Elder Nathanael Clark Hyde: A new week and a new beginning...WOW!!!

This week was one of beginning anew a getting ready for change. On
Tuesday we had an entire mission technology conference with Elder
Nelson of the first quorum of the seventy and brother Heaton from the
Provo MTC. Wow, it's such a great privilege to have the entire mission
all together at once. It was a really great training about how we are
going to turn a new page with the technology phase. They told us we
were one of the test missions of 33 and they had no idea what they
were doing when they gave us iPads and Facebook. A year later, now we
have training guides and we know how to and how not to use this tool
to bless missionary work. I am really excited for all of the new
things we learned and for the guideline and help that they are giving
us to help everybody stay safe and be productive online and with the
iPads. We were basically told to forget everything we did before and
re-train our brains. So that happened Tuesday, we left Facebook and
then got new iPads on Thursday. Which I learned that I will be part of
the first group that gets to take their iPads home. I am really
grateful for he privilege I have been given to use it and I know it
will be something that I will be able to take and teach to many others
even after the mission. It's not just going to bless our lives now but
so many in the near future.

For that it was a crazy week along with a new trainers meeting
because Elder Gardner will be training!, and I got a call from
President asking me to be a zone leader. Later on Saturday I learned I
will be going to the barrio de los jóvenes adultos solteros (young
singles adult ward)((YSA)). I feel like I just got here and I'm kind
of sad to have to leave so many wonderful members and investigators. I
love this ward so much! But I know the Lord needs me elsewhere and I'm
excited for the new opportunity. My new companion is Elder Pace, an
awesome leader and I'm really excited to learn from him.

As for the week, Elder Garner and I had an amazing last week
together as we had a lot of members come out with us and really
friendship our investigators. Lorena is doing great and as we read in
the Ten Commandments about keeping the sabbath day holy she told us
that she wants to stop washing and shopping on Sunday before we even
had taught her about it. I know it's because the spirit was really
strong there and the spirit is by far the best teacher. I also know
that when we learn the gospel of Jesus Christ we automatically want to
follow his teachings and become better. I am really excited for this
transfer and for the opportunity to work with the young adults. My
area will now be bigger than half the mission so we will be driving
while the other is texting all of the awesome youth. There is so much
to learn and I am just looking toward the future with faith that the
Lord will guide us and help us know what to do. Have a blessed week!

:)
Love,
Elder Hyde