Working Harder Than Ever

Wow! I cannot believe another week has come and gone like that. The weeks are really starting to pick up as I near my final transfer out here. I'm so very grateful for everything I have been learning and been able to do to help in establishing the Lord's kingdom here in Ohio.

We had a crazy hard working week and I'm excited to share all about it:

• To start off, we had 35 lessons last week and were able to find 4 new people. About 70 percent of those lessons came from either texting people or messaging people over facebook and sharing things with them. I'm so glad we have ways we can still share the Gospel, and that now it is even more fast in sharing then ever.
• Me and Elder Sanchez have been on the Contacting Blitz this week. Meaning, each day we have called close to 30 to 40 people. A lot of them still don't answer, but it is just a testimony builder to me that our efforts are enough and the Lord is pleased with our efforts when we are all in to the Gospel.
• I gave a training at District Council last week and wanted to share a little about it. It was on The Book of Mormon/Testimony of Joseph Smith. We talked about why Joseph went through the trials and travails that he did to be able to translate and publish The Book of Mormon. At the end of my training, we listened to Elder Hollands testimony of The Book of Mormon from October 2019 General Conference. If you have time, go and watch it :). The training went super well, everyone gave great answers, and it was just so cool to have my own testimony strengthened by knowing The Book of Mormon is true.
• We have been working so hard here in Akron. I think that's what has made the time speed up faster too. I literally come back to the apt each night after walking outside and calling people, etc. and my feet are beginning to cramp and my legs are sore, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm so happy to know I'm giving it my all to finish the mission, to talk to as many people as I can, and to be strengthening my own testimony along the way. The Gospel is true and I'm so grateful I will always get to share it in my life.

Update on people being taught:

• Beverly and Tom are well. We talked to them twice last week over the phone and talked more of the Restoration and getting through hard times. If you guys could keep them in your prayers that would be great :). I know they want to accept the Gospel, it's just a matter of helping them to see we are still going to go through hard times in life, but our faith will always be strengthened in Christ. I'm hoping to help get them baptized before I leave on July 9th, so fingers crossed🤞.

This week taught me so much. It rained every day of the week, with actually snow making an appearance on Sunday during church. It taught me a lot about where my heart is at in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and how I can be trusting God to help me. The mission definitely hasn't been easy, and I have recently been thinking of the first 8 months of my mission where I was knocking on doors and street contacting. Now for the last 15 months being mostly inside. My mission has changed me in a way that I never ever thought possible. I'm a different person writing this email today than I was even 12 months ago at this time. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is true, and I'm so grateful to for the rest of my life be able to share Jesus Christ with everyone I meet and talk to.

It was so much fun to call and talk with everyone yesterday for Mothers Day! Crazy the school year ends the end of this month also. So many exciting things happening this week, month, and summer! 

I love you all forever and always!

Elder McEwan