hey daddy! its good to finally be talking with you again..and i am sorry to hear about brad and his situation...not one that i would like to be in or my family so i can imagine the pain.... very sad that he is at the point were he doesnt want to live... wow... but yeah have faith in the plan because its real and he will have an opportunity to accept the gospel in the next life.... but are you serious that your back went out!!!!!! you are getting old dad!!!!!! ;) hahahahahaha... i cant believe that this happened and you are still young! be careful dad! i don't want you to jeopardize the surfing! and yeah dad it is true i am having allotttttttttttttttttttttt of problems... my companion is a d bag and extremely hard to get along with and you know that i can get along with alot of people. he is very picky and stingy and he thinks that i always think about myself when it is the other way around... he doesn't study at times, wakes up late, doesn't exercise, its hard dad... everyday i give it everything i have and i am not seeing the results i thought i would be seeing if i busted my butt everyday for the lord.  for example there are some elders who don't do much but they have results and baptisms and success.  i don't know how that works or why that would work but i don't know the ways of the lord.  i just want to be able to enjoy every part about my mission but when you have a companion who is a dbag and alot of other factors its hard to think positive and smile through out it all... but i am really going to try hard to just not worry about the little things and try to learn to be happy regardless of the situation i am in... probably something the lord wants me to learn in my life.  we reactivated a girl this Sunday and now has her temple recommend which i feel great about because it counts as a baptism basically.  we should have a couple next week i hope but i know the mission is filled with problems... i just need to face them instead of going around them.  i love you like crazy dad... wish that you could be my companion in the mission. tell heather congratulations and that i would like to see a picture of the baby! i hope you have a great week this week dad and be careful about your health! we HAVE to go surfing after the mission!  miss you like crazy dad! 

love your son
elder macdonald 


On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Keith & Lori Macdonald <kekelolli5@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hey Alex;

I enjoyed reading your email last week.  I'm glad that the language is coming to you.  I am sure it is a great relief to be able to communicate the things that you want to communicate. What a wonderful blessing it will be throughout your life to enjoy the Spanish language.  It has been a difficult weekend for me. I visited my friend Brad Poulson on Friday afternoon and he looks very bad. He has wasted away to nothing, the cancer is eating  him alive.  I can tell that he has lost his will to live. I don't blame him.  He is tired of being sick. I wrote him a letter that I will send it to you. I took Jake over to his house Saturday morning and did a couple hours of yardwork. It felt good to be able to help and some small way.  It is difficult to lose a lifelong friend.  But I have faith in the plan of salvation, and I know Brad will end up in a better place. I look forward to doing his temple work down the road. Hopefully, my dad will have the opportunity to teach him.

It is Sunday morning and I am flat on my back.  Josh broke the vase on the front porch and I leaned down to pick it up and my back went out. I don't know why except that I did a bunch of yardwork yesterday, I rode my bike yesterday, and I ran this morning.  Hopefully I can get it feeling better as I have a very busy day on Monday.  I know that you having many challenges right now.  That is 0K.  remember that if you never had challenges you will never grow.  Please read D&C 29: 1-8.  I especially love verse 5.  You are on His errand.  Share His love with everyone you meet.

I know Michelle is getting baptized on Tuesday. I hope to be able to attend. I hope she is doing this for the right reasons, but baptism is very important regardless.  I love you with all my heart and pray for your success every day.   If you can learn to be happy regardless of your situation.....you will live a very full and prosperous life.   Heather had her baby....Daniel.   He is a beauty.

Love.   Dad

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