Hermana McKin

  ¡Hola Familia y Amigos!   Transfers happen next week and Hermana Skinner and I are not here for it. This transfer was long but to think it's almost over...what?!?!   This last week was also really long. But sweet Elder Pappa from la mision Salta Argentina sent me some scriptures of animo so we are about to tackle this week!!! Shoutout to Elder Pappa! Extraño la MAS!   Basically Hermana Skinner and I taught a lot of English classes. We also had interviews with President Christensen, Zone Council, a hike, and 2 sacrament meetings! It was good to go back to church, even if we have to wait another 3 weeks until our ward meets again.   This week I decided to study "Tomorrow the Lord Will Do Wonders among You" by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. It's based off of Joshua 3:5 and is sooo good. Exactly what I needed this week. Here are some of the things I love from his talk: the great thing about the gospel is we get credit for  trying,  even if we don’t always suc...

  ¡Hola Familia y Amigos! Not a bad way to live if you ask me!  News update: I've decided I want to move to Spain after the mission! Hit me up if you want to go with me! This week FLEW! Literally went by so fast because we were BUSY! Our calendar was packed this whole week with services, English classes, meetings, and lessons. 6:30am to 10:30pm. I loved it. It feels so good to be busy.  This last week we had Zone Conference and it was great. I felt so spiritually overwhelmed afterwards. All I wanted to do was take a nap when we got back to our apartment. Something I absolutely loved was said by some elders who gave a training. They talked about obstacles and how obstacles have always existed in the work of the Lord, like Moses and the Red Sea. Literally can't even imagine being one of the Israelites in that moment. Talk about feeling defeated. But, it's the obstacles that help us exercise our faith. An obstacle is probably an indication you're on the right track, ...

  ¡Hola Amigos y Familia! Before I get into it, it needs to be known Hermana Skinner makes fun of me for flossing every night. So Hermana Skinner and I have been doing a cute little activity I learned from one of my previous companions. We use it as an ice breaker/object lesson during our video lessons with families. This week it was pretty funny. We start out by asking everyone to draw a picture of a present they think the person next to them would like. It's pretty fun when little kids are involved because they can get creative. Anyways, this week we did it with a family and when it was our turn to present the drawings Hermana Skinner and I made for each other, I looked down to see what Hermana Skinner had drawn for me. She had drawn a pack of floss and a trip to the dentist's office. Hahahaha serious. The family laughed but you could tell they were sort of confused. Anyways, come to find out I am extremely passionate about oral hygiene AND the gospel of Jesus Christ.  This ...

  ¡Hola Familia y Amigos! Basically dating after the mission will be a breeze hahahahaha #rejection Well, I sent an email like 5 days ago but because today is Pioneer Day, we get p-day #2 this week!......which also means this upcoming Monday is not a p-day #bummer #9dayweek. Shoot me some emails. Tell me what's happening in life. Send pics, voice recordings, yummy recipes, etc. OR you can send CRUMBL ;) We love a needy hermana. Today I destroyed some elders in Four Square. It felt pretty good because they sort of demolished me in Spikeball. It was embarrassing. Took me back to my 4th grade days.  Also Hermana Skinner and I have decided to pick up running. We run every morning and it feels AMAZING until 10am rolls around and my head is bobbing during studies. Not really sure if the running is going to do anything, especially if we keep up with our weekly eating habits. We got Fizz twice this week and I'm pretty sure that's not healthy.  Hermana Skinner is great. I seriousl...

  ¡Hola Familia y Amigos! Another week down! The weeks are starting to feel longer, not going to lie haha. We're really just praying COVID goes away. We're REALLY praying. Yesterday we had the opportunity to go to church though which was amazing! We even got to go TWICE because I was asked to play the piano in both of the meetings our ward was holding. It felt so good to be able to put some names to faces. Or I guess half faces since everyone was wearing masks. Either way, it was so so good. Got my new companion! Hija #2 because Hermana Parker will never be replaced even if we only had 2 weeks together in Argentina hahaha. My new comp is named Hermana Skinner (McKin & Skin) and she's from Mesa, Arizona. We still live with my old old comp, Hermana Clark and her two companions so try and imagine 5 sister missionaries sharing 1 bathroom and that's what life has been like in a nutshell. But Hermana Skinner is great. Trying to learn Spanish, the lessons, and how to be a ...

  ¡Hola Familia y Amigos! Another week down, a lot more to go!  This week was good, missionary work is good, even if COVID has yet to to away. That's how you know it's the work of the Lord :) I was sitting in a meeting a few weeks ago when an elder shared how awesome it is missionary work was made to adapt. I had never thought about it that way. The world is changing, and while the gospel and doctrine of Jesus Christ never will, the way we as missionaries adapt to needs of those we teach sure will.  Also, I'm training a new hermana! "Training" probably isn't the right word but she's new to the mission and I'm excited to be able to...learn with her haha. Wish I knew more and/or had more time in the SLCW mission but this is when I hand it over to the Lord I guess. Transfers happen tomorrow so we'll see how this next week goes for the Oquirrh Point 5B hermanas! Keep us in your prayers porfa! Shoutout to mom and dad for not just one party box from CRUM...