Wowser..

Hey mom and dad! The week has gone well! Thank you for your awesome letters! And yup, I got the packages! Thank you so much! I'll have to try and send some pictures next week from my birthday and otherstuff! I hope everyones doing well! I realize I probably think about frankie everyweek.. weird huh? I just see cats all the time and think of old frankferd! I miss ol' Kyle. But of course I miss the family more! I focus on the work though.. I have seen recently the attitude of other missionaries and I am grateful for how you both have taught me, how my bishops have influenced me and everything about my upbringing is so awesome! The Lord really blessed me. Some missionaries arnt so focused. Some are ready to go home. Me on the otherhand, I just want to do what I am sent here to do.. I honestly don't even know how much time I have left and keep my thoughts far from it. It's not a focus or a concern. I want to be surprised when It comes to that time. I am not trying to brag or boast, I am just grateful that for whatever reason I am that way. Of course I am not the best missionary ever but I try to do what I am suppose to be doing! I work hard, I really do! I love all of this work as difficult and tough as it may be, I love it! President McConkie taught a really cool princible recently about that very point. He was explaining a horrible day that he had had and concluded with the thought.."And it came to pass.." telling all the missionaries that no matter what difficulties we may experience that we need not worry at all becuase it will all, "come to pass.." just as his horrible day had. Then he essentially added the following to that, "love it, be grateful for it and continue on. Becuase after it has 'come to pass' you will miss and cherish those days that you worked your hardest, that you struggled under such difficulties and persevered." So anyway that just the though that I had. I love you guys and miss ya! Thank you again for your emails! I love you mom and dad!

-Elder McMurry