Hello, helloooo amazing family and friends how is everyone
doing?? I hope you all had an amazing week full of miracles! It was a solid
week here in Popular, San Luis and I'm definitely feeling more adjusted to the
new area! If you're wondering about this week's title haha Elder Wahlin and I
discovered something sick this week 😂. We realized that
every night around 9-9:30 a guy drives around our neighborhood selling the
leftover bread and desserts from the nearby “panaderias.” Even cheaper than
normal and so delicious, hahaha. It's hilarious the second you hear his music
blasting down the street literally every single door on our street opens and
people are right there ready to by some money “pan” 😂.
We had 3 really awesome lessons that stood out to me this
week, one with our friend Rafa, one with our friend Alejandro, and one with our
friend Judith! With each one of them we were able to center our discussion on
the Book of Mormon and how it applies to things such as the Plan of Salvation
and the importance of covenants! It was so special to see the light of Christ
enter into their lives as we were able to help them come closer to their Savior
through his gospel! I'm so grateful for the amazing people I have met and these
3 are definitely amazing children of God who are so ready to come closer to
him!
We put a huge focus on visiting less-active members and
families this week which was huge! In our ward we have around 300 members but
only about 50-60 that come consistently on Sundays. So, we've really been
putting an emphasis on reaching out to these less-active members and helping
them see why we truly go to church each Sunday and the importance of the
sacrament! We were able to have some really good, spiritual visits and
hopefully we'll see some awesome families start to return!
On Saturday we were able to do exchanges with our Zone
Leaders. I was able to go with my dawg,
Elder Ramsay in their area, Boulevard! It's kinda cool Elder Ramsay is my
"grandpa" in the mission because he trained Elder Sanchez, my first
companion here in Mexico! He's a super awesome missionary and knows how to have
a ton of fun while working crazy hard! We set some awesome goals: to help
people see the miracles in their lives today; that God isn't far away but that
he truly is right here today; to serve others as much as we can; to use our
priesthood power to its full potential; and to always testify of the Book of
Mormon! These 5 things were truly gamechangers and we saw a ton of miracles as
we strived to do them! We were able to help people come a lot closer to Christ
and have a ton of fun and feel a ton of love in the work! We had some great
lessons with some people that we could tell have truly been prepared to accept
Christ's restored gospel in their lives, so amazing to see! Elder Ramsay also
had a great idea, he has a ton of mini-Jesus figures and we would leave ‘em
everywhere we went because we're here to help people "find Jesus" 😂. It actually was a
ton of fun hiding them in members houses, open car windows, taxis, parks, and
wherever else you could imagine 😂. Finished off
exchanges with some fire-tacos and super grateful for all the lessons I learned
from Elder Ramsay!
Also some exciting news, this Saturday we plan on having
the baptism of our friend Kim!! She's soooo awesome and we're so excited for
her! Ever since reaching out to the missionaries, by herself, she's been so
devoted to coming to church each week and learning more about her Savior! If
you could keep her in your prayers this week that would be amazing! Thank you
guys so much for all the love, prayers, and support I'm so grateful for each
one of you! I hope you have an amazing week and keep looking for the good each
day! GOD IS HERE TODAY!! Choose to see his miracles!
Love, Elder McDonald
Word of the Week:
La Pascua (Easter!)
We've shared a lot this week with both members and our friends about Easter!
What can you do this week to remember our Savior's atonement and resurrection
for each one of us?
Invitation of the Month: TEMPLE TIME!!
This week, along with taking time to ponder my covenants, I loved focusing on
what the sacrament truly is. We take the sacrament each week to remember our
Savior's sacrifice for us but also to renew our covenants with Him and our
Heavenly Father! My brother shared this past week with me that often people
frown or grimace when taking the sacrament while in reality, we should be
smiling ear to ear! The ability to renew our covenants is truly such a blessing
and this week choose to focus on how grateful we are for our covenants!
**Kim's Baptism Invite// Costco with Elder Wahlin!// Mini-Jesus**
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