Unbelievable week

Hey guys! Thank you so much for the emails that you have sent me. It was a joy reading them! It is so nice to hear about the things happening at home. The weather has been going wonderful. I am loving how perfect it is. What a great day to be a missionary in the Utah Ogden mission!!!! Last week, I hit my eight month mark. I can't believe that I already completed a third of my mission. It's crazy how fast time flies. haha.

So today, Elder Kelley and I moved to a different house in the stake. We moved in with the Spanish elders and it is an awesome house. We live in their basement! It is so huge and so comfy. I love being a missionary in Utah. The members here spoil us hahaha.

This week in the Clinton West stake was absolutely UNBELIEVABLE! Elder Kelley and I have been working SO hard this week and we definitely have seen some blessings come out of it! 

Elder Kelley and I were teaching Heather Butler and we taught the first lesson. Heather has five kids ranging from 3 months old to 7 years olds. Everyone except the 3 months old baby is a boy. They were being crazy during the lesson but the coolest thing is that when Elder Kelley described the First Vision in Joseph Smith's own words, the kids were absolutely quiet. It seemed something has gotten a hold of them. After that, I invited Heather to be baptized. She said that she wants to but she can't. It turns out that she is deathly afraid of water. We were able to resolve that by talking a little more about Jesus Christ and how we can overcome obstacles because of Him. She said YES! She is on date for May 17th! :)

Anthony Adams is one potential investigator that we have been trying to get into his house with. We had a lesson of the Restoration with him. (Anthony Adams' wife is a less actve RM who went to Venezuela. She has a doctrinal issue. Anthony Adam's father in law has a doctrinal issue too and he stopped going to the temple and church altogether). After we recited the First Vision with him, he exclaimed that he knew that it was true. He said that he felt the Holy Ghost testify to him that what we are teaching him is true!  He is on date for MAY 3rd! 

So Sister Cefalo texted us earlier this past week asking us to move the baptism to May 24th because Ethan (who is 8 yrs old right now) wants to get baptized on his 9th birthday. Btw, anyone who is above the age of 9 is a convert. That means we will get TWO baptisms on May 24th! 

So yep, Elder Kelley and I have been able to pick up 4 dates. 4 baptisms in MAY! How awesome is that!!!

Elder Kelley and I also picked up a couple other people that we are going to start teaching this week. We should be picking up some extra dates this week. I am so excited! I love being a missionary, especially in the Utah Ogden mission! Utah missions are the BEST!!!

Guess what, this Sunday is EASTER! It is the day of Jesus Christ's resurrection. BECAUSE OF HIM, we can all live again. Because of Him, nothing is impossible. Because of Him, regret becomes relief. Watch this VIDEO! It is INCREDIBLE! I know that Jesus Christ LIVES and that He did it for us. He suffered for us. He died for us. He lived again for us. He is the PERFECT example. He doesn't say, "Do as I say.". He says, "Do as I do.". He is telling us to follow His example!  I love the Lord, I love the gospel, and I love the blessings that comes from following our Savior! I also love being a missionary. I love serving Him full-time. The past 8 months has been the best 8 months of my life. I'm so looking forward to the next 16 months of serving Him! 

I love you guys! You are awesome! Love, Elder McGrath