Well, I'm staying! I'm going to be with Elder Villanueva. he
was Elder Delgado's comp in the MTC. so Hopefully it will all be good :) its
only a 5 week transfer! So its going to go by quick! So this week we had
a little more success. we found 5 new investigators. and it really lifted our
spirits. sometimes we as missionaries thing of tall the things that go wrong,
and it really just brings us down, but as we start to work and have fun, it
really helped us see the good and the fun in the work. our relationship
improved and it really just mad the week less stressful. We still had our
moments, but its been good. We found this couple, ** and **, they are
young have a couple of kids and she's 6 months pregnant, but they are very
interested in learning and getting closer and more into churches. It was a good
lesson, they committed to come to church, but didn't come, but little by little
I hope we can find some good things in it all. Then also we had an awesome
experience at a Chinese restaurant... So Saturday night we didn't have dinner
and our apartment is far so we just stop and eat in the area, there's a Chinese
food place that's cheep and decent, so we stopped by and grabbed our food. as
we finished eating the one girl who was basically running the place, starts
cleaning the tables and floor, so we started talking to her, and she was
telling us how she feels like she needs to change a lot in her life, and get
closer to God, she says she goes to various churches just to see what they
have, but she feels a little judged. as we talked more and shared what we do,
she became really interested. so we exchanged info, and hopefully we are going
to meet up some time. we thought she was like 21,but she's 17 so it was really
cool to see someone who wants to change. she told us some of the things she
does and she is just like I feel horrible, but I haven't found peace. so she was
a cool finding miracle that day. Funny thing was that day we contacted like 4-5
teenage girls and many of them said yes they were interested. So who knows
maybe that's going to be our teaching pool for a little bit.
So this week in my Book of Mormon reading. I found a chapter
that I really liked. Its Abinidi's finial teaching to the king. and he is
talking about Christ, But they way he talks is like its already happened. It
struck me that that is Abinidi's testimony. he knows (150 or so years before his
birth) that Christ is the redeemer of the world. These words I thought were
really powerful " But there is a resurrection, therefore
the grave hath no victory, and the sting of death is swallowed up in Christ. He is the light and the life of the world; yea, a light
that is endless, that can never be darkened; yea, and also a life which is
endless, that there can be no more death." (mosiah 16:8-9). He is that
light! Its so true, there was also a part in the new Ensign, Elder Bednars talk
"Therefore they hushed their fears" And it talks about how a firm
Faith, founded on Christ, Chastens away Fear (any fear). I'M So Grateful for
this mission and the opportunity its given me to establish my firm faith in
Christ, sometimes I get fearful or lazy, or tired, but that light lifts me up
and I feel its love!
Thanks for all your prayers and support! Keep it up and Have
a great last week of School for those kids that are in school! Don't freeze at
the cabin this weekend!
Love,
Elder Hollingshead
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