December 22, 2014
Dear Familia,
I first want to say how grateful I am for all the love and support I have received this Christmas season. Everyday I can feel your prayers coming my way and at times it's overwhelming to feel the strength and support that Heavenly Father gives me. This year more than ever I have felt the pure love of Christ. I have felt this amazing love for the people here in Chile, for my companion, for all of you, and most importantly for my Savior, Jesus Christ. If you have time please read Juan 3:16-17 before Christmas, and if you don't have time I strongly encourage you to set aside 5 minutes to read this amazing scripture. I know that God is my Father in Heaven, that he loves me, and has provided a way for me to return and live eternally with my family at the end of this life.
This week Patricio took the first step to returning to live eternally with our Padre Celestial and was baptized this past Sunday. I feel so blessed to be a part of such a beautiful transformation and witness the change in him from the very beginning. Patricio is such a blessing in my life, and during this entercambio with Hna. Prates he is what really kept us going. We are now focusing on Luis (el nieto de Raul). Please pray that this week we can plan a baptismal date with him. We have been teaching him for a few months now, he's reading the Book of Mormon, praying, and going to church...please pray that his heart will be softened and he can recognize that this church is the church that Jesús Cristo established when he was on the earth, and that he will be able to recognize the Spirit when it testifies of these truths to him.
In respect to everything that has happened in our Little Santa Clara and with Heidi, I want to share this scripture in D&C 42:45-46
45:Viviréis juntos en amor, al grado de que lloraréis por los que mueran, y más particularmente por aquellos que no tengan la esperanza de una resurrección gloriosa.
46: Y acontecerá que los que mueran en mí no gustarán la muerte, porque les será dulce;
The only way to take sorrow out of death is to take love out of life. It´s ok to mourn at the death of a loved one, it's normal and healthy. But we can receive comfort in the promise of the resurrection and in the assurance that families are forever.
I love you all and can't wait to talk with you at Christmas!!!!
XOXO-Hna. McKenna
Fun Facts:
I ate chicken stomach this week!!!!
The famous Chilean treat during Christmas is "Pan de Pasqua" and it's a giant slice of fruit cake...YUM!!! I literally have eaten SOOO much fruit cake this week I can't even look at fruit without feeling nauseous (I don't know how to spell that word…don't judge me)
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