April Fools!

Family,

 

It sounds like you guys enjoyed the Easter weekend just about as much as I did.  Way to go, Dad!  You were definitely deserving of the Servant´s Heart Award.  I´m sure your funeral will be even better than the celebration that proceeded the award´s ceremony.  Just know that I am proud to call you my dad, and that I am always thinking of things you taught me (whether verbally or by example.).  Keep up the good work!

 

This past week was a rather big week, here.  The Catholic Church always makes a big celebration out of the last week of Christ´s life.  It´s called, ¨Semana Santa,¨ or ¨Holy Week.¨  For the better part of the week, the local Catholic churches have large get togethers that often include a part where they are in the street with sections of the streets marked off.  A little on the intense side, but at least it´s for a great cause, right? :)

 

So I´ve been trying to think of things that are different here in Argentina.  I´ve realized that I´ve gotten very used to the life style.  One thing that I don´t think I´ve ever mention are the street fruit vendors.  Regularly, somebody goes around all of the neighborhoods with a horse drawn cart.  They have a selection of fruits and vegetables in the back.  They grab your attention by using a loud speaker.  99% of the time, what they say is unintelligible.  But that´s okay because everyone already knows what they have in their carts.  I´ll have to send a picture..

 

This week, I made a great decision in studying the day by day, last week of Christ´s life scriptures.  It made His life become very real.  It was impossible to not think about what happened to him throughout my day.  I strengthened my testimony.  I know that what he had to do was necessary.  The Son of God truly paid for all the wrong that I have done, am doing, and will yet to do.  I will ALWAYS be in debt to Him.  What better way to thank him than to serve him every day of my life?

 

Are you excited for General Conference???  I sure am!

 

I love you all,

 

Elder McMurray

 

PS Please keep Gustavo in your prayers.  If all goes well, he should be baptized this weekend. (What better weekend?!)