Sister McKenzie Tate

  FELIZ DIA DE PAVO EVERYONE!! ¿Como están todos? This past week was filled with ups and downs, as missionary work typically is, but in honor of Thanksgiving, I just want to focus on the things I am grateful for! First off, I am so grateful for the message that President Nelson gave last week. His message really uplifted and inspired me in ways I didn't even know I needed. We have been trying to incorporate his message into what we have been teaching and it has been extremely powerful!! One of our friends Eva recently had her brother pass away and when we shared the message with her she was really touched by President Nelson's story about losing his wife. When we asked her how she felt watching the video she was brought to tears as she explained the immense amount of peace and comfort that came while he spoke. The spirit was so strong as we testified to her that President Nelson really is a prophet of God and that his words are God's words! How blessed are we know that Go...

  Hey y'all!!  This week was crazy busy which made it go by INSANELY fast!!  I got Hna Webb as a companion and she is so sweet!! She is reassigned from Chile and so it's been fun to have someone who actually can relate to serving in South America!! The sad thing is that she is actually finishing her mission this transfer!! :( She goes home in 4 weeks!! Sooo we are going to make these 4 weeks the BEST last 4 weeks of her mission!!  We had another MLC meeting this week which was fun to see other missionaries and discuss how we can help take the mission to the next level!! I seriously love President Hall so much and know that as we strive to keep our vision as a mission centered on Christ we will be successful in doing the will of the Lord! We also had a mission wide call about the message of hope that President Nelson will give this Friday and how we can help get the word out to all our friends and members!! I am so excited to hear a prophet of God speak and know that ...

  Hey y'all!!  I know I say this every week but I swear this week flew by faster than any other week! Today ends another transfer of my mission and I cannot believe it went by that fast!!  My companion Hermana Dimond is actually returning home tomorrow (I have to take her the airport sadlyyyy) and I know already it's going to be a hard goodbye. It feels like just yesterday I came to El Monte and met her!! She is probably one of the most Christlike people I have ever gotten to serve around and I feel so lucky to have been her companion, even if it was only for the end of her mission! I think I also just enjoyed serving with her because we complemented and challenged each other so well! I don't think I've ever worked harder, been pushed out of my comfort zone more, or grown in such a spiritual capacity than this past transfer!!  This week was kind of a roller coaster filled with ups and downs, but at the end of the day I know that the Lord has been guiding us and the w...

  Hey guys!!  How are y'all?! Sorry I can't really come up with a more creative ways to start these group emails... This week was really good!! Honestly we probably had more meetings this past week than I've had my entire mission lol... but they were all really good!! We had an MLC meeting on Tuesday and talked about how we can really retain all these new people that we have been finding! It has been super awesome to see how our mission has now surpassed the amount of people we've been able to find and teach before COVID!! This pandemic has honestly been a blessing for missionary work as more people are now more ready than ever to hear the gospel and come into Christ!! We also had our typical zone council and district council meetings on Wednesday then had a mission conference on Thursday!! Even though this one was still over zoom for the most part, we got to give some trainings and meet together with just our zone in person for some parts of it! Also President bought u...