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

BAPTIZED!!!!!

HEEELLLLLLOOOOOO!!
So glad I get to talk to all of you again and hear about how your week went!! I hope everyone is doing well and that nobody is sick! I was sick with food poisoning on Saturday so that kind of sucked but I am feeling way better now! This week was pretty good and Sunday was absolutely amazing! But we will talk more about that when we get there so for now, sit back, relax, and prepare yourself for another email!!!
Monday last week was freaking awesome!! We went to a safari that they have here and we were able to see all sorts of things! Best part was that you were able to drive your own car through the safari!! So we went and did that and then they had a couple of shows going on that we went and watched, one was with parrots,🐦 the other was birds of prey and the last one was with elephants. 🐘It was a really good time and I took lots of pictures for the mems 😂 After that we came back and had some dinner then we had a lesson with somebody that night.
Tuesday was just a regular day of missionary work. On Wednesday we went on exchanges, Elder Huang came here with me. Elder Huang is from Taiwan, he has been out a little less than me so he will be going home a month after I do. We had a pretty good day, had a couple of lessons, a dinner with somebody, and did a lot of walking around. He is a funny guy and always finds a way to give me a good laugh.
Thursday in the morning we volunteered at the Food Bank for a couple of hours. After that we went and exchanged back with the other Elders. After we got back home we had some lunch and did some studies and then we went out for the rest of the day.
Friday was Zone Conference, so we drove an hour and a half in the morning to make it to London. It was a good time. I was able to see a lot of missionaries that I freaking love. I also realized that now I only have one more Zone Conference left!!!! That's a scary thought.😨 Time is definitely just flying by!!! Weird thing happened while I was there. There was a grocery bag that had a note that said, to E. Murray, from "secret admirer" And inside the bag was just a pair of suspenders! So obviously somebody knew that I was looking for a pair of suspenders but I have no idea who it was!! Tis a mystery indeed.🔍
Saturday I was sick so nothing really happened. 😷
Sunday was freaking amazing cause Diane got baptized!!!! It was absolutely outstanding to be able to be a part of her taking this big step in her life. I can't wait to see what the next part of life has in store for her! After church and the baptism we had a lesson with someone and then we did some walking around for the rest of the evening.
Well that's all I got for this week!! Hope you all have a good rest of your week!!

Love

Elder Murray

coleton.murray@myldsmail.net

HAPPIEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE!!!!!

OH MY GOSH!! YOU GUYS!!!

How are all of you!!! I hope you all had a good week and lots of adventure involved with it. My week was super good, Sunday night was absolutely fantastic! The majority of this email is going to be about that because of how amazing it was! But without any further delay, let us jump right on into this thing!!

My week was pretty good. Most of it was spent doing normal missionary stuff, going to visit people and walking around talking to people. We were able to have some really good conversations so that was pretty cool. We had District Council on Friday where we talked about the Book of Mormon and how we can use it more effectively in our lives as well as help others implement it into their lives. Elder Johnson came on exchanges with me after the meeting and we had a freaking blast! He is freaking hilarious, he came out a transfer after me and he is from Cincinnati so that was super dope. He did a baptismal interview for one of the people we are teaching and she passed!!! She is going to be baptized this coming Sunday after church! I am so excited, I can't wait to see her take this step in her life! After that we exchanged back and Elder Larson and I finished the day by doing some service and finishing weekly planning. Oh and as well the Jones from Owen Sound came down and took us out to eat! I was super excited and happy to see them again because it has been way too long! They are all amazing and I love them so much!

Which takes us to Sunday…so on Sunday we had the amazing opportunity to go to Hamilton to listen to President Russell M Nelson speak to the church here in Ontario!!! Okay so first reason why this night was absolutely amazing was the fact that everyone in Ontario was invited to come to this event which meant I got to see a lot of people from my past areas!! People that I haven't been able to see for over a year now, I was able to meet up with again!! It just warmed my heart and soul to be able to see and talk to all these amazing people that have influenced me so much and have helped me become the person that I am. I will forever be grateful for each of you and the love you bring into my life.  I will never forget the experiences that I have had with each of you. It means the world to me that I was able to see you again!!

The second part of what made this night so amazing was being able to listen to the Prophet's voice and hear the words that he had to say to each and every one of us. The council that he gave will be with me for the rest of my life and I am truly grateful that I was able to experience something so powerful like that. There is no doubt in my mind that President Russell M Nelson has been called of God to lead and guide the people of this earth today. To see and hear the amount of work and dedication he puts in to helping each of us has made a lasting impression on me. I will never forget the things that I felt that night.  

Well that's all I got for this week! I hope you all have a good rest of your week with lots of love and laughter.

Love and miss you all!!!

Elder Murray

coleton.murray@myldsmail.net

THE KING HAS RETURNED!!!!!

HEEEEYYYYOOOOOO!!!!!!
What's going on everyone!? Hope you all had a good week with lots of happiness and enjoyment in it. My week was pretty good, still trying to adjust to everything here in the area but we are starting to get the hang of it. Now all we need to do is start remembering names!!! 😉 But anyways without further delay let us jump right on into this thang!!!
Tuesday was pretty good, just did the regular p day things like shop for groceries because we had NO FOOD!! Shout out to the last set of missionaries for leaving us nothing.😜 After that we just went around to different places to see what kind of stuff Cambridge has to offer. They have an African Lion Safari here so you best believe that I am going to hit that up!!! 🦁
The rest of the week we spent dropping by to visit people and trying to get to know everyone here in the area. It rained a couple of times again so naturally we had to get soaked. 🌧 We volunteered at the food bank here and that was pretty fun. We helped pack food for people that were coming in. Oh the other day we got these things that were called "Walking Tacos" 🌮 It is basically a bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos that has the chips and then anything else that you would put on a taco inside of it. It was pretty freaking delicious. We also set up a dart board here so I am trying to clean off the rust and get back to champion level again. ♔ We are working with some awesome people right now. Two of them have agreed to be baptized! So hopefully everything works out and we can have some baptisms in the coming weeks! 👍
Well that's all I got for this week! Hope you have a good rest of your week!
Love and miss you all!

Elder Murray

coleton.murray@myldsmail.net

AND THE RAINS CAME TUMBLING DOWN!!!!

LOOK OUT WORLD!! I AM COMING FOR YA!!
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 and that it was filled with joyous moments. My week was pretty good. Now that I am here in the Cambridge area I have a lot of catching up to do but I am looking forward to the challenge!! But anyways, without any further delay let us jump right on into this thang!!
Monday last week was crazy hectic, it involved a lot of packing and saying good bye to the people in Sudbury. It was definitely hard to say farewell. I have been able to make really good relationships with the people up there. But I will always remember the effect they had on me and I will definitely never forget them. I also played one last game of basketball with the boys before I took off as well. I am going to miss playing basketball with them, always a blast.🏀
Tuesday, we woke up at 4 in the morning so we could leave by 5 and get to Brampton by 9. It was a long drive in the morning but we made it there safe and sound. We got to Brampton and I said goodbye to a couple of the missionaries that were going home and then talked to some others that were there. Then I picked up the missionary I was traveling with and we made our way to Cambridge. We had a pretty funny experience on the way. We stopped at Jollibee to grab some lunch and when we were leaving the missionary I was with looked at me and said "the manager here thinks you're hot." My first reaction was, well of course I am, 😉but I asked him how he knew that. He told me that the cashier told him after the manager told her. So bottom line to the story, I'm not as ugly as I thought. 😂 Anyways, we got to Cambridge and I met my new companion Elder Larson. He is from Mesa, Arizona and he has been out for about 13 months now. We have served around each other before so it is pretty cool that we get to serve with each other now. We both came into the Cambridge area at the same time because we are replacing the sister missionaries that were here. So we both don't really know what is going on but we are just going with the flow at this point.
The rest of the week was just trying to contact people to see if we could meet with them and as well figure out what is going on in the area. Funny experience that happened yesterday was that we were out walking around and all the sudden it started pouring rain on us!!🌧☔ Needless to say we got soaked but it was a funny experience nonetheless. Oh, I guess to tell you about the area I am in, Cambridge is actually an area made up of three different areas. Preston, Hespeler and the Galt. We live in the basement of a member’s home so that is pretty dope. They are an old German couple and they are super nice so we try to help out any way we can. From what I can tell so far this seems like a good place to be and I am looking forward to it! 😊
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

    Video!!!   Rainstorm in Cambridge

A NEW CHAPTER HAS BEGUN!!!!

DISCLAIMER VERY SHORT EMAIL!!!
This past week has been crazy. I had my 20th birthday, I went to a wedding reception, and took a trip out to Manitoulin Island.
I am leaving Sudbury and going to Cambridge. I am super busy today with getting things ready to leave and saying good bye to people. I will send a bunch of pictures though so get ready for that!!
Love and miss you all!!

Elder Murray

coleton.murray@myldsmail.net