Heyooooo! How we doing?? Hope you guys are all doing well! We got transfer news today and found out Elder Smith and I will be running it back for a 2nd transfer here in Jesus Maria! Actually, our whole district stayed the exact same, which almost never happens haha, but we're hyped! It was a wild week with lots of ups and downs, but we ended it off with a ton of miracles - as always in God's work! I think the biggest lesson I learned this week is that God truly is a God of miracles. No matter what opposition we face, the Lord will continue to carry out His work and do His will, as we seek to give Him our all and put our trust in Him!
The
biggest highlights of the week were for sure the 3 baptisms that we had with
our friends Vianney, Claudia, and Emmanuel! If you remember, Vianney was the
reference we received from the church's Facebook page. Ever since we met her, she's just been so
well prepared for the gospel! The entire
time leading up to and after her baptism, she wasn't even nervous, just had a
big smile on her face and kept saying how excited and glad she was! Her
testimony after her baptism was probably one of the strongest, I've heard. It was so cool to be a part of her conversion
process!
Our
other baptisms were the miracle family I mentioned last week! We didn't end up
baptizing all 3 because the daughter Jania is still struggling a bit with
smoking, but hopefully soon we'll be able to get her there! However, the mom Claudia was able to stop
smoking and finally after a couple years in teaching, she was able to make a
covenant with God! Even though she faced a ton of opposition this past week,
including fighting to stop smoking and losing her job, she remained firm and
steadfast in her decision to get baptized!
Thanks to some amazing members who showed them a ton of love and support,
everything went smoothly!
Got
to run a couple exchanges this past week, one with my boy Hunter in Jesus Maria
and another with Elder Alston in Pabellón! Both were super good, and very Spirit
filled, and I learned a ton! I'm always
grateful for those little opportunities to serve other missionaries, learn from
them, help them grow, and have joy in the work! I testify that every single
calling in the church is nothing more than an opportunity to serve and to love
and to become more like the Savior! So, the next time it's hard to give it your
all, choose to remember Him and give everything out of love and appreciation
for Him and for God’s children! Love you all and have a fantastic week!
Love,
Elder McDonald
Word of the Week: combi (van)
to get out to Pabellón, where we did exchanges, you gotta take a big van, and
they load em up with people hahaha
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