group picture with Elder Treasure. Mitchell's second companion in Springfield Missouri
This is Elder Blatter. Mitchell's trainer in Mountain Grove Missouri. i havent gotten any pictures of Elder Golder who is his companion now in Springfield.
Elder Houston's email:
February 21, 2012
hiiiii,
so this week was pretty good. same stuff still going on. we cant get our investigators to do anything :( courtnie is still off in never land ha no word from her. and the girl ronnie who has a baptism date will not come to church, so her date will be moved back again. we lost a few more people we were teaching as well. its been a good week but defiantly a tough one. my blood sugars still going crazy, but i cant get in to a doc for a while. but its ok i still have meds so it could be worse ha. i can figure it out for now. its been tough seeing all the baptisms around us in the other wards and still slacking in ours. i know sometimes these things happen. but i see daily what i can do better. so i at times feel it is my fault, but its a good drive to work more no matter what. ha im really being tested and man is it hard hahaha. but it is at times like these when i really love the scriptures and the answers they bring through a loveing Father in Heaven. so on wednesday the scripture in 2nephi 4:17-35 its pretty popular scripture but i had never thought about it this way before and i thank my district leader for teaching it to us. he related it to us in parts in verse 17-19 he showed us how nephi was having some down thoughts, that he was not worth much. then in verses 20-25 he remembers all that has happend good to him and all the great blessing of the Lord and what He has given him. this kinda makes him feel even lower like, why am i feeling so down. i have all these great things, i dont have reason to complain. then in 26- 27 is the self-examination of him self. he says, you know if all these great things have i seen and have been given, why should i feel so down and in the dumps?. then my favorite part ha in 28-30 he gives himself a little pick me up talk haha. "awake, my soul! " he said , "rejoice. and cry unto the Lord, and say: O Lord , i will praise thee forever; yea my soul will rejoice in thee, my God, and the rock of my salvation. he then ask the Lord to help him that he will shake him at the appearance of sin. that he will not shut the gates of righteousness before him. finally in the last verses but sertainly not the least 34-35 nephi puts all his trust in the Lord with faith that He is the rock of his righteousness and that He will deliver him, accourding to the will of the Father. that HE knows best and He loves us enough to help us the best way possible. TRUST in the Lord. this scripture has found a special place in my heart for ever now and i hope that i can pay it forward to those who are going through a rough time. there was another awesome scriture in mosiah that tori probably knows if i rememer right i think she said king bengiman is one her favorites its in 4 verses9-12.
well im out of time. i hope ya enjoyed the email and i was not too much of a downer ha i love yall.
oh and really fast one..... funny picture to leave in your mind that i did see this week that was funny....... we saw this tubby old man walking his tubby fat cat on a leash! hahaha.... we were going to go talk to him but me and elder golder couldnt stop laughing !! i know kinda mean but it was funny. im sure he was the coolest old man ever. i can see dad doing that in the near future :) aahahah. well got to go.... i went way over my time. i love you all soo much thank you for being best family ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love elder mitchell houston
ps its ok i didnt need valentine box and i couldnt eat any of it haha. and my contacts are good i wore my glasses for a while but ill let ya know and i think one of my eyes is worse ha:) tell hunter and anthony to be safe and do a mc twisty gnar gnar flip for me ha and dont brake anything they dont want broken missionaries out here ha jk. oh and keep me updated on tor'is date hah kk love ya bye
so this week was pretty good. same stuff still going on. we cant get our investigators to do anything :( courtnie is still off in never land ha no word from her. and the girl ronnie who has a baptism date will not come to church, so her date will be moved back again. we lost a few more people we were teaching as well. its been a good week but defiantly a tough one. my blood sugars still going crazy, but i cant get in to a doc for a while. but its ok i still have meds so it could be worse ha. i can figure it out for now. its been tough seeing all the baptisms around us in the other wards and still slacking in ours. i know sometimes these things happen. but i see daily what i can do better. so i at times feel it is my fault, but its a good drive to work more no matter what. ha im really being tested and man is it hard hahaha. but it is at times like these when i really love the scriptures and the answers they bring through a loveing Father in Heaven. so on wednesday the scripture in 2nephi 4:17-35 its pretty popular scripture but i had never thought about it this way before and i thank my district leader for teaching it to us. he related it to us in parts in verse 17-19 he showed us how nephi was having some down thoughts, that he was not worth much. then in verses 20-25 he remembers all that has happend good to him and all the great blessing of the Lord and what He has given him. this kinda makes him feel even lower like, why am i feeling so down. i have all these great things, i dont have reason to complain. then in 26- 27 is the self-examination of him self. he says, you know if all these great things have i seen and have been given, why should i feel so down and in the dumps?. then my favorite part ha in 28-30 he gives himself a little pick me up talk haha. "awake, my soul! " he said , "rejoice. and cry unto the Lord, and say: O Lord , i will praise thee forever; yea my soul will rejoice in thee, my God, and the rock of my salvation. he then ask the Lord to help him that he will shake him at the appearance of sin. that he will not shut the gates of righteousness before him. finally in the last verses but sertainly not the least 34-35 nephi puts all his trust in the Lord with faith that He is the rock of his righteousness and that He will deliver him, accourding to the will of the Father. that HE knows best and He loves us enough to help us the best way possible. TRUST in the Lord. this scripture has found a special place in my heart for ever now and i hope that i can pay it forward to those who are going through a rough time. there was another awesome scriture in mosiah that tori probably knows if i rememer right i think she said king bengiman is one her favorites its in 4 verses9-12.
well im out of time. i hope ya enjoyed the email and i was not too much of a downer ha i love yall.
oh and really fast one..... funny picture to leave in your mind that i did see this week that was funny....... we saw this tubby old man walking his tubby fat cat on a leash! hahaha.... we were going to go talk to him but me and elder golder couldnt stop laughing !! i know kinda mean but it was funny. im sure he was the coolest old man ever. i can see dad doing that in the near future :) aahahah. well got to go.... i went way over my time. i love you all soo much thank you for being best family ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love elder mitchell houston
ps its ok i didnt need valentine box and i couldnt eat any of it haha. and my contacts are good i wore my glasses for a while but ill let ya know and i think one of my eyes is worse ha:) tell hunter and anthony to be safe and do a mc twisty gnar gnar flip for me ha and dont brake anything they dont want broken missionaries out here ha jk. oh and keep me updated on tor'is date hah kk love ya bye
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