But any who, this last week went by so fast!! It was a very successful week!! Your gonna think im crazy, and that this isnt really me emailing, but i am ADDICTED to READING!! there is SO much you can learn, and just being out here and seeing how much there really is for me to know, makes me want to just learn all the time!! from the time ive been here ive read through half of JESUS THE CHRIST, im almost done with the BOM, i have a mini king james version bible i read from everyday, and im working on True to the faith, Our Heritage, and Mans search for Happiness. Is that crazy or what!! I have learned so much here! but anyways about my successful week, we found 11 new investigators, 5 of whom are already committed to baptism!! Now that's what im talking about!! It was actually really cool because we were tracting in the pooring rain, just soaking wet, (there were even flood warnings) but we kept on going, and right as we were getting discouraged the last 3 houses we knocked on we got those 5 investigators who committed, they were very receptive to our message, it was so awesome. The Lord definitely works in mysterious ways!! But we have a baptism this week of a guy named Danny Wilson, he is so awesome, he reminds me exactly of Dad, just the way he talks and the things he says, so i take to him really well! He calls me Marshal Mathers (or Eminem the Rapper) because he says i look just like him, it's probably only because im white though, but he is a cool guy! The cooking is coming really good, Elder Fatiau and I are the cooks, i have actually learned some awesome Somoan recipes from him that are fast and really filling, and the best part.. CHEAP! He taught me how to make this really good homemaid bread, CURRY CHICKEN, fried rice, and some other good things that i can whip up in about five to ten minutes. Im continuing to lose weight just not as fast, im down to about 188, but to be honest ive actually gotten more ripped out here because of the weight ive lost, and we work out every night and run every other day, so its really good! My legs have gotten way strong, biking everyday has really done its job! i can dunk a basketball with ease now! We play ball every P day with the street negros, they have taught me a thing or two about basketball. It awesome here, Selma is the "promised land", i hope i can stay here for a while!! the area may be scary at times, but i dont worry at all because i know ill be protected! The temple last Wednesday was AWESOME!! I got to baptise for 30 names, i baptised 3 people each for 10 names, and then Elder Anderson baptised me for 10 also. We also did an endowment session with all the missionaries in our zone, that was pretty awesome! Elder Fatiau is teaching me Somoan, i have actually learned a lot, we can talk in whole sentences now to each other. If i knew how to spell all the things i can say, i would tell you what i know, but i cant haha so im sorry. but i can tell you this one (its the one i use most often haha) its Ma'puni Laonco, it means "shut your mouth" haha, its kind of an inside joke between us. but the days here are awesome, and i dont regret any minute of them, i cant wait to get a package from you guys, those are the most exciting to get. make sure when you send your picture holder, that you put some pictures of the family and stuff in there okay :) but oh, im only supposed to email family, so if my email is on face book please just put my address instead, i need to be obediant with exactness in order to be the best missionary i can, and thats exactly what i want. but Dad im glad you wrote the other two missionaries, but just for the sake of being obediant, try not to email them, but they told me last week at the temple that they love you guys already!! but you are awesome!! i love you guys so much!! thanks for not giving up on me even when i was stubborn! I fasted this week for you guys, shaylee and brock, and my friends and family!! I hope you can see the blessing and help it brings!! You are all truely a blessing in my life!! Elder Tolman
haha im glad that i get to write you guys after mom and dad because all the things i forget, i can just tell you to tell them! so why were are on this topic, tell them not be nervous, but im encountering my first tornado sometime this week!! haha scary i know, there has been tornado warnings all over the state, its supposed to come right through central alabama!! Yesterday wind speeds got up to 65 MPH, try biking against that :) haha but any who the guetto is pretty scary, we are actually going to tract the projects today :) there was four shootings there last week haha, but what can ya say, its all a part of the game! but yes im am still in a trio, the transfer meeting is actually on your birthday haha so i will be in a trio probably until then. But about the tornado that happened, yes i have seen the aftermath and it is pretty crazy, they have a lot of it cleaned up but there is still huge bridges and stuff that are down. My daily schedule is this, wake up at 6, work out for an hour, make breakfast and shower until 8, personal study until 9, companionship study until 11, make lunch, leave the house at 12, usually go tract for 3 - 4 hours, we have appointments set up at the end of the day most of the time, then we usually tract after until we go home! We get home around 8-8:30 most of the time, then we plan for the next day until 9, then we make dinner and work out, and write in our journals until bed time at 10:30 :) and thats a regular day for me haha. biking hasnt been that far the last week or so because elder fatiau has a hemroid and it hurts his butt to ride hahahahaaha so we got of easy last week :) our car is a 2011 ford fusion! its SO SICK! so thats what we drive on P day and to church! i miss you two like crazy!! but the temple is in Birmingham!! it was pretty awesome!! i got to do an session and baptisms for the dead! it was way cool!! Tell luke i say hi!! and that i love him like crazy!! Tell him to please write me i wanna hear from him!! haha but slacklining huh? that sounds... cool.. ;) haha so your starting up a pace family circus i see? awh man you guys are so funny, i cant wait to Skype with you on Christmas!! im sure ill blink and it will be here so im excited!! but i cant wait to get your package!! you should go with Mom and Dad to the store and get me some more jordan shorts, size XL, cause my other ones ripped playing ball with the street negros. And if you do get some, make sure they are SICK!! :) oh and then since youd be sending those, send me ALL of my jordan shorts at home, because these ballers are crazy, and my shorts are getting ruined haha! Oh and if you would ask mom to let me know every email how much money is in my AMERICA FIRST CHECKING account okay :) you guys are the best, i love you so much!! Dont forget to send that stuff its IMPORTANT :) haha well since ive been learning Somoan, "Fiafia Ma Olioli" (happiness and rejoicing)
I have taken some more photos and stuff that i have to send, so ill probably send them at the end of this transfer, which is on the 28th of this month, so make sure to send that memory card :) But i have a surpise coming that ill send home with the memory card at the end of this month!! but i love you all so much, and i cant wait until get to Skype with you and tell you about how AMAZING this is!! christmas is pretty close right ;) well keep on keepin' on as they say here :)
Peace Love and Blessings,
haha im glad that i get to write you guys after mom and dad because all the things i forget, i can just tell you to tell them! so why were are on this topic, tell them not be nervous, but im encountering my first tornado sometime this week!! haha scary i know, there has been tornado warnings all over the state, its supposed to come right through central alabama!! Yesterday wind speeds got up to 65 MPH, try biking against that :) haha but any who the guetto is pretty scary, we are actually going to tract the projects today :) there was four shootings there last week haha, but what can ya say, its all a part of the game! but yes im am still in a trio, the transfer meeting is actually on your birthday haha so i will be in a trio probably until then. But about the tornado that happened, yes i have seen the aftermath and it is pretty crazy, they have a lot of it cleaned up but there is still huge bridges and stuff that are down. My daily schedule is this, wake up at 6, work out for an hour, make breakfast and shower until 8, personal study until 9, companionship study until 11, make lunch, leave the house at 12, usually go tract for 3 - 4 hours, we have appointments set up at the end of the day most of the time, then we usually tract after until we go home! We get home around 8-8:30 most of the time, then we plan for the next day until 9, then we make dinner and work out, and write in our journals until bed time at 10:30 :) and thats a regular day for me haha. biking hasnt been that far the last week or so because elder fatiau has a hemroid and it hurts his butt to ride hahahahaaha so we got of easy last week :) our car is a 2011 ford fusion! its SO SICK! so thats what we drive on P day and to church! i miss you two like crazy!! but the temple is in Birmingham!! it was pretty awesome!! i got to do an session and baptisms for the dead! it was way cool!! Tell luke i say hi!! and that i love him like crazy!! Tell him to please write me i wanna hear from him!! haha but slacklining huh? that sounds... cool.. ;) haha so your starting up a pace family circus i see? awh man you guys are so funny, i cant wait to Skype with you on Christmas!! im sure ill blink and it will be here so im excited!! but i cant wait to get your package!! you should go with Mom and Dad to the store and get me some more jordan shorts, size XL, cause my other ones ripped playing ball with the street negros. And if you do get some, make sure they are SICK!! :) oh and then since youd be sending those, send me ALL of my jordan shorts at home, because these ballers are crazy, and my shorts are getting ruined haha! Oh and if you would ask mom to let me know every email how much money is in my AMERICA FIRST CHECKING account okay :) you guys are the best, i love you so much!! Dont forget to send that stuff its IMPORTANT :) haha well since ive been learning Somoan, "Fiafia Ma Olioli" (happiness and rejoicing)
Elder Tolman :)
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