Week of Mar 16, 2026 — Villa Elisa, Paraguay

Haupei! Good morning everyone! I hope you are all doing well! This past week was full of lots of miracles and tender mercies! Here are a few of the highlights!

• The Lord led us to a really awesome girl named Mia! She is 14 years old, so smart and really wants to learn more about the Gospel! Also there are no coincidences in the Lord’s work because she used to be elementary school best friends with one of the recent converts here in Villa Elisa! Huge miracle!!
• Went on divisions with my trainer Hermana Whitesides!! I learned so much from her and the Lord led us to so many amazing people!! Super grateful for her and her example!
• This past week we found a point on our missionary application of a little boy named Milkar. Literally the first time we saw this point. Turns out his birthday was the next day and is now old enough to be baptized!! He is super cute and is so excited every time we pass by his house. Definitely the hand of the Lord there!!
• Had Pday de Zona where we played some volleyball and football! Super fun to get together with all the other missionaries!
• The Lord also led us to two really awesome friends, Norma and Jonathan, an aunt and nephew! They are super receptive to the Gospel and just super awesome! Also the hand of the Lord because they are relatives of two recent converts here in Villa Elisa!

Hope you all have the best week! Love you all!

Spiritual Thought

As I was reading Alma this week a story that stuck out to me was about Korihor in chapter 30. Korihor kept saying that if Alma showed him a sign then he would believe that there is a God. Alma then replies in verse 44, “… the scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form so witness that there is a Supreme Creator”. This verse is so cool! Everything here on Earth and in the sky is evidence that we have a loving Heavenly Father! On the mission I’ve seen so much evidence that God is real. I’ve seen him in the smiles of our friends, the sunsets walking home, big hugs from Paraguayan grandmas, members speaking a little bit of English, little kids playing in the street and so much more. I am so thankful that we have a loving Heavenly Father who never fails to show up for us day in and day out. I know that as we look for Him in all things, we will find Him in all things! 🤍