Elder Maverick Ludvigson

Quito Sur...

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This week wad a Rollercoaster thats for sure! Some quick hitters are... I got bit by a dog and needed Rabbis shots (again), I was robbed on a overpacked trole 😱, and me and my comp have been sick the last few days 😅, and zone conference. All and all it was definitely a lot diffrent week and we still had a lot of cool spiritual experiences.

Espiritual pensamiento 🤙🏿

I restared the Book of Morman recently (its so good) but this time im reading it in spanish 🥳. A part I want to focus on is when the Lord commands Nephi to build a boat. Literally the first question he asks is HOW? Not WHY? Nephi is the best because he has faith and most importantly acts on his faith. I know If I was in his shoes I would be asking WHY? REALLY? I would have some toughts like, "We have been traveling in the desert for 8 years and finally find a place thats perfect to build a home, and your asking me to build a ship!?!" Good thing im not Nephi 😅. But my invitation is to ACT. Faith has to parts the belief part and the action part, so act!

Quick story, we went to Quito central (capital of Ecuador) for our zone conference. Our mission president's wife had a lesson on how NOT to get bit by dogs and robbed. Well... I didnt listen very well literally an hour later I was traveling back on a trole. It was PACKED litterly shoulder to shoulder 0 space to move (felt like a moshpit). Everyone pushed there way into the trole and I checked to see if I still had my phone in my pocket and... it was gone🫠. I had the chip aswell so the last few days we havnt been able to call people when we are not connected to wifi 😭.

We planned a lesson on the temple grounds with our family thats about to get baptized. We were going to teach temples at the temple 😱. We coordinated everything with them and we were going to meet them there so me and my comp took the bus there. We didnt have a SIM card because some got it stolen... so we couldnt call them to see where they were because they were late. We finally asked to use someones phone to call them and they apparently didnt have a car to travel even though they told us right before we left that they would have there car. Long story short me and my comp took a 40 min bus ride to the temple and they never showed up... 🫠.

This week definitely had it ups and downs, lol. But its always a privilege to struggle for the Lord 🫡. The foods getting to me 😅. I dont know how many more plates of white rice I can eat. I love it though and greatful for the free food but would be nice to break my 225 day streak of eating rice and chicken.😀

I love this mission it been the best experience in my life. I really do appreciate emails 🙏🏿.

Con mi todo corazón Elder Lud 🤙🏿