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East zone



 Week 1 in east zone. It has been a really good week and I'm already getting along really well with my new companion elder Jensen. It's a very different area than any area I've served in in the past so it's been cool to see the little differences. We are living in what is one of the wealthiest areas of Tucson and the members are really strong here. It seems like everyone in the ward either is a doctor, engineer or own their own business. It has been cool to see how the gospel has influenced their lives. 


We had many meeting this past week and one of those meetings was a visit from Elder Soares and a few other general authorities that were in the area and spoke to all the missionaries and they all had a very special and specific message for the missionaries. Elder Soares's message in particular stood out to me. He talked about Faith. He was super straight forward in his talk, in no way did he beat around the Bush but he also showed an increase of love and compassion on all who were listening. I could feel the power of the message he was sharing with us. It will have a large impact on who I am in the gospel I already know it! It was so refreshing to hear such a simple subject like faith come to life as he taught it as he had learned and applied it in his life. He talked about how it was a big trial being called to the quorum of the 12 apostles when most of the brethren have many generations of members in their families and he's the second generation of members in his. He has an awesome testimony. 

I ran out of time but it was a really good week. I'll attach some photos! 


Elder Holman








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