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Fam and friends, what a week, let's not drop a second, let's get to it.


HITCHED 2.0


Ruben and Miriam were both baptized and married on Friday. Had me so stoked, I love them. I remember showing up at their house weeks ago and how they were then versus Saturday when they were married and baptized. It's like two different people. Crazy what changes the gospel can make when we begin to apply it. Everything happened perfectly with the wedding as well, even though it was super crazy to get it all planned and to actually make it happen. I'm for real a wedding planner these days out here planning all these weddings. I know people who make big money doing this and I'm down here doing it for free money-wise (my commission is eternal blessings from the Big Man). But wow, what a night, spirits high, everybody boogying down. Gotta love Paraguay, man.


FINDS


Finally got myself a guitar and it's been so nice. It's unreal having one again. Planning to do a little number in ZC with Elder Fernández, make sure you turn on those Facebook notifications. As well, I found a HEATER tie. It's a chubby black vintage tie with white stars. Looked super CATHE to me. It was calling my name. So I had to get it, slap a little cathe branding on the back. So we're stoked back rocking cathe again. (Peep Google Photos)


ST


This week I was back listening to that same talk from Craig Manning, "The Power of Your Words." This talk is crazy, you gotta listen to it. I love how it talks about when we have self-doubt we can literally flush it out by flooding our mind with positive thoughts using a “power statement.” Doing this vanquishes our doubt because doubt/fear and faith/positivity cannot occupy the mind at the same time. Brothers and sisters, I invite you all to generate your power statement and when doubt rolls along, use that power statement to take that doubt and kick it out of your brain. Banish it. It's wrong. You can.


That's kinda all that's been going on down here, just trying to see some more miracles go down here.


Pray for Oviedo.


Hop on the Google Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/6pnXadUF4PCYgUtV7


Love you all,
Elder Pickett












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