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¡Holiness and house of the Lord!

Another great and busy week down here in Nogales. The weather here has been perfect about 80 during the day short sleeves every day it's pretty awesome I'm still getting tan and it seems pretty cold back in Utah so I'm pretty grateful! 

This week we have had a lot of lessons with those who we have been teaching and working with them to come unto Jesus Christ. It is really cool to see the change that a better relationship with jesus Christ makes it is truly awesome to see and to see it happen in so many people each day! The Lords hand is present in this work and he places us where he needs us when he needs us every day. It's interesting to look at the Lord putting you in a not ideal situation but that hes preparing you for something great down the road. Everything that happens truly happens for a reason and I've recognized that so much on my mission. If you are late to a lesson, theres a reason. If your companion stops to tie his shoe, it happens for a reason and the Lords preparing you for something better. The complexity of the lords plan for each and everyone of us is beautifully complex and great. The genius of our God is ever present in all things and the most especial part of all these things is jesus christ, from the beginning it's been centered around him. 


                        1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

In the beginning it was God and his only begotten son who from the beginning was foreordained to save us all that we could live forever with them again. Christ is our Savior. Hes the light and the life for this world and all that have, do and will live upon the earth are saved through his Atonement! How beautiful is the knowledge that we have of this. We need not know everything at this point because God knows all things. Its given to us know a few key and important things. We need to know that Christ is our Savior and that only through using his Atonement, truly repenting and being babtised for a remission of sins can he save us! No one is too far from the saving power of Christ, it is for all and these things are given to us to use and be faithful until the time that we can enter back into the presence of our God once again. 


It was a beautiful being able to go to the Temple and remember the covenants I've made with God and the promises hes given unto me, and all those who will come unto christ and be perfected in him! These things are for all so come and see the beauty of the Gospel! Come and see. 


Beautiful week and thank you for all the support and emails I have received this week it is greatly appreciated and I hope you all have a good week! Thank you.


Elder Holman

1. Sonoaran dogs in Tucson, they were way good.
2. Temple, elder ramierez and I
3. Catholic mission from last week (400 years old)
4. Another sonoran dog picture (way good)






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