¡Holaaaaaa! How's everyone's week been?? I hope you all
are doing great! This past week has gone by crazy fast once again! Classes are
pretty similar each day but I'm having a lot of fun learning Spanish! It's
definitely tough at times but I feel like I made a lot of good progress this
last week which was cool! Just taking it one day at a time haha little by
little! We've also done a lot of fun games and practices in classes which
definitely make the daily grind a lot easier.
On Sunday instead of our usual devotional we had a
musical one by Jennie Oaks Baker and her family which was awesome! She's the
daughter of President Oaks of the first presidency and she's insane at the
violin! Super cool and really spiritual!
On Tuesday we had Elder Natress and his wife here for
our general authority devotional from the 70. They talked about being confident
in Jesus Christ and his work, not being afraid, and just having faith in all we
do! Super hype and motivating! I always love the Tuesday night devotionals
they're always so good!
On Wednesday we started what's called "Speak Your
Language" (Habla su idioma en español) which basically means for our next
week here we have to speak Spanish at all times, unless the person we're
speaking to doesn't speak Spanish. It's definitely been a grind at times
especially outside of class haha but it's definitely great practice for the
field and we're doing alright! Can't believe I just have one week here left
it's crazy!
Quick spiritual thought this week is from the talk
"Lord, I Believe" by Elder Holland from April 2013 general
conference. One of my favorite quotes is "In moments of fear or doubt or
troubling times, hold the ground you have already won, even if that ground is
limited. Hold fast to what you already know and stand strong until additional
knowledge comes". I know that faith is something we build throughout our
lives and when we encounter trials, rely on what we already know and just
desire to gain more! When we do this I know that God will bless us and give us
the strength and comfort we need!
Love you all hope you guys have a phenomenal week and always feel free to reach out if you guys need anything at all!! ¡Nos vemos!
P.S. might not send an email next week because I probably will be traveling to D.C. on Thursday or Friday so my pday will probably switch
Love, Elder McDonald
Word of the week: Inquebrantable (Unbreakable) I'm stealing this one from our teacher haha but it's just a dope word 😂 I know with Christ we are Unbreakable!
Invitation of the Month: FOLLOW THE PROPHET! How did week 1 go?? I've worked
on studying a lot more general conference talks while here in the MTC and
they've brought me so much peace, joy, and strength into my life! The words of
our prophets are truly the words of God today! Keep it up!
Pictures:
2. Love this painting of Christ
3. The official tagsss
4. The squadddd!! Love you all you guys are the best!!
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