireside last night I was going around mingling and I introduced my self this gentleman and says, "Toolson, do you have any relation to..." at this point I'm thinking, "He's going to ask about Andy Toolson like the rest of the nation" but then he finishes his question with,"...James Richard Toolson?" I respond saying Yes, I am related to him! He is my Grandfather! He smiles and say's, "He was my mission president in Trinidad, Tobago. I was one of the AP's when he went home." Issac Eddington!!!!! We talked about how grandma would give lessons on dinner table eticate and that grandpa was a super stud!! Of course I expected nothing less, this is Grandpa Dick and Grandma Weezy we're talking about here!!! Oh how I love them. It was so funny, mad crazy and AWESOME to run into him!!
Staying on the topic of the mission president's fireside, Paula our not investigator/investigator bore her testimony at a mission President fireside last night and brought all to tears!! She says she hates crying when she bares her testimony but then she remembers that that's what Elder Toolson does!! So she doesn't feel bad anymore :) haha she has grown and learned so much!! I had a miniscule part in it . . . I have witnessed miracles in her life and in mine in doing so.
It hit me this week just how hard it will be to leave when I was at a training meeting with me and my boy (missionary term for the Elder I'm training). President was talking to us about what kind of missionary we want to be when we get home. He said that he has a missionary say a kneeling prayer right after they take off their name tag and are released. When those words escaped his lips my heart sank. I just told myself, "You still have time, you are still a missionary, SERVE the people you are called to and you will be the missionary you will become the missionary He needs you to be." THE NAME OF MY SAVIOR IS STILL ON MY CHEST!!!! I WILL GIVE MY ALL, BECAUSE HE GAVE ME HIS!! I love this mission, I love my investigator, I love those that I teach, I truly love as the savior loves. I have to potential to see and feel as the lord sees and feels especially while serving his sons and daughters, my family. This is the best experience and there is none other that could replace it. I am witnessing myself become the man that God needs me to be in order to accomplish his purposes, and I LOVE IT!!!! But the best part is, that you are realizing that too. The fact that you are feeling his hand in your life is testimony that He lives, that He loves you, and that you have a purpose in life! ISN'T THAT AMAZING!!?!?! I love it so much!! haha I'm such a weird kid but I guess that's okay... right? :)
Funny story: Elder Jarvis and I were biking to a less active Sister Toothman, she's awesome! While on our merry way, we encounter another "sketchy dude". He tore through some shrubbery and walked toward us at a VERY quick pace yelling at us while we are 7 feet away, "I AM THE FIRE!! I AM THE SPIRIT!! YOU WANT TO PRAY TO JESUS!? YOU HAVE TO PAY TO PRAY TO THE RIGHT JESUS!!" as he is waving cash in our faces. the guy then BOOKS IT to the other side of the street without looking almost get's demolished by a car, "yellow ones don't stop" then proceeds to run into the parking lot of rite aid by charging through a rather large hedge even though there was a perfectly good walk-way about 17 inches to the right of "the bush" as we call it. Then immediately after that, Elder Jarvis snaps his head at me and says, "did a bird just poop on me?" and sure enough there was a fresh one on there!!! a bird on the telephone wires just chillin'!!! It was hilarious!! So Random and freaky chaos happening for about 2 mins...ending in just laughter!
Sorry this is so long... but I have one short stroy from yesterday (Sunday) so we were asked to teach the 12 year-old's to 15 year-old's about commandments. These kids are NOTABLE for being the most annoying, frustrating, rowdy and distracting kids ever. So we were optimistic about our lesson because they also respect missionaries on top of all of this. So the lesson begins and ipods and phones are out.... that's 1. Elder Jarvis and I ask them to be put them away. they go away and then somehow end up back in their hands..... that's 2. They took everything we said and took it way off topic and expected us to be okay with it......... THAT'S 3!!!! The teacher we were subbing for had 2 kids in that class and she and I have gotten pretty close. I know she has talked with these kids before about this exact thing. Soooo I didn't hold back. I did my best to be guided by the spirit as I rebuked these kids. It was pretty heavy. I made one of them cry. I feel bad about that, but some of the times I learned the most was when I was rebuked in Sunday School. So I get to check that one off the list! freakin' Deacons.
Yep, so that's the week :) it was AWESOME!! I really loved every minute of it!!
Fight the fight, stay the course, and keep the Faith!!
Love,
Elder Trey Toolson
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