Random Short Spurts to Family...ENJOY!

Grandma & Grandpa,

What a wonderful e-mail from you!  DUBNO, I love you!  (I'm not going to tell you what DUBNO means and I doubt you'll be able to translate.  I'll give you a hint: it's a WEIRD word!)  Your the best!  HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!   I think I missed it.  Days are all flying together.  I don't even know what day I'm on until we plan at night.  Life is so wonderful here!  I want a garden.  You need to teach me all your tricks.  Funny story.  So the MTC and the temple of course have beautiful grounds.  Every day they have people working on them changing flowers or nurturing trees.  It's amazing  AND It's lovely.  I don't know that much about flowers or trees but, you have taught me a lot more than most other missionaries here.  (APBiology helped a little bit too.)  When we walk around studying I can identify the trees and flowers and my district looks at me like I'm some crazy nature lover.  (I totally am).  

Primary is the best.  I miss kids.  Every time we are on the field working out, running, or walking I stop to say hi to the kids walking to their friends or something.  The best.   On Sundays there are always families taking pictures at the temple too or families in the branch presidencies, the cutest kids, dressed in their little suits and stuff.  I like seeing them!

I love you!

Have lots of fun with Joyce and Kevin.  Tell them how wonderful they are and of course I love them too!  (ZVIDhANO)

DObPE DeHb!
My companion and I are being really productive today.
Have I told you how amazing my companion is.  My biggest fear (Will helped funnel it) was that I wouldn't get a long with my companions.  The Lord definitely blessed me with an amazing companion!  She puts up with me and makes life so much easier.  I only have 10 minutes left so I'm going to type extremely fast.  DObRE!
Well, an amazing week.  Last Tuesday Elder Bednar spoke to us!  It was the most wonderful talk ever.  He talked about feeling the influence and understading the Holy Ghost.  It was simple.  His instructions were this:  Be a good boy, be a good girl, keep the commandments, and the Lord will work through you.  If you can find it, read it.  Wednesday we had more Russian, Ukrainian, and Armeanian Missionaries come!  I LOVE THEM.  Everyone is a convert to the church.  (10 years are less)  There are 7 (5 sisters & 2 elders).  One Elder will be going with us to Kyiv!  Oh, Kyiv has some amazing dress ties.  Every missionary and teacher from Kyiv wears the most beautiful ties I have ever seen.  

The other Elder just got Quarintined.  He has the flu.  So sad.  BUT, he studied at the Moscow Conservatory of Music - and is a renowned concert pianist.  They all have amazing sense of humors and they are super patient with my efforts to speak to them!  I occassionaly say some pretty crazy things - then we just laugh like crazy.  Oh, I gave my first talk in Ukrainian on Sunday.  Pretty exciting.   I'm in charge of the music in the branch, go figure.  It's nice, I get to force all of our new elders into singing and playing.  (Although I don't have to force anyone, everyone here wants to particpate and do everything!) 

Pres. Monson's daugther was here Sunday.  I shook her hand!  She told us some funny stories!

I have some amazing experience in the RC (people call in for free Book of Mormons or DVDs.)  I wish I had time to tell you about them.  My district is amazing.  We are having way too much fun.  Ukrainian is fun.  We are being blessed way beyond our means.  Although, I still have a lot of work left to do.

LOVE YOU LOVE YOU ALL!

Thanks for your support!

Love.

CeCTPA MURPHY!

Sandra & Will,
Thanks so much for the package...TOO MUCH FOOD.  I shared half of it with my district so, plenty of it has been taken care of.  Did I tell you I wanted popcorn? THE BEST!  Thanks!  I am healthy as oppossed to half of the MTC.  Um, I do eat a lot!  The food is okay and there is always a selection.  Don't worry, I'm not gaining weight yet!  You seriously need to try this schedule.  It's amazing how much you can do in one day.  I'm also so alert.  Try it for a week.  I DARE YOU!  

I'm going to judge Will, that's what sister-in-laws are for.  I could care less if he was a calligrapher his handwriting is still disgusting.  JUST KIDDING.  Will, I praise you everytime I talk about you.  

Love you both!

CeCTPA