We don't mind the heat; a cankle; E Ballard is coming!; & speaking in Sacrament Mtg.

This week we sent E McGregor a picture of our "new" office (at home), and asked about the heat there, among other things, of course  : )

 Hey Fam!

Daaang. Look at that office. Quite an upgrade since I was there =]

Yeah, it's pretty hot here in Athens, but we don't mind. Heat doesn't mean much to me anymore...

So last Monday after I emailed y'all we went a played basketball with othe rmissionaries in our Zone. Toward the end of p-day I landed on someone's foot and totally rolled my ankle. I've included a picture of my kankle and bruising =] But no worries-- It's feeling much better.

Sounds like things are going as normal back at home. Huzzah. So what's the latest with G&G McGregor?

So this last week went well. We set a baptismal date for Kim, one of our investigators for late August. So that's pretty exciting =]

The Athens 1st Elders had a baptism on saturday, and we invited 4 or 5 of our investigators to see, but no one was able to go. Too bad. However, the President Wolfert, Sister Wolfert and Tess were there, so that was a really great opportunity to chat and get to know them better =] He's an awesome mission president.

Let's see, here's some fun news: Elder M. Russel Ballard is going to come to Atlanta for a YSA conference in August, and while he's here, he's going to address the Georgia Atlanta North Mission. Awesome!

Xavier, Robb and a new investigator, Nick came to church yesterday, so that was good. Oh, there's a reminder-- Elder Barrett and I spoke during sacrament meeting on Preach My Gospel chapter 5 (The Book of Mormon) and chapter 4 (How can I recognize and understand the Spirit?). Elder Barrett the former, and I the latter. And it went really well, from what I could tell. It's amazing how I have no difficulty speaking at all anymore. I didn't even break a sweat, no butterflies, nothing. Crazy.

Well, sorry... there's not a whole lot more than that. If you have questions I'll be on for a while more =]

Love!

Elder McGregor

PS That picture was 2 days after I rolled my ankle... ha.

Then we asked more about his ankle and if he'd called the mission doctor.

yeah, the cankle was worse the second day, but Elder Barrett has always had bad ankles, so he let me borrow his ankle brace, which I used for the first two days. And yeah, I iced it and all that. And it's gotten better since. The whole Mission Doctor thing is kind of confusing right now with the change in Mission President, so I didn't call in. But things should be good anyway!

Good to hear about everything else.

Love you, mom!

Then I asked him if he was in the doldrums a bit.

No, not in the doldrums =] we're actually doing really well. We've hit standard of excellence 
8 weeks in a row, which is pretty hard to do. So yeah, if I seem down, I promise I'm not =]

Yep, took some advil, and it helped (I think. You know me, I don't ever tell the difference...)

Love you!

Committed to live the Word of Wisdom; new investigators; only five months are left!; and "sorry for the short email..." Plus a picture of the mission's new president and his wife

Hey fam!

So this week was good. We found out Robb's birthday was this last Wednesday (the 13th), so tough luck there. We're going to have a lesson for setting a specific date this week.

Tori committed to live the word of wisdom this last week as well, which is great because she's definitely exercising faith (which appears she didn't know she had).

We had a few new investigators this week. Nick stands out the most in my mind--he's catholic, but he's looking around at different churches, so we gave him a Book of Mormon and invited him to read and pray about it (along with teaching him the first lesson), and it seems that he intends on coming to church this week (he wasn't in athens yesterday). So woohoo!

So things are looking up-- it seems to me that we'll be having at least one baptism this transfer, which is what we're praying for.

At the end of this transfer, I'll have been at UGA for 4 transfers, or roughly 6 months. Crazy. And December is only 5 months away. Seems like I was at 18 months like, a week ago. Now I'm at 19. Crazy.

Sorry for the short email again (I realize I've said that for the past 2 weeks as well... I'll get a nice long one soon. Promise). Love you all!

Elder McGregor

P.S. Brother and Sister Luce. Rings big bells. We would eat breakfast at their home about once a month. Tell her to tell Grandma (if she sees her again) I say hi, and thanks for everything she did for the missionaries =]

Elder Trenton McGregor


Here is a picture and some info on President and Sister Wolfert - recently arrived at the Georgia Atlanta North Mission Home:

      Mark Anthony Wolfert, 54, and Carol Ann Beuchert Wolfert, five children, Georgia Atlanta North Mission; Lakeridge 8th Ward, Orem Utah Lakeridge Stake. He serves as a ward missionary and is a former stake president, high councilor, bishop, counselor in a bishopric and missionary in the Germany Frankfurt Mission. Partner and General Counsel, doTERRA International. Born in Milwaukee, Wis., to Ernest Erich and Ruth Ingeborg Adler Wolfert.
      Sister Wolfert serves as a counselor in a Young Women presidency and is a former gospel doctrine teacher, activity day leader, counselor in Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary presidencies and a Young Women president. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Joseph Fredrick and Fern Matilda Baker Beuchert.

Staying at UGA; baptismal dates; 2 investigators got "anti'd;" and Pres & Sis Wolfert have arrived

This week we shared a bunch of pictures with Elder McGregor from our two week trip in Europe; we told him about his bro-in-law Jordan's grueling marathon in Zermatt, Switzerland; about a sister that was in his grandma's house (unbeknownst to Grandma that she'd recently returned from serving in the Atlanta North Mission), saw his picture and said, "That's Elder McGregor!", and proceeded to gush about what an excellent elder he is and what a blessing he was to the Portuguese Group.  Very nice.


Wow! That's pretty insane about Jordan's marathon! Props to him! It's kind of fun to tell people about his marathons because they're ALWAYS impressed. As they should be. When I get back, maybe I can bike next to Jordan as he runs for my own personal work-out =]

So we got transfer calls this morning! Woohoo! And I'm staying here at UGA for another transfer! So that's pretty exciting. We have two baptismal dates for this transfer as well, so that's also pretty exciting. Claudia and Laura. Sweet!

So yesterday Robb came to church (again =] He's still preparing to be baptized, which is exciting. We just don't have a date for him yet, but as I'm sure I've said in the past, he feels like his birthday is a good day to do it, and we're still trying to help him along). And Tori came as well. Unfortunately she had to leave right after the third hour finished, but we'll see her on Tuesday this week, and probably again. She's still reading from the Book of Mormon and praying, and looking for an answer as to whether God is real. And we're praying for her, of course.

Unfortunately, quite a few of our progressing investigators dropped us this last week. Karen and Lin (from China) got anti'd over the weekend and dropped us. Well, more specifically, Lin dropped us, and Karen doesn't want to do anything to offend Lin by meeting with us, so she vicariously dropped us as well.

So yeah, kinda sad about Karen and Lin. Xavier's having a bit of a tough go as well--his original baptismal date was this last Saturday, but he's been trying really hard to find faults in the Book of Mormon as he reads it. He'll frequently point out similarities to the Bible (in the which I assume he's trying to imply that Joseph Smith may have simply copied Biblical elements as he "wrote" the Book of Mormon. I suppose he's failing to realize that it's just as likely that the stories are similar because they come from the same source...). So we'll continue to resolve his concerns. I guess I wouldn't be surprised if we discover he's not praying as he reads.

But we're going to spend a good amount of time this week looking for new investigators! Because, well, we need to fill our teaching pool! So that's great.

Boy, I wish you knew the name of the Sister who Grandma McGregor was speaking with. I wonder if it was Sister Kemsley (she served here at UGA with us while she was in Georgia)? I don't think I knew any of the other temple square sisters that well... but that doesn't really make sense because I don't think she'd comment much about my time in Paper Mill... Well, see if you can find out for me?

Just got your email, mom. From what President King said (while he was here), the portuguese speaking branch should be starting mid-July. Which is... now-ish! So obviously I have no way of projecting with certainty where I'll be going, but at the end of this transfer (which ends mid-august), fall semester will be starting here at UGA, and I imagine that would be a very natural transition for bringing in a new Elder.

Oh, by the way, President Wolfert, Sister Wolfert and their daughter Tess have officially arrived here in Georgia! Woohoo! We're having a mission-wide transfer meeting this Wednesday where we'll get to meet them all. Very exciting.

Well, we're going to play some basketball today. I daresay I've improved at basketball, although it's still far from my forte. I'll take lacrosse any day of the week =]

Hope everything's well at home! 

Love you all-- Maw, Daw, Kels, Jord, KT, and E! Yippee!

The UGA Bulldogs hat Elder McGregor got last week

4th of July outlet shopping and a great new investigator

Hey family!

So wow, sounds like Europe has been a blast for y'all! Woohoo!

So things have been going well here at UGA. This upcoming Monday we've got transfer calls, so I'll let you know if I'm being transferred or anything. But my guess is I'll be staying here at UGA, and I'm thinking Elder Barrett will stick around as well. But we'll see!

So yesterday was the 4th of July, and quite a few missionaries from our zone went to some outlets where they were having some big sales. I got two short-sleeve dress shirts from Van Heusen for $35 that originally were $40 each. And then I got a nice UGA hat for a steal =] And I'm not spending any more =]

Everything's going great here at UGA. We taught a lesson last week to a girl named Laura, who is the friend of a branch member. Her best friend is serving a mission in Spain, and her heart's been super-softened. We set a baptismal date with her for the end of this month, and the first lesson went amazing. So we're super excited for that.
Sorry for the short email, but we've got a lesson to get to! Love you all bunches, hope all is well!

Love,
Elder McGregor