looks like some beautiful fall colors and windy weather
Elder Houston's email:
February 27, 2012
hey ya family!!!!,
hows it going! so this weekend was awesome, it was exceedingly great! ha i know that probably doesnt work but oh well. but ya way great yesterday we had so many non members at church and a less active family!!! it was ward conference sunday. and the bishop spoke and the second councilor to the stake pres. they had such great talk. but lets rewind a little to tell ya how wonderful this week was. so the week started out pretty good we finished this awesome book on tape called "remembering miracles, Harold b. lee". highly recommended it has got some amazing stories in them, do i smell a family home evening lesson?, i think soo hahah just kidding ,but really good. so the week like i said started out pretty normal. we got to do some service for two days it was fun and oh man perfect weather!! this place cant seem to make up its mind ha. but ya it was for this really sweet lady. she is not really interested in taking the lessons but she said we could help her with some stuff around the house haha, she is awesome. who knows tho, she had really warmed up to us and hopefully we can be the opening of doors to it later down the road. it was really nice to finally get out of the suit for a little while and get dirty for a lil. so that was fun... dont laugh mom, yes... i got dirty haha you too shaylse i like getting dirty now haha. then later on in the week we started teaching this family that we have been wanting to teach for ever !! it was awesome ha. they are a family of three wayyy nice and the only reason they decided to learn more is because they like us and dont want us to go to hell hahah. its funny but ya, so we went to their church this last sunday and they agreed to come to ours this sunday!!! and they did!!!!! :)!!!!! they were so scared at first. when they walked in it was kinda funny, the mom said," its ok son dont be scared", to her son who is 7. haha the funny thing was, is she looked more scared then he was. any way they really seemed to enjoy the talks alot and they were like perfect for them! i love inspiration! and the ward like was perfect i love it here, they are so great at fellowshipping. after sacrament they were like totally different people. then in class we taught and we had three converts in there and they bore such powerful testimonies. it was so awesome. i loved it and you could feel the spirit in that room with out a doubt. after class they didnt want to split up so they left, but i know that we did all we could to do the Lords will and they defiantly left with a better taste about the church. so now we just leave it up to them and pray and fast often. the Lord is with out a doubt in this work each and every day. it is such a blessing to get to be a part in it. as my heart is full of gratitude. many more things wonderful happened this week but i am unfortunately out of time but, we did finally got to meet with courtnie again finally and soooo much has happened with her she has been brought down to a low time in her life and if she is willing i know the Lord will lift her higher. there is a long road ahead of her, but i know it will be worth it. i just pray that she will hold to the rod and continue to press forward this time. we also had a random girl come to church and we talked with her and she might be interested to learning more. i know i was not the most patient and happy person in our enduring haha but we worked hard and i feel even with our faults the Lord has kept His promise in D&C 121:7-8. " My son peace be unto thy soul;thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if thou endure it WELL, ha, God shall exalt thee on high... im so grateful for the gain of experience and i have been able to learn that if we take nephi's attitude with life's adversities it will allow the Lord to teach us and they will be for our good. love ya all so much... hold to the rod and endure to the end. the blessing are really and more then we could possibly imagine! talk to ya next week !
love elder houston
oh ps thransfers were on the 23 and thats carzy about elder treasure im not sure i will have to write him
hows it going! so this weekend was awesome, it was exceedingly great! ha i know that probably doesnt work but oh well. but ya way great yesterday we had so many non members at church and a less active family!!! it was ward conference sunday. and the bishop spoke and the second councilor to the stake pres. they had such great talk. but lets rewind a little to tell ya how wonderful this week was. so the week started out pretty good we finished this awesome book on tape called "remembering miracles, Harold b. lee". highly recommended it has got some amazing stories in them, do i smell a family home evening lesson?, i think soo hahah just kidding ,but really good. so the week like i said started out pretty normal. we got to do some service for two days it was fun and oh man perfect weather!! this place cant seem to make up its mind ha. but ya it was for this really sweet lady. she is not really interested in taking the lessons but she said we could help her with some stuff around the house haha, she is awesome. who knows tho, she had really warmed up to us and hopefully we can be the opening of doors to it later down the road. it was really nice to finally get out of the suit for a little while and get dirty for a lil. so that was fun... dont laugh mom, yes... i got dirty haha you too shaylse i like getting dirty now haha. then later on in the week we started teaching this family that we have been wanting to teach for ever !! it was awesome ha. they are a family of three wayyy nice and the only reason they decided to learn more is because they like us and dont want us to go to hell hahah. its funny but ya, so we went to their church this last sunday and they agreed to come to ours this sunday!!! and they did!!!!! :)!!!!! they were so scared at first. when they walked in it was kinda funny, the mom said," its ok son dont be scared", to her son who is 7. haha the funny thing was, is she looked more scared then he was. any way they really seemed to enjoy the talks alot and they were like perfect for them! i love inspiration! and the ward like was perfect i love it here, they are so great at fellowshipping. after sacrament they were like totally different people. then in class we taught and we had three converts in there and they bore such powerful testimonies. it was so awesome. i loved it and you could feel the spirit in that room with out a doubt. after class they didnt want to split up so they left, but i know that we did all we could to do the Lords will and they defiantly left with a better taste about the church. so now we just leave it up to them and pray and fast often. the Lord is with out a doubt in this work each and every day. it is such a blessing to get to be a part in it. as my heart is full of gratitude. many more things wonderful happened this week but i am unfortunately out of time but, we did finally got to meet with courtnie again finally and soooo much has happened with her she has been brought down to a low time in her life and if she is willing i know the Lord will lift her higher. there is a long road ahead of her, but i know it will be worth it. i just pray that she will hold to the rod and continue to press forward this time. we also had a random girl come to church and we talked with her and she might be interested to learning more. i know i was not the most patient and happy person in our enduring haha but we worked hard and i feel even with our faults the Lord has kept His promise in D&C 121:7-8. " My son peace be unto thy soul;thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if thou endure it WELL, ha, God shall exalt thee on high... im so grateful for the gain of experience and i have been able to learn that if we take nephi's attitude with life's adversities it will allow the Lord to teach us and they will be for our good. love ya all so much... hold to the rod and endure to the end. the blessing are really and more then we could possibly imagine! talk to ya next week !
love elder houston
oh ps thransfers were on the 23 and thats carzy about elder treasure im not sure i will have to write him
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