That Beautiful Gift of Agency

LA FAMILIA!

This week was fantastic! Hna. Boyd and I were able to find new investigators, teach our current investigators, and help reactivate those who have fallen out of the boat. There's nothing better than knowing you’re doing the work of the Lord! ALL day, EVERY day! This was also the first week where I wasn't trunky at all! I guess murdering two companions in the first cambio gives a missionary tougher skin.

Hna. Boyd was a fantastic companion, but just like Hna. Dalton, she's now currently on her way back home and I am now in a trio! Wahoo for having 2 companions! Hna. Blooth is from Riverton, Utah and Hna. Chaves is from Peru. It's really such a big blessing to be in a trio that has a gringa and a latina because I'm able to be immersed in Spanish, but have the help of English when I'm totally lost.

This weekend I was blessed enough to get to hear the prophet's voice in English! They set up an English room for all the missionaries, which was top notch. It's amazing how just hearing their voices brings such a strong feeling of comfort and love from our Father in Heaven. I'm so glad some of you were able to be there in person! What an AMAZING blessing! Just the fact that I was able to hear the words of God through a living prophet is a miracle in and of itself, but the biggest miracle of all was that RAUL ASSISTED THE CONFERENCE!!!!!! Yes family and friends this is the same stubborn, strong headed, determined, Bible loving Catholic that I've mentioned before in my emails...and he assisted! If the mission hadn't taught me that all things are possible with prayer I probably wouldn't have believed it was possible for him to come. But there he was! He only assisted for the Saturday afternoon session, but it was perfect for what he needed to hear. And afterwards he was saying how much he liked it. He's asked that we drop off the Liahona at his house when it comes out with the rest of the conference talks! I can hardly believe the progress he's made these past couple of weeks.

We had other investigators that promised to attend, but unfortunately agency was poorly used and nobody but Raul attended. Curse that beautiful gift of agency! But also what a blessing it is to use that agency to follow our prophet. Something that was repeated over and over again during the conference was the importance of following our prophet and gaining a strong testimony of him. This week more than ever before I have learned to appreciate the blessing of having a living prophet.

I don't know if you were able to hear it, but something that I thought was amazing was in the closing prayer of the 1st Saturday morning session.  The person offering the prayer prayed specifically to bless the missionaries parents and grandparents to have comfort and peace during the time their children were out serving the Lord. This brought a little tear to my eye to know he was praying for you. I hope you are able to feel that peace from our Heavenly Father.

I love you all!

XOXO- Hermana McKenna

Fun Facts:

I'm currently attempting to do yoga in the morning with my companions because it's still to dark to go running in the mornings. I haven't yet been able to touch my toes without bending my knees, but that's my goal for this week. (Please email some Pinterest workouts for cardio)

While I'm typing away in this Chilean internet Café I'm listening to that song "Happy" from Dispicable Me....ha I love it!

Another funny music fact is that the other day when I was contacting with Hna. Boyd we saw all these construction workers blaring music and when we walked past they started blaring Party in the USA! It took a bit of effort not to start dancing in the street! I might have raised my hands a little during the part that says "put your hands up, they're playing our song and the butterflies fly away".

Oh also I want to apologize for the picture last week of the underwear!!!!!!!! I didn't realize until yesterday that there was underwear in the background! So sorry about that!

Haven't gotten more packages...I should next week! Love you!