Elder Murray New York New York
6/22/2016-07/11/2018
This week was awesome! On Wednesday one of the cadets here brought his friend to dinner at one of our members families homes. It was great! We were able to teach him to restoration and he loved it but not enough to be baptized... It was still cool to see how anxiously engaged our returned missionaries are though! I got to go on splits twice this week. Once in the Spanish program in Newburgh and once with on of the district leaders here in my area. It was so cool. In the Spanish program I can't really understand too much during lessons. What they were saying must have been true though because I sure felt the spirit. After the lesson we had the opportunity to give to priesthood blessings. My companion for the day Elder Sumsion gave both of them in Spanish. The first blessing was pretty rough because elder Susmion is still learning Spanish. So all throughout the second blessing I was praying and praying for him. Well after we left and got in the car he turned to me and said that while he was giving the second blessing he could feel the spirit working through him. He could tell that God had a lot of love for the lady that he gave the blessing to.
So on Friday night We were preparing for President Nelson and as soon as we got home we had a conference call with the mission. President Smith talked to us about logistics of the meeting and everything and how it was to be set up and where we were to sit and all to make it most efficient and reverent. Well at the end of the call we got to pray together as a mission over the phone. President prayed and wow it was incredible. The spirit was so strong. He was kneeling in prayer with his family at home, the whole mission was kneeling in prayer with their companions, and I felt like I was at home. I felt like I was having prayer in the front room on the red rug with my family! The spirit was so strong. President then gave us a blessing by the authority of the Melchizedek priesthood that we would receive answers from the prophet of God that was coming to see us the next day. President Russell M. Nelson, Elder Gong of the presidency of the seventy, Bishop Wadell of the presiding bishopric, as well as area seventy Elder Buckner, and all of their wonderful wives were all at the meeting. We were getting set up for the picture on the stage singing "We thank thee oh God for a prophet" when President Nelson walked in with Sister Nelson and the spirit doubled as soon as they walked in. He turned 93 on the same day we met with him and he is as spry as a water buffalo on a cool day. He was so excited to be there! After the picture we all got to shake their hands and it was awesome. I was lucky enough to be one of the 5 missionaries to get my picture taken shaking an apostle of the Lord's hand. It was such a cool experience. At one point in the meeting President Nelson said "Well, now I would like to answer a question that you may ask: Brother Nelson you are a prophet seer and revelator, what do you see when you look at us? (...Long pause as he looked at us all...) I don't see 18 year old youth, 20 year old, 21 year old. I see you as mother's and fathers, I see some of you sitting in the chairs that we now sit in, and more." As soon as he said this the spirit swept over me like a big warm wave. I know he is truly a prophet seer and revelator. We are so blessed to have the same organisation as the primitive church. We are blessed to have a prophet on earth today to lead and guide us as children of God! I love you all and hope you have a fantastic week! Elder Murray
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