Happy December everyone! This is always a great time of year!
This was a great week in my new area! I am in Azusa now. Fun fact- azusa stands for a to z usa, so it's supposed to have everything from a to z in the USA but it doesn't really. This area remind me of my first area in Pomona and La Verne - it's very similar. This area has 1 college in thearea Azusa Pacific University. There is another college just outside our area called Citrus college. My new companion is Elder Jacobson and he is from Minnesota! He is a great missionary! We have been working great in this area.
On Wednesday we were tracting out an area and this drunk guy on the street came up to us and was saying a lot of crazy stuff. It was kind of funny because he was trying to teach us the restoration and how the Book of Mormon came about but nothing was making sense he was saying. He said he used to be a member but he was a crazy older guy! Anyway there are a lot of unique people in California which makes it fun to talk to different kinds of people.
We are teaching this one guy named John and he is doing great! He is the manager at a Jamba Juice close by and gives us really good discounts on things there. He has really grown his testimony even in just the short time I have been here because he has done the small and simple things like reading and praying daily. I know that when you do the small and simple things that you are able to grow greatly in your faith and gospel knowledge!
On Saturday we helped a family move and clean. It was fun but definitely pretty tiring! It was for a family in the ward that is moving to a different house but they will still be in the ward. They are super nice to us and love the missionaries! Then later that evening a lot of the missionaries went to help out with the parade in Covina which is a city just south of me. We wore safety vests and walked up and down the parade route and just patrolled the area. It was fun! It was neat to see parts of the parade.
On Sunday it was great to meet the ward! It is a smaller ward but is a great ward! It reminds me of my ward in Chicago because it's pretty small. Not a typical Utah ward. The ward members are great and super neat! A few people came up and said they had relatives in Kaysville.
Today we had a zone activity and we played basketball and it was fun! We have a pretty athletic zone which makes it fun!
Everything is going good and hope you guys are having a great December! Love you guys and love the gospel just as much!! Have a wonderful day and week!
Love,
Elder Toller
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