Elder McKay Rodabough, called to serve in Mexico City Northwest Mission

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Week # 56 Taking over the world.

Super good week last week. We had an investigator quit smoking and now she has 12 days without smoking. She's been smoking for like 43 years, and she was smoking 2-3 packs a day so we gave her a priesthood blessing. Then, ever since she just can't even handle the smell anymore, and now she has cut them completely off and is going to get baptized this Saturday! So hyped. So cool to see the power of God work, and see the changes people make in their lives. She is going to be a great member of the church, and I am so grateful to have taught her and see her grow so much.

So my companion, Elder Treviño, is now gone. : ( and I have another latino companion his name is Elder Riveros, and he is from Peru so thats tight. He has a really weird spanish accent. He talks really slowly compared to the mexicans here haha. Elder Riveros has 3 months in the mission and President pulled me asside today and told me that this was a special assignment, haha because I guess this elder never wanted to go on the mission and is having a really hard time cause he's super shy, and doesnt talk, so president says I need to save his mission... #nopressure. So I'm stoked he seems nice but he's a little different, but i am going to help him anyway. I can and will do my best to change his mission and probably his life. I'm pumped!

Well not much really to say I'm still in the same area.

Weird to think I only have like 6 months left.... sad day

Also took over the world on new years! What did you do?

Elder Rodabough

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Week # 55 I hate being sick

Geez I'm such a wuss lately. Yesterday night I was feeling fine and then I woke up this morning and my whole body hurts like literally ever square inch of my body hurts. I can't even figure out whats hurt, or how I'm sick it's just really weird... normally I know what is going down, but this time it is just weird lets just hope its not something weird or complicated...

But, other than that my whole week was super duper good. Gotta talk to the family for a 3rd time and was soooo good. Couldn't stop laughing. Love the family more than ever.

Cooked breakfast for 36 elders on Christmas too which was too much fun. We cooked like 16 pakages of sausgzzz and like 12 of bacon and made like 250 french toasts and pancakes. It was so much food it was crazy shoulda seen it. We played soccer, volleyball, basketball and ping pong. It was so much fun couldn't have had more fun to be honest.

Everything is going amazing with the work, and we will be baptizing the next two weeks, we hope so. I will let you guys know how that goes. Loving the work and loving every single moment of my mission. I'm so glad to have made the choice to come out and serve the Lord... only have a little bit of time left so gotta give it 110 percent and not let down!

Love you all the church is true and I know it with all my heart and strength...

Monday, December 15, 2014

Week # 54 Coacalco Flow boys! He Is The Gift!!!

Dad and Mom,

El es la dadiva...(He is the Gift)

So this week we dropped 600 dollars on a family that doesnt have anything so that they can have a better christmas. They have no couches, no refrigerador, nothing it literally is so sad. I hate seeing people in situations like that. My zone leader Elder Flanigan has a tradition in his family to do 12 days of christmas, so we bought gifts for every night. Until christmas. It will be cool just to change someones christmas because I have always been so blessed.

So the last 3 weeks we have baptized some real converts, they are all really converted because alot of people just want to get baptized, or are converted to the missionaries, and not to Christ, so when the missionaries get changed the people stop going to church, but not these people they are really converted in Christ and they know the chruch is true. So cool to see.

Well dont really know what else more to say just the daily grind and I'm lovin it! The more the days go on the more I don't want to come home. The misión is awesome and I am just loving the work just gotta work harder and harder because some of my good Pals are home from the misión and i only have a few months left so just gotta go harder than ever. Love you all sorry for no pics my camera is still broken so that suck i will see if i can send some next week with my comps camera.

love you all talk to you soon