Tuesday, August 21, 2018

More From The Mountains


Dear Family, 

I'm very grateful to hear from all of you this week. It is good to know that you are all doing well. 

It is true that there is little time left in my mission. Although there are changes coming up next week, I'm not sure that I will be going any where. My current companion is finishing his mission in a week, so he is for sure going. It is always possible, though that I could have a change, but I don't think it will happen. Who know?

As far as the week goes, things are pretty normal. One of the interesting things that happened this week was we taught a free mason. He wasn't officially a member of the free masons, but had done a lot of research and had gone to meetings of the free masons here in Lima. I don't think I will get any closer to teaching a free mason, so it was pretty interesting. He was a little bit argumentative, and we did our best not to argue with him. But he was a least willing learn and act. He´s been going to church for about a month, but the first opportunity we had to teach him was this past week. 

Normally we try not to teach people that are combative. It was interesting, though. It gave me the chance to share my testimony in a very personal way. I had been feeling somewhat down, but after the lesson, although on paper it wasn't the most productive or successful lesson I have ever had, I felt rejuvenated. It reminded me of the very true words of President Monson that are quoted in Preach My Gospel. He says that when it comes to our testimony, if we don't share what he have, we lose it. 

I feel that all the studying or work that one can do will be as important as sharing and reflecting on the spiritual experiences that we have. I think that is why it is so important for us to keep a journal. When we write we have the chance to reflect on our personal experiences and we have the chance to share our testimony with those that will read our words later on. I think it is important to remember what has happened to us in the past and share these experiences with others. 

There is a great talk by Elder Renlund that talks about this. I would recommend watching it or reading it for FHE.


I love you all very much!

Elder McMurray

PS: Here are a lot more photos of our trip to the mountains!










































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