January 16th, 2012

Hey family!

So this week has been just stuffed full of miracles, and I don't have any time to write them all. I can't remember if I told you about the student who just finished his pre-med. He actually wants to be a surgeon. Crazy eh? I think I told you that. Anyhow we passed him off to the sisters and they have been teaching him and so far it's been a Golden Experience. He is committed to be baptized on Feb. 10th. During the pass off lesson we taught out of Alma 32 and his comprehension of Gospel Topics is outstanding. I hope to get a picture with him to show you. We saw him at church (YSA and two family wards meet at the same building) And he walked up to us and gave us a huge gangster handshake. We love him so much. And he just loved church. But he's now under the sisters' charge, we have our own miraculous investigators to talk about.

She's from Rwanda, she's middle aged and speaks more french than English, but loves church. She actually walked into church on her own, and this week she told us why. She gave an analogy to when "You walk into a room and there are a lot of people but all of the sudden you see the one and you know that he's your soulmate. So you hold onto him and then you get married and so forth...the same thing with this church, I just knew it was right, that's why I want to get baptized." We are so excited for her. I talked to her on the phone today and she told me about her day and said "Tomorrow I'm going to practice taking the bus to church so I can make it on time. (Her ride can't take her anymore)" What drive, fantastic.

Our third investigator is overwhelmed, he feels like he has to investigate every christian sect in order to make an unbiased decision that Joseph Smith restored the true church. I showed him that apostacy chart that someone sent me in a package a while ago and it helped him alot. He told us to bear with him, because having full access to all the information on the internet--and then he EXPLODED about communist china. He told us some terrible stuff about china. It alarmed me to see this gentle Chinese man moved to tears in anger and fear for China. "China Government is DEMON! Is that correct pronunciation?" He would say stuff like "you have no idea the fear in my heart, that I have for China. I still have traces of brain wash that I am trying to remove. China is worse than any other country. worse than libya, than middle east, the worst."
But he believes in God. This is a big step for him. He found his testimony in God by looking in the origin of God within Western Democracy. That's why he moved to Canada. Great Guy. Love him. He knelt and offered the most beautiful prayer I have ever heard. It broke our hearts. He'll get his answer soon.

Well I have to get going. Souls to save, Sorry Mom, don't have time to respond this week.

NEVER DIE!

Elder Holm (1)