Merry Christmas everyoneeeee!!
It's the absolute best time of year and I hope it's an amazing Christmas for
each and every one of you guys! I'm so grateful for this amazing time to
celebrate and remember our Savior Jesus Christ.
All he has done for us including his atoning sacrifice and resurrection,
and the amazing joy, hope, peace, and light that can be felt and shared because
of Him! While it's definitely different not being home for Christmas like usual,
I'm so, so grateful for this once in a lifetime opportunity to be a direct
representative of my Savior and help others come unto Him during this amazing
time of year! I cannot believe this is my second and last Christmas on the
mission, but I can truly testify that these last 2 have been the most spiritual
and life-changing Christmases of my life! My personal connection and
relationship with Christ has been strengthened and deepened so much and I know
that He lives and is with us today, every step of the way! I hope you can all
find so much joy, peace, and happiness this Christmas season, regardless of
your circumstances, as you choose to give your all to Him and personally seek Him
and come to know Him! I know as you do so, it will be a Christmas never to be
forgotten!
Now for the highlights of the
week, I finally made it to Aguascalientes!! It's definitely been a lot of
change and lots of new and different vibes compared to the last year in San Luis,
but so far, I'm loving it! My area is called Jesus Maria, and my new comp is Elder
Valencia from Chihuahua, Mexico! He's super cool, chill, and just a super hard
worker and so I'm excited, it'll be a fun transfer! He also lived in Arizona
for a bit and has been taught English since he was a little kid so he's
basically fluent, which is awesome! We share our ward with a set of Sister
missionaries and it's been fun to get to know the area and the members! It's
kinda crazy ‘cuz we have both extremes in our area; areas that are extremely
wealthy and other areas that are super poor, so we meet all types of people,
haha. It's been awesome to see the Lord direct us these last few days to those
who are ready to hear us and while change has been a little hard, I've felt so
much peace and comfort as I've put my trust completely in the Savior and his
plan and chosen to rely on Him! I know we're going to see so many miracles in
this area and can't wait to see what comes next!
Something that really stood out
to me from preparing for Christmas this week is how critical and how much of a
blessing a personal testimony of the Savior is. I was studying "The Living
Christ," the personal testimony of the 12 Apostles and the First Presidency,
and I felt just so much gratitude and love for my Savior knowing that we are
blessed with the ability to know Him personally and have Him to rely on in all
things! I know that my testimony of the Savior is the foundation of everything
I do and everything we do in the church.
I invite you all to make it yours as well! There's no better time than
right now to come unto Him and receive all that He has ready for you!
Love you all so much and have a
very merry Christmas!!
Love, Elder McDonald
Word of the Week: festÃn
(feast) you already know we're aboutta eat realllll good
this week with Christmas haha
Invitation of the Month: WHO IS
JESUS CHRIST?? I hope it's been an amazing experience this month
studying the life and ministry of the Savior! And I hope this last week of the
year we can keep momentum going to make it a constant habit to continue to seek
to know who the Savior truly is, all times of the year!
**Mi HUNTER// Elder Valencia**
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