Happy Easter

Wow, this has been a bit of a crazy week! We had a bunch of meetings and other random things that came up so we were kind of all over the place, but it was a good week. We still have two investigators who have baptismal dates in the next few weeks. It is a humbling experience to invite people to be baptized and re-realize the importance of the covenants we make with God and the love He has for us in the promised that He gives back to us. I know that when we make a sacrifice to fulfill a covenant or to obey a commandment, God will always repay us!!

Our two investigators with baptismal dates are 최광식 (Choi Kwang-Sheek) and 이진형 (Lee Jeen-Hyung). We had some great meetings with them this week and probably the biggest miracle to me this week was the opportunity to feel a portion of God's love for them. I think that is one of my favorite parts of being a missionary.  I feel like more than ever before God has blessed me with the humbling opportunity to understand just an inkling of the eternal love He has for His children to the degree I will open my heart to let it in. In those moments where I begin to understand a tiny bit of how God might feel for these people, it makes every effort worth it. Sometimes we get stuck in the rat-race of life and focus in on the little details of life, forgetting the bigger picture. But I know that God fully understand that bigger picture and He fully understands each of us. His love for us is more powerful, more precious, more deep, more pure, and more dear than we can imagine. And I think the best way we can come to feel it in our own lives is by first seeking to share it with others. 

I know that God loves His children!

I know that every sacrifice and every effort is worth feeling that love in our lives!

I know that through following the gospel and staying true to our covenants, we are promised the opportunity to dwell with our families in that loving presence of God for eternity! 

Let's do our best to make sure nobody get's left out! It is eternity, after all!

I love you all and hope you have a spectacular week!!

Love, Elder Tolman