Hello, Wow, it has been a really good week. A lot of things has happened and this area has so much potential. It seems like every member I visit always has a nonmember referral. Yay for being down south in the mission. Morgan is a very beautiful place. Morgan is actually the main town in Morgan. I cover a lot of little towns like: Peterson, Stoddard, Mountain Green, Milton, Enterprise, Croydon and a bunch of other little towns. There is a lot of members here and a lot of nonmembers as well. A great ratio. :)
My companion, Elder Aston, is a stud. I love being with him. He suffers from the Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome. He is a great missionary and he doesn't let his disability get in the way. He is a very humble guy and a great teacher. He is also hilarious. Sometimes my stomach hurts from laughing too hard. I love serving with him.
Last Saturday, Elder Aston and I had a baptism. Elder Aston and his last companion taught a 9 years old girl named Crystal. I came into the area and on my first day here, we went over the baptismal interview and the next day, we had an interview for her. It was really cool. Elder Aston found her through a recent convert. It was a really cool story to hear! Elder Aston and I taught the second lesson to this two guys named Courtt and Chad. They live all the way out in Croydon (a solid 20 minutes of driving) and they are awesome. Courtt is 15 years old and Chad is 12.
So, Courtt is taking seminary right now (so he can get a hour off of school), which sparked his interest in the gospel, which is how we were able to start teaching him. He, along with his brother, Chad, started meeting with the missionaries last Monday and committed to be baptized on May 30th. When we taught the Plan of Salvation, Courtt had a lot of questions about the Spirit World because his uncle committed suicide and Courtt was wanting to know if he would accept the gospel there. We talked a little bit about agency and temple work. Courtt mentioned that he wants to do baptisms for the dead! It was amazing.
A really cool thing happened at a dinner appointment last Sunday evening, we were eating dinner and this girl told us that there was a boy in his seminary class that was being baptized. We asked if it was Courtt and it was. She told us a story about how Courtt stood up in front of the class and told everyone that he is getting baptized on May 30th. Everybody, including the teacher, was super shocked because they thought he was a member. Crazy. The Lord definitely prepares people.
It is so much fun to teach Courtt and Chad. I cannot wait for their baptism on the 30th. It will be awesome.
Elder Aston and I are also teaching the Fairbourn family. They are a really cool family. There are three kids and one of them is not above 8 years old. Emma and Hayden are the ones that is preparing to be baptized. The father is trying to overcome the problem with the Word of Wisdom so he can baptize his two kids, Emma and Hayden.
Elder Aston and I talked a lot about setting goals and the things that we can do to help us stay on path to achieve that goal. We set a goal for mid-June and he is committed! Since I am new, he told me a little bit of his story. He wasn't very interested in the gospel but he let Emma and Hayden take the discussions. When Emma and Hayden asked him to baptize them, he was touched and wanted to do it. Because of that, he wanted to be a part of the discussions and it was a really cool experience to hear. The Fairbourns are a great family.
Elder Aston and I talked a lot about setting goals and the things that we can do to help us stay on path to achieve that goal. We set a goal for mid-June and he is committed! Since I am new, he told me a little bit of his story. He wasn't very interested in the gospel but he let Emma and Hayden take the discussions. When Emma and Hayden asked him to baptize them, he was touched and wanted to do it. Because of that, he wanted to be a part of the discussions and it was a really cool experience to hear. The Fairbourns are a great family.
Elder Aston and I are teaching a part-member family named the Baugh family. They have two kids who got baptized a couple months ago. They are a really cool fatmily. The mother (Lisa) wants to be baptized but the thing that is holding her back is the fact that she is living with her boyfriend! Aghhh!!!! They told us that the reason why is that the insurance will go up 700$ if they get married and they can't afford to do that. The reason why Lisa needs that insurance is because she has a brain tumor and the insurance basically keeps her going. Her boyfriend is searching for a better job so they can get married and when that happens, Lisa would be able to be baptized. We are hoping that it will happen soon so Lisa can get baptized and then on the path to the Temple.
This upcoming Saturday, I will be able to head back to Smithfield for a couple hours because Sawyer is getting baptized!!!!!! It will be amazing! I am so pumped for his baptism!! :)
Other than that, there are a bunch of potential investigators that we are trying to contact and helping the members invite their nonmember friends to meet with us. It is going super well! A lot of great things are happening in Morgan. I am loving my time so much here. Morgan is amazing and so beautiful. The people here are awesome and I am so glad that I am going to spend my last couple transfers here. What a great area! :) I am LOVING my mission!
I love you all so much and stay strong. Keep on pushing on. Love, Elder McGrath
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