Monday, October 29, 2018
Monday, October 22, 2018
THE FINALE!!!!!
Well everyone this is it, the final email that
you will get from me.
It has been a crazy 2 years with lots of ups and downs but I am truly grateful for everything that I was able to experience. For this email I wanted to skip the travelogue and just record my thoughts on everything that has happened.
I can honestly say that this has been the best 2 years of my life. Now, it has taken a lot for me to get to this point but I wouldn't take back any of it. I have learned and experienced so much. I have been able to make friends with some of the best people I know. I have gone through a lot of struggles, but I am grateful for them because they have helped me become the person that I am today. I am grateful for the opportunity that I had to continually study the scriptures every single day. They have become a great source of strength and peace for me as well as a resource of endless knowledge and application. I am grateful for the relationship that I have been able to build with my Savior. It is because of him that I was able to make all the changes that I did and become the person that I am now. He is my rock and my foundation and has helped me get through the things I could have never gotten through on my own. I am grateful for all of the people that I have met out here. You all have truly changed my life for the better and I will be forever thankful for the blessed opportunity I had to get to know every single one of you.
When I reflect back on my mission, I can recognize that there were a lot of hard things that I went through. A lot of sad moments, times when I wasn't motivated, times I wanted to go home, times that I didn't really believe. But all of those things just seem like a distant memory now. They have been overcome with all of the good memories that I have. All of the funny and stupid things I found myself involved in as a missionary, the people I was able to teach, the homes I was able to go in, the companions I had, and the endless love from my Father in Heaven.
It reminds me of a scripture in Doctrine and Covenants 121:7-8
7 My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
8 And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes
I think we all can look back and recognize a lot of difficult moments that we went through and a lot of the time we are going through them right now. But I love how the Lord says that our afflictions will be but a small moment and if we endure it well we will come out a better person than we were. Hard times and struggles are just a part of life but that doesn't mean that they are the only thing. God sent us here to learn and grow and have joy not only for the here and now but for eternity as well.
This mission has meant so much to me and I will never be able to express in words how much it means to me.
Thank you all so much for everything that you have done and continue to do for me.
Love and miss you all!!!
It has been a crazy 2 years with lots of ups and downs but I am truly grateful for everything that I was able to experience. For this email I wanted to skip the travelogue and just record my thoughts on everything that has happened.
I can honestly say that this has been the best 2 years of my life. Now, it has taken a lot for me to get to this point but I wouldn't take back any of it. I have learned and experienced so much. I have been able to make friends with some of the best people I know. I have gone through a lot of struggles, but I am grateful for them because they have helped me become the person that I am today. I am grateful for the opportunity that I had to continually study the scriptures every single day. They have become a great source of strength and peace for me as well as a resource of endless knowledge and application. I am grateful for the relationship that I have been able to build with my Savior. It is because of him that I was able to make all the changes that I did and become the person that I am now. He is my rock and my foundation and has helped me get through the things I could have never gotten through on my own. I am grateful for all of the people that I have met out here. You all have truly changed my life for the better and I will be forever thankful for the blessed opportunity I had to get to know every single one of you.
When I reflect back on my mission, I can recognize that there were a lot of hard things that I went through. A lot of sad moments, times when I wasn't motivated, times I wanted to go home, times that I didn't really believe. But all of those things just seem like a distant memory now. They have been overcome with all of the good memories that I have. All of the funny and stupid things I found myself involved in as a missionary, the people I was able to teach, the homes I was able to go in, the companions I had, and the endless love from my Father in Heaven.
It reminds me of a scripture in Doctrine and Covenants 121:7-8
7 My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
8 And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes
I think we all can look back and recognize a lot of difficult moments that we went through and a lot of the time we are going through them right now. But I love how the Lord says that our afflictions will be but a small moment and if we endure it well we will come out a better person than we were. Hard times and struggles are just a part of life but that doesn't mean that they are the only thing. God sent us here to learn and grow and have joy not only for the here and now but for eternity as well.
This mission has meant so much to me and I will never be able to express in words how much it means to me.
Thank you all so much for everything that you have done and continue to do for me.
Love and miss you all!!!
Elder Murray
Monday, October 15, 2018
I LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE!!!
HEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!
How is everyone doing!!?? I want to preface
this by saying this will be a shorter email because I got a lot of stuff going
on today. However I will try to summarize this week the best I can for all of
y'all. So without further delay, let us jump right on into this thang!!!
I guess first thing to talk about is the
biggest highlight of this week. We were able to go to the Temple with Diane and
Brenda on Saturday!! It was an absolutely amazing time. I am so glad that I
have been able to be a part of this journey that she has taken. I am truly
blessed for these wonderful opportunities that I am able to be a part of. She
said she had a wonderful time there and she is looking forward to being able to
go back again!
Other than that it was kind of a chill week,
did the usual missionary grind with dropping by people and walking around
talking to people.
On Friday night they had soccer night over at
the Chapel so we went over and played with them. ⚽
I realized that I am still
absolutely terrible at soccer and I don't think that I am ever going to be good
at it. Oh well, I guess I can't be amazing at everything or there wouldn't be
any challenges for me in this life. 😂😂
Other than that not a whole lot to report on.
Hope you all have a good rest of your week!!
Love and miss you all!
Elder Murray
coleton.murray@myldsmail.net
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
SPIRITUAL HIGHS IN SWEATER WEATHER!!!!
OH MY LAND!!! THAT WEEK
WENT BY FAST!!
Hey everyone!! Hope you all had a good week and that it was full of joyous moments! So glad I get to talk to you again and hear about all the amazing things you are doing. My week was super busy and eventful, lots of things happened this week but it was absolutely amazing!! But without any further delay let us jump right on into this thang!!
Last week on Monday we just did the regular stuff. Did some shopping, emailing, and played some sports. For dinner that night we had tacos at a members place and it was freaking amazing. 🌮Then we had to drive to Guelph so I could interview this guy who was wanting to get baptized. That went super well and he passed with flying colors!! He got baptized just this past Sunday so he is doing well!
On Tuesday, we had a couple of appointments with the people that we are teaching. Those all went well. I honestly love working with the people here in Cambridge, they are all so amazing. We also had to clean out the other apartment that Elder Luker used to be living in. That night we drove out to Kitchener for dinner and as well dropped in to the English class over there to see how everything was going.
Wednesday we had Zone Conference and it was my last one!!! Kind of surreal but it was a great experience overall. They had me give my testimony since I am going to be going home. I really enjoyed the opportunity that I had to do that. 😀 After that we came back to Cambridge, grabbed something to eat, and then boogied on over to the lesson we had that evening.
Thursday we had the food bank in the morning. That's always a good time to be able to help people out. After that we did our studies and then we had a couple of lessons lined up for the rest of the day.
Friday we had the blessed opportunity to go to the temple!! We don't get to go that often but when we do go it is always an amazing experience. I am truly grateful for the blessing of having the temple in my life and the comfort and peace that it brings to me every time I go. After the temple we came back to Cambridge and ate some dinner and did some drop bys.
Saturday and Sunday was General Conference!!! What a power house of a weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it! I learned so much and felt so inspired during the whole thing. This week was definitely a week of blessings, I feel so energized and renewed! 😊
Yesterday we had Canadian Thanksgiving. 🦃It was a good day. We decided that we were going to go by all the people in our congregation here that were single and didn't have any family coming over. It was great to be able to talk to and visit all of them. For dinner that night we went over to Diane and Brenda's and had our thanksgiving dinner. Really good food and got super stuffed!
Well that's all I got for this week! Hope you all have a good rest of your week!!
Love and miss you all!!
Hey everyone!! Hope you all had a good week and that it was full of joyous moments! So glad I get to talk to you again and hear about all the amazing things you are doing. My week was super busy and eventful, lots of things happened this week but it was absolutely amazing!! But without any further delay let us jump right on into this thang!!
Last week on Monday we just did the regular stuff. Did some shopping, emailing, and played some sports. For dinner that night we had tacos at a members place and it was freaking amazing. 🌮Then we had to drive to Guelph so I could interview this guy who was wanting to get baptized. That went super well and he passed with flying colors!! He got baptized just this past Sunday so he is doing well!
On Tuesday, we had a couple of appointments with the people that we are teaching. Those all went well. I honestly love working with the people here in Cambridge, they are all so amazing. We also had to clean out the other apartment that Elder Luker used to be living in. That night we drove out to Kitchener for dinner and as well dropped in to the English class over there to see how everything was going.
Wednesday we had Zone Conference and it was my last one!!! Kind of surreal but it was a great experience overall. They had me give my testimony since I am going to be going home. I really enjoyed the opportunity that I had to do that. 😀 After that we came back to Cambridge, grabbed something to eat, and then boogied on over to the lesson we had that evening.
Thursday we had the food bank in the morning. That's always a good time to be able to help people out. After that we did our studies and then we had a couple of lessons lined up for the rest of the day.
Friday we had the blessed opportunity to go to the temple!! We don't get to go that often but when we do go it is always an amazing experience. I am truly grateful for the blessing of having the temple in my life and the comfort and peace that it brings to me every time I go. After the temple we came back to Cambridge and ate some dinner and did some drop bys.
Saturday and Sunday was General Conference!!! What a power house of a weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it! I learned so much and felt so inspired during the whole thing. This week was definitely a week of blessings, I feel so energized and renewed! 😊
Yesterday we had Canadian Thanksgiving. 🦃It was a good day. We decided that we were going to go by all the people in our congregation here that were single and didn't have any family coming over. It was great to be able to talk to and visit all of them. For dinner that night we went over to Diane and Brenda's and had our thanksgiving dinner. Really good food and got super stuffed!
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
Monday, October 1, 2018
CRAZY THINGS ARE HAPPENING!!!
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Hello 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 crazy hectic and unexpected so prepare yourself for some news!! So without any further delay let us jump right on into this thang!!!
So on Tuesday we got a call from our Mission President telling us that some things needed to be changed around because some missionaries were going home early. Basically Elder Larson had to move to Cobourg and now I have a new companion! They combined me with a Portuguese speaking Elder so now we cover both the English work and the Portuguese work! His name is Elder Luker and he is also from Idaho, he is from Pocatello. He has been on his mission for about 11 months now. He is a super awesome guy. We have been having a blast together so far.
Most of this week was just getting each other situated with the things that are going on in each of our areas and figuring out how we are going to make things function. It is going to be super exciting and I am looking forward to seeing what it has in store!
Saturday we had another baptism!! A little girl named Kailey decided she wanted to be baptized. It was so awesome being able to work with her and help get her to this point. She is probably the sassiest little girl I have ever met in my life but I absolutely love her! 😀I am so excited for her and can't wait to see how she is going to blossom in the gospel.
Sunday was good, went to church and talked to everyone that was there. It was also Fast Sunday so we were able to hear some people bear their testimonies. After church we did some studies and then we went to Kitchener for a dinner we had over there. They fed us some really good food!
It has been a good week and pretty interesting as well. But I am looking forward to what is going to happen next. This week we have the opportunity to go to the temple which I am super excited about!!
That's all I got for this week!
Eu estou com saudades de voces
(Love and miss you all)
Hello 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 crazy hectic and unexpected so prepare yourself for some news!! So without any further delay let us jump right on into this thang!!!
So on Tuesday we got a call from our Mission President telling us that some things needed to be changed around because some missionaries were going home early. Basically Elder Larson had to move to Cobourg and now I have a new companion! They combined me with a Portuguese speaking Elder so now we cover both the English work and the Portuguese work! His name is Elder Luker and he is also from Idaho, he is from Pocatello. He has been on his mission for about 11 months now. He is a super awesome guy. We have been having a blast together so far.
Most of this week was just getting each other situated with the things that are going on in each of our areas and figuring out how we are going to make things function. It is going to be super exciting and I am looking forward to seeing what it has in store!
Saturday we had another baptism!! A little girl named Kailey decided she wanted to be baptized. It was so awesome being able to work with her and help get her to this point. She is probably the sassiest little girl I have ever met in my life but I absolutely love her! 😀I am so excited for her and can't wait to see how she is going to blossom in the gospel.
Sunday was good, went to church and talked to everyone that was there. It was also Fast Sunday so we were able to hear some people bear their testimonies. After church we did some studies and then we went to Kitchener for a dinner we had over there. They fed us some really good food!
It has been a good week and pretty interesting as well. But I am looking forward to what is going to happen next. This week we have the opportunity to go to the temple which I am super excited about!!
That's all I got for this week!
Eu estou com saudades de voces
(Love and miss you all)
Elder Murray
coleton.murray@myldsmail.net
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