Zone Conference and Miracles

 Hey everyone hope you guys are having an amazing week! Last week was full of traveling, texas roadhouse, and zone conference! As well as a little sunday surprise! 

Work:

This week was awesome work wise, i was able to have intercambios with my old compañion Elder Valencia and it was just like old times, full of miracles and blessings. We were able to have a lesson with the son of a member for the first time ever, missionaries have tried to get him to recieve the lessons for over a year now but hes never accepted them until the intercambio i had with Elder Valencia. We had a 2 lessons with him last week and on Sunday we committed him to baptism for this coming Sunday! If you guys could keep him in your prayers so that he can be baptized this week that would be awesome! 

This sunday also brought a miracle, one of the people who was in teaching with Elder Valencia and I last transfer was baptized on Sunday and it was so incredible. Elder Valencia baptized her and when she was asked who she wanted to confirm her she asked for me, even though i hadn't taught her since last transfer because of the area split. It was an incredible moment for me to see all of the hard work of last transfer keep bringing forth fruit this transfer. The work this week was awesome and i couldnt be more thankful to my father in heaven for giving me the chance to witness another soul be brought unto him! We also had zone conference and it was awesome to see all of my friends there!

Stats!

Texas roadhouse trips: 3🤠🔥

Points in the basketball game: 42🥳🏀

Intercambios had: 3😅

Gokart best time: 1.05.73🏎

Baptisms! 1🥳🥳🥳🥳

Guitar songs learned: 2🔥 (camping trips will be certifyingly awesome now!)

Days working with my comp: 1🤯

Days until transfers: 6🙏

Spiritual thought:

The spiritual thought this week has to do with the come follow me from last week, the story of Joseph being sold into Egypt. One of my favorite scriptures in the bible comes from this story. In Genisis 50:20

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Sometimes we feel abondoned, forgotten by God after doing everything we could to draw nearer unto him. In the case of Joseph it could've been so easy for him to forsake God, but he didn't. In his most perilous times he continued to turn towards our Father in Heaven and trust his plan, even when it seemed as if hope was gone. If you are passing through something hard, a trial, a sickness, a disability always remember the example Joseph set for us and remember. God means it unto good. 

Prayer list:

Miguel Angel

Lorena

Ernestina

Marco

Elder Comarell

Elder Simpson

Elder Allen

Favor: I've got a favor to ask of you guys haha😅 if you could all keep me in your prayers this week that i might be able to leave the area I'm in right now it would mean a whole lot. Even though there are a lot of good things going on in San Felipe right now, theres a lot of things going on that aren't good and that i can't really explain too well over email but it would be very appreciated if you guys can help through the power of prayer. You guys mean everything to me and i love you all so much! Shoot me an email and update me on life and march madness! Have a great week!

-Elder Ericson