Happy Halloween everyoneeee! It's so weird that it's the
end of October because it still feels like July here hahaham but hope everyone
has a great Halloween this week! You already know it was another week of
grinding this week in good old Boulevard! It's been crazy basically this whole
transfer Elder Hunter and I have only had 2-4 days maximum each week in our
area due to meetings, exchanges, and other stuff like that so the days we have
been in the area we've just been trying to fit everything in! We love it though
there's nothing better than being busy in the Lord's work! We've seen the Lord
make up the difference for the time we've lost and it's been so special to
witness firsthand!
This week was no exception to the hustle and grind haha,
because we had Zone Conference on Thursday and exchanges with the APs in Aguas
on Friday! Zone Conference was awesome as usual, but this was a little
different than normal, and that's where this week's title come in! The first
half of the conference was all about health stuff, good food, fitness, mental
health and stress, and all that good stuff haha. But the point of the title is
that at one point the Doctor lady who was talking about nutrition basically
went off for about 30 minutes about how we should never drink Coke because it's
horrible for you and we should ask the members to stop giving it to us. Well,
if you didn't know, Coke in Mexico is basically water - the people here have it
at every meal and on top of that, is super good 😂. So yeah, let's just say we're gonna keep
enjoying the Coca haha! The second half of conference was super spiritual
though, the APs talked about the power and necessity of the book of Mormon in
everything we do in our lives. Elder Saurez I think delivered one of the most
powerful testimonies I have ever heard.
That room was dead silent and the Spirit was so strong! In his words,
"We have to learn how to testify with what the scriptures say is our ‘whole
energy of heart’. Keep seeking, go become converted and strengthen your
testimony until it is impossible to not feel its truth in every single part of
your body and spirit, and then testify with that power!" Then President and Hermana Webb followed up
with some amazing talks about the blessings of covenant keeping and helping
others receive the blessings of Church! Always so good to learn from them and
see all the Dawgs at Conference!
And then, on Friday, we got to go to Aguascalientes and do ‘intercambios’
with the APs in their area! It was super awesome. I got to be with Elder Suarez and he's a
spiritual giant as I just mentioned above! It was also my first day of work in Aguas - since
my whole time in Mexico I've been in San Luis, haha! It was super fun though, pretty similar to San
Luis honestly, but Elder Saurez and I were able to see some cool miracles and I
learned a ton from him about how to strengthen my testimony and show pure Christ-like
love to others!
We also saw some crazy miracles in our area the few days we
were there! We met a ton with our 6 friends, who we're hoping to get baptized
this next Sunday, and they're all doing super good! Before we taught them about the Word of Wisdom,
3 of them had drunken coffee for much of their lives, and were super worried
about being able to let go of it. However,
every single one has dropped it like it was nothing and it was such a cool
testament of their faith! It's amazing
to see how much the Lord is willing to help His children and pour out blessings
into the lives of those who seek to keep the commandments of God! One of my
favorite scriptures to share is in Mosiah 2:41, and I want all of you to
consider the "blessed and happy state of those who keep the commandments
of God!" I testify that there is nothing but joy and blessings awaiting
you as you give your all to Him!
Love you all and have an amazing week!
Love, Elder McDonald
Word of the Week: Noche
de Brujas (Witches night - aka Halloween) hope everyone
gets some good candy this week!
Invitation of the Month: LIVE
GRATEFULLY!! Can't believe it's already November and
Thanksgiving time but here we are haha! This month I want to invite you all to
live gratefully in everything you do! Always seek to uplift and rejoice in the
blessings that God has given us, I promise it will change your life!
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