Monday, November 5, 2012

HIJO MIO

The week was a crazy one!  Thanks for all of the emails.  It looks like Halloween was a blast.  The fear of a nursing home must be hereditary.  I´m sad to hear that cross country ended on such a sour note.  For those that aren´t seniors, there´s always next year!  (Sorry, seniors).  Though I never was truly satisfied with what I accomplished in cross country, I still miss it.

Another curve ball was thrown my way this week.  I forgot to mention that we were going to have transfers last week.  I guess I kind of figured nothing would happen to me or Elder Nish.  How wrong I was...  Tuesday night´s call came with a few surprises.  One, Elder Nish was going to Formosa.  Meaning that I am getting a new companion.  The next question that came across my mind was, ¨Okay, what part of the mission is he coming from?¨  Answer:  I need to go to the office of the mission to get my new companion.  In other terms, I´m training.  I think I´m more nervous than my new companion.  Elder Alcaraz is from Argentina.  He hails from the province of San Luis.  Words cannot describe the feelings that I have felt the last few days...  So I´ll leave the rest to your imagination.  Just know that I am excited and hope that I don´t let President Heyman down.  Any suggestions that y´all have, feel free to send them my way.

This week´s treasure...  A sweet little couple named Matías and Yessica.  They attended a baptism Saturday and came to Church on Sunday.  Call it luck, but all of the lessons were about Eternal Families.  Do I hear destiny calling?

This week I´ve been thinking a lot about the Atonement.  This week will we have the privilege of hearing Elder Viñas of the Seventy here  in Posadas.  We must come with a 5 minute prepared talk about how the Atonement has helped me be a better missionary. Atonement Studies are my favorite studies.  If you find a moment this week, do a little digging and see what you can find.

I love you all

Elder McMurray
 

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