Hola everyone! How are you all doing? I pray that you are
all doing well and are having lots of great opportunities to draw closer to
Jesus Christ, give thanks for blessings that we have, and have greater light in
your lives this time of the year! I always love this time as we start to get
closer to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year, when we can have a fresh
start! Something that I have learned is that we are able to enjoy many great
things as we go throughout our lives, and make great memories as time passes,
but there is something much greater that can only be enjoyed when we put in the
work and "climb our mountain." It can definitely be a
daunting task when we start and we look up at the top of the mountain in front
of us, but I can testify that once we get to the top we will be thankful for
the effort we put forth as we enjoy a more beautiful view.
You're probably wondering why I am talking so much about
mountains in this letter. We recently had a multi-zonal conference with our Mission
President, President Dunford, along with the President of the Area, President De
Hoyos. Among some of the things that really struck me was the quote from
President Dunford that I used for the title of this post. We talked
about becoming true disciples of Christ and having the mindset of wanting to
do hard things to become better. This was something that really struck me. I am not just talking about climbing mountains, I have done it. I
remember one mountain in particular was really difficult for me. We had gone as a youth
group to hike the Seven Devils mountain range. This hike was one of the hardest things I
have ever done. I remember the first day I wanted to go home and stop going
forward but when we finally reached the end of our hike, we were at the peak of
the mountain and we could look out to what seemed like the edge of the world.
As I sat there and looked out over the beautiful view I felt so happy and
grateful to be able to have come all the way that I did and to be enjoying this greater
view.
When it comes down to it Heavenly Father will never
leave us alone in our hikes up "mountains." I can testify that He will give us
help and strength and we will see great miracles along the way.
Throughout
this week we weren't able to spend as much time in our area as normal, and so
we were a little nervous about being able to share lessons and find new
people to teach, but we have been blessed and have been able to find people who truly are interested
in learning and who have great potential to progress! We were looking in the
area book (which has records of people who have been taught in the past) and we found
Juaquin and Paula who have a small family and have lots of love and want to
learn! We also found a family who is from Cuba who have only been in Uruguay
for 4 months - same as me! They are really wanting to come to church and
learn more as well. I am grateful for the blessings and help I have seen as we
have put our trust in the Lord and tried to climb our "mountain" this week.
Les prometo que cuando les esfuerzan a subir sus montañas,
cualquier tipo que sea, que van a disfrutar más luz, más gozo, y más amor. Al
comienzo va a ser difícil, pero puedo testificar que va a ser vale la pena. Sé
que Jesucristo y Dios estén con nosotros en nuestras pruebas y que vamos a ver
sus manos en nuestras vidas cuando les confiamos. (I promise you that when you put forth the effort to climb your mountains, whatever type they be, that you will enjoy more light, more joy and more love. Beginning the climb may be difficult, but I can testify that it will be worth it. I know that Jesus Christ and God are with us en our trials and that we will see their hands in our lives when we put our trust in them.)
Elder McDonald
Scripture of the week: 1 Nephi 3:7
Quote of the week: ¨Quien va a subir esta montaña conmigo¨
Presidente Dunford
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