12/11/2017

Title this week is a huge shout out to my favorite Christmas song in the world: All Alone on Christmas by Darlene Love which is in the movie Home Alone 2! Classic. 

IT SNOWED!!! Hahahaha yes. White Christmas! Got some awesome footage! JERRY OF THE DAY!! Snowball fights for days! 

This week was nuts. My boy Elder Martinez went home to Gilbert AZ this week so that was really weird. We had a Zone PDAY last week to celebrate his passing. ‘‘Twas awesome and this Zone is unreal. There’s a pic of that PDAY! 

So...I got sick for the first time on my mission (like bed ridden) and that totally sucked but I was back in action the next day! It was funny because I ran into one of the members from Oak Ridge in Walmart, Brother Phillips!! That was so fun. He is a cop so we got to ride in his car. Took us to a German restaurant downtown! 

Thursday was honestly one of the best nights this week because of two back to back set up lessons we had with Angela, one of our progressing investigators; and also with Haven Kindle who is this super awesome high school girl who is friends with some members. We taught about temples and the law of chastity to Angela and I loved her remarks about how “if it is not God’s way it will never work out as it could or should”. Powerful stuff (Get Smart). Her date will be pushed back to January mainly because of the holidays, but she is on tract for sure! We taught Haven the Restoration which was so powerful for her! You never know how high schoolers out here will take it but she loved it! We’re so stoked for her! More updates later! Teaching Edna about the temple this week aka temple bound soon! By the way we’ve gotten so much good potential 

I’ll be honest we’ve just been having a ton of fun lately hahaha. The work is progressing and Light the World is pretty sweet! It’s the greatest excuse ever to talk to people: “HEY DO U WANT A CHRISTMAS CARD!?”

Here’s some enjoyable pictures Keep lighting the world Familia!! Les amo love y’all 

Ciao Pescao y Murry Christmas 

Elder Mac 

1. District 

2. Crocs 

3. 🕊

4-6: snow tho

7: when u get to a lesson and your investigator is passed out 

8. “Blue liquid crack” 

9. The zone

10. Bro Phillips 

12/04/2017

I feel like once again the weeks are like days and the days are like weeks! Time is flying and miracles are happening!!! 

We had transfer calls this week and Elder Frederick and I wil be staying here in JC!!! We are so stoked! Elder Detiege (my Mexico MTC comp who went home) is going to be in my district!!!! 

We had a baptism this weekend for Edna Omigie! She truly is a miracle in my life and has been so prepared by the Lord to receive the Restored Gospel! She was so happy! We got to be witnesses and when she came out of the water she was crying! Her husband Oduwa got to baptize her! So special! The Spirit was so strong! 

We had our PDAY here in Kingsport with the entire Zone!!! It has been a party! We still have Angela on date for the 23rd and we have so many more promising investigators! I love you all! 

Keep doing Light the World!! 

Elder Mac 

1. WWII Vet (love these guys) 

2-3. Christmas time with the bros 

4. Edna :))) 

5. Edna and Oduwa 

6. ETSU 

 

 

11/27/2017

 

This week was so exhausting I am currently half asleep writing this. We did probably one of the hardest workouts of my life today with Jake the Snake! The guy is nuts. A workout called “Servais”. Took like 2 hours it was so hard. Anyways I hope y’all had an amazing week full of food, family, and friends. Because that is what we got 🙏🏼 

I am so thankful to be a missionary for the Lord here in this area! There is no easy day out here and that is what I signed up for:) It has been a solid week of reflection and gratitude. 

For thanksgiving we have breakfast at Jake Vela’s house and then had a hardcore workout....first time I had squatted using a real rack my entire mission....dowww. I started to write down a list of some of the wonderful experiences I had preceding my mission that I was grateful for. That was sweet. We had two dinners this night and by the 2nd one we were completely full and took a mountain load of food home.... 

Two power up exchanges this week! I reunited with my boy Elder Lovell! He was in Lebanon with me and came over to this zone alongside me. We went to the mall on Black Friday and talked to people. It was insane...shoulder to shoulder walking alongside others. We taught Edna!! 

Edna is on the way to be baptized this Saturday and then after we are having a ward Christmas feast! So stoked

Went on another exchange with Elder Odette from good ole UT. It is pretty cool to see how others do there missionary work. 

I am so fried right now. Like, my forearms are on fire as I type. But hey I left the state of Tennessee for the first time yesterday! Virginia was chill. 

LIGHT THE WORLD INITIATIVE! Check it out on Mormon.org! It is legit. 

Love y'all/ les amo muchísimo 

Elder Mac