La Misión

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 ¡Hola Familia y Amigos!


Shoutout to the people who still read these. Grandma and granpa i love you!

This week the Spanish elders in Orem dropped off a Book of Mormon to Armando. I am so so so sad we have to hand him off but I know the Spirit will carry the message and Armando will be touched! He already has been. I've seen him change. When we called him this week he was sitting in the park, reading his Book of Mormon. He even had written his name in the front page. Hermana McKin cried happy happy tears. I told him I'd find him after the mission and he said ok. My heart is slowly healing. 

We called Fernando a few days ago for our English class and before we could get into our lesson he said, "Remember how you taught me to pray? I've been doing it every night." I felt so dumb because I had completely spaced and forgotten we taught him how to pray! He said he's felt closer to God since he started and wants to eventually teach his son when he "knows how to pray better." I told him he should start teaching his son now and that God would listen. He's not waiting for a professional prayer.

Hermana Goold is great. Hermana Skinner is still great. We laugh too hard sometimes. Earlier this week we told Hermana Goold how we have been running throughout the week and told her a ton of things like, "let us know if you need a break" or "we can totally walk if you want!" Etc. Well, the turn tabled and halfway through our first run as a trio Hermana Skinner told us she thought she was going to faint and my shin splints had me wanting to fall over and die. It was so funny because Hermana Goold was HAULING in front of us so she probably thought we were total wimps for only making it a mile in. If anyone has shin splint tips or tricks...........hmu porfa. It feels like Satan is stabbing me. 

Email me! Keep me updated on life! I want to hear what's happening to everyone. 

Love love loooovvvveeeee,
Hermana McKinlay 

1. Compas!
2. Skinner is actually psycho
3. PROOF oral hygiene is IMPORTANT visit BIBLE DICTIONARY plz #floss
4. Fyi
5. Hermana Carter died
6. Secret heart attacks!
7. Chick Fila Drive Thru Inspo
8. Being nice is attractive ok
9. Please come join Christ's church! We want you here! He wants you here!
10. Joseph Smith's First Vision courtesy of Ash (my favorite person ever) 
11. This was Hermana Carter's idea 


































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