Week #83

Buenas Tardes!

Very good week once again! Packed as well! We had a lot of great lessons throughout the week and saw the work continue to progress! We had missionary leadership council on Friday and Presidente Mackay gave a really good training! On Saturday we got to go to the temple with Mario and he brought 5 of his own family names! While we were helping him I decided to log on my family search and see if their were any names from my family and found 4 to bring as well! Was a super sweet temple trip and the spirit was so strong as we performed the baptisms for his Grandparents and great grandparents on both sides!

On Sunday we had a great turnout at church! We went early in the mornings to meet a member who was going to help bring one of our friends to church and as he was backing up out of no where the drivers side window shattered! (See picture below) We were a bit worried that he would have to cancel but said "vamanos! The lords got work to do!" 

One of less active we have been working with came back and loved it! Our RLDS friend who I mentioned last week asked me if he could give "Gracias a Dios" (bear his testimony) and I said, sure why not! He gave a fire testimony over the Book of Mormon and explained how he felt likes God's light had been out in his life for 19 years but when he picked up the Book of Mormon again for the first time he felt like the light came back on! His friend Juan who we've been teaching used to hear voices and couldn't sleep at night and ever since we've started meeting with him he's been sleeping well again and the voices went away! 

My favorite scripture from the week comes from Helaman 3:29 Yea, we see that whosoever will may lay hold upon the word of God, which is quick and powerful, which shall divide asunder all the cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil, and lead the man of Christ in a strait and narrow course across that everlasting gulf of misery which is prepared to engulf the wicked—

30 And land their souls, yea, their immortal souls, at the right hand of God in the kingdom of heaven, to sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and with Jacob, and with all our holy fathers, to go no more out.

I live this explanation of the power of the Word of God! I know this is true and can testify of its power! How much time were you able to spend this week in the Book of Mormon? If you haven't had much, the best time to start is now!

Have an excellent week amigos!

Con Amor,

Elder Houssian