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Well it was a another very good week here in Willcox! We honestly had a lot of things to do through out the week. We had a service 6 of the 7 days this week and after service we would come home and read The Book of Mormon. We did many different service projects this week for many people. We moved some railroad ties, unloaded gravel, mowed 3 foot tall weeds, weed wacked different 3 foot tall weeds, used a wood chipper, used a hydrolic wood splitter that a member made and stripped a roof. We had a lot of fun doing all these different projects and helping people in the process and hopefully being able to lift their burdens a little bit during this trying time. We would then come home and usually read The Book of Mormon until the end of the day so that we could achieve our goal of finishing by friday before general conference and we both finished! It was a completely different experience this time for me. Reading at such a speed in a different language it really felt like a different book but it was all the same. I saw much more of the true purpose of The Book of Mormon and why we need it in the latter day. It serves many different purposes but the most important of those is to testify of Jesus Christ and his Atonement. If that's all that the Book of Mormon shared than it would be enough because that truly is eternal life, " To know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent" . I'm so greatful for Christ and the Atoneing sacrafice that he made for each of us that we may live with him and our Father in Heaven once, that is a cause worth supporting and dying for. Joseph Smith sealed his testimony of this work with his blood and since then this work has rolled forth like a stone cut out of the mountain with out hands and IT IS  filling all the earth. He said " Shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward, and not backwards" This same cause still stands for us to day and this is our call to action. General Conference was a complete outpour of the spirit this year and I can stand with honor with those several choirs who sang " We Thank Thee oh God for a Prophet" this is the Lords work and no unhollowed hand can impead its progression until he shall say " the work is over" this is our cause and my cause. I'm greatful to still be a missionary and every second is a blessing to be under the Lords hand. This coming week is Easter and I invite all to think on Christ and his infinite Atonement and the salvation is gives you. My family and I have made the goal to read the last week of the Saviors life out of the 4 gospels of the new testament if you would like to joing us that includes:

Mathew 21-end 
Mark 11-end
Luke 19-end
John 12-end 

He is why this is all important and possible. I'm thankful for his sacrafice for me!! I thank you all for your love and support!


Elder Holman











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