Elder Murri wrote to his brother who was just sworn in to the Utah National Guard. He said, "Man, I heard that you smashed the auditions for the National Guard band, that's AWESOME!! Congratulations!! I'm way proud of you! I've never really done anything like that in my life, so I'm proud that you've accomplished something like that! I love you man! Congratulations for making it on. Well done. In England, people say "well good", but I'm not sure that I like that. So well done. You've done well good. Proper nice. Brilliant. Are they going to send you somewhere to do basic training, or are they going to keep you in Utah, do you know? I think that it would be really cool either way! Man, I'm just proud of you." I appreciate that Elder Murri is a supportive brother, he is a good example to us all.
He also shared that he will be moving from the Hyde Park area of London ... "So, you're the first one that I'm telling, but I'm leaving Hyde Park!! After almost 5 months of being here, I'm off! I'm going to a place called Northampton, which is a nice little countryside area (totally different from London), and I'm in a car again (which means that I will become fat). But other than that, I'm super excited! I'm serving with a guy from North Dakota called Elder Eliason." He told his Mom a little more about it ... "... I'll be a Zone Leader there still, and I'll be serving with a guy called Elder Eliason. I already love him, I've served around him quite a bit in my mission. He's from North Dakota. He's a really good guy. He works hard, that's what I'm most excited for. I just want to go work like a horse out there with him. This is the biggest zone (companionship wise) in the mission, so the dynamics are going to be really different than they are here. Apparently there's tonnes of potential out there. President talked a little bit to me about it, and I'm going to go talk with one of the Assistants more about the vision that they have there. I'm really exited! I have a lot of faith that things will all work out! I have faith that if I have a righteous desire to do something, that Heavenly Father will help me to accomplish that thing. I love how He does that. My faith these past couple of transfers has really grown, and I know that even though that's not exactly visible to everyone, it's visible to me, and it's visible to Heavenly Father, and then the results of that faith will take care of themselves. We just have to work towards our (and His) goals, and He'll help us with them! ". He did tell his brother that he will be getting fat in this new area ... but he added this to his Mom, "Word on the street says that there's a gym there ... So I'm going to go to that place. Hopefully". :)
Elder Murri shared a recent experience, "We actually had a crazy thing happen to us on Sunday! Since we have a car, we can drive to places and see more people than we otherwise would be able to without one. So on Friday, we both felt like we should stop by this girl called Sky (we have her teaching record in our area book). We stopped by her house, but we didn't get an answer. Then, on Sunday before church (our church is at 1 out here -- and just a side note, the ward is AMAZING), we felt like we should stop by her house again. So we did, and rang her, and her kid answered, and on the other side of the line, it sounded like some crazy girl that was screaming at us, and everything was nuts in the house, and we heard a girl in the background say something along the lines of "go away," and everything was crazy. So we just left, and went to church. We then show up to church after picking someone up, and the sisters in the other ward come up to us and ask us if we're teaching anyone named -- guess who -- Sky. Elder Eliason and I both looked at each other and, just like Alma when he saw the prayers of the apostate Zoramites, were exceedingly astonished. So she had come to church because she felt bad that she was rude to us. She stayed the whole three hours, and now we're teaching her! It was a miracle!" He said, "The work is going well!" and another teaching experience "...We watched "The Testaments" at a cool guy's house the other day (he even bought us pizza), and it was so, so powerful. I know that Jesus Christ lives. I know that he loves me. He says in the Bible to His apostles, whom He also loved very much, "greater love hath no man than this, than a man lay down his life for his friends." I love Him. He is my friend -- my best friend. My confidant, my counselor, my example. He calls me His friend when I keep His commandments. I love Him with everything that I have. Even though it's not much. That's what drives me now.
The Gospel is REAL! ".
He also shared some photos, apparently he is running out of clothing ... "Also, my grey suit is trashed, and (as we all could see -- literally) my black one is also a little bit poorly, I have to go back to wearing my blue one for the time being. #firstsuitdown #orsecond"... also "So, I did have a pair of trousers that didn't have a hole in them.. But then this happened. (I was setting up for a training meeting.)"
Speaking of photos, Jed saw a photo of his youngest sister and he responded, "Also, Anna looks like a straight up girl now. Keep her away from those of the opposite gender. And buy them blinders, so that they won't get distracted by her beauty. And don't let her have a boyfriend until she's at least 27. And tell her to stop growing, because that would be totally unfair if she ends up taller than me."
It is great to see your kids grow up and run out of clothes.
He also shared that he will be moving from the Hyde Park area of London ... "So, you're the first one that I'm telling, but I'm leaving Hyde Park!! After almost 5 months of being here, I'm off! I'm going to a place called Northampton, which is a nice little countryside area (totally different from London), and I'm in a car again (which means that I will become fat). But other than that, I'm super excited! I'm serving with a guy from North Dakota called Elder Eliason." He told his Mom a little more about it ... "... I'll be a Zone Leader there still, and I'll be serving with a guy called Elder Eliason. I already love him, I've served around him quite a bit in my mission. He's from North Dakota. He's a really good guy. He works hard, that's what I'm most excited for. I just want to go work like a horse out there with him. This is the biggest zone (companionship wise) in the mission, so the dynamics are going to be really different than they are here. Apparently there's tonnes of potential out there. President talked a little bit to me about it, and I'm going to go talk with one of the Assistants more about the vision that they have there. I'm really exited! I have a lot of faith that things will all work out! I have faith that if I have a righteous desire to do something, that Heavenly Father will help me to accomplish that thing. I love how He does that. My faith these past couple of transfers has really grown, and I know that even though that's not exactly visible to everyone, it's visible to me, and it's visible to Heavenly Father, and then the results of that faith will take care of themselves. We just have to work towards our (and His) goals, and He'll help us with them! ". He did tell his brother that he will be getting fat in this new area ... but he added this to his Mom, "Word on the street says that there's a gym there ... So I'm going to go to that place. Hopefully". :)
Elder Murri shared a recent experience, "We actually had a crazy thing happen to us on Sunday! Since we have a car, we can drive to places and see more people than we otherwise would be able to without one. So on Friday, we both felt like we should stop by this girl called Sky (we have her teaching record in our area book). We stopped by her house, but we didn't get an answer. Then, on Sunday before church (our church is at 1 out here -- and just a side note, the ward is AMAZING), we felt like we should stop by her house again. So we did, and rang her, and her kid answered, and on the other side of the line, it sounded like some crazy girl that was screaming at us, and everything was nuts in the house, and we heard a girl in the background say something along the lines of "go away," and everything was crazy. So we just left, and went to church. We then show up to church after picking someone up, and the sisters in the other ward come up to us and ask us if we're teaching anyone named -- guess who -- Sky. Elder Eliason and I both looked at each other and, just like Alma when he saw the prayers of the apostate Zoramites, were exceedingly astonished. So she had come to church because she felt bad that she was rude to us. She stayed the whole three hours, and now we're teaching her! It was a miracle!" He said, "The work is going well!" and another teaching experience "...We watched "The Testaments" at a cool guy's house the other day (he even bought us pizza), and it was so, so powerful. I know that Jesus Christ lives. I know that he loves me. He says in the Bible to His apostles, whom He also loved very much, "greater love hath no man than this, than a man lay down his life for his friends." I love Him. He is my friend -- my best friend. My confidant, my counselor, my example. He calls me His friend when I keep His commandments. I love Him with everything that I have. Even though it's not much. That's what drives me now.
The Gospel is REAL! ".
He also shared some photos, apparently he is running out of clothing ... "Also, my grey suit is trashed, and (as we all could see -- literally) my black one is also a little bit poorly, I have to go back to wearing my blue one for the time being. #firstsuitdown #orsecond"... also "So, I did have a pair of trousers that didn't have a hole in them.. But then this happened. (I was setting up for a training meeting.)"
Speaking of photos, Jed saw a photo of his youngest sister and he responded, "Also, Anna looks like a straight up girl now. Keep her away from those of the opposite gender. And buy them blinders, so that they won't get distracted by her beauty. And don't let her have a boyfriend until she's at least 27. And tell her to stop growing, because that would be totally unfair if she ends up taller than me."
It is great to see your kids grow up and run out of clothes.