Week #3

​Hola! This week has been another super solid week! Time has been flying by! This week we had a lot of language practice and teaching practice. On Saturday we had something called TRC were we taught two real volunteers who wanted to hear our message. Elder Lyman and I taught two 12 year old girls from the local church and taught the plan of salvation to them. It was a solid lesson and they said we spoke great Español for only 3 weeks in the MTC. I also got a Latino companion that I study and teach with 2 times a week for 4 hours named Elder Barragan from Cancun! We taught a new investigator and he speaks like crazy fast but I still could understand him pretty good.

On Sunday we had a CCM wide 24 hour fast! I was quite hungry but it was a good experience! We had a testimony meetng too and I bore mine en Español, for some reason it actually feels easier too do it en Español probably cause its been drilled into our heads for three weeks! We then had an amazing devotional from Elder Pieper of the 70! He talked about commitments and how we are all in over our heads but thats the best part! And if we keep our commitments and give it our all then God has commited to provide a way!

Our district set a goal last week to have a total of 300 sciptures memorized combined en Español before we leave for the field and we already have 138! I have 35 of them on my own! We went to the Temple again today and It was sooooo good! The Temple here is amazingly built and huge! I did the whole session en Español and understood pretty much most of it! We then got to go to the visitors center and see the Christ statue they have! We then went to this Tie shop across the street and I got two new ties and a sweet gold tie clip with a texas longhorn thing on it. 

We just got another 150 missionaries yesterday so we now are at the most of the year 750! We had a devotional with the whole CCM and didn´t even have enough room to fit everyone! Elder Lyman Elder Hoffmann Elder Fuller and I sang in the choir and it was so strong! We sang Allí Donde Hay Amor (A childs prayer).

Well Spanish is solid, the food is solid, my companion and district are solid, and the CCM is super solid and i´m so glad to be here! The compas is in the mountains and the tropical weather has been a nice break from the crazy Texas heat!

My favorite scripture from this week is-

2 Timeteo 2 : 3

Tu, pues, soporta las affliciones, como fiel soldado de Jesucristo.

If we endure and work hard like a soldier than we will grow and be strong with the spirit! Have a great week everyone!

Con Amor- Elder Houssian