Dear Family, It has been a crazy week! A lot great things happened so that was awesome! I honestly love being a missionary. I love being able to see all of the miracles I witness every day!
Brindley is doing so amazing! She is only 9 years old and she is super smart! We taught the Plan of Salvation and she was asking a lot of questions, which is super good! She has a strong understanding of the Plan of Salvation so that was cool!! Brindley and her entire family came to church last Sunday! That alone was a huge miracle! Last Sunday, Elder Cook and I were greeting people and time was coming to the end. Sacrament meeting was about to start and we were getting super nervous because she needs to come to church. During the opening song, Brindley and her entire family showed up!!!! What a miracle!!! I love those small miracles. They make up all of the joyful moments on my mission. Those moments is what I will remember. The Lord always blesses those who serve Him and others! Mosiah 2:17.
We also had another big miracle happen. Last Monday morning, we received a call from one of the Ward Mission Leaders. This specific Ward Mission Leader's ward is the slowest ward in terms of missionarywork. Everyone in the ward is established and lived there for many, many years. The inactives and nonmembers has been contacted numerous times.
So, the Ward Mission Leader calls us and told us that he wants to meetwith us as soon as possible. He also mentioned that he has some great news, which got us to look forward to the meeting. That night, we went to the church building and met with him. He handed us two sheets of paper. They contained information of people that wants to meet with us!! One of them was Lindsay Meinders. She was born and raised in Smithfield all of her life. She has a 3 years old son named Sam! Probably one of my favorite kids that I met on my mission. We were visiting Lindsay for the first time and we saw sooo many Nerf guns, which is always cool. During the conversation we were having with Lindsay, Sam handed me a Nerf gun. Later on, I cocked it and shot it at the ground. All of the sudden, Sam yelps, "Ow!". Everybody looked at me because they thought I shot Sam on purpose. My companion shot me a huge, mean glare and Sam goes, "Just kidding..". What?! That kid is going places! Of course.. It is all because his name is Sam! ;)
Lindsay is a super cool lady and she went through some difficult times in her life. Because of that, she is very receptive to the Gospel! I was really impressed with her desire to change. It was a testimony builder that the Atonement is real and it is for everyone. Everybody CAN change!
The second sheet of paper that he handed to us was the Hyer family. It is a very weird situation. It is probably the one that everyone never hears about. So, it is with this lady named Kelly and she has a son named Jackson, who is 11 years old and never got baptized. Kelly and Jackson lives with Kelly's father and stepmother. Sounds normal? It does but wait for it. Kelly is the surrogate mother of his father's new child. Since Kelly's stepmother will die due to complications of pregnancy, Kelly volunteered to be the surrogate mother. All in all, Kelly is the surrogate mother of her sibling.
Anyways, we were able to set up an appointment with the family because they seemed to be pretty interested. So, that was awesome! The next appointment we have with them is Tuesday evening! We are so stoked to start teaching them!
To be honest, I would have to say that these three miracles happened through obedience to the principles and ordinances of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to the Mission Rules. D&C 130:20-21. It was a huge testimony builder to realize that. I also have been thinking a lot about the past year and a half of my mission. I would have to admit that all of my strongest recent converts was a blessing because of my obedience. I would have never found the Cefalo family, Loftus family, Hall family, Mica Glover, Goble family, Cherry, Wilson family and the Jackson family.
The same principles apply to real life. God is with us in everything we do, as long as it is the right thing. Romans 8:31. God loves us and will always love us, even when we make mistakes. God is always willing to pour blessings upon us that will brighten our day and give us that strength we need to go through a difficult trial and come out stronger. He isn't going to take away trials because He knows the benefits of the trials we go through. He sees things that we don't see. Because of that, instead of taking it away, He would give us more strength to get through the trial. Seek Him out and He will bless you! I know that God lives and He knows each and every single one of us. He loves you!
If life is awesome, pray. If life is hard, pray. If you are happy, pray. If you are sad, pray. Alma 37:36-37.
I love you all so so so much! You are so awesome! Keep up the great work over in KSA! Good luck with the new king! Who is the new Crown Prince? Love you!!!! Love, Elder McGrath
Brindley is doing so amazing! She is only 9 years old and she is super smart! We taught the Plan of Salvation and she was asking a lot of questions, which is super good! She has a strong understanding of the Plan of Salvation so that was cool!! Brindley and her entire family came to church last Sunday! That alone was a huge miracle! Last Sunday, Elder Cook and I were greeting people and time was coming to the end. Sacrament meeting was about to start and we were getting super nervous because she needs to come to church. During the opening song, Brindley and her entire family showed up!!!! What a miracle!!! I love those small miracles. They make up all of the joyful moments on my mission. Those moments is what I will remember. The Lord always blesses those who serve Him and others! Mosiah 2:17.
We also had another big miracle happen. Last Monday morning, we received a call from one of the Ward Mission Leaders. This specific Ward Mission Leader's ward is the slowest ward in terms of missionarywork. Everyone in the ward is established and lived there for many, many years. The inactives and nonmembers has been contacted numerous times.
So, the Ward Mission Leader calls us and told us that he wants to meetwith us as soon as possible. He also mentioned that he has some great news, which got us to look forward to the meeting. That night, we went to the church building and met with him. He handed us two sheets of paper. They contained information of people that wants to meet with us!! One of them was Lindsay Meinders. She was born and raised in Smithfield all of her life. She has a 3 years old son named Sam! Probably one of my favorite kids that I met on my mission. We were visiting Lindsay for the first time and we saw sooo many Nerf guns, which is always cool. During the conversation we were having with Lindsay, Sam handed me a Nerf gun. Later on, I cocked it and shot it at the ground. All of the sudden, Sam yelps, "Ow!". Everybody looked at me because they thought I shot Sam on purpose. My companion shot me a huge, mean glare and Sam goes, "Just kidding..". What?! That kid is going places! Of course.. It is all because his name is Sam! ;)
Lindsay is a super cool lady and she went through some difficult times in her life. Because of that, she is very receptive to the Gospel! I was really impressed with her desire to change. It was a testimony builder that the Atonement is real and it is for everyone. Everybody CAN change!
The second sheet of paper that he handed to us was the Hyer family. It is a very weird situation. It is probably the one that everyone never hears about. So, it is with this lady named Kelly and she has a son named Jackson, who is 11 years old and never got baptized. Kelly and Jackson lives with Kelly's father and stepmother. Sounds normal? It does but wait for it. Kelly is the surrogate mother of his father's new child. Since Kelly's stepmother will die due to complications of pregnancy, Kelly volunteered to be the surrogate mother. All in all, Kelly is the surrogate mother of her sibling.
Anyways, we were able to set up an appointment with the family because they seemed to be pretty interested. So, that was awesome! The next appointment we have with them is Tuesday evening! We are so stoked to start teaching them!
To be honest, I would have to say that these three miracles happened through obedience to the principles and ordinances of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to the Mission Rules. D&C 130:20-21. It was a huge testimony builder to realize that. I also have been thinking a lot about the past year and a half of my mission. I would have to admit that all of my strongest recent converts was a blessing because of my obedience. I would have never found the Cefalo family, Loftus family, Hall family, Mica Glover, Goble family, Cherry, Wilson family and the Jackson family.
The same principles apply to real life. God is with us in everything we do, as long as it is the right thing. Romans 8:31. God loves us and will always love us, even when we make mistakes. God is always willing to pour blessings upon us that will brighten our day and give us that strength we need to go through a difficult trial and come out stronger. He isn't going to take away trials because He knows the benefits of the trials we go through. He sees things that we don't see. Because of that, instead of taking it away, He would give us more strength to get through the trial. Seek Him out and He will bless you! I know that God lives and He knows each and every single one of us. He loves you!
If life is awesome, pray. If life is hard, pray. If you are happy, pray. If you are sad, pray. Alma 37:36-37.
I love you all so so so much! You are so awesome! Keep up the great work over in KSA! Good luck with the new king! Who is the new Crown Prince? Love you!!!! Love, Elder McGrath
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