November 7

WELL IT WAS TRANSFER WEEK AND FOR THE FIRST TIME NO CHANGES. I WAS A LITLLE SHOCKED BUT HAPPY. I HAVE GROWN TO LOVE THIS AREA AND THE PEOPLE HERE. SO WE HAVE ONE MORE TRANSFER TO WORK BUT IT ALSO MEANS THAT I WILL PROBABLY BE TRANSFERED RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS WHICH WILL BE A LITTLE ROUGH. BUT I AM GREATFULL FOR ONE MORE TRANSFER IN THIS AREA.

WE HAD A GOOD WEEK WE HAD 10 PEOPLE IN CHURCH THIS WEEK WHICH WAS GREAT SOME OF OUR INVESTIGATORS THAT WERE FALLING CAME AND SO THEY STILL HAVE A LITTLE DESIRE IN THEM WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE. WE HAVE TWO BAPTISMAL DATES SET FOR THIS MONTH BUT THE MISSION IS CHANGING AND THEY ARE WANTING US TO SPEND A LOT MORE TIME WITH OUR INVSTIGATORS AND REALLY PREPARE THEM WELL SO THERE IS MORE RETENSION. WHICH IS GREAT ACTUALLY, SO OUR DATES MIGHT BE PUSHED BACK A FEW WEEKS FOR MORE PREP TIME. 

THIS WEEK WE MET A MAN THAT WE CONTACTED AND HE REALLY RESPECTS US. HE HAD A REVELATION ABOUT US TALKING TO HIM SO HE REALLY KNOWS THAT WE ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF JESUS CHRIST. IT REALLY BUT THE WEIGHT OF BEING A MISSIONARY ON MY SHOULDERS AND HOW IMPORTANT MY CALLING REALLY IS. IT WAS A GREAT SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.HE SAID HE IS WILLING TO TAKE WHATEVER STEPS NECESSARY TO GET CLOSER TO GOD.

THE BRANCH IS DOING BETTER IT SEEMS THAT WE ARE WORKING BETTERTOGETHER AND REALLY TRYING TO STRENGTHEN THE BRANCH. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF INACTIVES COMING BACK TO CHURCH WHICH IS GREAT. MOSTLY PRIESTHOOD TOO. WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED IN THIS BRANCH. 

OTHER THEN THAT THINGS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. WORKING HARD AND TRYING TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WITH EACH DAY. I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH ALL OF YOU AND THAT YOU ARE COUNTING YOUR MANY BLESSINGS EACH DAY. GIVE THANKS FOR ALL THAT WE HAVE  AND REALLY WORK ON HAVING SINCERE PRAYERS WITH OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. THE MORE WE PRAY THE MORE WE REALIZE THE INFLUENCE HE HAS IN OUR LIVES.
LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH.

CON AMOR,

ELDER HOLMES