Hope you guys be doing well, and have a great Thanksgiving!
Summary/highlights
-Intercambio with one of my zone leaders, Elder Mackay
-Conference Multizona, with Elder Walker a general authority
-Foods been pretty good ngl
-Learning a lot about a lot of things, the scriptures and Spanish
-Learning a lot of about patience
- Spanish is going pretty good still
-Haven't been having that much "success" in finding people to teach, next week we are going try new things and reset
Gratitude:
Some of these days be very long and hard not gunna lie, climbing hills all day and having to do pretty much everything. But, it's always important to have a positive attitude and mindset, and always be grateful for the little blessings and the ways that God has blessed our lives. I'm grateful for this opportunity I have to be here in Chile. The beautiful beaches and sunsets, the good food that the members make for us, and for what Jesus Christ did for me personally.
My favorite quote ever is my President Nelson, "the joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives". When our focus is on Jesus Christ and the things WE can control, then we will feel more true joy.
But this is going away from gratitude now, but now, in my mission right now I'm completely focused on how I can help others come unto Christ, how I can help our friends get baptized and how I can help strength the faith of the members. But during my training (like 3 weeks ago lol lol) I was pretty much focused on myself, I'm tired, I'm hungry, I'm confused. But now, I focus on how I can help others come unto to Christ, and there is more Joy in that. Sometimes the animo (like excitement) goes up and down, but the joy stays the same.
But to sum this all up, we need (or we should try) to always be focused upwards and outwards- meaning serving God and serving our neighbors and as a missionary I can do this like pretty much 100% of the time. But I guess I would invite you guys focus more on the good things in life, and *let go of things you can't control* and above all focus on Jesus Christ. 
Happy thanksgiving- that was roughly about gratitude
Oh, yea the title-random people on the street and everyone when they find out I'm from the USA they ask if I know Mr. Beast, or Trump. For like 3 months now
Elder Mackay
Leguiz the beast
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