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The fruit of life

Buenas días! It was another really good week in the work of the lord we saw tons of miracles this week in finding, teaching and serving! I love how in the scriptures it uses the word joy as opposed to happiness because there is quite a substantial difference in the two. This is so true in missionary work in seeing the difference. Many things you do before the mission bring you happiness, all of which are things that are good but maybe not the best. My mission thus far has really opened me up to the things that bring me true Joy and peace, things that I did before my mission but not to the extent that I am doing them now. These things being: scripture study, constant prayer and being constantly there to serve others. It has really showed me the world of joy qnd knowledge that I was missing out on because I was so focused on myself and things that truly weren't as important. 

There is so much power reading the scriptures daily and helping others to learn to understand them and love them as well. I feel so much peace as I read the powerful accounts of the Savior and his prophets in the scriptures and the lessons that they convey have so much power and depth they truly enlighten your mind as soul as you diligently read and study them. 

The second being constant prayer. Constant prayer has allowed me to more fully invite and feel the spirit with me in my life and in this work. We all have the ability to constantly call upon the lord in prayer to help us in our trials and afflictions. I love alma 37:36 because of the truth behind it which says,

 "Yea, and cry unto God for all thy support; yea, let all thy doings be unto the Lord, and whithersoever thou goest let it be in the Lord; yea, let all thy thoughts be directed unto the Lord; yea, let the affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord forever"

If we truly place our hearts and souls constantly in the hands of God through prayer he is bound to bless and help us.

The last of these simple truths that have brought me joy is being constantly at the disposal to serve others. Serving others brings a certain peace, trust, love and knowledge of those who are less fortunate than yourself to see how you can help to bless them in their lives. The second great commandment is to love thy neighbor as thy self (Matthew 22: 39) this love includes serving those who are less fortunate than you with love and compassion. On my mission I have seen many people in need and there are many in the world, having the ability to help them makes me so grateful and humbled by the love and opportunities god has blessed me with in my life because I truly am so blessed. 

I invite all to come, see and partake of the fruit of the tree because having these thing in my life so fully has brought me joy, it saddens me that I could've had this my whole life but it took this to show me what i was missing out on and has truly changed my life. Read 1 Nephi 8, look at the symbolism of the fruit and see what you need to do to more fully partake of the fruit of the tree because it has changed my life so much with the knowledge I now have.


Thank you everyone for the love and support you all give me on my mission I am truly grateful for all of you. Have a wonderful week and come unto christ!


Elder Holman 


1.elder Woodward with a skeleton 
2. Elder wright and I with a dog
3. Money talks 
4. Gino my pal from the food bank








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