Jimbo

Thanks to everyone who wrote me this week I really appreciate it!

On Monday we did a "service project" I put that in quotations because it's usually just serving ourselves by cleaning our sinks or something. Except on this occasion I actually wasn't serving myself. On the fourth floor many people were leaving. When I say many I mean literally every soul that resided on the fourth floor. They obviously had to throw away whatever they couldn't carry in their suitcases so that led to every trashcan overflowing and eventually spilling out into the hallway. I touched a half eaten bag of Tostitos and got toothpaste all over my hands. I wish I got a picture but I couldn't leave to get my camera until the job was done and my hands were still covered with toothpaste anyway.

Also on Monday Elder Roundy left for Lubbock and left our district a present. His pet snail: Jim 3. Jim was his cow back home, Jim 2 died after they accidentally fed him a salty potato chip. And so we have Jim 3, he lives in a shoebox with some moss we put in there. I know technically missionaries aren't allowed to have pets but Jim requires about as much attention as a plant. As long as we water him twice a day and put moss in his box once a week he's fine.  

I know last week I mentioned Debi and this week we committed her to baptism! I know that most of the people that you teach in the MTC are already members and I'm not sure if she was or not but it just felt good to ask if she would be baptized. 

I fly out Tuesday morning so the next time you hear from me I'll be in Texas!

Love,

Elder Murdoch