What's good everyone. Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year!! I hope you all had an amazing Christmas and lots
of fun with family and friends during this time of year! I cannot believe this
week we start 2025! I will officially finish my blackout year of the mission
(entire year away from home) which is wild! Time is going way too fast, but
just gotta love every minute I've got left!
This last week was awesome, and we had a ton of fun for
Christmas down here in good old Mexico! Work-wise it was a little bit tough
with lots of people being out of town and lots being busy with the holidays,
but we were able to spend lots of really good time with members and still get
in a couple really good lessons! The biggest day they celebrate down here is on
the 24th, so that day we visited like 5 different member families and pretty
much ate with all of them haha! We had all the good stuff, tacos, tamales,
ponche, chicken, and more! It was super special to be able to spend the day
getting to know the amazing members here and seeing their family traditions! We
also went caroling as a district and President and Hermana Webb made a surprise
appearance and joined us!
And then on the 25th we visited some more members, talked to
the family, and spent the afternoon over at the mission home with a lot of
missionaries and President again! That's definitely one plus of being here in
Aguas, we get to see and do a lot more stuff with the Webbs, which is super
cool! It was a super special Christmas and even more so through some really
special personal studies and coming to know my Savior on a way more personal
and deeper level! I am so grateful for His atoning sacrifice for me and for all
that He continues to bless me with daily! I know my Savior lives and I invite
each one of you to share His light, not just during this time of year, but in
every single moment throughout the entire year!
I'm starting to get the hang of the new area which has been
good! We've got some really cool people in teaching and we're excited to help
them progress towards making covenants with God! Even though there are lots of
wealthy people who aren't super interested in listening to us, we've still seen
lots of success in finding those who have been humbled and realize the need for
change and something more in their lives! It's so special to see the gospel
fill those gaps in people's lives and help them find that light and joy they've
been searching for! Also, random fun fact, there are a tonnnn of people who
speak English here - I think since it's a wealthier area - it's been so weird
haha.
This past year has been such an amazing experience as a
missionary, especially getting to study the Book of Mormon, along with Come Follow
Me! I had the opportunity to write own my testimony of that life-changing book
and of my Savior this past week. It was
such a spiritual experience! I invite you all to do the same, reflect on how
the Savior has changed your life and how much of a blessing the Book of Mormon
is to you personally! I love y’all tons and hope it's a fantastic New Year for
you guys! Nos vemos in 2025!
Love, Elder McDonald
Word of the Week: Sobres
(My friends) directly translated this word means
"envelopes" hahaha but it's a greeting in the northern part of
Mexico, there's a member who always says it and it's the best! haha
Invitation of the Month: WHO IS
JESUS CHRIST?? What has Jesus Christ done for you personally
this last year? Take time this week to reflect on who He truly is to you and
more than anything thank Him for all that He has done!
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