Elder Michael O'Connor II - Scotland/Ireland Mission

July 23, 2018 Hello all, So here’s the update from the past week with transfers. When I got my call to be with Elder Gowans I was so excited! He is such a good missionary and someone that I have looked up to in the mission from the very start of coming out! So it is such a dream being able to be with him!!! So Sunday was sad saying my goodbyes. The night before i started to pack a lot of the things for whatever reason! But thankfully I did because at the end of church around 4:00 pm the Zone Leaders came in and told me my bus is at 5:15 pm! So I had to rush saying goodbye to people and didn’t get to see some of them that I had planned to which I was really bummed about. I am just excited to go!! At the bus station I said my goodbyes and it was pretty emotional! I gave my first talk in church on my mission and about the Holy Ghost my last Sunday in Dublin.  So about our travels: Elder Moffitt and I took a bus to Belfast and stayed the night with someone brothers ...

July 17, 2018 Hey everyone, I don’t have too much time today so I’m going to keep it short and you will get a big email next week!!!!! I am in Edinburgh and my companion is Elder Gowans!!!!!!!!! I am so excited to be with him! I will let you know more about him next week and about all that has happened! And yes we did have the baptism! Kaitlin got baptized Saturday night before I left. I am so happy for her. She is great! I will tell you all about it next week!!  I am alive and well!!!! Have a great week Love, Elder O’Connor  Kaitlin's Baptism!! Such a great day. So excited for her.  Missionaries with part of the Troy Family  Elder Heggie and me  Me and Elder McDermmet  Larissa and I  Showing love for Elder Zach Peterson  Julianna  At the bus station with Ting Ting and missionaries  Cara and I  Me with Babs (Barbara Allen)  C...

July 9, 2018 Hey momma, This has been a good week. Thanks for all the pictures. I loved seeing everyone. Holy heck I can’t believe you saw Bradley! I miss that guy so much and he looks so good. We had several friends at church yesterday, which is always great. I fasted on Sunday and then got to teach a lesson and the spirit was so strong. So the moves were actually made the last week President Donaldson was here but the AP’s said that President Macddonald is wanting to make some changes so we will see. Several of the missionaries in Dublin are either going home this transfer or have been here for a long time. We are thinking that they will have to white wash the whole zone, because of the Garda card issue it will make this transfer harder so I think that I could stay here in Dublin for just a little bit longer!! I hope I can just stay here in Ireland for as long as I can because I don’t know if I will ever get back! I love you mom and hope you all have a great week!!!...

July 2, 2018 Hey mom, how are you? This week was pretty normal so nothing really to write about. Thank you so much for the workout bands you sent, they are much needed! We have an All Ireland Conference this Wednesday to welcome the new Mission President, President and Sister Macdonald to the mission. I'm excited to get to know them and I love them already.  I love you all, have a great week. Elder O’Connor  Mark Alaster Macdonald, 54, and Denise Robb Macdonald, six children, Highland 5th Ward, South Jordan Utah Highland Stake: Scotland/Ireland Mission, succeeding President George R. Donaldson and Sister Christine Donaldson. Brother Macdonald serves as a stake Sunday School secretary and is a former stake presidency counselor, high councilor, bishop, ward Young Men president, and missionary in the Mississippi Jackson Mission. Born in Gilroy, California, to Ramsay Alaster Macdonald and Ann Dart Macdonald. Sister Macdonald serves...