What's up everybody, how was the week? Hope it's been a great one! Happy Mother's day to all the moms out there! Thank you all for your amazing examples to your families, your constant support and service, and pure Christlike love! Big shoutout to the GOAT - my mom for all you've done to support me and cheer me on every step of the way in my life, especially during my time as a missionary! I couldn't do it without her and am so grateful for her constant support and love!
This
week was a great one, we absolutely grinded! Elder Goodrich is a contacting
machineee haha. Every time I'd go to
turn to talk to someone he was already there, goin’ to work, he's a dawg haha.
We found a ton of people that we're now teaching, which has been hype since we
didn't have anything when we first got here! We're starting to get into the
groove of things as we've gotten to know and work with more members, explored
more parts of the area haha, and just done our best to share the good news of the
gospel with everyone we meet! It's been so cool to see the Lord bless us with
little and big miracles constantly. I
know He's constantly present in this work and His hand truly is guiding us
every step of the way!
Two
of the coolest miracles that we had were when we met and taught our friends
Denise and Pedro! We met Denise on one of our first days here and we were
finally able to go back to teach her last Friday! We went with our recent
convert Victor, and he's such a dawg. We
talked a ton about the Plan of Salvation and how much of a blessing and gift it
is to be able to make covenants with God while here on the earth! Victor shared
something really special, he said how if someone had told him before his
baptism that in a few weeks all his pain, suffering, loneliness, and sadness
would all go away, he would've acted on the invitation to be baptized so much
quicker. With tears in her eyes Denise then said how much she wants those
blessings in her life, and we were able to put her on date to be baptized in
the beginning of June!
A few days later
we were able to meet with our friend Pedro! He actually was in teaching with
missionaries 2 years ago but just lost contact. However, he reached out to us
and told us how he's been searching for more peace and more guidance from God
in his life! We were able to explain the blessings of living the gospel and
then able to put him on date for the beginning of June as well! God truly is working
miracles here in Rioverde, on Sunday we had 2 completely random people just
come to church on their own seeking for God's help and to come closer to Him! I
love being a missionary and I love that our loving Heavenly Father truly is a
God of miracles! Have an amazing week!
Love, Elder
McDonald
Word of the
Week: Tepache (fermented pineapple juice) don't worry we
had the non-alcoholic kind haha, it actually wasn't half bad.
Invitation
of the Month: NOT
MY WILL BUT THINE!! We've
been focusing a ton in the mission on what consecration to the Lord truly means
and something that really stood out to me is the complete desire to give
everything we have and are to the Lord and His work! That desire is completely
motivated by our love for the Savior and for His Atonement and truly changes
our natures! How can you be even more consecrated to Him this week?
**Zona Idahooooo!/ Rioverde**
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