An Apostles & Exchanges

 Hola, 

This week started off with our devotional with Elder Renlund. It was a fantastic experience. It was a bit of a surreal experience seeing him in person. I always see the members of the first presidency and quorum of the twelve through a screen. To get to fist bump and be only 20 feet away when he spoke was a super awesome experience. Most of the devotion was dedicated to Elder Renlund and Sister Renlund answering questions we had submitted a week before. I learned a lot and even had questions answered I didn't even know I had! One thing that Elder Renlund said that has stuck with me is "Imperfect people can teach perfect doctrine". It was a great truth. I'm far from perfect but the doctrine I'm teaching is perfect and can change the lives of those I teach. He also shared part of his upcoming April 2022 Conference talk, which was really cool. 

Wednesday we had Exchanges with our Zone leaders. They went great. I went to their area and worked with Elder Basauri. I learned a lot and had some great lessons. During one of them with some inactive members, I got to bear my testimony about the Sacrament and I could feel the spirit testify of what I was saying. Not only to them, but also to me. 

The rest of the week was a lot of contacting people. We have had a lot of lessons fall though so we had to get back in touch with people to get new lessons scheduled. 

Our district leaders. Called us on saturday night and asked to do another exchange. This one on monday. So 2 exchanges in one week! I got to go to Villa Coapa. I worked with Elder Ituarte again. We ended up doing a lot of walking as we tried to visit people without phone numbers. We walked around the area for a good 2 hours trying to find people without any luck. It happens. 

This p-day the Zone got together at La Noria, and played some sports. The usual of Zone Villa Coapa. 

Elder Neilson

Elder Renlund and the Mission

 

Monday?

 Hola, 

Yes P-day is on Monday, but just for this week. We have our devotional with Elder Renlund tomorrow, Tuesday, so p-day was changed. I'm really looking forward to Elder Renlund's devotional and hopefully I will have some great insights to share next week!

On Thursday we had Zone Conference. The theme was "Soldiers of Christ." In the Mission right now we have only 76 missionaries and in  the borders of our mission we have 7 to 9 million people. So we are really outnumbered. We talked a lot about planes and strategies we can implement to be more effective in the work. We also had a safety presentation which was informative but also very entertaining. 

Alfredo has his baptismal interview, he said he didn't feel quite ready. He wants to work on a few things so he feels 100% ready. It was sad to hear but he has a firm testimony, so with a little bit more time, he will be ready. 

This P-day was chill. We bought food and got haircuts, to look fresh for Elder Renlund. 

This week I was reading Joseph Smith's 1830 Vision of Moses (Moses 1). I really like what is now canonized in verse 35 "But only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you. For behold, there are many worlds that have passed away by the word of my power. And there are many that now stand, and innumerable are they unto man; but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them." I really love the last part "but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them." This is a truth that I have become more aware of on my mission, God and Christ know each one of us individually and perfectly, "we are his and he knows us." 

Elder Neilson

Haircut

Elder Magus and I

Zone Conference (about half the mission)

The Zone at zone conference

food at a ward activity

Fecha

 Hola,

Another week down. 

This week was not the most eventful so I don't have a ton to report on. 

A big win this week though was we got our investor Alfredo on baptimimal date. Hopefully all goes well.

We also went all over the Area this week, a lot of places I have been very few times. Second time to San Bartolomé and this time during the day so we had some great views.  

The past couple of days have been cloudy up here in Milpa Alta and we got some rain, luckily nothing like what it is during the rainy season. 

It's a short one this week, 

hasta la próxima, 

Elder Neilson  

View from San Bartolomé of San Pedro 

Milpa Alta this p-day morning

Us above San Pedro