Investigator progress; 7 1/2 months in Athens; students everywhere!; and working hard

Wow! Looks like y'all had a great time in UT!
(we just got back from a whirlwind trip to Utah - took Katie and her truck to BYU, went to a family reunion and both Bryon and my class reunions, etc etc...)

So here are the (investigator) updates:

Kim is doing really well-- she's excited to be baptized next saturday. We've taught her almost everything she needs to know, and we already talked about the interview questions with her. I suppose the only thing that could be better is if she were more consistent with her reading in the Book of Mormon, and I think that's what we'll be working on with her. Our next lesson we'll talk about daily scripture study, and commit her to read the Book of Mormon every day.

We taught Claudia the first time since she returned from vacation on friday-- she informed us that she no longer wanted to be baptized. It turns out her family isnt' being supportive at all, so we read from Matthew where Christ talks about father being against son and mother being against daughter, and how we need to bear our cross to be worthy of him. And then, of course, a few chapters later where he teaches that his yoke is easy and his burden is light. We set a new baptismal date for September 10, because she told us she knows this is true (the Book of Mormon, the restoration, etc.).

Laura is still preparing for her baptism (also Sept 10), though it's been a little tough to meet with her, as she's very busy. However, she's been working on getting work off on Sundays so she can consistently come to church.

We set a date with Kevin for October 1 this last week, and he accepted it as a goal that we can work towards. He doesn't have a testimony, but he does believe that the Restoration COULD be true, which is a great start. We're going to focus strongly on reading and praying, and helping him recognize his answer. It may be difficult for him, as he's very active in the Catholic church (he holds a student leadership position, etc.), but a witness from the Holy Ghost is great motivation for baptism!

And news about transfers: I'm staying at UGA for another month and a half! It'll be 7 1/2 months at the end of this transfer. Crazy. Elder Barret's staying as well, and now that Fall semester's starting up, a pair of Sisters will be joining us.

So I'd almost forgotten how busy it is during the real school year! There are students everywhere! Which is great. The time we spend contacting has good potential to be much more effective. And it looks like there'll be students on campus later in the afternoon than normal, which is great as well.

Overall, we're just working hard, and we're excited to see a couple baptisms this transfer!

Love!

Elder McGregor