HELLOOO amazing friends and family!!! Hope you all had a fantastic Easter yesterday and were able to feel and appreciate the very unique spirit around this special holiday. This week has been a very spirit filled and interesting week. I started messaging a guy on Facebook this week who posted a lot of really intriguing questions on his Facebook page. I’ve been chatting with him for about two weeks now and all I can say is I am grateful to be a member of this Church. Andrew (this is not his real name) is a man who thinks life is a coincidence that we are all just the “cruel” result of an accidental chemical reaction. He believes that Jesus Christ was just like every other person and just “faked” the lifestyle of a savior, because ultimately there is no God. Andrew said ,in his own words, “He has failed to show any signs regarding His existence”. My response to this rather bold and quite frankly idiotic statement was asking if there are consequences for the decisions we make in this life. “What is preventing you from killing yourself right now if life is full of misery and it's impossible for true happiness? Wouldn’t death be a relief”? His response was simply “idk''. My sweet Brothers and Sisters, we do know the answer to this question. You made the decision, long before you were ever born on this earth to accept the redeeming joy of Jesus Christ into your life. Yes, you may not remember making this decision, but there is evidence all around you of this decision, because “all things denote there is a God '' (Alma 30:44). There is a Savior, He did die for you and He allows you to live forever in a choice state of peace and glory. Treasure these truths and let no one convince you otherwise.
Well we got transfer calls this week and…. I am happy to say I am staying as a District Leader here in Rapid City and now have the privilege of covering both the Black Hills and Rapid City Wards with Elder Smith! Let me tell you I have never been more relieved and excited with an upcoming transfer! Elder Smith and I are great friends and have already been together this last week due to other missionaries returning to their original assignment. Anyways we are both excited because both of our birthdays are in this transfer and were also the official Mt. Rushmore missionary set! Mt. Rushmore Elder prt 2!
I had the amazing opportunity to attend the funeral of our mission councilor's father-in-law. He was a Vietnam Veteran and was buried in the Sturgis Memorial Cemetery. Let me tell you it was probably one of the most touching funerals I have been to. The spirit testified so strongly of the divine foundation of this country and how we really are citizens of “God's Country”. The importance and need for patriotism is something I have learned a lot about on my mission as well as something I hope to bring home with me. We are so blessed to live in the country, although current circumstances may not be ideal, that allows any person with any background to become anything if they put forward the needed work. I am beyond grateful to be a citizen of the United States. God Bless the USA.
Anyways, LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH! Don’t get too much juice for y’all but next weekly email should hopefully have some good and exciting ish! Love you all!
Your favorite McM in the NDBM,
Elder McMullin
No photos this week, I'll send some next week though!