Week #95

Howdy y’all! This week has been a great week! The work is coming along and the wards are getting better and better! I can’t believe it is already May! Things have been heating up here which is definitely an interesting factor in missionary work, but I love it!

First off, happy birthday to my beautiful Mother and my stud of a brother Sam! I love y’all!

This week we had some cool things happen. We were walking in an apartment complex and saw a lady outside sitting at a table that evening. So we walked over and literally just sat down at the table and started talking to her. She is such a sweetheart and was really excited to see us. She just moved here from Colorado and wants to find a church home, so we invited her and met her son and invited him too! We introduced them to some members who live in their complex and they are going to give Chadron and Delfino a ride to church next week!

Also this week, I was bit by a dog... hahaha so we walk up to this house and the gate was open, so we walk in and walk up to the front door and it’s open. We wave and the guy and he waves and stands up, and then 8 little wiener dogs come flying out barking, mowing over everything in their path, and circle me and my comp. I spun in a slow circle and kicked my foot out to keep them away, and as I was doing that one of them came up and bit my leg that I wasn’t swinging. He got me good, I’m still bruised and swollen above my ankle. As soon as the dog bit me I kicked my heel back and hit it right in the throat and it ran away. Serves it right! Then the owner came out and was super mad and told us to leave. So yea, fun experience for the week!

My thought this week comes from the Book of Mormon, in Mosiah chapter 2, verse 41, and it reads;

“41 And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.”

Tremendous blessings come from living the gospel. I know that to be true! I have experienced it numerous times in my life. Our Heavenly Father loves us and wants to bless us, and He has promised that he will if we keep the commandments and do what we know to be right. Of course we will make mistakes and slip, but that is one of reasons why Jesus Christ did what He did, so that we could get back up, keep moving forward, and keep gaining access to the divine blessings that are in store for us from on high. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Thanks y’all for your love and prayers! I love y’all! Until next week, God speed!

Elder Houssian