Elder Mitchell Holdstock

Merry Christmas! I hope you guys had a great Christmas and had lots of fun.  This week was full of activities for Christmas. On monday we went to an old folks home and talked with them and sang Christmas songs and we had a recent convert who was baptized last month come and play the guitar and sing with us. Then we had a movie night and had the missionaries from the other wards come and give a spiritual thought and when they were done we showed the movie.  On Christmas Eve we went to a Plaza in the middle of our area and gave out Books of Mormon that we had wrapped in wrapping paper. And we had 2 Recent converts come and help us and who shared their testimony of the Book of Mormon and how they came to know the truth for themselves. And it was cool to listen to them talk about their experience they had during the activity. Then we sang songs in the Plaza and talked with people.  On Christmas we visited with some members and t...

Hey guys! I hope you're all doing well. This week was pretty interesting. This week we invited everyone to our activities we had last week and this week. Our ward had a Christmas dinner and reenacted the Nativity and we had 7 investigators that we invited come! It was super fun we played some games, ate and just had a good time.  This sunday we had our special meeting for Christmas and had the whole stake come to our building for the meeting. Something crazy that happened this week is that one of the Brothers who helps us out a lot with stuff (Brother Nateniel) was talking with this lady who he was going to sell a phone to and she said that her daughter was in jail and so he asked her if he could pray for her and she said that would be great so he did. Then later when he went to her house to sell her the phone the daughter was there and had gotten out of jail and she told him that while she was in jail she said she made a promise to God that she woul...

Whats up fam! Another week down and more people I can barely understand but it's been great. This week has been a bit crazy because we had a Zone conference for Christmas. SO we played games and had lunch and In the conference we talked about to have success in the mission and how to extend commitments to our Amigos (investigators).  We also talked about how we should act when they don't keep the commitments and how we should go about reteaching and re extending the commitment.  Then we had interviews with President Hymas and a talk with his wife and talked about how were adjusting to the mission and the language and if they could help us in anyway.  The rest of the week we've spent inviting everyone to come to the activities we have planned for our Light the World. We also had some members help us wrap up Book of Mormons in wrapping paper and highlighting 1 Nephi 11:13-23.(The scripture about Nephi s...

Hey guys!  One week down so far everything been great.  Me and My companion, Elder Calvachi, are in Santa Rosa right now. Both of us are new to the area and we dont know anything about it. So this week we spent most of our time trying to get to know the area and the members and who the Bishop is. All of the members we've met so far have been super nice and helpful.  We also played soccer with some of the members and it was super fun.  This week we talked with some families and My companion made me give spiritual thought. So I shared with them Mormon 9:22. And talked about how Jesus didnt only tell his disciples (or missionaries) to go and preach the gospel he told everyone that could hear him that they needed to preach to everyone. We also showed a lot of them the new light the world and talked with them about lighting the world One by One.  But that is about it for this week.  I hope you guys are havin...

Hey I made it.  Its been pretty great so far i just got my companion his name is Elder Calvachi from Ecuador and later today we head to Santa Rosa on a bus for about 5-6 hours. Anyways im Safe. I hope you guys are doing well. Elder Holdstock Good Afternoon, We are delighted to have Elder Holdstock serving in our mission. He arrived safely in Bahia Blanca on Tuesday. We had a dinner with the new arrivals that evening in the mission home. On Wednesday morning we had a training session and then he was able to meet his first companion. He left for his first assignment on Wednesday afternoon. Elder Holdstock will be a great asset to the mission. I believe he will touch many lives here as he shares the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. I look forward to serving with him. Best Regards, President Hymas                    Sister Hymas       President Hymas        Elder H...

English I wanted to let you know that your sons and daughters arrived safely tonight in Bahia Blanca.  We fed them at the mission home, got to know them a little bit, and then sent them to bed.  They were tired after their travel.  They will have a chance to write you in the coming days to give you more details. I am so grateful for the preparation they have made to serve here with us and share the wonderful message of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Sincerely, Pres. Robert W. Hymas Español Quiero avisarles que sus hijos e hijas llegaron sin problema esta noche a Bahía Blanca.  Les dimos de comer, los conocimos un poco, y después se fueron para dormir.  Tuvieron sueño.  En los días siguientes van a tener la oportunidad de escribirles y darles más detalles. Estoy agradecido por la preparación de ellos para que puedan servir acá y compartir el mensaje maravilloso del evangelio de Jesucristo.  Atentamente, Pte. Robert W.  Hymas ...