Hey everybody! I hope you all had a great week and that you are warmer
than it is here :) We had a good week! Elder Richens and I will be staying
together for another transfer so that puts me in Iowa City at least until March 27th, which
is sweet! I love the people here and especially the members of the Church and
our bishop here. Scott is still hard to get ahold of and Aide is doing great as
she studies from the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Keep praying for them
please!
The work of helping people understand and grow closer to Jesus Christ
is going great! I have really learned that Christ works simply. Its through the
small things such as prayer and reading scriptures that make the biggest
changes in our lives. I think sometimes, we want or expect big things to help
us understand what is true or what is best and get caught up looking
"beyond the mark" as the scriptures say. I mean thats what the Jews
were looking for in their promised Messiah. They thought he would come in great
power and free them from the Romans and lead them to victory in a very
physical, tangible sense. They forgot that the scriptures are replete with the
simple and first principle of the gospel, which is to have faith, something
that is intangible and comes from within. Christ did lead them to victory over
physical death with His resurrection and spiritual death (sin) as He suffered
and taught repentance, baptism, and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost for a
remission of our sins. I know that He lived, died for us, and lives again! One
day we will be called to stand in His presence and account for our desires and
our works with the time that He gave us here on Earth to live and learn. I know
that true, deep, and lasting happiness comes when we keep the commandments He
has given us. The first being to love God and the second to love those who
surround us! I hope we can do this and continually strive to be better when we
fall short. I love you all and make it a good week!
Love, Elder McGinn
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