11-09

Dear Family & Friends, Hope you are doing great! & a special shout out to my Birthday bro & sis - HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN & CASSIE!!! The cold, flu & sickness has been going around... this past week EVERYONE in our appartment caught it.. and of course all at different times. Mine was a huge migrane and runny/stuffy nose... but with the Yokshas's magical cinnamon drink I was only a couple of hours in bed (good it was a planning day!) So whats the deal with the Swine Flu now a days?? Elder Fly says his whole family has the swine flu and are trying to get over it... he told me his bro died... but then after me freaking out he said "just kidding"... golly!It is so awesome how you can feel your testimony grow. When you know something is true because everything just perfectly flows together! Elder Giles and I were talking this week about the plan of salvation and the Atonement and I guess through life I just didn't ask any questions and just excepted everything how it is ... but didn't grow and put things together. We talked about how the Atonement is so neccesary or "expedient" as the scriptures put it. It just ... (and I am going to use a word that literally describes:) bamboozled my mind on how this is the real gospel of Jesus Christ. We are so lucky that we have scripture, pray, the spirit and modern day revelation to gain more knowledge of our Heavenly Fathers plan.. so long I have taken it for granted... but now I am studying studying and praying!Sorry so short, but we have to go.. love you all and keep up the prayers! talk to you in a week and stay safe and close to the Lord!Love Elder McBride