Hey cuties,
Okay good news! I am still living and
back to normal health here in El Salvador. I have medicine that has been
helping a lot, I can finally eat, I am back to doing the work that I
love, and I am... Happy! Oh so happy.
This week
was full of miracles, because that is how Heavenly Father does things
for His missionaries... And it ended with a baptism! We have been
teaching Bryan for a couple of months now. He is the younger brother of a
recent convert, and ever since his brother got baptized,he has wanted
to be a member of the church too. Bryan is only 13, and for that we
wanted to make sure that he truly understood the doctrine and the
importance of baptism. Back in January, Bryan had decided that he wanted
to be baptized on the 25th, and we were doing all that we could to help
him achieve his goal. However, when I got sick things got all crazy and
I had thought that we were going to have to postpone his baptism. But,
in very real and special ways we were able to see that the Lord wanted
Bryan to be baptized, and he cleared the path for him. The baptismal
service was beautiful, his older brother was able to baptize him, and in
the font they hugged and cried together from the pure joy that only the
gospel can create. They have a long road ahead of them, but they are
two amazing young men whom the Lord is preparing for amazing things.
I
continue to become more humble every week. I love being a part of His
work, sometimes I stand in awe that the Lord is trusting us with His
children. These last few weeks haven't been easy, but I am learning and
growing. My testimony is stronger. I know that the Lord knows what He is
doing.
Jacob 3:1 says:
Look Unto God with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions, and he will plead your cause.
I just trust in that promise with all of my heart.
Thank
you for the sweet emails, for the prayers, and for the constant
support. I could not ask for better friends or a more amazing family.
There isn't anywhere else that I would rather be.
All my love,
Sister Houston
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