HEY ALL! To explain the subject of
the email, I was walking down the road with my comp and a wild animal ran right
out from the side brush of the road and right under my feet to the other side
of the road and scared me so bad I fell to my butt on the road. I looked up at
my Brazilian comp and said, "Was that an Armadillo?!" and he said,
"What's an armadillo?" And I didn’t know how to explain to someone
what an armadillo is so I just let it go. How do you explain to someone what an
armadillo is when you're both speaking a foreign language and don’t share the
same native language? The answer is unknown to me, but I'm 85% positive that I
got attacked by a rogue armadillo this week. I'm just grateful that I walked
about with both ankles untouched and unharmed.
Well, I'm still working in Pehuajó
as the Branch President and I'm finally getting the hang of it all. It's a lot
to do, but man I've learned a lot about myself and the Atonement. This church
is true. Take it from someone who has seen behind the scenes of the weekly
Sunday routine. This church is true. Its easy to see that all roads lead to
Christ as the Chief Cornerstone of this church from where I stand now. No, I'm
not trying to boast. The responsibilities I have are nothing to boast about,
and even then, I have only been sustained and supported by His hand and without
Him I would not have been able to do anything that I have done, so how could I
boast? He is my pillar of support. In Ephesians 2:20 it says
this: "And [the church is] built upon the foundation of the
apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In
whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the
Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the
Spirit." I testify that this church is still built upon this same
foundation with Christ still as the Chief Cornerstone. I have no doubts.
I love the mission and I love who
the Lord is molding me into. I think of those who are about to or are beginning
to embark in the service of God and feel so excited for them and the amazing experience
they are about to have. Don’t think, just serve. Put your head down and push as
the pioneers did. You'll realize that you aren’t the only one pushing.
Thank you all so much for the
support! I love you and pray for you all!
Elder Holmes
