Loving My Mission

Dear Mom,

That is so exciting that they brought so many friends to the Baptism and the church it will lead to great things!

Yes I do have Ontario health care, all the Canadians signed up for it on day one. Thanks for letting me know though, I will handle that after the mission, in the meantime I am covered so don't worry. ^_^

This week has been actually amazingly powerful it has been a huge build of my testimony. I went on exchanges and helped our south Elders find 5 new investigators! It was crazy! the Lord guided us to work our tails off and we were rewarded with many sheaves of the day. 

While I was still on the exchange the sister missionaries called us and told us to rush to the hospital to help a sister in the ward with a blessing. We didn't have any oil vials with us so we ran to the grocery store and bought a bottle of oil and just consecrated it in the cap, haha. When we arrived at the hospital we met the members 2 daughters and they told us of the situation. The sister missionaries failed to inform us that it was a sweet lady who was terminal and about to pass away. I went in confidant and happy only to see this weak and tiny little old child of God. Her name is Edith and she served many years ago in south Africa ( President Monson blessed her, so I touched the same head as a Prophet.) I sealed and blessed her and gave her one of the most powerful and reassuring blessings since my Papa was in a similar situation. I commended her on her services to the Lord and blessed her with peace of mind and a knowledge that the Lord is going to take care of her family and that this is Edith's next step towards the Saviour. I finished with Amen and opened my eyes to the tears of the 2 daughters, such peace and love entered at that moment and we left. I won't forget that moment that I was able to assist in that farewell to a beloved sister in Christ.

We had a phone call chat with our Mission President and we discussed some of our trials and feelings. He counselled me to help everyone come to Christ and strive for the whole work of Salvation. I took his advice a little farther and studied the next day about being a Disciple of Christ. I Loved looking at the simple guidance of the scriptures that I was led to, ex) "Be thou an example of the believers, love one another by this shall men know that ye are my disciples, if you continue in my word then are ye my disciples indeed."

We ourselves found some new investigators:

Jenny: is from Granada in the Caribbean, she is a tenant at a members home who we met at a dinner appointment. She is 7th day Adventist, but is open minded to doctrine and the Book of Mormon, she even came to church yesterday. 

  

Steve: we met Steve walking from a less actives home. He stopped us and asked if we wanted to rent out a room in his house for a deal, we in turn for his offer offered him a Book of Mormon and a prayer. Looking forward to see him on Sunday to share more.

The many prayers of my dear ones at home thank you so much they have kept me a float, I love you all so much and without your support this mission would be a whole lot different from what it is now.

Last night we went to a members home for dinner, we shared a video on mormonmessages.org "The Refiner's Fire" it is a crazy video with great visuals. We testified of the Lord being like a blacksmith beating us and changing our raw materials into the true beauty and potential that only his eyes and designs can imagine in us. I felt the refinder's fire strong this week and I am grateful, that the Lord just loves me so much that he would correct and educate me. Newton's Law is that for what ever is lost the opposite is gained, including negative experiences for equal positive ones.

Mom, Dad and littles I love you all so much and can wait to see those handwritten letters from you all. ^_^

Elder Muirhead

I talk to Everyone

Hey Kids: We have a groundhog living across the street form us, we call him "dead meat"

A Week of Miracles

Oh how much I love you all, I have been contemplating how this week could have gone, and because of all your faith and prayers we had a miraculous week!

We have been going so hard at talking to everyone we can and inviting them to learn more or to let us know of a referral we can go by. We were prompted to go one day to a home of a man on the directory to see if he still lived there, the member had moved but we contacted another man named Samuel. Now when we knocked on Samuel's door he was hiding behind the door because he had no clothes on haha. He told us that he was cooking for him and his 2 year old son. We told him who we are, and he knew who we were already from seeing missionaries around back in the Philippines. He at first offered a bottle of water "I trust fellow Christians" He said and then invited us in. He then ran around the apartment towards the bed room covering his crotch as he pranced in his underwear and told us to take a seat on the couch. He came back clothed for public view and made us pancakes and told us he was Catholic, and said that we could return on Thursday to share a message with his family.

We also found another awesome Filipino man investigator for English class this Saturday amazing!

Yesterday we went and taught a lady we talked to named Juliet, she is from India and she's Catholic. We brought a member with us and taught her and her husband and met her daughter who unfortunately had homework to do so she bolted. We taught a powerful lesson on the Restoration and they said that they would read the Book of Mormon and study carefully and pray about it to know of its truthfulness. They are so amazing they made us dinner after!! Official new favorite investigators hahaha.

+Mormon 9:15- God has not ceased to be a God of miracles!!

On Saturdays for my Job as a building manager (in charge of English class) I teach the district, and this week I had to lovingly rebuke for some of our district for non-professionalism, then I instructed on how my previous discussions were based off of Christ-like attributes from Preach My Gospel. The Topic for that day was about "Power and Authority" I had each of the missionaries bring their individual ministerial certificates and testified that they were given the trust and Authority to go and teach all nations. Then had all who were present to bare testimony on why they came out on a mission, and the spirit flooded the room! 

I testify that the power and Authority of the Lord is in not only the missionaries of the Church, but every one of the saints of the Church of the Lord. 

We also had a meeting with all the Toronto missionaries, and Sister Clayton (president's wife) spoke about building our testimonies through prayer more effectively. She told us of a secret that I now include in all my prayers, that we should not just make a grocery list for God and expect him to pay up. The trick is to ask God what we can do to accomplish that thing and make a "Commitment" with the Lord to go and do it! I loved that principle, it has given faith in prayer more power behind it and reminded me of the story of Nephi in Helaman 10:3-7, and realized that this is how Nephi recieved such blessings for God.

I love you all so much and thought of each of your faces through out the week, I am feeling more happy and the Atonement  helps me work through grief and to grow from Papa's passing, just wanted you to know that I am getting there. 

With Love,

Elder Muirhead

Let's Talk Turkey (Barrie area)

Dear Family,
Well well Week 9 of actually Serving in Barrie! 

This week has been strange, earlier in the week the work was going so slow and nothing really happened which got us down a little, But then we had transfers with our new Zone Leaders Elders Orr and Adams, and we all just rocked our areas. In our area we got 5 new Investigators which is 'so sick'! It feels so weird being the only two who didnt move and had to come in a white washed area again. The new Elders are pretty nice and they are from Alberta, Seattle, and Panama. When I heard Panama I was excited because that's one of the last things I watched at home - Prison Break in the Panama season with Mom and Dad haha. 

Um, our investigator Adam has been giving me and Elder B a bunch of rock collection pieces from the reserve. He gave me an amythest for my dreams, labraborite (sp?) for holding auras, and granite for peace. He's a cool guy! 

I was so happy to get that care package you guys, It was so SOLID I needed all those things haha the hot pack, the insoles, food obviously and the cards made me smile (Sierra you're a blast, haha)! Colleen's homemade organic cookies were outstanding, we were so grateful! THEY WERE SO GOODDD!!!!! Dad, please tell Bro Arnott I said thank you for the $ he sent to me, it was well spent on food and so kind! And I was happy to get more print out instax pictures from Cheyenne and Josh I want more of everyone to update my photo album (or fill me another fun one too please Mom!)

I'm constantly working on my ability to use the scriptures, talk with as many people as possible and utilize Inspired questions, so far so good but I can't wait to keep progressing. I love the at the end of the week I can look back and see that I have improved alot, its so amazing! The Lord really looks out for you and will give you sound understanding and the spirit as the sons of Mosiah had. 

My ward is so sweet, it just took some time to meet everyone but we have such troopers for missionary work! We are being fed quite well now and we have a sister who is working the ward to help get us fed. My days are kinda slow this week but we are pushing through and working hard. We have a chevy cruise, we drive but have a Km limit so we try to walk and bike but mainly walk.

I can only write on Preparation days so when I do have a chance I will see what I can do ;) (wink back Mom) 

In my spare time I study and in my personal time...I study more haha I can't learn enough!

Josh, Brigs, Noah, and Lola the Craziest thing happened on Thursday we were leaving our apartment and opened the door to the back of the building and we look and behold!!!....A wild Turkey!! We needed to take it in for a moment, and then I walked around with her. I named her Tabitha the Turkey. I'll send a pic soon I forgot my camera this week ooopppps.

SUPER WEEK!

Keeping the great work moving forward in Toronto,

Love

Elder Muirhead

00xx00XoXXx (Nacho Libre reference)

PS - Thanks for sharing the pics of Noah jumping into the pool. Great pics thanks!

PPS - Thank you to all those who write to me from our ward family. I don't always have time to write back but I love your letters. They mean a lot to me.