Buenos Díassss! How was everyone's
week? I hope you guys had another great one and are enjoying the spring
weather! This week was super special, on Saturday we were able to have the
Baptism of our friend Kim! And on Sunday she was confirmed a member of the
church! I'll tell you guys more about how it went down and the other highlights
from the week but first I just wanted to say THANK YOU for all the prayers and
support for her! We saw a ton of miracles this week leading up to her Baptism
and I know it's all because of the amazing faith of you guys!
OK quick funny story, one day we were walking down the
street, and this older guy came up to us and started asking about the church.
After like 5 minutes he randomly asked if he could buy our visas off of us
because he wanted to go to America. 💀😂 After we told
him no he just left, lol so random haha.
We had some really, really good visits with both active
and less-active members this week! There's a lot of members and families going
through a lot of trials and health challenges in this ward and it’s just been
amazing to constantly be testifying of the hope and healing offered by our Savior
Jesus Christ! We had the opportunity to give a good amount of priesthood
blessings and I'm just so grateful and amazed at the truly wonderful gift we
have, to serve with God's power here on the earth!
Definitely one of the most powerful lessons I think
I've had on my mission happened with an amazing less-active member this week!
We've been trying to visit this family and just have never been able to get in
contact with them. After having like 4 sets of plans fall through, haha, we
felt inspired to just try one more time. We were able to visit with the dad and
learned that his wife passed away 5 months ago very unexpectedly and he just
hasn't come to church since. In this moment I just felt an immense love for
this man and his family and I know without a doubt this was a glimpse of God's
love for his children. Elder Wahlin and I were able to share a message that was
very spirit-led, bringing tears to all of our eyes. I'm so eternally grateful
for the plan of salvation and to know that no matter what trials we pass
through in this life, we truly will live with our families forever if we choose
to follow Christ and His gospel!
We were also had zone conference this week! Always so
amazing to learn from President and Hermana Webb! We focused a ton on having
faith in the work and really involving the Savior in all that we do! Such a
great day and super spirit-filled, especially with Easter coming up! Also,
gotta see a good amount of my MTC boys that are now here in San Luis, which was
super fun!
OK, now the moment you've all been waiting for, Kim's
Baptism! Throughout the week we were able to get everything ready and on
Saturday we went in the morning to fill up the font. The font in our building
is wild, haha, definitely filled it in record time it took only like 30 minutes
to fill completely! However, like an hour before the baptism we go to check it
and the water was green 💀. With only an hour
left we didn't have time to drain it and refill it (since the pump was the
problem anyways) so we said some quick prayers and tried our best to clean it,
haha. Luckily the water actually wasn't dirty it was just kinda green for some
reason 🤣. So we were able
to still do the baptism even with some slightly green water! Definitely a
miracle and everything else went pretty smoothly! We had a ton of support from
the ward with lots of people showing up and it was just such a spiritual
moment! Kim is so awesome her testimony is so, so solid, especially for only
meeting the missionaries 1 month ago! She was able to bring her mom to her
Baptism and then her confirmation and we're hopeful that we'll be able to start
teaching the rest of her family soon as well! I'm so grateful for the
opportunity I had to help her in her journey back to our Savior and I'm so
grateful for our covenants that bind us to him!
It was also a miracle that she was able to be confirmed
on Sunday! Originally, we thought she would have to work but miraculously her
schedule changed, and she was able to make it and receive the Gift of the Holy
Ghost! I testify that the Lord's hand truly is in this work and in each one of
our lives! All we need to do is strive to give our all and He will make up the
rest! Love you guys tons and hope you have an amazing Easter week! I'm so
grateful for this time of year and the opportunity to remember our Savior's
sacrifice and resurrection for every single one of us! What can you do this
week to strengthen your relationship and gratitude for him? Love you guys, keep
smiling and have a wonderful week!
Love, Elder McDonald
**Kim's Baptism**
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