What up what upppp everyone!! Hope you guys have had an
awesome week! Ours flew by here but it was a super solid week with a lot of
miracles and cool moments!
I'm super excited to get to study the book of Mormon
this year along with come follow me! I love this book and I'm so grateful for
the power and peace it brings into my life! I've definitely noticed a
difference when I study every day and am super excited to devote so much focus
to it this year! I invite ya’ll to really dive in and gain a witness for
yourselves of the power of this book every day this year!
We had another lesson with Tania on Tuesday, and she's
been keeping the Word of Wisdom! She said she hasn't drunken coffee and has
actually really liked giving it up and seen a difference in her life! Miracles
are real people! Super cool to see people willing to make sacrifices to follow
Christ and come closer to him! Now hopefully we can help her and Jose get
married and then they'll be ready for baptism!
Wednesday we had one of my best lessons in Spanish I
think I've had yet! It was such a testimony to me that the Gift of Tongues is
real! Right before the lesson the thought came to my mind "Alex, you're
about to see a miracle" and from that point on I was just excited and
decided I'd give it my all with Spanish! The lesson was with our friend Julissa
and her husband who's a member but she's not. It was so cool I understood
almost all of what was going on, was able to actually ask questions and hold a
conversation with them and share scriptures and testify based on what they had
said! We taught her about the Gospel of Jesus Christ and were able to set a
baptismal date for her at the beginning of March! She's super awesome and so
ready and it was just such a testament to me that the Spirit is the real
teacher and has the power to help me even in another language!
I had my birthday on Thursday and it was a super
awesome day! Got some money-steak quesadillas, my comp got me a delicious cake,
and I got to call and talk to my family which was really special! Also
apparently a tradition here in Mexico is to have your face slammed in a piece
of cake on your birthday so that was fun 😂 it was super
funny and definitely will be a good memory! Thanks to everyone who sent so much
love and support I really felt a ton of love and you all made it an awesome day
for me so thank you!
On Friday Elder Sanchez got bit by a dog while we were
trying to contact a lady in the street 😳 luckily it
was a pet and not a stray and it was a tiny little wiener-dog so he just kicked
it off 😂 and luckily
he's fine nothing bad happened but super random and funny. We also had a lesson
with our friend Diego! He's 9 years old and his dad has been a member for a
long time and his mom has been a member for about a year! He's a super awesome
and hopefully we'll be able to baptize him soon! He really likes the church and
wants to get baptized we just basically need to teach him and help him build
his own testimony, they're a super awesome family! Also, got to try Rosca de los
Reyes with them which is the round bread with the baby Jesus hidden inside😂 honestly the
bread wasn't that great but it was fun to be part of the tradition!
Fast Sunday is a little different here, because the
main meal is in the afternoon around 3PM we start fasting Saturday afternoon
after that meal and then go until 2-3 on Sunday afternoon when we have the next
big meal! Definitely a little different than the states but it was cool!
Something my sister shared with me that I really focused on this week was fasting
not just for blessings I want, but to show God my faith in Him and my desire to
align my will with His! It was really cool and I invite ya’ll to do so too!
Love you all and hope you guys have an amazing and fun week! Nos vemos!
Love, Elder McDonald
Word of the Week: Boliche (Bowling) more of a just for fun word this week haha but bowling
is actually pretty big here! It's a pretty common P-day thing here which is
cool!
Invitation of the Month: CHRISTLIKE ATTRIBUTES! How did week one go? This week I'm going to really
focus on patience and Charity and love! You guys got this be patient with
yourselves and just try to improve a little bit each day!
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