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Another great week down here in beautiful Nogales. The weather is really starting to cool down and the work is really starting to heat up haha Cant believe I just typed that but it happened and it's pretty true. We had a pretty crazy start of the week with transfers and the other elders do not have a car so we spent a little bit on bikes and got a new Elder down here who is newer than I from Holladay, Utah. He is really good at spanish though because he did dualimersion in school which pretty cool and helpful to have another person to help me with the spanish. 

AFter all the craziness we've been doing a lot of teaching and finding the elect who have been preparing for this gospel message of the restoration! We have been really progressing with Raul and extended a babtismal invitation to a lady that said maybe another day which is too bad but she just wants to learn more. Raul is really progressing and we are seeing the affect that the gospel has on him, his decisions, and his family. It's so cool to see the gospel click in someone the way it is with him and the love and desire to learn more that he has to come closer to christ and be more like him. We had a lesson with him and the homeless kid that uses their wifi the other day and we were trying to show the homeless kid how to pray but Raul took over and showed him how, it was pretty cool to see. 

The gospel changes lives and it truly has changes mine over these past 3 months, never in my life have I ever felt more enlightened or close to my father in heaven and to the things that he wants to show unto me especially to help share this message with the people of Nogales. I have seen so many times how when we pray for specific thing then study with intent and with the spirit guiding you in your study the lord will reveal the desires of your heart. 

This week I have been reading in Ether and in chapters 4 and 5 Moroni is talking about the book of mormon and the words of the brother of Jared and the importance of these things when they shall be revealed unto the world unto the converting of all unto Jesus Christ and his Church on the Earth which shall contain the fullness of his gospel on the Earth. We live in this time where these books are available and if you do not have a testimony of the book of mormon or of this church I invite you to truly read these things with a true desire and intent and pray for god to reveal these things unto you and he will. I can testify of these things and I know this book to be the word of god.

Have a great week everyone and continue YOUR path towards Christ and always follow him. Thanks for all you do to help me and other missionaries in this work. Thanks for your emails and thoughts all are appreciated, have an awesome week. 


Elder Holman 



Pictures 

1. A huge fire for a service we did where I legit just burnt branches. Pretty fun.
2.a really cute dog
3. Elder wright bought perfume for himself.
4. A huge turanchula that ran in between elder Neffs(new guy) legs it was pretty crazy.










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