Monday, January 20, 2025

Alex mail 01-20-2025: "Bounce Back"

 


 Heyooooo happy Monday everyone hope y’all are having a great start to the week! It was another great one down here in Aguas, and definitely a bounce back week in lots of aspects! First of all, in the weather, after one week of colder weather we're right back to the heat and chances are that's all the cold we'll get haha. However it was also a great bounce back week work wise, in our area, in the district, in the zone, and even throughout the whole mission! We again broke the mission finding record with almost 700 people and we were able to get some really good work in with the members and help a lot of people come to church! Super grateful to know that the Lord is truly right by our side and regardless of the opposition that comes our way, we can confidently trust that we'll overcome and come back better and stronger with the Lord!

We got to do 3 exchanges this week which was a lot - but super good! One with the APs on Tuesday, one with Pabellón, and one with the Office Elders in Trojes! On Tuesday I was with the goat Elder Navarro and he's such a dawg haha. We had a ton of fun together and spent the whole day just laughing and having joy in the work and found a ton of people! Super grateful for his example to me of complete devotion to the Lord and His work! Fun fact, at one point some little kids started tossing little pebbles at us haha but as soon as I hit ‘em with some English, they were too stunned to do anything else 😂. On Wednesday I was with Elder Alston in Pabellón, and we again saw a lot of success.  But, I think my biggest takeaway was some really good conversations we had about what makes a true, Christlike leader.  I learned a lot about how I can improve! Finally on Friday with Elder Bennett in Trojes, we focused a lot on just giving our all and trusting in the Lord's plan, and we saw some really cool miracles! So grateful for the opportunity to work with and learn from so many amazing missionaries and disciples of Christ!

An amazing miracle this week was meeting our new friend Asat! He sent us a reference and as soon as we contacted, he was super eager to meet with us as soon as possible. Although we might've had a little bit of doubts or fear that he was just someone crazy, with how urgent he was, we decided to follow the Spirit and trust that God was with us as we met him. Turns out he's an 18-year-old kid who's been so well prepared for the gospel! He had so many perfect questions that led right into the restoration and the blessings of Christ's restored church on the earth today! It was amazing to see his faith and desire to follow the Savior.  I can testify that our loving Heavenly Father is preparing His children every single day to receive the message of true joy that each one of us can and must share! Keep smiling, keep looking for the good, and keep sharing this gospel and church of Joy! Love y’all, have a fantastic week!

Love, Elder McDonald

Word of the Week: entrevistas (interviews) we had interviews with Pres. this week and it was super special as always! So grateful for his guidance and council for my life and missionary service!

Invitation of the Month : THE ONGOING RESTORATION!! What can you do this week to help people know personally that God has restored His true church and all His teachings to the earth again? 


**Elder Alston and I / The streets of Pabello'n**


**Mi lider Elder Navarro & the Batman trike**



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