Week #5 - 1 month mark

Hey everyone,

It has been another great and hot week in California! Today it is 106 degrees. I can't believe it has been 1 month yesterday since I went to the mtc. We have still been teaching James and he is a great guy. We got him to wear a suit and tie to church yesterday and that was his first time wearing a suit - he looked great! We also have been meeting with Pilar who just got baptized and yesterday I had the opportunity of confirming a member of the church in sacrament meeting so that was neat. On Wednesday I went with the zone leaders to teach some families but they are Spanish speaking so I didn't understand much but it was fun being with them and meeting the people tjey're teaching. Then on Thursday I went on splits with Elder Nichols and we were in the area called Mark Allen and that was also a Spanish speaking area. He taught me a little Spanish so that was a little tough but not too bad. We got our carpets cleaned this week so that's good because they needed a good cleaning. We have been also working with the Newcumbs family and they are a member but the dad is less active so we are helping him the best we can to come back to church. Also we went to stop by some less actives and the Dad is not a member but when he saw us he said, "hey guys, come and teach me as soon as you can." So that was awesome and he really has the desire to go to church. As a family they really want to be sealed and be together as a family.  So that is an awesome goal we have with them. They are such a great family and I hope we can work with them a lot. One scripture I like is Mosiah 2:41 which talks about blessed are the righteous and those who are faithful and God with bless them with spiritual and temporal things and they will be able to live with God in a state of never ending happiness. That is an awesome scripture and I know that as I keep the commandments i am able to be a lot happier. We went to a member's house and they had Korean food and it was good but some of it was super hot but it was something  interesting to try. Today we had a zone barbeque and that was fun. We played some fun games also. Have a great day and week! Hope all is going well! This is a family we visited and did their dishes and helped them clean their house! 

Love,

Elder Toller