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Zone conference

 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 humble he is and quick to admit areas that he needs support in.

My exchanges with these two elders this week were amazing. Elder Otuafi is the funniest person ever. He is just a light to be around and is full of charity. He is not able to return home to Tonga due to the pandemic and is extending his mission and is nothing but optimistic about this extra time he'll have in the mission. We focused on our exchange on following the spirit and we saw so many awesome miracles. We had ward coordination in their ward and sought inspiration as a group on who we needed to visit and he said a name and we thought, awesome let's do it! We then got in the car and found out that it was in the town above the town we were already in and a town that they'd only visit on Saturdays due to miles but the spirit told us to go so we followed suit. We went up to San Manuel Arizona which is kinda a failed mine town and pretty impoverished people but we were right where we needed to be. We got a referral right while we were there and it was amazing. This woman told us we could come over and on her porch we just boldly testified that God has a plan for us and had the opportunity to pray with her and her daughter it was super cool. 

On my exchange with elder Boswell it was pretty short lived because it was after zone conference but we had a good time together following the spirit and seeing where the Lord needed us to go. I'm sad that he'll be leaving the mission this next week but he's going where the lord needs him! 

Elder Girgenti and I have been really working hard this week but not seeing the immediate fruit we may have been hoping for but we look forward with faith and know were doing what were supposed to do! The work is good! 

To all of the Holman family out there I'm saddened I wasn't able to join you all in San Clemente this year but there is a a neighborhood in our area called San Clemente and I visited that this week in remembrance of you all <3 Good luck Scott and Kelly on your new calling!! 

Elder Holman





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