New investigator

Hey everyone! I hope that you are having a great week. I did. I had an awesome week. We had a lot of ups and downs this week but it ended so well. We had a lot of great things happen. 

First things first, Elder Aston and I are going to the Ogden Temple to support Jasyn Jones. He is going to get his endowments taken out so that is awesome. I am so stoked for this. It will be a extremely exciting evening for him. He has came a long way for this and I am so happy for Jasyn. He is a good man. 

Last night, Elder Aston and I had an awesome lesson with the McDermott family. They are doing very well. They are progressing quite nicely. They are reading the scriptures, praying and attending church. We taught them the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the kids absorbed it like a sponge. It is so awesome to see kids learn and understand. It is really cool! Junior and his little sister, Alazae (pronounced: Ali-zay) are wanting to be baptized but some things came up and their baptism has been pushed back to July 18th... :( But, at least, they have a desire to be baptized and is working towards baptism. They are doing well. 

The Fairbourn family is doing well. They are consistently doing the things that they need to do. We are trying our best to help them out. They are soooo close to get there. So close. They need your prayers!!

Courtt and Chad are doing SOOO awesome! We taught them a couple times and they are progressing. They are wanting to do baptisms for the dead and the Bishop has an interview with them this Sunday. Hopefully, it will go through and they will keep progressing after their baptism. The mother also has been wanting to do baptisms for the dead. They are hoping to do some by the end of June or the beginning of July. 

Matt and Tana Lewis are doing well. They are reading scriptures but they are having a hard time with church. We talked a lot about the fact that it is not enough to know, it is in the doing. You can't just know; if you really knew, you'd do it. 

Last Thursday, Elder Aston and I started teaching a hard of hearing lady, Laura. She was raised in the Church but is not active right now. She is 31 years old and has moderate hearing loss. She wears hearing aids but even with those, she still has a hard time hearing. During the lesson, we would have to speak loud and clear so she could understand us. She has trouble following conversations. We had a really spiritual lesson with her and things went super well. I am excited to teach her.

So, I bet you are wondering what is with the title. I saved this part for the last part of my email because it is the best highlight of the week! It all happened last night. 

A few days ago, we contacted this woman, who is living with her boyfriend and we were talking. Her name is Kale (pronounced: Kay-lee) and she grew up in Morgan and went to Weber State for college. She never met with the missionaries and is not a member. We were able to set up an appointment for last night. 

We stopped by and we had an incredible lesson. The boyfriend (Weston) is not active in the church and he really doesn't know anything. Kale grew up in Morgan but knows nothing about the Church. She never grew up with religion of any sort. She doesn't know that much about God, which is AWESOME! You never really get that here in Utah. This means that Elder Aston and I will be able to teach her and help her to learn more. We won't have to explain false doctrine and anti stuff. She really wants to learn more about the church and has a desire to do so. She wants to know what's making other LDS people so happy. We told her that we have the answers for her. :) 

What an incredible experience to have. I love being a missionary. I love being able to provide answers to life's greatest questions. God is indeed our loving Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ is His Son and the perfect example. Through Jesus Christ, we can return and live in the presence of our Heavenly Father. Jesus Christ taught us what we needed to do. He showed us. He never said: Do as I say. Instead, he said: Do as I do. He was baptized by someone holding the proper authority of God. We should do the same. I know that by following His commandments, we can find that happiness that we all seek in life. His way is the only way; there is no other way. 

I love you all and stay strong. Be safe on the flight home and enjoy the Arizona heat for me. I love you all so much! Love, Elder McGrath

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