Baptism in Baxley!

Hey y'all!   Happy Monday!   I hope everyone had a great week!   Can you believe I'm writing a blog post two weeks in a row?  haha

We've had a great week here in Baxley!  As I mentioned last week, we have been working with one of our investigators, Brother Thompson.   We were able to teach him the last couple of lessons this past week.   Brother Thompson is about as close to being a "Golden Investigator" as you can get.  He chose to meet with us....he chose to listen to the lessons and follow through with the commitments that we gave him.   Two of those commitments were to read The Book of Mormon and to pray to know of it's truthfulness.   As he followed the example of the Savior, he accepted the invitation to be baptized.   Brother Thompson was baptized on August 19, 2017!  It was a great day!
We are so proud of him and the choices he has made to be baptized.   Now he can continue to renew those covenants every Sabbath when he partakes of the sacrament.

I have talked about how much I love the hymns and here is one of my favorites scriptures about the importance of hymnal music.

Doctrine and Covenants 25

12 For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads

13 Wherefore, lift up thy heart and rejoice, and cleave unto the covenants which thou hast made.

It is such a blessing to be able to attend church and partake of the sacrament and to listen to the peaceful hymns.
I hope that everyone who has the opportunity to attend church can focus on the hymns and how they can bring peace to all.

My new favorite hymn is  More Holiness Give Me.   Read the words..... they are amazing.
It's a prayer that we can sing.  

Here are a couple more pictures from this past week!   I hope you all have a great week! 

Baptisms During the Dog Days of Summer!

Hey Everyone!
Happy August and also Happy Dog Days of Summer!  That is what Georgia refers to the hottest month of the year....August.   I have never heard that before, but surprisingly it has not been that hot.  I think we have been very blessed for the past couple of weeks.  The humidity, in my opinion, has been very tolerable.  haha

In my last blog post, I said that I would be posting every 2 weeks, but obviously that hasn't happened.  haha   So just expect one at least once a month and I will continue to work on that!  :)

Well, I have to say we have had an awesome week.  We have been working very hard with our investigators and a couple of them have dates set for baptism this month.   One investigator, Brother Thompson is getting baptized on Saturday!  We are very excited for him.  His wife and children are already members of the church.  He asked my companion and I to come and teach him about the gospel so he could be baptized.     We asked him during the first visit why he decided to take the lessons to be baptized and he answered "Because I want to be able to go to the temple and be sealed to my wife"  He told us it was time for a change.   We were so happy to hear that and we are very excited for him and his amazing family.   We only have a few last minute arrangements to complete for his baptismal service on Saturday.   We hope and pray everything goes well. 

Some other news from this past week.....
Sister John and Sister Jensen are serving in a neighboring town.   They had a baptism this past Saturday and we had the awesome opportunity to help out.  Sister Douglas was baptized and she is the sweetest lady ever!  It was such a blessing to participate in her baptism!  The work in Georgia is happening.   Sometimes it seems slow, but it is definitely happening.

Something else I've noticed on my mission.   My IBS symptoms are practically non-existent.  It can't be from my amazing eating habits.  haha   I don't even have to take my meds.   I am very grateful that Heavenly Father is looking out for me while serving my mission.   No matter how big or small our trial may be,  we can find help through the atonement of Jesus Christ.  

Rainbows in Georgia!

Rainbows in Georgia!

Nothing crazy has happened lately.   I still get random dogs that pee on my shoes and people who think we don't believe in Jesus Christ even though His name is on our name tag.   For me, the mission is going by so fast.  I can't believe summer will be over soon.  

I am out of time to write this week!  Hope everyone has a great week!   Remember to pay attention to the beautiful things in life!

Elder McGee

Beautiful Georgia Sky

Beautiful Georgia Sky