Week of January 12, 2009

hey howell family
ya transfers were this week. and once again, one of the hardest weeks of my mission. it was so hard to leave eindhoven, you guys have noooo idea. leaving elder gish, marco, saskia, and the members was truely difficult. o and by the way, elder gish (my last companion) and elder rock are giving yoyu guys a call at the end of february when they return home. we are definatly going to visit amsterdam and eindhoven when we came back here and visit.
zwolle is very diffferent then amsterdam and eindhoven. its a small city and there is a branch here. my new comp is elder hansen from the oc, southeren california. he is very smart with the scriptures and speaks the language very well.
church was thee best part of my week. the branch has maybe 50 members in it. there are some sweet families here. im excited to work with them.
family, i love you all so much. sometimes its really hard out here. sometimes i just want to give up and end. but when i think of my fammily and what you guys have done for me, i get back up. chirst conquered hell for us. during his atonement he walked into hell and defeated the 1/3rd of devils. he broke the chains that the devils were holding us down with. he looked each of us in the face and said, come follow me. how blessed i feel to be apart of this restored gospel and being born into thee howell family. never forget who you are. keep the commandments of god. this week really was somethin. i appreciate so much your prayers. when im riding on my bike, i think of the prayers that are being offered by my family and loved ones. i cant exlpain in words how much i love you all.
please keep prayering
elder howell

p.s that is so great to hear about lacrosse and how it is growing so much. who knows, i might be playing again?