Week #82

Hola!

Excellent week again! The cold is still sticking around and Elder Reyes got a bit of the flu but that did not stop the work! We've been able to teach a lot of people still and had some sweet miracles finding a lot of less actives who are ready to come back and a few did! One man was offended multiple times and had a lot of anger held in against some members, we gave him Elder Holland's last conference talk and it look like it worked!

We had a sweet miracle on Saturday! We got a call out of no where from a man named Arturo! He told us he had a friend he wanted us to teach so we went over! We get there and his friend is not there yet so he tells us his whole life story! He was born in Oaxaca in the RLDS church and ended up becoming the minister over all of Mexico city and converted Catholic Preiests, pastures, and went on a few missions to the indigenous people and gave a sermon to 87,000 on Jacob 5! One day the bishop over all Mexico came down and preached false doctrine, Arturo called him out on in and got excommunicated for it! His life collapsed and hit rock bottom and started working in the fields in Fresno. He tried many other churches but said he couldn't feel it. He said he shares the restoration with lots of people still but has no church! He got in contact with a member than us and we ended up teaching him and his friend and they came to church! He loved it and said he's got many more friends that need to come! Super sweet!

My favorite scripture from the week comes from Alma 42:24 For behold, justice exerciseth all his demands, and also mercy claimeth all which is her own; and thus, none but the truly penitent are saved.

If we feel Godly sorrow and have the desire to change Christ will show us mercy and we can change by his Grace!

Que tengan una buena semana!

Con Amor,

Elder Houssian

Week #81

Hola!

Another solid week! Miracles everyday and lots of teaching! We starting teaching a lady who used to go to church for 10 years and never was baptized because she said no one asked her to! She then moved and didn't go for 15 years but we ran into her and she told us she wants to get baptized! Probably the most rain I've seen in a long time! A lot of the families we have been teaching came to church this week and loved it! As well our friend Mario who got baptized last week got the aaronic priesthood!

We also did a service project for a less active member and redid the whole front yard! In return she made us some posoli and taught us how to make pan dulce! We also had a mission leadership council and it looks like overall the mission has been doing really solid! 

My favorite scripture from the week comes from Alma 8:15 Blessed art thou, Alma; therefore, lift up thy head and rejoice, for thou hast great cause to rejoice; for thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from him. Behold, I am he that delivered it unto you.

The same angel who oringianlly visited Alma and called him to repentence now came back to comfort him and council him. As long as we give it our best and strive faithfully to keep the commandments of God we have reason to lift up our heads and rejoice!

Have a great week!

Con Amor,

Elder Houssian

Week #80

Buenos Días!

Great week! Started off with a great zone conference! Elder Reyes and I gave a training to the Spanish speaking missionaries! We then had back to back exchanges! On the exchange we met a really cool man from Columbia who had a bunch of family who are members! We taught him the restoration and when we were testifying about living prophets he stops us and says "hey, I know that man" and pulls out a picture of his uncle with the prophet! He took the Book of Mormon and excitingly told us he'd read it! We also ran in to this man named Jacob and he was ready to hear a message right away so we shared the whole plan of Salvation on his porch and testified at the end about eternal families and how the first step towards that was baptism, we didn't even have to invite him to get baptized he asked us!

On Saturday our good friend Mario got baptized! Probably on of the smoothest and spiritual baptisms I've been to! I'll never forget the experience in the font that day! The next day we had a good amount of friends at church and Mario was confirmed! 

My favorite scripture from the week comes from Alma 1:30 And thus, in their prosperous circumstances, they did not send away any who were naked, or that were hungry, or that were athirst, or that were sick, or that had not been nourished; and they did not set their hearts upon riches; therefore they were liberal to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, whether out of the church or in the church, having no respect to persons as to those who stood in need.

As the Lord prospers us, we must remember those who have less and set our hearts upon the things of God! As we do so our lives will be filled with peace and hearts full of Joy!

Have a great week!

Con Amor,

Elder Houssian