MUY BUENO SUPER SPICY!!!!!

SOMEBODY CALL 911!!!!
Hey everyone!! So glad I get to talk to you again and hear about all the amazing things you are doing. I hope everyone had a good week. My week was pretty good, had some pretty interesting experiences but that's what this is all about!! Also, as of today I officially only have one month left on my mission! 🎉That is absolutely crazy to think about how time has just flown by out here. But without any further delay let us jump right on into this thang!!!
Monday last week was pretty chill, just did the normal stuff like groceries and email. We played some basketball that day as well so that was pretty fun. 🏀 After that we had a dinner with a member here and then I did My Plan for the rest of the evening.
Tuesday was a busy day. We had a lesson in the morning with someone who we are trying to help come back to church. After that we went to the home of someone we are teaching because they had an Aunt that wanted a blessing. We got there and talked with them a bit and gave her the blessing. It was a good experience for everyone there. Then we had to boogie on over to the church because we were meeting with our recent convert there so we could get her started on some genealogy. We had a good time with that and then we went back to the house that we were just at because they invited us over for dinner. We had some delicious spaghetti and meatballs and we were able to give another blessing to the boyfriend of a member that was there. 🍝Overall it was super good day.
Wednesday we helped some members paint the inside of their living room. That was a good time. I was in charge of all the trim so I was just going around with a brush and doing the fine tuning.🖌 They fed us dinner after that and then we went and helped someone move a water softener out of their basement. And let me tell you something, when those things still got salt all up in them they are HEAVY!!! But we managed to get it out of there without killing anyone. 😂 Then we had a visit with someone else we are trying to get back to the church.
Thursday we did service at the food bank in the morning. That went well, nothing too crazy to report. Then we did some studies and did some walking around trying to talk to people. We also had another lesson with Diane. That went well and she is still doing awesome. Then we grabbed some dinner and headed over to another lesson that we had with somebody else we are teaching. We talked to them about temples and why they are important.
Friday we had District Meeting in the morning. It was Peace Day as well so I went out and bought everyone rainbow leis so we could celebrate properly. I got myself a different one because I am the Big Kahuna. 😂We talked about setting goals and making plans for ourselves and the people we work with. After that I went on exchanges to Kitchener with Elder Lee from Korea. Elder Lee is freaking awesome and I had an absolute blast with him. We went to the University and tried talking to people down there. We were able to have some good convos with people, oh and while we were walking it decided to pour rain. So ONCE AGAIN I get soaked, but it was alright I was still having a good time.😊 For dinner that night we went out and bought the hottest Korean noodles that they sell. Let me tell you something about those noodles, those pieces of garbage are HOT! 🔥It felt like little sun devils were doing a dance to call down the power of the sun gods in my mouth!! 😈 It was definitely something I would probably only do once. But it was fun nonetheless.
Saturday in the morning we worked out and if there is one thing you need to know about Elder Lee is that he loves to work out. The guy is freaking jacked!!! 💪He decided he wanted to do a shoulder workout that morning and I realized that I am still just a young boy. That guy freaking destroyed me with that workout!! I can still feel the effects of it as I am typing this out. We exchanged back that morning and Elder Larson and I did some studies and knocked out our Weekly Planning. For lunch and dinner that day we got fed lasagna, so needless to say I don't want lasagna again for the rest of my mission. After that we just did some walking around and some drop bys.
Sunday was good with church in the morning, so we were able to talk to everyone there and see how they were doing. We got Carlee all set up to do genealogy as well. After church we did some studies and then went out and talked to some people. For dinner that night we went to a members place and their house was super nice!! It was massive and sat right on the lake.🏘 I felt super fancy walking around in there. The father showed us all of the guns that he has and let us hold them. It made me realize even more how excited I am to go shooting guns again! After that we spent the rest of the evening just continuing to drop by to see people.
Well that's all I got for this week. Hope everyone has a good rest of your week and lots of happiness and joy!!
Love and miss you all!

Elder Murray

coleton.murray@myldsmail.net

THE LUMBERJACK IS BACK!!!!!

TIIIMMMMMMBBBBBERRRRR!!!!
Hey everyone! So glad I get to talk to you again and hear about all the amazing things you are doing. Hope everyone is doing well and had a good week! My week was pretty good, still on that regular missionary grind and trying to finish strong! But without any further delay let us jump right on into this thang!!!
Last Monday was pretty good, nothing too exciting happened. Elder Larson and I bought matching shirts. They look pretty dope so I am excited about it. After P day was over we just went out and hit the streets to see if we could find anyone to talk to.
Tuesday we had some really good lessons with Diane and then Carlee. They are both doing extremely well. I am so happy that I am able to stay here for my last transfer so I can continue to work with them.
Wednesday we ended up doing a lot of service. A member here asked us if we could cut her grass for her, easy enough, but she has a massive yard!!! Best part about it was she had an old John Deere that I got to cruise around on 🚜  The entire time I was singing the song "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" to myself, that's how you know that I was having a blast. 😂 After that we had a visit with someone who really needed somebody to talk to so she was very appreciative that we stopped by. We also had a meeting with our Ward Mission Leader that night and that went well.
Thursday I was on exchanges with one of the Portuguese Elders. It was a good day. We did service at a garden which was pretty much just pulling weeds. After that we came back and grabbed something to eat and then went out and dropped by some people until dinner. After dinner we drove to Kitchener to put up some ESL flyers and ended up talking to a lot of students at the University there. It was a good time. I have always loved talking to the people that are my age, I find that the conversations are more....meaningful. (I don't know if that's the word I wanted to use there but oh well 😏).

Friday we had District Council in the morning, it was good. Since it is a new transfer and we had new people in the district we did a little get to know you activity that I came up with. It was basically Pictionary. You had to draw something and everyone had to guess what it was. HOWEVER, while you were drawing and everyone was guessing your companion had to be doing push-ups until somebody guessed it right. It made for some pretty good laughs. 😁After that we went to give a member a blessing and she is living with two of her friends that are not members of the church. Well we went over there and talked with them for a bit and all three of them wanted blessings! And they liked us so much that they invited us to come for dinner on Tuesday!! So that was a cool experience to be a part of. After that we did some studies and then weekly planned for the rest of the evening.
Saturday was a day to remember, a member asked if we would be willing to come help stack some wood in the morning. So of course we agreed to do so. We got there in the morning and they fed us a wonderful breakfast. Then it was time to get down to business. We went out there and he said that he still had logs that needed to be split and asked if I was willing to do it. I said "oh trust me, I am more than willing." So I ended chopping wood for the next 4 hours, on top of that it was the hottest day of the week. So needless to say I was very exhausted by the end of it. But I felt like a man, a big strong man!! So it was all worth it. 💪
Sunday was a good day, nothing too special. Church is great as always, and after that we came home and did some studies and then went out walking for the rest of the night.
Well that's all I got for this week!! Hope you all have a good rest of your week!!
Love and miss you all!!!

Elder Murray

coleton.murray@myldsmail.net

ANOTHER ONE!!!!!

HEEEEEEYYYYYOOOOO!!!
Hey everyone hope you had a good week. So glad I get to talk to you again and hear about all the amazing things you are doing. My week was pretty good. We had another amazing event happen this week but we will get to that later in the email. So without any further delay let us jump right on into this thang!!!
First of all transfer news, nothing is happening! Elder Larson and I are going to be staying together here in Cambridge! This is also going to be my last transfer in the mission. That is so crazy to think about. Time has definitely just flown by. I have learned a lot out here and have met some really amazing people that have changed me for the better. So this last transfer is going to be an epic one!
Most of the week was spent just doing the regular missionary grind.  We spent a lot of time dropping by to visit people and walking around talking to people.
We had exchanges this week and Elder Whatcott came here to Cambridge with me. He is a good guy. He actually started his mission in Turkey but do to some complications he got sent here to Canada to continue serving his mission. We did some service at the food bank in the morning, nothing really too exciting there. Just sorted through clothes and put them in their proper containers.👚 Oh I guess something funny was that I was wearing a Bob Ross shirt when I went there and some of the ladies there really loved it. I was getting compliments on it the whole time we were there. 😂 After that the rest of our day was filled with teaching appointments that we had with people. Those all went really well, we have some really awesome people that we are working with here.
Friday we had District Meeting in the morning and it was the last one of the transfer. We talked about how to improve our teaching skills. It was a good meeting. I really enjoyed everyone that was in the District this transfer, they were all amazing to work with. After that we went and did some yard work for a lady who was in the hospital and then we got things all squared away for the baptism that we were having the next day!
Which brings us to Saturday for Carlee's baptism!! We had a small little service next to the pond she wanted to be baptized in. It was absolutely amazing to be able to see her make this step in her life. She is so freaking great. I am so excited to see how she is going to progress in the gospel. After the baptism we did some service over in a community garden and then grabbed some dinner and had a couple of appointments for the evening.
Sunday was great, Carlee got confirmed a member of the church. The ward here is getting a superstar added to their roster. 🌟The rest of church was pretty good. We had some good lessons and it was good to be able to talk to everyone. After church we had a couple of appointments and did our studies. We also watched the face to face with Elder Cook that night. I really enjoyed that, I would highly recommend watching it if you haven't yet.
Well that's all I got for this week. Hope everyone has a good rest of their week!
Love and miss you all!

Elder Murray

coleton.murray@myldsmail.net

SIGN ME UP FOR THE MAJOR LEAGUES!!!!!

HEY THERE GOOFY GOOBERS!!!
I hope everyone had a good week this week and that it was filled with excitement. So glad I get to talk to all of you again and hear about all the amazing things you are doing. My week was pretty good. Nothing too crazy went down but it was a good week nonetheless. But without further delay let us jump right on into this thing!!!
Disclaimer, I don't have a whole lotta time to email this week so apologies in advance if this is a little shorter email.
Monday last week was pretty good, didn't really do a whole lot. Just one of those days to kick back and relax I guess. We did have some lunch with the people we are living with so that was good. Other than that nothing too crazy happened.
Most of the week consisted of doing the regular missionary grind. We would go out and drop by some people, knock on some doors, and talk to people on the streets.
On Thursday we had interviews with the Mission President and his wife. Those went very well. We mostly talked about me coming to the close of my mission and what I learned and what I am going to be doing after. To be honest, I have no idea what is going to happen when I get home but I am sure I will figure it out.
Sunday was a really good day. Diane was confirmed a member of the church so that was amazing to be a part of that experience! She is so awesome. I am so grateful that I have been able to witness her take these steps in her life. We also started to get things lined up for another baptism this Saturday!!! So good times are coming our way!
Monday we had a Ward picnic and that was a blast! Somebody brought some gloves and some baseballs so I was able to throw around a little bit! Dad you will be happy to know that my fork ball is as good as ever! ⚾ We had a good time there being able to mingle with everyone and eat some good food. The rest of the day we spent dropping by people and then we had a lesson with Diane to finish off the evening.
Well that's all I got for this week!
Love and miss you all!!

Elder Murray