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Hey family!!!!

So this week was another awesome week!!!! We again worked really hard and had success! We had our three baptisms and it was awesome!! We had a group baptism with some sisters in our Zone and on Saturday night 7 people entered into the waters of baptism to clean themselves of their sins and imperfections. It was a very very happy night. My two companions and I we all baptized and it was just great. This was the fist time that I personally baptized someone since October!!! It was nice to get wet again and hep someone fulfilled this saving ordinance. It was a happy week.

This week I was once again super tired, exhausted really. Last week we worked super hard, harder than ever, and this week we had to be consistent so we gave the same effort and jeeze was it hard and man did it hurt but it was worth it. I ended the week learning a ton and I was really humbled by the spirit and guided by him. 

We have been contacting a lot of people and in out contacts we have been guided by the spirit a ton. This week we found many people by just going where the spirit told us. 

I had an experience really cool this week. It was like seven at night and we were coming down a hill and I saw a group of people out side of their house and so I Stopped and contacted them. I told them that we were missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints and that we were representatives of the Lord Jesus Christ. And one guy was like, "Wait you're what??" "Representatives of Jesus Christ" I told him. "Wow," He said, " I have never heard anyone say that. So you guys are actual representatives of him on the Earth?" "Exactly brother" He then took out a notebook, wrote down my name, and underneath it wrote " Representative of Jesus Christ" He then permitted us to share our message of the restoration of the gospel and he loved it. He was fascinated with the Book of Mormon and with our message. It was an amazing experience. I loved it. But the only bad thing is that he lives outside our area and gave us a weird directions so we'll have to work hard to find his house and teach him more. But it was an awesome experience really strengthed my faith and testimony in my calling and authority as a missionary called by a living prophet. I love my calling and everyday I am understanding the meaning of it deeper and deeper. 

I am determined to work harder and harder. Not only to have lessons and contacts, but to have baptisms and baptize families!!! But more than anything I have to work FOR the Lord. I know that he will guide us and help us in everything. 

Today we got the changes and Elder B. has a change, and I am staying with Elder M. as Zone Leader. He has been an awesome companion and an awesome friend, he has helped me out a ton and I am sad that he is leaving. But He's going to BYU so I'll see him there. I hope I can have another gringo companion.

. Haha. But we will see!!!!

This week was an awesome week and we are really excited to keep working and preaching the Good news!!!!!

I love you guys!!! 

Keep on keepin on!!

Elder McIff

PS: Even though I am eating a ton and using the stuff you sent me I am still super skinny but I have energy!!!! Wooo!!!!