What's gooddddd how's everyone doing? Hope you have all had
another great week! It's been a wild one here in Jesus Maria with transfers
last Monday! I got my new comp Elder Smith on Tuesday and he's such a dawg!
He's from Bountiful, Utah. He actually
knew my trainer in DC, Elder Ingles, from before the mission, which is wild
haha - shoutout to the goat! Elder Smith has jumped in with both feet since the
first day he got to this area and it's been awesome to see his desire to help
everyone we meet, share the light and love of Christ, and give his all in each
aspect of the work! We actually have the same amount of time in the mission,
which is awesome, so we'll be going home at the same time in July! It's been a
little wild now having the Hermanas area merge into ours. Since we're the only
missionaries in the ward now, but we've been grinding, trying to get into
contact with everyone who truly wants to learn! We've seen a ton of miracles
though and the work is aboutta boom! 👀
We saw some really cool miracles this week. One was with our friend Mauricio and the
other was with Benjamin! Mauricio is a reference from a family in our ward. He's actually a family friend living with them
right now and he's got such a cool desire to learn and follow Jesus Christ! Then Benjamin was a reference from the office Elders,
as he came into the office one day asking questions and wondering how he could
go to church! He shared with us this
week that he felt for a long time he had lost his faith, and never wants to
have that happen again. He is so
grateful for the truth he's found in the church of Jesus Christ! Both have
baptismal dates for the 23rd of February and we're hopeful everything goes well. If you can please keep them in your prayers!
We had another awesome lesson with our friend Yola and her
husband and 2 kids on Saturday! They've got a wild story, they were living in Zacatecas,
but ran into a ton of danger and problems with the cartels there and so they
were forced to leave everything they had and come to Aguas for safety. They shared how they've always struggled with
the question of why bad things happen to good people. Man, the Spirit was so strong in that house.
We felt so much love for them as we bore testimony of the fact that Heavenly Father
knew us before this life, that He is aware of our circumstances and trials
during this life and will do whatever it takes to bring us back home to Him!
Whenever you face trials that seem too hard to bear, remember that you were
chosen for these exact moments and last days because of how faithful and
devoted you were to the Lord before this world began! He knows you personally
and He will help you overcome all things! Love you all and have a great week!
Love, Elder McDonald
Word of the Week: Taxista
(taxi driver) ok crazy miracle this week, I left my phone in a
taxi and right as we got out, I realized I left my phone in it. We started
sprinting after it, but it sped off. Miraculously there was a Cop right on that
same street and we asked him if he could help us, he said hop in and we chased
the taxi down and got my phone back 😂 God is in the
details everyone!
Invitation of the Month: SHARE THE BOOK OF MORMON!! How can you brighten someone's life each day this week by sharing the joy the Book of Mormon brings? It doesn't have to be anything big or complicated, just try and Christ will magnify your efforts!
** Buffalo Wild Wings with the Boys / Mi Presidente de Rama Elder Smullin/ Elder Baughh**
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