Hey guys! I love being a missionary! Elder Scott is now home in La Verne, California and I got to spend the past couple days with the South stake elders, Elder Ford (Australian) and Elder Sutton (Canadian). It has been a great transfer. It went by too fast. My favorite thing about Tremonton is that there is two types of people: farmers and rocket scientists! My new companion is Elder Vickers. He is from Kansas and he is coming back. He was sent home after 6 months because of his foot (he had to get surgery!) and now he is back. We both will be in Tremonton. I got sick over the separation anxiety and nervousness for the upcoming transfer. Being a missionary is a lot of stress and it is the hardest thing I have ever done but I love being a missionary. Since everyone is telling me that they like the way I have been doing e-mails so I'll keep doing it! :)
Day 1 (Tuesday) - Elder Scott and I got to go to Nibley (South of Logan) to have Zone Conference. Elder Don R. Clarke of the Seventy was there! He gave us so many tips and advice on the 4 essentials to missionary work: Finding, Teaching, Next Ordinance, and Retention! It was SO awesome! I felt the Spirit so strong.One of my favorite things about the Zone Conference is that I get to see a lot of missionaries that I know from the MTC and missionaries that I have met over the past few months.We are teaching a new family called the Makinsons (it's a married couple with no kids, the wife is a less active and the father got baptized in September in Las Vegas). We are now teaching them recent convert lessons. It was a great day!
Day 2 (Wednesday) - Elder Scott had his LAST district meeting and he talked about being the Wild Man (taken after Moses 6 or something like that). When we teach people and they reject us, but if we are bold and full of love in sharing our message, they reject Jesus Christ. If we are full of fear and timid, they reject US! We need to open our mouths and proclaim the gospel (D&C 84). It was a fantastic district meeting and I highly enjoyed having Elder Scott as my District Leader.After the district meeting, we just went around and knocked on a lot of doors. We shared a lot of spiritual thoughts which is so much fun to do!
Day 3 (Thursday!) - It was my 3 month mark! It's so crazy how fast the first three months of my mission went by! I love being a missionary! It is indeed a great day to be a missionary in the Utah Ogden mission.Elder Scott and I got to go up to Malad, Idaho for a baptismal interview. Malad is so beautiful at night and it's a GREAT place! It also marked the first time I (if I remember correctly) that I was in Idaho in my life! Idaho is pretty cool!Elder Scott and I got to go scare a set of Elders. We acted like we were going to raid their house! Their reactions were SO funny! When we got in, they were arming themselves with knives. Hahahahaha! It was hilarious!
Day 4 (Friday!) - Elder Scott had to go down to Ogden for departing missionary training (advice on getting adjusted to missionary life). The Utah Ogden mission has training for literally everything! It's CRAZY! I got to spend the day with Elder Ford and Sutton and we did a lot of work in the South stake! It was a great day! The Glover invited us over for dinner! We had some delicious steak, Brother Glover makes some mean steak! Elder Scott, the Glover family and I talked for a couple hours. We were talking a lot about religion and it was a very interesting conversation! I loved every single second of that conversation! It was a blast!
Day 5 (Saturday) - It was Elder Scott's last full day as a missionary! We taught 3 lessons so I would call it a successful day!We got to celebrate Sister Misrasi's birthday with her! She turned 32! We talked a lot about how the gospel blesses us. She also told us that when we started coming by, their lives began to change for the better! The light of Christ really do change us for the better. They make us aligned to the will of God and as a result of our righteous actions, we are blessed! Oh, how much I love the Gospel!!!!We also got to the Makinsons again! We finished off the Recent Convert first lesson and they want to get a patriarchal blessing! How amazing is that!We got to bring a member of a bishopric to visit the Hart family (mother is less active, father is not a member. they have a 3 years old daughter!). They got to talk a little bit and guess what?! They accepted an invite to have missionary discussions at a member's home! When we teach an investigator at a member's house, the Spirit is a lot stronger and we have a ton more fellowshippers! :)
Day 6 (Sunday) - It was my LAST day with Elder Scott! :( I helped him pack up all of his stuff and we both went down to West Haven. He got to see his family after two whole years! It was a bittersweet moment for him. Surprisingly enough, I didn't get homesick! I got more motivated to keep pushing through the hard times so I can have that bittersweet moment that I witnessed.In the Utah Ogden mission, all of the missionaries who are leaving within the next transfer will be sharing their testimonies and saying their goodbyes to everyone including people they have taught. I got to go see Elder Scott share his testimony and holy crap, it was AMAZING! It blew my mind! It was a pretty emotional night because I got really close with Elder Scott!
Day 7 (Monday) - Elders Ford, Sutton and I got to hit the gym and we had to use their showers because the drainage at their house don't really work that well! Elder Ford had to go down to Ogden for leadership training and Elder Sutton and I got to do some contacting and lessons in the South Stake! It was a great day!
At the dinner appointment, I received a phone call from the APs and since I really suck with the phone, I had Elder Ford talk to the APs for me and after he came back, he came back with a smirk on my face and told me it was about my companion. That's it. It was excruciating. It was the longest dinner appointment EVER! I was so curious about my next companion. After the dinner appointment, Elder Ford told me that I was training an Elder that is coming back to his mission (he was released because of medical issues). I got SO nervous and stressed. I got sicker and I almost vomited that night.
Being a missionary is extremely stressful but I love being a missionary. I can see countless blessings that came from my mission!I love you all and keep writing me! It makes my WEEK! I love you! Stay strong and be happy! The gospel DOES help us! I think I would never be at this point if it weren't for the gospel. The gospel has changed my life for the better! I love you all and stay safe! You all are the BEST! Love, Elder McGrath
Day 1 (Tuesday) - Elder Scott and I got to go to Nibley (South of Logan) to have Zone Conference. Elder Don R. Clarke of the Seventy was there! He gave us so many tips and advice on the 4 essentials to missionary work: Finding, Teaching, Next Ordinance, and Retention! It was SO awesome! I felt the Spirit so strong.One of my favorite things about the Zone Conference is that I get to see a lot of missionaries that I know from the MTC and missionaries that I have met over the past few months.We are teaching a new family called the Makinsons (it's a married couple with no kids, the wife is a less active and the father got baptized in September in Las Vegas). We are now teaching them recent convert lessons. It was a great day!
Day 2 (Wednesday) - Elder Scott had his LAST district meeting and he talked about being the Wild Man (taken after Moses 6 or something like that). When we teach people and they reject us, but if we are bold and full of love in sharing our message, they reject Jesus Christ. If we are full of fear and timid, they reject US! We need to open our mouths and proclaim the gospel (D&C 84). It was a fantastic district meeting and I highly enjoyed having Elder Scott as my District Leader.After the district meeting, we just went around and knocked on a lot of doors. We shared a lot of spiritual thoughts which is so much fun to do!
Day 3 (Thursday!) - It was my 3 month mark! It's so crazy how fast the first three months of my mission went by! I love being a missionary! It is indeed a great day to be a missionary in the Utah Ogden mission.Elder Scott and I got to go up to Malad, Idaho for a baptismal interview. Malad is so beautiful at night and it's a GREAT place! It also marked the first time I (if I remember correctly) that I was in Idaho in my life! Idaho is pretty cool!Elder Scott and I got to go scare a set of Elders. We acted like we were going to raid their house! Their reactions were SO funny! When we got in, they were arming themselves with knives. Hahahahaha! It was hilarious!
Day 4 (Friday!) - Elder Scott had to go down to Ogden for departing missionary training (advice on getting adjusted to missionary life). The Utah Ogden mission has training for literally everything! It's CRAZY! I got to spend the day with Elder Ford and Sutton and we did a lot of work in the South stake! It was a great day! The Glover invited us over for dinner! We had some delicious steak, Brother Glover makes some mean steak! Elder Scott, the Glover family and I talked for a couple hours. We were talking a lot about religion and it was a very interesting conversation! I loved every single second of that conversation! It was a blast!
Day 5 (Saturday) - It was Elder Scott's last full day as a missionary! We taught 3 lessons so I would call it a successful day!We got to celebrate Sister Misrasi's birthday with her! She turned 32! We talked a lot about how the gospel blesses us. She also told us that when we started coming by, their lives began to change for the better! The light of Christ really do change us for the better. They make us aligned to the will of God and as a result of our righteous actions, we are blessed! Oh, how much I love the Gospel!!!!We also got to the Makinsons again! We finished off the Recent Convert first lesson and they want to get a patriarchal blessing! How amazing is that!We got to bring a member of a bishopric to visit the Hart family (mother is less active, father is not a member. they have a 3 years old daughter!). They got to talk a little bit and guess what?! They accepted an invite to have missionary discussions at a member's home! When we teach an investigator at a member's house, the Spirit is a lot stronger and we have a ton more fellowshippers! :)
Day 6 (Sunday) - It was my LAST day with Elder Scott! :( I helped him pack up all of his stuff and we both went down to West Haven. He got to see his family after two whole years! It was a bittersweet moment for him. Surprisingly enough, I didn't get homesick! I got more motivated to keep pushing through the hard times so I can have that bittersweet moment that I witnessed.In the Utah Ogden mission, all of the missionaries who are leaving within the next transfer will be sharing their testimonies and saying their goodbyes to everyone including people they have taught. I got to go see Elder Scott share his testimony and holy crap, it was AMAZING! It blew my mind! It was a pretty emotional night because I got really close with Elder Scott!
Day 7 (Monday) - Elders Ford, Sutton and I got to hit the gym and we had to use their showers because the drainage at their house don't really work that well! Elder Ford had to go down to Ogden for leadership training and Elder Sutton and I got to do some contacting and lessons in the South Stake! It was a great day!
At the dinner appointment, I received a phone call from the APs and since I really suck with the phone, I had Elder Ford talk to the APs for me and after he came back, he came back with a smirk on my face and told me it was about my companion. That's it. It was excruciating. It was the longest dinner appointment EVER! I was so curious about my next companion. After the dinner appointment, Elder Ford told me that I was training an Elder that is coming back to his mission (he was released because of medical issues). I got SO nervous and stressed. I got sicker and I almost vomited that night.
Being a missionary is extremely stressful but I love being a missionary. I can see countless blessings that came from my mission!I love you all and keep writing me! It makes my WEEK! I love you! Stay strong and be happy! The gospel DOES help us! I think I would never be at this point if it weren't for the gospel. The gospel has changed my life for the better! I love you all and stay safe! You all are the BEST! Love, Elder McGrath
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