Fasting Really Does Work

Dear Familia,

Wowza! This week has gone by sooooo fast! Ha this transfer has gone by sooooo fast! But this week was phenomenal (no idea how to spell that) and I was able to see the hand of the Lord work mighty miracles! This week we did a fast as an entire misión! We started Saturday and ended Sunday after sacrament meeting, and I'm here to tell you, the power of the fast is real! This week Javiera accepted a baptismal date for the 7 of December!!!!  Hugo offered his first prayer EVER in his life and now believes that God exists! (Hugo is a mix of Joseph Smith and King Lamoni! He's fantastic and has a real desire to know more! I love it!). Raul told us that he will never change and doesn't want to continue to listen to the lessons, but his grandson Luis assisted the sacramental meeting!!! Wahoooo! He LOVES the Gospel Principles class and has about a billion questions, but the best part is that the góspel has a billion answers!

Also, I am once again in a trio! However, this time I'm the one receiving the newbie! Her name is Hna. Ango and she only has 1 month in the misión. She's from Ecuador and is about 4 foot nothing! She'll be with us for three days until transfers and she receives a new companion. Hna. Cabral and I rolled out the red carpet and went on a two day hunt for a bed for her! Ha but don't worry, a menos activo that lives close to us had a mattress that she could use and she will sleep well.

I love the misión! I love my Savior! I love my family!

I hope all is well in the good old USA!

XOXO-Hna. McKenna

Fun Facts:

I LOVE tomatoes! They eat tomatoes with salt with literally EVERY meal and I LOVE it! I never thought I would have a love affair with tomatoes...but I do! SO GOOD!

So the church doesn't have a piano and they always have someone give the tune before they sing a hymn. Guess who they always ask to give the tune...that's right, yours truly! Ha it's the funniest thing in the world, because heaven knows I can't carry a tune to save my live, but here I am, giving the tune for the entire sacrament meeting!

The Chile vs. Venezuela game was this week and everyone thought we were crazy for being outside knocking doors! DIDN'T WE KNOW THERE WAS A GAME GOING ON!  Yes, as a matter of fact we did know, however, we have something that's more important than soccer, believe it or not!

Also, shout out to my brothers who are stinking cute and both sporting braces! Wowzers you guys are old!

Love,

Hermana McKenna

**Advice given to Meghan's Brother and can be something we can all think about. 

Dear Jackson,

How are things going up at the High School? It can get pretty crazy up there and I'm not going to lie, I got lost a couple of times. Not "lost" as in lost in the hallways, but "lost" as in I would forget who I really am. I would get caught up in all the craziness and wanting to be the coolest cat in town type of thing. The more I focused on social media, "my followers", who I was spending the weekends with, what people thought of me, and how many people knew who I was, the less happy I became.

I encourage you, Jack, to forget all that craziness and focus on what YOU like to do. It doesn't matter who else likes it, or what people think of it. Do what makes you happy, and what you know is right. And the thing that's going to make you the happiest is strengthening your relationship with Mom, Dad, Carrson, and most importantly, your Savior. I promise you that this time is going to go by SO fast! And before you know it, this time will be over, and you'll be in some random country in the world serving a misión! Take advantage of the time you have right now to strengthen those relationships, because more than anything, I wish I had done that when I was in High School!

I love you Bud! Keep on rocking it!

XOXO - Hermana McKenna