¡vida a dar sus gracias!

Well it was another really good week to everyone who reads these surprise haha! We had a lot of success getting in and teaching many lesson and seeing people continue to progress and bind themselves to Christ! We also had a lot of opportunities to do service and all types of forms! This last Tuesday we went up to Patagonia to help a family assemble a fence assuming they had the necessary equipment and tools to accomplish such a task and upon our arrival seeing thats this was not the case. We went to their parents house near by and dug up some posts, grabbed the fence and a couple pretty beat up shovels and other tools. We attempted to dig the post holes with just shovels which was not going to work so a member lent us some long rods to help speed up the process and despite not having the necessary tools, knowledge and great weather (it was raining) we put together a pretty good fence! It was a great lesson learned.

This is exactly like how our lives can be at times and I can attest that this is how the mission can be at times where you're lost without the correct tools, knowledge or great conditions to be doing the work you're doing but this is how God tests us and builds us up is by making us use our faith and continue forward, putting out shoulder to the plow and not looking back! This is something I experienced greatly this week we had a couple pretty negative door knocks and contacts with people and was feeling pretty down and prayed unto God asking for relief and did not find such relief until I did my part and went forward continuing to do my part, then and only then were my prayers answered and the days that followed being filled with such spirit and power that I cannot deny these things and the grace of God is not just for me or missionaries and that's beautiful to me! The greatness of God and grandeur of his glory blows me away! I love this work and the joy that it brings to the sadness of this world!

It was a great week and with Thanksgiving coming up I invite all to give a prayer of thanks for all in which we have in our lives because truly all of us are so fortunate so the blessings in which have been bestowed upon us! I hope all have a great Thanksgiving and I'm grateful for all of you have a good week and thank you for all that you all do for me!

Elder Holman

1. Us after building the fence. I was wearing my coat as pants because I fell is a Bush.

2. Geno and i posting up the food bank

3. We made Navajo tacos which were way good

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