Sorry It's Late!

Hey Fam!

I'm so sorry this letter is so late!  We have had an absolutely crazy week and President Mecham was here for most of it so we did not have any time to e-mail until today.  It has been an incredible week though!

 

First, I have been working out like crazy for the passed 6 months trying to burn off all the blubber I gained over the winter and I finally hit my goal last week!  I can finally dunk!!!! (See attached photo) I have been working at this for a few months and was quite pleased to actually be able to do it again :)

 

So we have been meeting with an investigator and her son for about 6 weeks now and when we first met with them we prayed to know the date the Lord would have them be baptized and we felt that October 18th was the date.  They accepted the date contingent upon them both receiving their own personal witness from God that the Church is in fact true.  They have both had experiences while reading the Book of Mormon that have led them to believe the book is true but last Sunday was, in my opinion, the moment where they received their answer from God that His Church truly has been restored to the earth.  We got a call Sunday morning informing us that our investigator's youngest son had been throwing up all night and they were not going to be able to make it to church.  He is only 2 years old and has been sick with the flu for over a week now.  It got really bad on Sunday and our investigator requested we come and give her son a blessing before church.  As we prepared to head over to her house I felt the feeling, as I have before, that God would respond to their faith and the little boy would be healed.  We said a prayer and I felt the Holy Ghost fill my heart. We gave him an anointed blessing of healing.  My companion anointed and I was given the opportunity to give him a blessing.  In the blessing he was told by the faith of his family and by the power of the Holy Priesthood he would be healed as a witness to them that the Church is true.  We went over on Monday night to go over the questions for baptism with them and they told me the boy is back to his normal self and has not showed any signs of sickness since he received the blessing.  They are ready to be baptized :) I have no doubt in my mind that God lives and that He loves us.  I know that the Priesthood is on the earth and all the Priesthood keys necessary for salvation are here and reside in The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints.  I am so grateful to be a part of the lives of so many incredible people here in Montana.  Our investigators will be baptized this Saturday after the evening session for Stake Conference :)

Also, If you have not seen the movie Meet The Mormons GO SEE IT!!!!!  It was only gonna come to Montana if the people here requested it enough times so all of the missionaries here got to see the movie a few weeks ago and then we went to work knocking on doors inviting people to request the movie.  We found out a few days ago it will be playing at the theater here this Friday!  I loved it and know you will too :)

Thanks again for all the birthday cards and packages.  I am so grateful for the great love and support I have from back home :)

 

Love,

Elder Holland

and it has been raining lately so there have been some awesome rainbows :)