Elder Jacob Hillstead

Good afterNOON everybody, how are we? Listen listen, I ain't no week favoritist. I believe that all weeks were created equal and that they have equal value... but between you and I, I like some more than others. It's just the truth. And this last week was one of my favorite weeks I've had on the mission yet! Super good one, let's talk about it.  ZL DIVISION    -Thursday this week, I landed a divison with one of our Zone Leaders, Elder Hammond! Dude's a stud. He's from Idaho, already got me beat with time on the mission, and we made a dang good team for a day there. He taught me a lot about important lessons he's learned on the mission; to have faith even when it's tough, importance of seizing the moment, and to always keep moving forward. That's something super wise he said, was that it's inevitable in life that you'll fail, and plans'll change. A successful mission (or life) isn't based off of how many plans you make that go the way ...

HIT 6 MONTHS SINCE BECOMING MR. ELDER HILLSTEAD, WOOOO!! Aint no lie people, got set apart Sep. 2 and its been 6 months since the date! Can't believe I actually made it 6 months without mom's cooking and warm shower water. I feel invincible. These last months have taught and shown me so much, and I feel so grateful I've been able to have all yall along for the ride with me and for all the support you've shown me. Thank you for all the love and prayers sent my way, it has undoubtedly made a difference, and it will continue to. 1/4 of Brazil already through. Man, that was fast! As far as the week itself goes, it was a lot of work! We've been striving a ton to meet new people and to add new folks to our teaching pool, and we've met a lot of people with some real potential. Def the best ones we've met though have been references through members. Can't overestimate how clutch member references are. Some of the regulars we've got in the rotation right now ...