Week 67: Bytheway Zone call

Hello a todos!


This week has been pretty good. We had some good things happening.


First things first, Juan popped back up! Still haven't been able to have a lesson or talk to him, so he's still acting kinda weird, but we have had contact and he has responded to a few of our messages. So hopefully we can figure out what he needs and how we can help him. But the great thing as missionaries is that we represent and are disciples of Jesus Christ and he is the one who can help best, and help perfectly.


Also, Emili was able to join the zoom call for the branch on Sunday. We have been teaching her English and the gospel and is so cute. She reads the children's book of Mormon with her daughter. And her full name is Emilina, so that is pretty coincidental haha. But she sometimes struggles a bit with working technology, but was able to join with audio and actually hear the testimonies. She is very sweet and so nice. It was their daughter Emili's 3rd bday this week, and with the virus they couldn't have people over for a party, but they wanted to invite us over to eat, so instead they gave us some food from a Japanese steakhouse that her husband works at. She had us go and ask for him, Benjamin, but the front desk people said they didn't find any chef with that name. So we called her and she said it was the right place and to go back. And when a Hispanic woman tells you to do something you do it. Luckily this time they did find him, or we don't know what we would have done. But it was very nice of them.


And then to end it all, we had another zoom meeting with John Bytheway. It was for all the youth and their parents in the mission ( or basically anyone that wants to join) and then us. It was really good, and wasn't the same talk. This time he talked about the youth theme of go and do. And how God can only guide our footsteps if we are making steps. And about setting goals. He told us that whenever we set goals for ourselves, someone else has goals for us. Netflix has goals for us, disney plus has goals for us, and he didn't even mention this, but Satan has goals for us. And we need to not be distracted and do nothing but to work towards our goals. Or as he says, "not sit and stew but go and do."


I am so grateful for the resources and the blessings we have. That although it can be tough and tiring, we have all the help we need. God really us there for us but we need to act to be able to let in his help.


Love y'all!
Hermana Nielson :D