Happy August everybodyyyyy!! Hope
it's been a super fun week for you all! And yep, that's right I can hardly
believe it haha but this Wednesday, August 7th, I will officially hit the 1-year
mark as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! I
can't ever put into words or have enough time to express the amazing blessing
this past year has been in my life or the immense lessons I've learned but I’ll
try and mention some of the main ones haha! Over this past year I have learned
and am continuing to learn that; The Book of Mormon truly is the word of God
and has power, that God truly is mindful of every single one of his children in
every part of the world, that ANYONE can change and overcome any trial, that
the Atonement of Jesus Christ is personal and life-changing, that the Priesthood
truly is God's power to bless in His name, the power of sincere prayer, a
glimpse of the pure love God has for His children, how to laugh through any
situation, how to eat food I would never have considered eating before the
mission, how to find joy in the little things, how to develop a personal
relationship with the Savior, how to recognize daily miracles, coming to love
serving others, and most importantly that Jesus Christ LIVES! That this is HIS
WORK, HIS GOSPEL, and HIS CHURCH! Nothing is more important than putting our
Savior first and I am forever grateful for the decision to serve a mission,
this truly has been the best year of my life and I can't wait for year 2!
Now for some quick highlights
from the week haha, on Thursday Elder Smullin and I got to go down to San Luis
for a meeting and I got to see some old comps I haven't seen in a few months
and just some amazing missionaries! Learned a ton about how we can better lead
and correct with love, be constant examples of Christ, and find joy and have
faith in every aspect of this work! Super spiritual and super fun time, and
even ended it off with getting a picture with all the blonde people there
(including Hermana Webb 😂).
We also did a family home evening
activity with our branch on Friday night back here in Matehuala! Let's just say
the Bishopric fashion-show, and Book of Mormon skit-in-a-bag, brought the house
down 😏😂 took me back
to my DC days and our weekly ‘Noche-de hogars’ haha it was super fun! Super
awesome to help people see that the gospel is a gospel of joy! Make sure to
keep smiling and keep laughing!
And then for P-day this week we
went to ‘Real de Catorce’ out here in Matehuala! It's an old mining town that's
up in the mountains and it was sick! First hike I've done in a year haha but
super cool to see the old Mexican town vibes! Love you all and hope you have a
great week! In the words of the famous coach Waggs, time to drop the hammer and
get after it! Year 2 let's get it!!
Con mucho amor, Elder McDonald
Invitation of the Month: LOVE
INSTEAD OF JUDGE!! New month, new invitation babyyy! This month we're
gonna focus on just showing love in all that we do, always seeking to not judge
and just give others the benefit of the doubt! We got this!
Word of the week: Pueblo Fantasma (Ghost town) Real de Catorce was the first ghost town I've been to in Mexico, 10/10 would recommend haha.
**Real de Catorce!**
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