This will be my last email of my mission.
I don't think I
will be sending a letter home next week. It will be a little bit of a difficult
day getting all my bags ready and everything. I am writing a little bit earlier
because today as a district we went to Lima Central. The last change, our
mission president gave us permission to go to Lima Central, which is where all musuems and other cool sites are located. It is the first time in all of my mission
that I have had the chance to go there and see how it is.
I'm writing from an
internet cafe in Lima Central and don't have much time left.
I'm so grateful for the
opportunity that I have had to be a missionary. It has been very difificult at
times, but I'm very grateful for the people I have come to know and the things I
have learned.
I just want to share something that came to me this week as I was
studying. When Alma the Younger is talking to his children, to Helaman
specifically, he mentions that he always had in his mind the
mercy the Lord showed to his ancestors. He mentions how the Lord saved them
from the Egyptians. I'm sure he also had present in his mind the stories of
Nephi and his own father, who was saved by a miracle of the Lord. [see Alma 36:2, 26 - 30.]
As I thought
about these things I thought about the stories that you all have shared with me
about the blessings you've received from the Lord. He has been so merciful
with our family. If we have those stories in our mind, if we remember the Lord's mercies in our lives, I think we will be able to overcome more easily the obstacles we face. This is not a new idea, but it is something I wanted to share with
you all.
I'm so grateful to have you has my family. I'm so grateful that Im going
to see you in a week. I love you all so much.
Love,
Elder McMurray
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