Heyooooo! I hope everyone is having a great week and doing well! This past week was awesome. I've dwelt a lot on a scripture that I feel like relates to the week a lot: "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2). To me there are a couple of things about this scripture that really stand out; first, that Christ is the author and the finisher of our faith, second, that He chose to focus on and was motivated by joy and that He endured through the worst suffering possible to bless us and give us all that same hope and joy! It's been amazing every day as a missionary to see a small piece of these truths in my life and the lives of others and it's been a huge testament to me that Christ truly is in the details!
I had lots of time
this week to reflect about how I want my focus to be these last few months of
my mission! We had interviews with President on Tuesday and it's been so cool
to see how much I've grown to love that special time, once a transfer to just
sit down with him and talk about anything and just learn from such an amazing
representative of Jesus Christ! We were able to talk about how we can continue
to improve the culture of the mission and how our efforts to act with purpose
to follow Christ and become more like Him are the best things that we can do to
keep building our testimonies throughout our lives!
We also had Mission
Leadership Council on Friday. We
continued to focus on how we want the culture of the mission to be and how we
can finish strong these last few months before President and Hermana Webb
finish in June! It always helps me a ton to remember that our Heavenly Father
is used to working with imperfect servants and just expects our best effort! So,
if you ever feel like you are continuously falling short in your righteous
efforts, just keep trying, just keep serving, and just keep loving, all will
work out exactly as the Lord plans!
With that, I love
that Christ not only is the start of our faith, but that He's the finisher of
it as well! I testify that He's beside us every step of the way, always ready
to help sustain us and pick us back up when we fall! I’ve learned that no matter how hot it is
outside, how much rejection we face, or however many trials I've faced while on
a mission, my Savior has been right by my side through every single moment!
This week as we've continued to work to help our friends progress towards
baptism and overcome their trials, I've really seen the divine help and joy
that only comes from the Savior! Never
forget that He's willing and ready to be the finisher of our faith! I love y’all
tons and hope it's a great start to April and HAPPY GENERAL CONFERENCE,
WOOOOO!!
Love, Elder
McDonald
Word of the
Week: Quejas
(complaints) Elder
Nielson taught me this word during our seguimiento call yesterday, I gotchu my
boy, haha
Invitation
of the Month: SHOW
GREATER LOVE!! Right
along with the church's invitation this month to remember and live in gratitude
for the Savior's resurrection, what can you do personally each day to show
greater love as He did?
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