Elder Murray New York New York
6/22/2016-07/11/2018
Our ghetto bench press. Basically just a bunch of pvc filled with cement Book of Mormon taxi. He didn't want to learn more about the real Book 😔 My sons 😂 ok they are brother and Sister Ampah's. They are the best! Our house and sunset pics Well, the Book of Mormon is true! This week was awesome! Super tough but awesome. Mostly all of the appointments we had fell through. I got to grow closer to the Savior this week though! Couldn't ask for anything more. I found myself drifting a bit earlier this week and I was pondering why. Why does that have to happen? Why do we sometimes lose focus on the things that matter most? I had an experience that helped me find out why a few days ago. As a woke up one morning after a series of mornings of being groggy and tired, I decided I was done with being groggy and tired! I woke up and went straight into the room where we have a super ghetto bench press and started working out immediately. (Prayer to be said later) I did my exercise and then had my morning prayers. I connected my Bluetooth speaker to my tablet, chose a conference talk to listen to called "You are my hands" by Elder Uchtdorf, pressed play, and set my tablet outside the door (its a rule to not take your tablet or phone into the bathroom). Then hopped in to our bi-polar shower😈😇😨😈😨😇😈. It was miraculous! I listened to the talk and I felt the spirit. I felt this renewed assurance that Jesus Christ is my Savior and I want to and need to always rely on Him and trust Him. I came to the conclusion that we "drift" so that we may constantly come back and have that reassuring spirit come into our lives that what we are doing is right and true and that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. As this happens we do grow closer to Him and slowly but surely drift won't happen quite as much. It will still happen here on earth but less frequently.
As I studied Alma chapter 5 in The Book of Mormon that same morning I read these verses: 7 Behold, he changed their hearts; yea, he awakened them out of a deep sleep, and they awoke unto God. Behold, they were in the midst of darkness; nevertheless, their souls were illuminated by the light of the everlasting word; yea, they were encircled about by the bands of death, and the chains of hell, and an everlasting destruction did await them. 8 And now I ask of you, my brethren, were they destroyed? Behold, I say unto you, Nay, they were not. 9 And again I ask, were the bands of death broken, and the chains of hell which encircled them about, were they loosed? I say unto you, Yea, they were loosed, and their souls did expand, and they did sing redeeming love. And I say unto you that they are saved. I love the word illuminated in verse 7. My soul was illuminated as I listened to the words of the living prophets, it was illuminated again as I studied the scriptures (everlasting word). Again, that confirmation that this gospel is true! As I studied these verses that morning I was energized and excited to go out and serve the Lord. I know that this can happen to each one of you as you study the Book of Mormon. I know by experience that The Book of Mormon answers questions and illuminates the soul with the light of Christ. I know that we have living prophets today and that as we follow their counsel we will have joy in our lives and receive divine direction. I love you all! Elder Murray
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