Elder Jacob Hillstead

 We had our multizone conference this last week and it was super freakin good. Got to see the boys from Canaã and staff  and got to hear the usual excellent counsel from President and Sister Ferreira. Pres. told us a tale of a speech given in front of an audience of college students at a university, and ALL the guy said when he went to give the speech was "never give up, never give up, never give up." Turns out the students that heard that speech were the most successful compared to the other graduates. Showed a ton the importance of mindset. Loved the multizone a ton, and looks like weve got a mini clm this next week and we'll also be getting go to the Temple! (First time in months  )     We had such a cool experience this week too. Genuine priviledge. The sister of our LMA has been being taught about the church and the gospel for YEARS now, and has really liked the church but has never arrived to actually become a member. This last week, she decided she wanted...

Welcome back to another splitter. General conference this week was amazing, I've been looking at conference like the upcoming superbowl here on the mission and it did not dissapoint. I came into general conference with a buncha questions I was needing wisdom on, and by the end I felt like I had recieved direction on each one! Everyone that spoke was chosen by revelation, and gave us the message that God wants us to know for our lives right now. Also all of the prayers said for the missionaries meant so much to me!      It warmed my heart a ton how during the conference, there were so many speakers who gave homage to President Nelson. I didn't comment on the passing of President Nelson really last week, but this week there was an event the church did honoring his life. It really struck me how he was remembered by everyone who knew him as someone who cared more about others than himself. Who remembered names, showed interest when others talked, worked with patience and kind...