WEEK 58: Achievement Unlocked: General Conference Pt 3

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 What's good yall. It's been a little while since I've written and email so let's get into it. 


General conference this weekend was super good! Follow the profet and start preparing for the second coming 🫡 

Last Pday I got to go play golf at a golf course here in Guayaquil with my zone. It was super weird because I live in the trashiest place in Guayaquil and we drove an hour to the nicest place and I felt like I was back home in the good old U S of A. 

Speaking of the U.S. I have officially been living in ecuador for a year. It's so crazy how this crazy place is just normal life. Let's go over some of my favorite things about Ecuador. 

Food:
-Encebollado 
-patacones
-bolon
-seko de pollo 
-Biri-Biri
-I finally like eating fish 
- ceviche 
- alitas

Culture: 
- Iguanas 
- the beach 
- the word ñaño 
- trici motos 
- buses 

Spiritual Thought: 
Have you ever been in a funk? Have you ever felt like your are walking around in a dirk midst not knowing where to go or what you should do? Then boy I have just the story for you. 

The profet Lehi felt the same way in his vision before he found the tree of life. As you read this passage, I want you to find what Lehi did when he was in the darkness. 

1 Nephi 8: 
7 And it came to pass that as I followed him I beheld myself that I was in a dark and dreary waste. 
8 And after I had traveled for the space of many hours in darkness, I began to pray unto the Lord that he would have mercy on me, according to the multitude of his tender mercies. 
9 And it came to pass after I had prayed unto the Lord I beheld a large and spacious field. 10 And it came to pass that I beheld a tree, whose fruit was desirable to make one happy.

What happened? Did you catch what Lehi did? He said a prayer unto the lord to help him in that moment. 

I felt a lot like Lehi at the start of this week. I felt like I was in a state of Limbo and that I couldn't progress. If we say a prayer. Everything will work out. 

Testifico estas cosas en el nombre de Jesucristo, Amen. 







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