Those of Jed's family who are still at home were able to attend a family reunion. The reunion was in Delta, Utah (it appeared to be a pretty small farming/ranching community). We were quite impressed and even got to know a few new cousins/extended family. One of the activities was to take a tour of a dairy farm. It was really very enjoyable and we learned a lot. I shared with Jed some of the experiences, pointing out that I had a new respect for folks who worked so hard for things we often take for granted. He said, "From what it sounds like, milking cows is definitely a skill, too. Living out here (probably the same for you, too, when you were in Hawaii) has helped me to [realize] the same thing. I'm blessed. I mean, Watford is in London, basically. It's like the outskirts of London, but to get to the London temple if there's traffic takes almost three hours! The temple isn't actually in London, but the point is the same. Man, the house [where Jed's family lives now] is next to like 6 temples, and you can get to each of them in 40 minutes. We're really blessed. And you get to come home and we get to see you, that's a blessing too."
Elder Murri shared a little about how his week was going, saying, "This last week was a blur, really. All of the days seemed like one day ... We met a guy called Rex, which was a pretty cool experience! We were waiting for an investigator called Daniel, and he didn't show up. So we decided to talk to people, and we found him, and taught him a really cool lesson on the street, and it was pretty nifty! He's very recently been kicked out from his house and made homeless though, so he doesn't have a phone or anything so we weren't able to contact him at all, so we set a return appointment with him and hoped that he'd remember it. Anyway, we had another appointment with the same guy, Daniel, who didn't show up (again), and we had a member with us, so it was sort of disappointing. But lo, and behold! Who walks by us again but Rex! So we taught him again, and it was a good lesson! It seems like Heavenly Father wants us to teach him! That was a cool experience though." He shared a few more items and then this, "Honestly, the rest of it was just finding and teaching and traveling and going on exchanges. And all sorts of stuff. I have a great, great companion. I love the guy. I've sort of always wanted to go to Germany, but now I have a reason to go. And somewhere to stay, if I go. Hopefully." When you spend 24/7 with your companion, it is a great blessing to feel he is great. I appreciate that Elder's Mom and Dad and ward for the effort they put in to raising a son that my son could serve the Lord Jesus Christ with.
In a recent letter to his Grandma and Grandpa he was telling them that he was very busy and that, "... this past week has been a blur. And we're [he and his companion] both super tired. But it's good when we get to rest. I read a quote in the Gospel Principles book, "Doing nothing is the hardest work of all, because you never get to stop and rest". How true is that?".
I asked Elder Murri if when he returns he would be willing to share some of his experiences with the youth in our area. A night were we have them over to our house and he could share and let them ask questions, etc. "Yes, I'd LOVE to do that! It would be so much fun! It's not long now huh?" was his response. True, not long now.
Elder Murri shared a little about how his week was going, saying, "This last week was a blur, really. All of the days seemed like one day ... We met a guy called Rex, which was a pretty cool experience! We were waiting for an investigator called Daniel, and he didn't show up. So we decided to talk to people, and we found him, and taught him a really cool lesson on the street, and it was pretty nifty! He's very recently been kicked out from his house and made homeless though, so he doesn't have a phone or anything so we weren't able to contact him at all, so we set a return appointment with him and hoped that he'd remember it. Anyway, we had another appointment with the same guy, Daniel, who didn't show up (again), and we had a member with us, so it was sort of disappointing. But lo, and behold! Who walks by us again but Rex! So we taught him again, and it was a good lesson! It seems like Heavenly Father wants us to teach him! That was a cool experience though." He shared a few more items and then this, "Honestly, the rest of it was just finding and teaching and traveling and going on exchanges. And all sorts of stuff. I have a great, great companion. I love the guy. I've sort of always wanted to go to Germany, but now I have a reason to go. And somewhere to stay, if I go. Hopefully." When you spend 24/7 with your companion, it is a great blessing to feel he is great. I appreciate that Elder's Mom and Dad and ward for the effort they put in to raising a son that my son could serve the Lord Jesus Christ with.
In a recent letter to his Grandma and Grandpa he was telling them that he was very busy and that, "... this past week has been a blur. And we're [he and his companion] both super tired. But it's good when we get to rest. I read a quote in the Gospel Principles book, "Doing nothing is the hardest work of all, because you never get to stop and rest". How true is that?".
I asked Elder Murri if when he returns he would be willing to share some of his experiences with the youth in our area. A night were we have them over to our house and he could share and let them ask questions, etc. "Yes, I'd LOVE to do that! It would be so much fun! It's not long now huh?" was his response. True, not long now.