Week #51

Hey guys! Happy July! It's getting nice and hot down here! 

This was a good week! We have been getting a decent amount of referrals from our members and other missionaries. It's super neat! So we got this referral for a guy named Anthony and we stopped by Friday and he is super cool. We had a great visit with him and talked about the importance of prayer. He invited us back and he came to church! It was so awesome! Our ward was so awesome with introducing themselves to him. He felt very welcomed and loved church. 

We also had an awesome part member family all come to church and it was great to see them all! It is so neat to see a whole family all come to church together and feel the Spirit. 

I love this quote by President Erying from this last conference called a home where the spirit of the Lord dwells. It talks about forgiving all and growing stronger relationships with each other and especially in our homes. Some of the greatest people are those who forgive quickly and often. I know as we forgive others we are able to feel more of the Lord's love for all of us. 

"Because none of us is perfect and feelings are easily hurt, families can become sacred sanctuaries only as we repent early and sincerely. Parents can set an example. Harsh words or unkind thoughts can be repented of quickly and sincerely. A simple “I am sorry” can heal wounds and invite both forgiveness and love.

The Prophet Joseph Smith was a model for us as he dealt with vicious attacks, with traitors, and even with disagreements in his family. He forgave quickly, even though he knew the attacker might attack again. He asked for forgiveness, and he gave it freely."

Have a wonderful week and day! Love you all! 

Elder Toller 

This was me and Elder Jacobson when we went to lunch the other day with a member from our area we served in together. 

The LA temple visitor center with an awesome family were visiting with.

Helping a member dig to replace the water line and sewer line!