Week 62: Hello, Hello, Hello

Hello hello!

Life is crazy as usual in missionary life- quarantine edition. 

This week we actually had a lot of lessons fall through. Mostly english classes, so not to big of a deal. Also our stake is the best, and we didn't have access to computers so we could only do limited things on our phones, but they got chrome books for the stake center so now we go there a lot to get out of the house and use the computers. 

This week we did have a miracle. Our international zone focus has been to find the one (juan). Knowing that God has prepared people to learn and accept his gospel we need to be ready to teach them and search them out. Well, our Juan (literally) reached out to us. He set up an english class or more of a lesson to talk and practice. But when we had it, it was completely gospel centered. He has a friend in Utah who is a member and suggested he take lessons from the missionaries. And he read a bit about the church and had questions about Joseph smith, the Book of Mormon, and if we believed in life after death. He was so open and grateful to talk with us. It was such a blessing to have God's hand directly in connecting us to each other. 

Thinking about it gave me a perspective to look at life and the way things happen. God has a plan, and a goal for us to be able to reach our potential. And we need to do all we can to prepare for it, and to actively work for it and seek it out. But sometimes despite all we do, it isn't within our power. But Christ is able to bring things to us as we need them and are prepared to receive them. We may not have found Juan, but we did what we could, and he found us. When we live our lives trying to follow God in the best ways we can, he will guide us to where we need to go and cause to happen what needs to happen. I'm so grateful Juan is seeking the truth and doing his best to follow God. Now we have the blessing to help him in his journey :)

This week while trying to not go too crazy from quarantine, think about who could use help in their life (hint: we all do), and who is trying to do the best they can. I invite you to invite them to read the Book of Mormon, pray, have a short conversation with the missionaries, join your come follow me discussion, share their favorite scripture or picture of Christ. Christ invited us to follow him, and to follow his example and best help his sheep, we are to invite. 

I love you all and hope you have a great week!

Love, Hermana Nielson :D