Week #94

Howdy y’all! This week has been one for the books, and we’ve got a lot of things going on!

So my new companion is Elder Gardner. He’s from Portland Oregon, loves sports and cars, and loves to laugh. We have a great time, and I am training him for his second six weeks in the mission! I am super excited to work with him!

This week we had a lot happen. We found 14 new people to teach this week which was needed in this area! Elder Gardner’s first trainer didn’t work as hard as he should’ve, so we went hard this week, and the Lord blessed us! They are all very solid and are sincerely interested in the gospel!

We also are working with a new part-member family that we just found, and we invited the kids to be baptized! They are super excited and really looking forward to their baptism!

All is well over here. There will be lots more updates this transfer!

For my spiritual thought this week, I wanted to share with y’all a wonderful passage from the Book of Mormon I read this week. It comes from the Book of Mormon, in Alma chapter 40, verses 11-12, and it reads;

11 Now, concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection--Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to that God who gave them life.

12 And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow.

The Book of Mormon is a witness of the divinity of Jesus Christ. I know that the Book of Mormon really is the word of God. It draws us nearer to Him, and as we apply the principles contained within, we can receive more happiness and joy in this life than from anything else. I know that to be true. I know that God lives. Jesus is the Christ. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Have a fantastic week! I love y’all! Until next week, God speed!

Elder Houssian