Hi
everyone! I am officially back in Uruguay!! I still can't believe I'm here, but
it's great to be back. There are 24 Americans now who came back and it's been
really neat to see a few missionaries I knew before. 15 of the missionaries are
in my mission and 9 are in the other one. While we were traveling, I got to
talk with quite a few people and have some great experiences in the airport. One of the people was a lady from Uruguay
coming back here too! So another miracle, we barely made it into the country
before it had been closed down again to tourists. Literally the last
plane!
We got in
to Uruguay on Saturday and we had to get tested for Corona again because
Uruguay apparently doesn't accept the saliva test that all of us took so we got
to do the good-old nose test! It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but it
wasn't very fun. I was surprised again by how humid it is! In the airport it honestly
felt like we were in the same room as a sauna 😂. We got to see President and Sister Dunford and they loaded all of us
up on a big bus and took us over to the place we're staying in. We got assigned
into companionships among us and given little districts and my companions were
Elder Reeves and Elder Staheli (sounds like Staley - he’s from Saint George
area 😉). I had
known Elder Reeves a little bit before - when I was here previously and I talked
with him quite a bit in the airport. I
hadn’t known Elder Staheli before now. So we all got together with all those
who came back into our mission and we talked with President and Sister Dunford
about what's been going on. We reviewed
their goals and discussed how things have changed a bit. We also had some good
old Uruguayan meals 👍. Then got
things unpacked and didn't have a whole lot to do from there so we talked,
studied and got ready for bed.
In the
morning we were going to do a Sacrament meeting with everyone, but just after
we got ready, the President's Assistants knocked on our door and had President
on the phone. He let us know that Elder
Reeves tested positive in the airport for Covid and that Elder Staheli and I
would need to move to another room and be quarantined in that room until we get
tested next Saturday. It's been weird to
be stuck in this room but we've been doing good! I am really grateful that I'm Elder Staheli's
companion right now. He is super fun and
an incredible example! I know Heavenly
Father has blessed me to be with him right now! We've been doing a lot of studying,
listening to conference talks and have come up with some ideas for us to do
/things to work on while we wait for more direction.
I'm so
thankful to be here and want each one of you to know that I love you so much!
I'm so thankful for your prayers and help and I want you to know that whatever
I can do for you I will do it! I am praying for you and know that Heavenly
Father loves you so much and will give you the help, answers, strength, healing
and love you need as you trust in Him and in the Savior, Jesus Christ. I wish
you all a Merry Christmas. I know that
you will be able to feel the Savior’s love and power come into your life as you
follow Him more fully. I love you all
and want you to know that you are AMAZING! Have a wonderful week and know you've got
prayers and great blessings coming your way!
Much
love
~Elder
McDonald
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