Reasons I'm excited for this transfer:
1- I still get to work with all the sisters in the Jax East zone, and
now I get even more amazing sisters to
work with and serve.
2- I love the Mandarin Zone! Also, This will be my third ward in
the Jax East Stake! (Arlington, YSA, and
Hendricks)
3- Sister Gillman is a super sweet sister! We got to know each other
a little bit at the Book of Mormon
Musical. Fun fact: her brother was in my home
YSA ward, and I never got to know him very well, but
he
married a girl I grew up with--Krista Whittle. So that was a fun connection.
4- Whenever I go on trade offs with the sister coordinators I will
be going with one of my past
companions.
(Sister Kloepfer and McCook).
5- I will get to go on trade-offs in two of my past areas--YSA and
Arlington (which will be taken over by
Sister Bowers and a trainee)
I could go on, but unfortunately packing has taking much of my
time and I don't have long to write. I am so excited to work in Hendricks
though and so grateful to be able to stay close to my Jax East Sisters.
Here's my new mailing address:
1564 Arcadia Dr
Apt 517
Jacksonville, Florida
32207
This past week was super busy--but I'm not really sure what we
did! Here's a couple updates for y'all though.
We decided we needed to hand Marc off to the Elders. He was
getting creepy... So the Elders get him!
We did get to teach this amazing part member family--the Cooks.
The parents just decided to come back to church after 15 years of inactivity.
Their fourteen year old daughter wants to be baptized so this week we went to
their house and taught them! They told us the 25 year old son was baptized...
At age 5... So we will do some detective work on that. We believe he will be
getting baptized with his sister, which is so exciting!!!
We had some wonderful time with our recent converts. We taught
Thelma a lesson then she came out teaching with us. We even got to go out to
dinner with Thelma and Veronica which was the best!
MLC was great! All of the district leaders came this time. We
talked about using our digital tools effectively, and we also established
mission rules. It was so great! This Wednesday we had our zone meeting where we
gave trainings off of MLC. President and Sister Craig came and did an extra
training for us after the meeting about allowing our mission experience to
change us for the rest of our lives. I am so grateful for all I am learning and
becoming on my mission. I truly do have a front row seat to the Atonement
working in people's lives. That is an opportunity I will not have in the same
way again. I also see the Atonement working in me.
After zone meeting we received our new iPads. They are beautiful!
I am so grateful for the tools we have been given to help the hastening of
God's work progress. I've been thinking this week for my training about how my
purpose: "to invite others to come unto Christ..." Ties into God's
purpose which is explained in the following verse: "This is my work and my
glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." ( Moses
1:39) It truly is amazing that God allows us to take part in his great work.
And as Joseph Smith so perfectly stated, "no unhallowed hand can stop the
work from progressing." I will miss my dear Arlington, but the work goes
on and I know I have been called to Hendricks by my Heavenly Father! The work
continues, and I am excited to see what miracles are in store!
I love all y'all! Have a blessed day!
Sister
Murray
PS Our area isn't completely closed. It's just not a STL area anymore. Sister
Bowers will be there training!
