Hi everyone! How are things going with you this week? I'm so thankful for your love and prayers, it really makes a difference! I am also so thankful for the things I am learning and experiencing! Even though it's difficult at times, I know that when it's hard we tend to grow the most! This week we had a few neat things I wanted to mention! We've got transfers tomorrow, but I'm going to be staying here in Beaver with Elder Solano for the next month and a half!
First of all, we did something pretty fun, which I didn't think I'd be doing as a missionary! While I've been here in Beaver, we've gotten lots of great service opportunities, but this last Saturday, we did something a little different! We had a missionary carwash and were able to spend 2 hours in the afternoon just washing people's cars at the church! At first, I was concerned we wouldn't have a lot of people come, but we worked to put it on all the pages we could on Facebook and made a few signs for us to wave on the corner! Turns out we got a LOT of people, and it was really a fun thing for us to do!
Another neat
thing that we got to do was have zone conference yesterday (Monday)! I loved as
always getting to feel the Spirit strongly as we learned together about
Christlike attributes, the importance of the work we are doing and the power
and role of the Book of Mormon in our lives! I love that as we learn new things
or even review things we've heard before, the Spirit will testify to us the
truthfulness of what we hear or learn. That's how we can know for
ourselves what is from God!
The last
neat experience I want to write about is the baptism of Jose and Andrea! It was
a great experience to see them baptized and be able to participate in their
confirmation, where they become members of the Church of Jesus Christ, and
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost! It was a real testimony builder for me that
because of the authority of the priesthood, we can do sacred things such as
baptism and confirmation, which are steps on the way back to Heavenly Father. I
know that at times we can have struggles and it can feel like we just can't do
any more, but I testify that Heavenly Father gives us the tools we need to try
again and start over! I love that no matter what happens, we can look to Him
and His son and know that their love never changes, and that we can begin again
each time we fall or make a mistake! Each day can be a fresh start and we can
try to be just a little better than we were before! I know that if we give all
we have, Heavenly Father blesses us and helps us do more than we thought we
could. We just need to focus on taking one step at a time and not lose hope or
faith. I love my Savior and am so thankful for the help He gives me each day to
keep trying! I promise each one of you, that if you follow Him with all your
heart and strength and mind, He will bless you. He will help you try again and
see that today is a new day! 😊
~ Elder McDonald
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