Week 62: October 9, 2017 - General Conference!

Even though it's a week late, I love General Conference!

That was by far the highlight of the past week, and the outpouring of

faith and the spirit that it brought upon us. I embrace every chance

we have to hear from the leaders of the church, called of God and

holding his authority, and the chance to apply their advice in our

lives. Something that I felt was especially accented was the

importance of following the council of our living prophet, Thomas S.

Monson, and READ THE BOOK OF MORMON. It is the standard of our faith,

and a key component in keeping ourselves moving on the path of light.

As an example of the importance of that faith, Elder Zeller and I had

only had an alright week up until Conference. Obviously we were trying

to find all of Gods children, but for whatever reason we weren't

finding the people we expected to. However, after Conference, and

feasting upon the living words of Christ, we were bolstered. There are

angels, walking not just with the missionaries, but with every single

person trying to walk the path of righteousness, to do the right

thing. Walking with them, we were guided to various people prepared to

hear His words, including an international building. I never knew that

other foreigners even lived on this island! We are not even on

mainland Japan, but I was blessed to be able to speak in Japanese with

a person from Vietnam and Nepal, among other countries, and share the

gospel. It's amazing to think of how many coincidences happened to

lead us there, but of course, as we learned in Conference, there

aren't really coincidence when God is involved.

Not much else to report, but as always it is amazing to serve God in

the reaches of the world. I love you all!

Elder Woodhouse