ECY

This week we went to Chiclayo for leadership counsel. That killed about 3 days. But it was cool. Its always good to see the other boys. 

As I write this I am in a little town called San Ignacio. Its a small town in the jungle a smooth 8 iron from the boarder of Ecuador (ecy). Im back🗣 🤟 might go visit Roque and all the boys up there. Im so ecy. 

About 6 weeks ago, Elder Hansen being the incredible AP he was came up to Jaen to kick it for a week. We had an exchange for a week that turned out to be not only one of the best weeks of my mission, but of my whole life. On one of the first days in my area we followed our noses into a cake shop (missionary things(pretty sure we got served like rice and maybe a little bit of chicken that day)) Ended up contacting the lady working there. Teaching her, and the rest is history. Hermana Carmen got baptized yesterday. She shared an experience at her baptism about a dream she had about me and Elder Hansen as angels escorting her through a world of drugs, parties and all manner of wordly grossness to a lagoon where I apeared again dressed in white and went into the water with her. Since then she hasn't drinken her coffee and has been preparing for baptism. I hadn't known about this dream until yesterday so that was cool to hear. I promise the work is not that easy here lol. She is the coolest little lady ever. Shes 20 and is low key dating a RM in the ward already. I asked him about it at the baptism he said "straight to the temple" 🚀 

The last 3 months have been really tough. I wont lie haha. I have been pushed to what I thought were my limits in so many ways. Emotionally, spiritually, physically, pacience, self worth, loneliness. You name it. But I am so grateful for what I have passed through and what am passing through. I have learned to hang on to the things that really matter. My faith and testimony especially. When you hang on to it like this in times of trial it is forced to grow. I have seen that powerfully in my life. In spirit of easter, I know that Jesus came to this earth, lived the perfect life. Gave us the perfect example. Suffered the unthinkable. Died, and was resurected, and that because he rose, we will too. 

This talk is super cool. Give it a listen. I am grateful for restored preisthood power and the leaders we have been given. I am so excited for general conference. Easter and conference is such a great time of year. What a treat. 

 "Brothers and sisters, one of the great consolations of this Easter season is that because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path utterly alone, we do not have to do so. His solitary journey brought great company for our little version of that path—the merciful care of our Father in Heaven, the unfailing companionship of this Beloved Son, the consummate gift of the Holy Ghost, angels in heaven, family members on both sides of the veil, prophets and apostles, teachers, leaders, friends. All of these and more have been given as companions for our mortal journey because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the Restoration of His gospel. Trumpeted from the summit of Calvary is the truth that we will never be left alone nor unaided, even if sometimes we may feel that we are."

-None Were with Him