Week 27 -- April 13, 2020



Hola a todos!!(:


This was a great week, I decided something this week, I'm kinda sick of the Corona Virus and it being the only thing anyone has on their mind, and so in prayer with my Father in Heaven I just explained to Him, that this virus has caused so much pain and sorrow for so many people, and I was kind of sick of the effects it's been having, so I asked Him if He could just take that burden for a little bit so I could focus a little bit more on the good things happening. And let me tell you,  there is so much good in the world, the world isn't COVID-19, there's more going on, let's focus on that! I'd like to invite you guys to do the same and really this week focus on what's still good, because I promise you there's more good than bad if you just look for it, trust me, taking a break from stressing about COVID-19 Is so nice, and your Savior Jesus Christ, suffered and was resurrected for this purpose exactly, let's not waste His suffering!!(:

Here is a fun story from last night. So in my last area, we had been teaching a big family and there was this uncle who lived there and he was nice but very clearly told us that he was not interested at all, so we never taught him. But we left like 4 Book of Mormons in this apartment ahaha! Well, I found him on Facebook 3 days ago, and last night he post a picture of a scripture and after reading it, I was like wait a second, I think that is from 2 Nephi.. AND IT WAS!!! So I commented and was like, I love this scripture!! And he responded telling me he had read half the Book of Mormon already!! and then one of his friends commented something like, bro you gotta find a religion that has sound doctrine, the mormons are crazy and not sane, they don't believe in the Holy Ghost. And I was like freak shut up. and My man Luis just replied saying that he would read whatever testified of good things, and the other dude just kept going off until Luis told him to shut up an deleted all his comments!!HECK TO THE YEAH!!!!

Also, was this fast not just amazing?? I really hope you had the opportunity to fast this past Good Friday, it was amazing, there were hundreds of thousands of people of all faiths from all over the world united in faith and prayer and fasting, I have no doubt that our Lord heard our prayers,  but we must not stop being obedient and asking for His help, it will come, we must have faith!(:

I want to talk a little bit about yesterday,  Easter!!
This was a very different Easter than I have ever had. For the first time, I haven't heard or seen anything about bunnies or eggs like literally at all. Yesterday didn't feel like traditional Easter, it felt like the day of celebrating Christ's resurrection, and I loved it, It was so powerful and spiritual. I called and talked to my fam, and we had a good Easter discussion and talked a lot about how different it would have been if Christ had not risen from His grave. The simple scripture that says, "He is not here, for He is risen," is singlehandedly the most important truth of the history of everything. Imagine if Christ had still been there, if He never rose and his lifeless body lied in the tomb today. How would your life have been different? After a little bit of pondering that, I have realized that there is not one aspect of humanity that would be the same, that moment truly changed everything. If Christ hadn't risen, it would've proved Him as a liar and a fraud, religion would not exist, death would be the end, life would not have a purpose, there would be nowhere to go, no reason to try and be better. But we know that He did rise, Christ did the impossible, He overcame spiritual and physical death, and He lives. Because He lives, I can live again, you can live again, we all can!!! I love my Savior!!!(:

Love you all!! Keep on surviving!

For every worry under the sun
There is a remedy or there is none
If there is one
Go and find it
If there is none
NEVERMIND IT

-Élder Boden

Pictures!

1. Look really close at the window on the other building

2. My awesome family!

3. Zone Conference!!!

4. Less panic, more faith(:

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