Code Word: Purple.

For starters, mom I received your letters this week.  The envelope with everyone´s letters.  Thanks for the pictures!!!  People are beginning to change on me.  Not sure how I feel about that...  The sent date said the 22nd of September.  So things are coming pretty quick.  Things are averaging two to three weeks now.  Just if you are wondering.  Also, I´m writing today because like I previously mentioned, if there´s a holiday on Monday, we work.  Yesterday was Christopher Columbus Day.  I guess he did discover ¨America.¨

I feel like whenever I make mention of the weather being nice, or  there was no rain, or something like that, then that is when things happen.  On Friday, the big one came.  Around 3pm, the skies started to get black.  You could tell that a big front was coming from the east, in Brazil.  It was a scene straight from the Wizard of Oz.  There we are, standing in the street.  And all of a sudden, we get hit by this HUGE wave of air.  It literally almost knocked us off of our feet.  We quickly stood up against the nearest cement house.  The wind sent things everywhere, including dust.  Who knew that dust could sting so bad when it hit you!  The rain didn´t come for a space of a time after, but not before the hail came.  Tons of trees and streets signs weren´t so lucky.  It was so windy that I didn´t want to kill my umbrella.  So... I was a drowned rat by night´s end.  What fun.

I realized something huge that I´ve neglected to tell you guys...  Life-changing, even.  Alfojors.  God´s gift to Argentina.  They are impossible to describe accurately, other than heaven in your mouth.  This brownie-like thing, filled with dulce de leche has made life amazing.  There are probably 100s of different Alfojors out there.  As the owner of the corner store told us, Alfojors are like an art form.  Everyone is making a different type.  I have a running collection of wrappers right now, actually.  I´m at 40 different wrappers.  An elder that recently left for home had 103.  My goal is 104.  I´ll be sure to update you periodically what the count is at, don´t worry.

Sorry this is a shorter email than usual.  If you have any specific question, feel free to ask them!  I´ll be more exciting next time, I promise.  This week, I´ve begun the war chapters in the Book of Alma.  Moroni is a man amongst boys.  Read Alma 48:17, and strive to be like that.  There´s nothing shaky about that verse.

I love you all lots,

Elder McMurray