Week #101

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Wow! The final week has now past! We had a sweet week! Loads of teaching and finding! We had some cool experience this week! We went and taught this family we found when we first came into the area, they have been progressing very steadily and taught the law of chastity this week! We had a bit of nerves going into the lesson because they aren't married but live together and didn't know how they would take it. But we went in with faith and the spirit was there very strong and when we invited them to get married so they could get baptized a smile came on there faces and told us they have been really talking about getting married recently and loved the idea of getting baptized and married the same day! Their response was "two fiestas in one, sounds good!". They will be baptized in the next coming months!

We went tracting one night and Elder Clement felt inspired to go to this area we hadn't ever really tracted in and the 6th house we knock we get no response and we were about to turn back when I got this feeling to knock one more time but hard! A bit skeptical because it is one of the really nice houses on the block surely a gringo (Gringos don't like loud knocking)! But I give it a pound and we wait a second and then this young man opens the door with his headphones hanging from his ears and asks "how can I help you" we introduce ourselves then pull out one of our questions of the soul cards and ask him to chose a question he would like to learn about! He chose why does God allow suffering and pain, and he said I actually have been thinking a lot about that and I think we need opposition in all things and the good cannot exist without evil and pleasure without pain! In our minds we were thinking "brother you just quoted 2 Nephi 2". So we asked him if he had ever heard of the Book of Mormon and he said no and so we told him he pretty much quoted right out of it and explained the Book and showed him how it answers all the questions in the card! Then he starts firing off questions and we start answering and even expounding upon the answers and he has even more questions and we had even more answers sooner or later we teach the whole plan of salvation in great detail and his friend joins in and we teach him too! They were just memorized by the plan and both gladly excepted a Book of Mormon and to learn more! 

Well, it is the end now. I can't believe and came and went so quickly! I wouldn't trade my mission for anything! This has been the greatest experience of my life! I have been able to meet so many amazing people, learn new cultures, learn a new language, be an instrument in the Lord's hand to help change so many lives, and come to know Jesus Christ my Savior in and in an invaluable way! The Central Valley and the people here will always hold a special place in my heart! I thank all those who have helped me get to where I am today and know that this is not the end but just the beginning!

To end it off I share my favorite scripture and the one on my mission plaque at home! Ether 12:27- 27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

I was a very prideful man to start my mission and as I have served my mission the Lord has helped me change so many of my weaknesses into strengths! I know without a doubt that through the grace of Jesus Christ we can be changed and invite all to come unto him, lay aside all your sins, fears, and weaknesses and come unto him! I have felt the greatest joy in my life through serving the Lord Jesus Christ and know this work will go forth as a stone cut out of a mountain without hands until it fills the whole Earth! God bless mis queridos amigos!

Con amor

Élder Houssian

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