President Nelsons Fireside for the Youth

Dear Emily I love you all so much! I loved going to the conference center last Sunday with you and Sam.  Thanks so much for letting me be your friend! I loved listening to the Prophet and his wife's counsel to the youth of the church. I loved it so much! Below is a summary of all he said and challenged the youth to do.  It was amazing to hear the whole congregation singing "Hope of Isreal". They said there were 20,000 + people in attendance and it was so powerful to join in singing this amazing song as loud as you could.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AFbB0Y6WZk I felt powerfully the call to pray for the countries of the earth that did not have the blessings of the Gospel at this time. Pres Nelson talked about a meeting he was in over 50 years ago when he was a Sunday School board member or something. Before he was called to the Quarum of the 12. In this meeting Pres Kimball challenged everyone to pray for China that the doors would be opened for the blessings of the gospel to be given to the people of china. Pres Kimball also asked everyone attending the meeting to learn Mandarin. Pres. Nelson was obedient to both requests from the Prophet. I loved this example to me of doing what the Prophet asked. He immediately went home and asked his wife to start learning Mandarin with him. This lead to him getting connections to Chinese universities and being a guest speaker there. He was asked to do open heart surgery on a famous Chinese Opera singer and saved her life leading to his being given a high honor in China as a "Old Friend of China". All this because he followed the prophet.  He also said he has been praying for the blessings of the gospel to be available to the people of China for over 50 years and asked all of us to join him and extend that prayer to include the whole world.  I love China from my time serving as a missionary to Taiwan and was so impressed with Pres. Nelsons willingness to tackle such a hard language to follow the prophet without knowing why. I loved the ability to see into the future of following the prophet in Pres. Nelson's life and seeing all the miracles that have happened because he was obedient.  I wonder and am excited to see what miracles and doors will open to China receiving the blessing of the gospel because of Pres. Nelson's status as an "Old Friend of China" I got a stronger desire to serve in the kingdom and share the amazing blessings of the gospel with all in my circle of influence. I also got a greater desire to teach you all Chinese.  Love  Mom President Nelson to Youth: "This Is the Mission for Which You Were Sent to Earth."

"My dear young brothers and sisters, you are among the best the Lord has ever sent to this world. You have the capacity to be smarter and wiser and have more impact on the world than any previous generation!" —President Russell M. Nelson

President Nelson has invited the youth of the Church to be a part of the greatest cause and greatest work on earth—the literal gathering of Israel. This is why youth were sent to earth at this very moment, to fulfill their mission in helping all of God's children receive the gospel of Jesus Christ on both sides of the veil.  In his devotional address, he invited youth to do five things that will help them as they participate in the gathering of Israel.  Hold a seven-day fast from social media. Make a weekly sacrifice of time to the Lord for three weeks. Keep on the covenant path. If you are off, repent and get back on the path. Pray daily that all of God's children might receive the blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Stand out. Be different. Be a light. Give to a friend one copy of the booklet For the Strength of Youth.