Last night Daniel went
to the airport to pick up Elder Gay and Mike Murray. These men are men we
admire very much and respect greatly. Both men have had an amazing career. I
often hear people say: “my good friend Mike Murray told me once …” because
there is so much wisdom that comes out of his mouth when he talks.
Mike Murray went to
school at Stanford, then went to work directly reporting to Steve Jobs at Apple
Computers in his 20s as the head of marketing for the Macintosh. Mike
joined Microsoft in 1989 reporting directly to Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.
He spent 10 years at Microsoft during a 10 year span when the company’s stock
grew 40% year over year for the entire 10 year span. Mike walked away
from Microsoft having made significant money off his stock options. Mike
could have chosen to do anything with his money, but what he chose was to
dedicate his money and his time to serving others through his charity
work. One of the charities Mike founded is called Unitus which helps
increase access to microloans throughout India, Africa and other areas with a
need in order to help people find a pathway to self-reliance. Through his
efforts he has been able to affect the lives of hundreds of thousands if not
millions of people throughout the world and now he is serving in the PEF/ Self
Reliance program for the Church. How cool is that!!
The best part about
Mike Murray is the fact that if you were to meet him on the street knowing
nothing at all about his incredible success you would literally think you had
met one of the kindest, most gentle hearted, humble, and unassuming men out
there. He shows no sign of arrogance or entitlement. Mike
acknowledges that he worked hard for many years to achieve the financial
success he achieved, but he then immediately points out that he knows many
people who have worked just as hard as he did yet did not get financially
blessed the way he did. You can tell that it genuinely bothers Mike that
everyone who works hard doesn’t have the same financial rewards as him and he
has now dedicated his life to helping everyone he can to achieve financial
success too.
Mike is generous
beyond belief. He is thoughtful and authentic and you can feel of his sincerity
for helping others – not for the sake of gaining recognition or attention
for himself, you can quickly see how uncomfortable that makes him – no, Mike
does it solely for the purpose of doing all he can to help others
succeed. He is an amazing example for all of us.
Elder Robert Gay
is just as brilliant and very down to earth too. Elder Gay received a bachelor
of arts degree in economics with an emphasis in statistics from the University
of Utah in 1976. In 1982, he received a PhD in business economics from Harvard
University. Most recently, he was the chief executive officer and managing
partner of Huntsman Gay Global Capital. Previously, he worked 16 years as a
principal and managing director at Bain Capital. He has also worked for GE
Capital, McKinsey & Company, and as an instructor in economics at Harvard
University. His father was the right hand man for Howard Hughes. One of the most
wealthiest billionaires in the world at the time. Elder Gay didn't want to be a
business man just to get rich, he told the professors at Harvard, his
only mission in life was to make money to help others and he has done just
that!
He gave a devotional here
in the Dominican Republic two years ago on many of his experiences he had in
Africa that had everyone in tears. He is a very humble man and so spiritual.
Look him up and spend 10 minutes of your time listening to his talk in 2012
" What Shall a Man Give in Exchange for his Soul"
Daniel is at the
moment having meetings with them. I am thankful we have the chance to
associate with good people like Mike Murray and Elder Bob Gay and to learn from
their examples of how to make the world around us a better place by using our
time and talents and resources to help others which by the way was our
lesson we had in Sunday school yesterday.
Have an amazing Monday
everyone!
Love,
Vero
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