Elder Mason Holman

 This week was really great and so much has happened! We had zone conference and I was able to go on two exchanges, one with Elder Otuafi who was actually trained by Hunter and an Elder named Elder Boswell who leaves to Equador this next week.  First off, zone conference was amazing. We received some really great trainings and just some of the stuff that President Grisel shared really spoke to me personally. He talked about full commitment to the cause that we are supporting as missionaries and talked about how we need to decide today that this is where God needs us to be and to not doubt but look forward with faith and trust in him. I have enjoyed being in my current zone and being able to live so close to him and his family and having the opportunity to see him as he really is. Today I got a hair cut from sister Grisel and he talked with us about a mission wide devotional that were having tomorrow and it was just awesome to see how much inspiration he receives but also how h...

  This past week was so busy and so amazing. We have been working so hard and have seen so many little tender mercies from God as we have been diligent, patience, and obedient. We went over on our miles so three days in a row from this past week we only used public transportation and walking. The first day was honestly pretty rough and we did not see too much success with our contacts and we were away from the apartment for 9 hours and it rained a good percentage of the day. Then, the next two days were amazing. I've seen that a lot on my mission it's almost as if the Lord tests our motives on why we are going out to do his work to see if we will endure hard times in order to find those that are really prepared for this message. Those two days we met so many amazing people who really are searching for guidance in their lives and saw some amazing miracles.  In those two days we were able to talk with people from 5 of the 6 inhabitable continents, people from over 15 countries, ...