Monday, March 13, 2017

THEY TOOK MY AUSSIE AWAY FROM ME

BUEN DÍA. Well, I've got some rough news. Elder McKay, by beloved Australian mate, had to head back to his homeland for some lung problems that acted up. It was a pretty hard blow, but if there's one thing I know, it's that the Lord always knows what He's doing. Elder McKay had a purpose in coming here, and I'm sure that he'll see the blessings of these two weeks in some way during his mission in Australia and the rest of his life. It was a joy being his companion. Now, I've got a sweet texan for a companion! His name's Elder Millett. He just came back to the mission after going home with a broken collar bone, so he had his rest and now he's ready to get to work! I'm really excited to work with him.

This week was pretty rewarding. We found a beautiful family of seven from Bolivia, and they received us really warmly in to their home. After coming back to teach them a second time, Ariel-Armando and Silvia, the parents, told us that they read the Book of Mormon together as a family and prayed about it together afterwards. They said it was the first time they had ever prayed together as a family, and that they all felt really good doing so. I felt the blessings they had received for keeping commitments from the Lord, and I felt the Spirit testify that what they had done was right. I'm excited to keep every one updated on their progress. 

How great are the Lord's blessings for us! Heavenly Father really likes blessing us. He wants us to be happy. And those blessings and happiness come through our obedience to His commandments. It's that simple! Maybe not easy, but simple! I love counting the blessings that I've received for my own obedience, because I can't actually count them. And I know that my obedience here is a great preparation for obedience in the future with maybe more important things. But I have a testimony that obedience always makes us happy. Even if things on the outside don't look super great, we will always be able to smile and feel sunshine in our souls if we're obedient. LOVE YA ALL.

Elder McDonald

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