Happy Halloween!!! What is everyone dressing up as this year? I dressed up as a missionary!! haha How is everyone doing? It sounds like Porter is doing good! I always have him in my prayers. How was the Jason Aldean concert Bubs and Kyle? I'm sure it was a blast! Well this week has been so great!! Last week we had changes and I am still here in Vargas with Hermana Allen from South Jordan Utah! She was in this sector about 6 months ago for 3 weeks! haha Her and her other companion opened this sector and then she left. But now she is back and she is so excited to be here! She is an awesome missionary and I am learning a TON from her! I love learning!!
** Side note** Friday there was a ¨temblor¨ in Ecuador. I don't really know what that word is in English. Anyway I guess there was an earthquake in Peru and I don't know if it was a little one here or just the side effects from Peru. It was stronger in other parts but we were standing in the street waiting for the bus and it just felt like a semi crossing a bridge while you were standing on it. But i guess in houses you could feel it more. But it was pretty cool and everyone is talking about it! haha Just thought you might like to know! Ecuador is rockin´ these days!
Anyway back to the good stuff! So we found a lady this week named Guadalupe and she is awesome!! We taught her the Restoration and she love love loved it!! She could feel the Spirit so strong especially while we were teaching her about Joseph Smith and the church being restored! And the best part was she recognized that she was feeling the Spirit!! It was my second favorite lesson ever! The first is with the Barrera family when the Spirit was almost touchable. Remember? Anyway she accepted a baptism date! Woo hoo!!!! And we asked her to give the closing prayer and she started crying because she was so happy! Loved it! And........She came to church!!! In a dress! haha She brought her mom who is 80 something years old and has alzheimer- however you spell it. They live alone. Guadalupe is 60 and she has never been married, has no kids and has lived with her mom all her life. She said she always prayed to die at 30 cause she thought that was plenty of time to live but God has let her live twice as long and she doesn´t know why. That was kinda interesting to hear but Heavenly Father has a better plan in mind of course, He always does! So please keep Guadalupe in your prayers! We can´t let Satan win with her!
Yesterday in Sacrament Meeting Bishop gave an amazing talk on Elder Oaks talk ¨Desire¨ and I loved it! My companion and I had just studied that talk this week to share it with people and it was perfect to hear what he had to say! He opened by asking two questions- What is your biggest desire in life and what is your biggest fear in life? And he just made us think a lot about what we want and what we are doing to get what we want. So family think about those questions! What is your biggest desire? Is it the biggest desire the Lord has for you? What is your biggest fear? What are you doing to make sure it doesn´t happen? If our desires aren´t in line with the Lord´s desires what do we need to change? Set high goals and work together to achieve them! Remember what Elder Oaks said something like desires dictate our priorities, priorities dictate our choices, choices dictate our actions.
I love you all! Thank you for being my family and for always loving and supporting me!! I couldn´t be here without you all! I love being a missionary!!! Have a great week!!!! xoxoxXo
Love forever and always,
Hermana Nelson
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLE!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!
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