Salut! Okay, here we go. Crazy week, I hope I can remember everything.
But first of all, I still can't believe that Mom and Dad got iPhones. What the heck.
Alyse! Crazy to hear you're so close to have my little nephew.
That's so crazy!!! Make sure to tell me first though, before anything
happens. I'm super excited to be the first one to see him. And Brandon,
I'm glad you're ending your night shifts. I think everyone is hah.
Oh, and really, the schedules for B and D sound super good. I love how you both have Mrs. R, haha she's the best.
But Autumn has hit, or so it seems. Friday and Saturday were
still pretty warm, but then Sunday it just suddenly became autumn like
no one's business. It was 13C when we were driving home last night (I
don't know what that is in Fahrenheit) but it was just a little chilly
hah. It's making me super nervous for winter. Because it's still summer,
and Elder Osorio's already wearing a jacket over his white shirt haha.
Oh boy!
We got our transfer calls on Saturday night. It was pretty
exciting, but I'm staying here in Beloeil, and Elder Osorio is leaving!
It's pretty sad, he's going to Laval in a tri-lingual area (because he's
awesome like that) and I'm getting Elder Umana as a new companion.
Pretty exciting! But in my six person district, I'm the only one
staying, soooooo that's sad. I'm super excited to stay here though and
continue working with the people in Beloeil and Mont St Hilaire, etc.
This week was crazy though. I got to go on 'greenie splits' with
Elder Boehme, that was super exciting. I had my first Quebecois
poutine, it was super good. We helped direct the 'Deficourir' here in
Longeueil, a race put on by the Stake. It was pretty fun.
This week we went to Sherbrooke to serve for the day with the
elders there, and it was awesome. But there Elder Vanfau showed me the
quote in PMG from President Gordon B. Hinckley, which says, "Every
morning..., missionaries should get on their knees and plead with the
Lord to loosen their tongues and speak through them to the blessing of
those they will be teaching. If they will do this, a new light will come
into their lives. There will be greater enthusiasm for the work. They
will come to know that in a very real sense, they are servants of teh
Lord speaking in His behalf. They will find a different response from
those they teach. As they do so by the Spirit, their investigators will
respond under the influence of the same Spirit." MAN, what a promise!
And I'll just tell you, that in the last few days, even though it hasn't
been very long since, I've seen that promise from the prophet come to
true. It's seriously been amazing. I'm just so excited to continue doing
it, and working harder and praying for the Lord's help, because even
just in these last few days, that promise from a real prophet of God has
come to life for me. It's helped me strengthen my testimony that the
prophets and apostles today are called of God, and are here helping
direct us to greater peace in this life, and eternal life in the world
to come, through Jesus Christ. So awesome. I love the prophet.
I love you guys, I hope all is well. Work hard in school, youngins.
But more importantly, set against the wall every day. And say your
prayers.
Thanks for everything. I really feel the support from your prayers, and letters and thoughts. Thank you.
Love,
Elder Murphy
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