Well this week was full of
interesting happenings, nothing too exciting, but eventful. As you know I
attended Amy’s baptism. We worked very closely with her during my time in
Perth and got to know her very well. I had an opportunity to bear
testimony at the meeting and enjoyed everyone's company very much. The
Johnstones are wonderful people, I love them. They definitely are amongst
the people I've gotten the closest too on my mission. It has been so
great to see them a couple of times during the last few weeks, visiting Perth
was an interesting experience but it just felt like I had never left, like I
was still there. It made me think, that's probably what it will be like
coming home. I will wake up the day after I return, and it will all just
be like a dream. It'll probably be as if I never left.
Great to hear that Elder White got a
hold of you guys after all, great news. Ha-ha we had a good time
together, three good months in Limerick.
Last night was moves call, so
transfers will take place this coming Thursday, they are normally on Wednesday
but it’s a national bon fire holiday and its unsafe to move during those so we
are doing it on Thursday. Okay here is the news. Slightly unexpectedly,
Elder Pease is moving to Cork. I am receiving Elder Oldham, who is only
three transfers out and he is coming from Oban actually. President has
also assigned me to serve as District Leader. Good stuff.
Last night as well, we had dinner
with a member couple. He is a bigtime
golfer so we chatted a lot about the sport, and he even said in the weeks to
come, at some point, he will take us golfing. Cool enough, a couple weeks
ago we were in a charity shop and after speaking with the lady at the desk for
a while, she gave me a perfectly fine set of golf clubs for free. (Bag and
all) There are only 7 clubs, but it’s certainly adequate for a game of
golf. I told this member we would be golfing on our family trip to
Scotland/Ireland and he thought he may come if we go to Dundee. Good guy.
Yes, whilst at Amy's baptism, a
couple young guys that I taught when I was in Perth told me they were getting
baptized on the 15th of Nov. This is exciting news, I worked quite
closely with these kids and invested well in them, hoping one day some
missionary would reap what I sowed. Very little did I know, I would later
reap the fruits of my own work. Jordan the younger of the two, (they are
twins) asked me to do his baptism, the other, James, asked me to confirm
him. This was a great night last Saturday and this week has ended very
well.
I feel your prayers, thanks for
everything. I love you and will speak to you very soon,
I pray as well for you all, and I
hope you have a great week as the snow begins to fall,Elder Merrill
PS.
I have been working on a letter for a while. I'm sorry I am absolutely
terrible at writing. I have wanted to write you guys since I got to
Limerick. I have written no one in that time so I have been trying to get
on that. I just wrote Viviane but I haven't sent it. It’s like when
I was a kid and I would do a school assignment and never turn it in.
I wanted to let you know I got the
package! It was perfect as well, the SOBE was genius I miss those things
so bad. I am enjoying everything in in and savoring every parcel.
Thanks so much, it’s great to get these things, the cookies and biscuits and
snacks were all perfect and I'll be enjoying it for weeks to come. Love
you
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