12/28/15

Hey amigos, I hope everyone had the best Christmas of their entire lives.Definitely the highlight of this week was when Bobby Wilson gotbaptized on Christmas Eve.It was a very spiritual baptismal service with a good turnout from theward. I feel so blessed to have been able to teach Bobby. She had agreat fellowship from the beginning, who is a less-active member whohas become more active through this process. In fact, he gave a talkat her baptism.Skyping the family on Christmas was definitely a treat. And thepackages that were sent were greatly appreciated. Time is reallyflying, I can't believe I only have one more Skype session on themission. Whenever I think about it I get a strong sense of urgency tomake time count.This week were going to go super hard at finding even more people whoare ready to receive the gospel. This is such a fulfilling work, beingon the Lord's Errand. Selflessness truly is Happiness.I hope everyone has another great week and a Happy New Year! :)-Elder McGee

12/21/15

Hola, Loved Ones!Elder Campbell and I had a miraculous week! We are continually beingput in the path of those prepared and ready to receive the restoredgospel. Here in Great Bend the field truly is white, all ready toharvest. This week we found and taught this really neat couple, Daltonand Ashley, who I feel are going to be baptized!Speaking of that, this Last Saturday Aubryanna was baptized! It was avery spiritual baptismal service. Elder Campbell was very nervous tobaptize, but it all worked out. And then, this Thursday (ChristmasEve) our investigator, Bobby, is going to be baptized. So a ton ofamazing things are happening! :)It really blows typing with one hand, so I'm going to cut this short.I hope you all have a great Christmas. I love you all and I can't waitto Skype my family this week!Love, Elder McGee

11/14/15

Hey Loved Ones! Super good, yet crazy week...So, if you don't know already, I fell down a flight of stairs thisweek. In the process, I hit my elbow pretty hard and turns out I havea fractured elbow. Humiliating, I know. If you are wondering how analmost 20 year old manages to fall down stairs, I don't know. But ithappened. HahaBut I did realize just how much I love my mission this week. Thisexperience and opportunity means the world to me.Enough about that though. So, our two most solid people we're workingwith came to church yesterday!! Aubryanna and Bobby. Both of them aresuper solid! In Fact, yesterday was Aubryanna's second time at churchand we're planning on having her baptismal service THIS SATURDAY.Super stoked for that. Then Bobby was a member Refferal and she isawesome. She is on date for baptism on Christmas Eve actually.So yeah, we got some really good things happening in ourcompanionship. My newly given responsibility definitely isn't easywith my elbow, but it's time to use the enabling power of theAtonement more than I ever have before. I love you all so much andhope you have a great week.-Elder McGee

I congratulate you on your new calling as a District Leader.  This calling has been extended to you because you have distinguished yourself as a trustworthy, obedient and capable missionary.

You have the responsibility to be an example and teacher for the missionaries in your District.  Be an emissary of the Savior in word and deed so that the Lord's spirit will be with you and guide and direct you. You will be required to travel some in your district.  I admonish you to drive carefully and be sensitive to road conditions and speed limits.
You have the solemn responsibility to represent the Savior and myself as you interview good souls who have prepared for baptism.  Be mindful of this sacred responsibility and respectful and kind to those you interview.
Pray for the Lord's guidance and He will be with you and sustain your service.  Go forward with faith, and be prayerful and the Lord will watch over you.  Sister Bell and I extend to you our love and confidence.
May the Lord bless you always,

President Michael L. Bell

12/7/15

Hello Loved Ones!
Wow, so I definitely got a lot to tell you about this week.
I think I'll start off with the only bummer part of the week, cause
then my email will get progressively better. So, We haven't seen
Patton like all week cause he's been sick so his baptism is being
pushed back. Therefore, he wasn't at church this last week. Bummer...
But that's ok cause we'll just keep working with him, and we've got
lots of other people as well.
A super cool miracle that happened this week was meeting a girl named
Aubryanna. We were just walking down the street as she was walking
towards us down the street, and we stopped her and began to talk to
her. We had a good contact and got her information. Then we went by
the next day with a member and had a great lesson, then we had a
church tour with her the NEXT day with a different member and that
went really well. Then yesterday she went to church! This is the
fastest progression I've ever seen. Haha
And on top of that, it's a unique situation because this is the first
single woman investigator that I've had on my mission. And she's only
twenty years old...haha
Like I've taught women before but they've always been married and like
a part of a part member family or something. And we don't have sisters
here, so we can teach whoever we find. So this will be interesting but
I'm excited because she's way solid.
Even besides Aubryanna we saw a ton of miracles this week. Elder
Campbell is doing so good!
So here's some CRAZY news! Transfers is this Wednesday. So we found out
that Me and Elder Campbell are staying together in Great Bend. So I'm
super excited I get to finish his whole training. And secondly, our
district leader, Elder Lopez is getting transferred and President Bell
called me last night and told me that the Lord has called me to be the
new District Leader. I was definitely caught off guard. To be honest,
it has been hard to see myself as a leader ever since 8th grade when I
got kicked out of being Class President, for my grades and
behavior...Haha
I know the Lord qualifies who he calls and I'm excited to be able to
serve other missionaries in that capacity. But I also know that the
Lord doesn't just qualify you automatically just because of a calling.
We learn in D&C 4 that all it takes for a call from the Lord is a
desire to serve. But if we want to feel more qualified for the call,
we increase in our "Faith, hope, charity, and love, with an eye single
to the glory of God". I love you all and hope you have a great week!
#MerryChristmas #ASaviorIsBorn
- Elder McGee

11/30/15

Greetings!
I sure hope everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving! I hope it was a time to truly reflect upon all the blessings God has bestowed upon you.My Thanksgiving was really good! The whole Thanksgiving weekend was really good actually, as far as getting fed goes. But the work was a little slow this week to be honest. Let's just say an Ice Age went across Kansas. Literally EVERYTHING is covered in like a 3 inch sheet of ice. I have had several near death experiences this week. Haha The roads are super slick and being an Arizona boy, driving on ice isn't exactly my specialty. As well as driving, even just walking down the street is practically a death trap. Elder Campbell has slipped multiple times and fell while out just trying to go Tracking. It cracked me up so much.Yesterday, like nobody came to church. Most of the members live in the out skirts town outside of Great Bend, so I guess nobody wanted to make the far drive and put their life on the line coming to church.But me and Elder Campbell ended up each giving a talk to like 10 people yesterday. Haha Patton is still looking really good. He will be baptized either this Saturday or the next. Super Awesome!I love you guys so much, thanks for all the support and prayers! I love my mission and all the ups and downs that go along with it. It's just molding the heck out of me. I love and trust the Lord and he is the Reason, and my Love for him is the Motive.-Elder McGee

11/23/2015

Hey Amigos!This week was Fabuloso! We saw so many miracles in our missionary efforts!I am so proud of Elder Campbell, he is progressing remarkably. Thisweek we really focused on him being the one to invite people we talkto, to baptism. He was hecka nervous at the beginning of the week, butreally got the hang of it towards the end of the week.The most exciting event of the week, was easily yesterday. Patton cameto church! We have been trying to get him to church for the past twoor three weeks. We did everything we possibly could to make sure hewas there Sunday morning. And now he is still on date for Dec. 5th.He is so legit, he is like 21 and is a manager for a constructionbusiness and he is super chill. It's been so awesome to see him haveprogressed since we met him street contacting. He knows this isChrist's Church and he wants to be baptized. We relate really well andI definitely feel he is one of those who needed me to introduce therestored gospel to him.I am so grateful to be in Kansas, it's such a sick state! HahaBut I am even more grateful for my gospel knowledge and for this timeI have to be a representative of The Lord Jesus Christ. I am eternallygrateful for my family, friends, companions, and my mission. Most ofall I express my Love and Gratitude for a loving God, who sent his Sonto save us from physical and spiritual death, so that we may liveeternally with Him and our Loved Ones. Have a wonderful Thanksgivingeveryone! Love You!-Elder McGee

11/16/2015

Hey, Family and Friends!I hope everyone is doing great! This past week the Lord was so good to us. Lots of ups and downs though. Definitely had some discouraging times this week, but a lot of awesome miracles as well. We gave a super spiritual church tour to our investigator named Patton, whose this 21 year old dude whose like super chill. He is so solid, but we keep having to push back his baptismal date because these pretty big time things keep happening that keep him from getting to church. Satan REALLY doesn't want him at church.Landon (the man we baptized this last week) was at church yesterday though! He's going to be such a solid member. He received the Aaronic Priesthood and a calling as the Secretary of the Young Men's organization yesterday as well. The Bishop wasted no time putting Landon to work and getting him integrated in the ward. Haha The Lord provided such a tender mercy last night though. Patton wasn't able to come to church yesterday because his brother got robbed on Saturday Night. I don't know if I've already mentioned before or not but Great Bend is kinda sketchy like that sometimes. But anyways he fell off of his date because of that, because you have to go to church twice before baptism in our mission. But it was Sunday night and we had no one on date to be baptized and we didn't want to end the week like that. We wanted to end the week having people who are progressing towards making a covenant. We were walking down this street and I recognized a house we had knocked on before and the lady said we could come back by. So we knocked on it and the husband answered the door and let us in. We taught a super powerful Restoration Lesson and Invited them to be baptized on December 5th. They accepted! It wassuch a miracle and tender mercy. I love my mission, this is just the coolest thing ever. Training these past couple transfers has been hecka hard at times but I've learned so much. Elder Campbell has so much excitement for the work! It's pretty sick. He's REALLY humble to,which is great. One thing that cracks me up is that there are not a lot of people I've met that are skinnier than me but Elder Campbell's one of them. We probably look like quite the pair with me weighing 140 pounds and him weighing 125 pounds and we are the same height. Haha Oh well. Love You Guys So Much! Have a lovely week:) I will send some Video'sand pics from last P-Day.- Elder McGee