What is gooddddd everybody?? Hope everything is going well,
and you are all enjoying the last few weeks of the summer!! Shoutout to
everyone who's gotta start school again this week... that's tough hahaha. The
heat has come back this week in Matehuala but it's all good it won't slow us
down one bit! We had a crazy packed week and just seemed to be running from lesson-to-lesson
haha, it's those kind of days that make the slow ones worth it! Let's jump into
the highlights!
Now to explain this week's title, this past week I had to say
goodbye to THE GOAT, my lifelong Zone Leader Elder Hooley 😭. He's been my zone leader my entire time in
Mexico, so basically the past 8 months! In the past year as a missionary, he
has been one of the missionaries who has taught me the most about being a true
disciple of Christ, how to truly love the work and love the people, and how to
give our all every single day like it was our last! I got to do my last
exchange with him on Tuesday and the day went by just way too quick haha! I
learned a ton from him as always, especially about the importance of being
loving and direct and helping people understand the ‘why’ behind everything we
ask and invite others to do! We had a ton of fun and saw so many miracles
teaching and trying to share our message with everyone possible! Even though
he's going home this week he'll be someone I look up to for the rest of my
mission and I hope I can be the same example he was to me for the other
missionaries around me this next year!
After our exchanges this week, Elder Smullin and I decided we
were going to put it into practice, focusing daily on testifying of the
importance of the Sacrament, Baptism, and the Atonement, helping them see why
they personally need these things, and being direct and loving in all we do! As
a result, we saw a ton of miracles from it, including setting 3 more baptism
goals for some of our friends for this month! One big lesson I've learned this
past year is that the gospel is too important and this work too necessary to
beat around the bush! We should never be afraid to open our mouths and be
direct in testifying of pure truth! As we do so the Spirit will testify with us
and we'll be able to work miracles as instruments in God's hands!
Finally, we were able to meet and teach some super amazing
families this week! I think teaching families is my favorite thing on the
mission, because the gospel is centered in the family! There is nothing that
brings me more joy and happiness than knowing I will live with my family
forever and knowing that I'm helping others do the same! If you want to be
happy, center your life and your family on the gospel of Jesus Christ! It's not
complicated, we just have to choose to do it! I promise any sacrifice it takes
will be so, so worth it in the end! Love ya’ll tons and hope you guys have a
week full of miracles! Keep smiling and keep laughing, hasta luego!
Love, Elder McDonald
Word of the Week: Taller
(Workshop) I think we taught more people in workshops and
stores this week than any other point in my mission haha, but hey however we
can get ‘em the gospel!!
Invitation of the Month: LOVE INSTEAD OF JUDGE!! How'd week one go? I felt like I did a little bit better at trying to catch myself and just show love in moments when I normally would've been quick to judge, and I noticed I was happier for it! I know each of you can be too!
**Elder Hooley 🐐 /Classic Elder Dayley - Dayley slumped / **
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