This week there were
lots of miracles and lots of smiles!! Way too many to just pick one. So I'll summarize
a highlight from each day:)
Tuesday (8th):
institute with Brother Done was AMAZING! He asked us to ponder what the Savior
means to us and write it down. To me the savior means happiness, light and
life. He helps pick me up, dust me off and keep me going. He puts a smile on my
face and a warmth in my heart knowing I am truly never alone. He is the best of
friends and the greatest older brother ever!! He is a new start and a helping
hand each and every day. Jesus is a dear, dear friend of mine. :) I encourage you
all to take the time to write down what Jesus Christ means to YOU!
Wednesday (9th): We
had exchanges with our Sister Training Leaders (STLs) and I was with Sister
Durfee (Bro. Done's niece! Ha,ha) she was so fun and we did a ton! We taught an
awesome lesson with Merve about feeling the spirit and tied in Elder Bednar's
patterns of the spirit (look them up - they are wonderful.) We spent several
hours tracting apartment complexes as well as OYMing (open your mouth) on the
street (basically just trying to talk to anyone and everyone one you see and
share about Jesus, ha,ha). People..., that OYMing was hard!! BUT we did it and were
able to have some awesome conversations with people of all sorts of religious
backgrounds. It makes me so happy to share the message of Jesus Christ - all day
every day!!
Thurs (10th): We had
Christmas Zone Conference!! I loved it!! They showed us the mission Christmas
video which was so fun to see people that I actually know. There was even a
little video of me getting my picture taken when I first got here ha,ha,ha, sooo
great. ;) Also some great messages were shared, here a few points I loved:
- Say "I love
you" more and mean it! (President Price - Stake President)
- Make every day worth
it, be joyful and "realize the calling isn't about me but is about
Heavenly Father's children" ~ Elder Renlund (President Johnson)
- Every time we follow
in the steps of the Savior we replace doubt with truth and every time we
take someone else figuratively by the hand and introduce them to Jesus
Christ...we will feel his love for us! (Sister Johnson)
Friday (11th): After a
rough day of 2 lessons cancelling we had the coolest dinner with the Banya
family. They are from West Africa and have 2 little kids! Guys you know what
that means....Sister McDonald was in Heaven!! :D Ha,ha,ha,! We tried legit African
food and it was pretty good....Sister Banya started telling us what was inside
and I was like no, no it's fine we can just be surprised...no spoiler alerts
please! They had a friend that's not a member come over with her little boy and
we got to all go around and share our favorite scriptures and the spirit was so
strong! I love that the gospel is for EVERYONE, no matter where you're from or
what kind of life you have, it is for you and me and all of us!
Saturday (12th): Happy
4 month click day to me! We taught a lesson, got to go see our branch mission
leader's new baby, and had our dinner paid for by a sweet convert that's in our
branch who gave his manager his card to pay for us when he saw us walk in! Plus
I got ice cream so umm yeah it was a great day!
Sunday (13th): So
those of you that know me well know that I'm not a fan of singing. But being a
missionary the Lord gives you LOTS of opportunities to do things you are not a "fan"
of. We had our branch Christmas program. It was probably the coolest Christmas
program I've ever seen and the spirit was SO strong!! A member of the bishopric
did a reading of different talks and scriptures and in between each spot we
had a musical number. Since people were sick, the missionaries got to
fill in and sing with the choir. Wow it was a great experience
and one I will never forget!!
I love you all, have a
wonderful week! :)
Love,
~Sister
McDonald
Ponderize:"they
shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." -
Matt 1:23
Quote: "We are to
reach out to our fellowman in love to invite, persuade, serve, and rescue"
~ Elder Rasband (Sun morning session)
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