Hermana McKin

  ¡Hola Familia y Amigos! This is a weak email....again...but I have an excuse this time :) Yes....I have COVID! We were tested a couple days ago and just got our results! Everyone in the apartment tested positive except for hermana Skinner. We're not really sure how she doesn't have it...I think it's kinda funny I was sent back to the USA because of COVID and now I have it. Lol. Call me immune (in like 10 days)! WE HAD 3 BAPTISMS THIS WEEK! Jose, Lindsay, and Rosie were baptized on Monday. Huge shoutout to the elders for literally helping carry out the whole program and ordinance. We found out we would be quarantined Saturday night so we rushed to re-organize the baptism. It was really beautiful, even though we couldn't be there physically. The Spirit was so strong and you could tell the kids were excited. Now Rubi, the mama, is working towards being baptized. We are so so so excited to keep working with them this transfer. Transfers happened but all the Lighthouse her...

  Hola Familia y Amigos! So this week Spanish whooped my bum and I said "perfuecto" in a lesson. That is not a word. But it was funny.  Feliz Navidad everyone! I hope you are able to remember the purpose of this holiday. Whether you're religious or not, you have a Savior who came into this world to die for you. He makes it possible for each one of us to improve and eventually live with our families forever. There's more to it and if you want to learn about Him and how you can strengthen your relationship with Him, shoot me a message. Or your local missionaries. I'll leave the link below if you would like to search them up.  Jose, Lindsay, and Rosie are being baptized on Monday! Hermana Jones and I are so excited. We fasted with them this week for a miracle and we got one. 100% straight from the Lord. It was probably one of the most spiritual experiences of my mission. Heavenly Father keeps giving me those.  Sort of a cool experience: one Christmas Eve Hermana Jone...

  ¡Hola Familia y Amigos! This is a weak group email. Just to preface hahaha So hermana Jones is fire as always and this week we had the opportunity to give two trainings! It was SO BOMB! Having a comp who knows how to bring in the Spirit is the besssstttt. I love her. Earlier this week we were at the church practicing for the ward christmas program we are in charge of and hermana Jones flipped out because she saw a mouse run out from under a door. So we decided we spend our whole dinner trying to catch the mouse. And we did!!!! Hahaha it was the funniest thing ever. We also rescued some dogs that same day so call me the animal whisperer This week was actually SUPER hard but I love being a missionary. We seriously had some of the most spiritual lessons I have ever had in my mission this week so I will have to write about Yafte de Mexico when I have more time. But anyways, the Church is true. I know it with my WHOLE heart. Missions are the coolest. Here are some other things that ha...

  ¡Hola Familia y Amigos! I think I have reached that point in my mission when pday rolls around and I literally have no idea what to put into my group email.  But I'll think.... This week Hermana Jones, Hermana Skinner, and Hermana Albrecht and I went to the bishop's storehouse. That's always an interesting experience hahaha. But this time we got to explore a little bit. The bishop's storehouse is SO DOPE! I lowkey feel like I'm playing a game of house and just doing everybody's grocery shopping when I'm there. My parents should have just sent me to the bishop's storehouse as a kid....but I love it there. It's such a cool experience being able to help those in need. Hermana Albrecht and I did some wandering around and got to go back into the warehouse. One of the missionaries took us back into this -10 degree freezer and we got to see how things work more behind the scenes. All I have to say is that this really is Jesus Christ's church.  It'...

  ¡Hola Familia y Amigos! So three COVID test wasn't enough I guess because tomorrow we are taking the SAME hermanas to go get tested hahahahaha send help I've honestly decided that at this point I would just rather get COVID. I figure if I get it now, then I should be cleared for Christmas. That's probably sort of selfish. A lot of missionaries in the SLCW mission have had COVID. Also sort of cool, lots of missionaries are starting to be sent to their original missions! One of our APs who was serving in Paraguay is going back on December 11. Another sister went to Zimbabwe. Literally so crazy. Thanksgiving was super fun! We were able to spend it with the other missionaries in our district. BYU Catering provided a cute little Thanksgiving dinner which was nice until we realized the church building didn't have any forks. Ya......like what kind of LDS church building doesn't have forks?!?! I'm not lying, there were literally none. There were no spoons either. Sooo...

¡Hola Familia y Amigos! This week we took an hermana to get tested for COVID. For the third time. Let me clarify a little further hahaha: we took the same hermana to get tested for COVID...3 times. We were laughing in the car on the way to get her tested and we all agreed it would probably just be worth it for her to actually test positive. Especially after having to get tested 3 different times. She'd at least be clear for Christmas 🤷🏼‍♀️ Anyways, I said I'd write a better email... My new companion is hermana Jones. Basically she is this half polynesian goddess who makes me laugh harder than I thought possible. Our first morning together I woke up to go to the bathroom and dropped a whole roll of toilet paper into the toilet andddddd we've bonded ever since! Hahaha  Also! We live with hermana Skinner and Albrecht and it's so fun! Hermana Skinner got dear-Janed last week so send her some love. Except it was actually an answer to my prayers because now we can live toge...

  ¡Hola Familia y Amigos! Hahahahaha Sister Shumway is gone and I am stressed. We dropped her off at the mission home today. I'll get my new comp tonight so for now I'm just hanging around other hermanas. Anyways, this week was crazy. But they always are. So I'll start drafting an email explaining everything to send for next week. Love you all. Listen to "The Inconvenient Messiah" by Elder and Sister Holland. It's a BYU Devotional. My favorite. So good. Write me and tell me what you think. Anyways Love love loveeee, Hermana McKinlay 1. Leonel 2. Glitter masks 3. Transfer board meeting!!! 4. President and his dog Scooter haha 5. ROMI 💛