So this week was SOOO great!!! We
totally got to see “meet the Mormons”!!! :) My new
favorite movie! I love all the stories they share about their lives
and how their faith has sustained them. I think all the sister
missionaries were crying at the end and some of the elders too. My
favorites were the candy bomber and the missionary mom! I love how
the candy bomber shows something that starts out so small with just one person
changed the world! And the missionary mom had such a hard start in
life!! But she rose above the hardships and is a true follower of Christ. It also clears up a bunch of the Mormon myths that I hear so
often out here. Anyway, I definitely suggest seeing
it! All the proceeds from the movie tickets are being donated to the
Red Cross! So it’s even a great cause! Anyway, it will
eventually be on YouTube, iTunes, and Netflix! Also, David
Archeletta sings Glorious at the end of the movie and it is so
great!!! I love that song! We are actually listening to
it multiple times right now (you can find it online on lds.youth on the music
page. The version is actually sung by Russ Dixon, but it is a
beautiful message!). So yeah. Pretty much that movie comes highly
recommended from the missionaries in the Winston-Salem, High Point, and
Greensboro Zones! Also, I had a chance
to talk to Sister Loosle— Michelle got baptized!!! She was someone
we were teaching just before I left! :) Yay!
Amy's mom is getting taught by the
missionaries!! (Like Amy who got baptized in Summerfield). But the
High Point sisters, who also happen to be in our district and are our sister
training leaders, are the ones who are teaching her! Anyway, that was my news...Now I can tell y’all about our crazy
Monday!
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Sister Jorgensen (one of my sister training leaders-
(in my district) and the lovely fish she caught!
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Sister Tenney climbing up the Rameumpton!
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The diving platform none of us can jump off
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So last week, we had a zone activity in
Salisbury (about an hour away from us). The Colfax Sisters wanted
to come with us, so on the way, we stopped at Wal-Mart for the shortest
shopping trip of my life, and then we drove about thirty minutes to get them
and come back, and then the wonderful Sister Neese drove us and the elders to
Salisbury. It was really quite fun! The members who were letting us play in
their "backyard" are so great! They have a lake, horses, a
random box car, sand volleyball, etc. etc.! Super
fun! Except we didn’t leave as soon as we were supposed to, so we
had to call our dinner appointment and move it back. Because once we
got home, we had to take the Colfax sisters home, and we ended up driving to
Sister Williams and making the elders come get the car there (they needed it to
get to a dinner appointment). And when we got there, we had about 20
minutes to eat and be to our appointment with Danielle and Robert at the
Sweat's home. But once we got there, Sister Williams started heating
the soup up over the stove! Finally, it was warm enough so we
ate. And then she decides to send some home with us. So
she goes looking for a jar. Once she finds it, she has to wash it
out and then slowly pour soup into it... Finally, we get out to the
car. And she starts backing up, except we were barely
moving!! She never actually hit the speed limit the entire time to
the Sweats (I had my GPS out to direct her!! She usually was about
half the speed limit!) She was giving us whiplash though! Cause
she'd hit the gas too hard and slam on the brakes and then back to the gas...
haha. Yep. Fun ride! And we ended up being
almost an hour late for our lesson!
On Friday, we went to go visit Sister Liverman
who lives in a rehab center. And we also went to visit a new sister,
Sister Forrester who just got moved there (she is actually from the Summerfield
ward! I never met her though because she was in a rehab place in
Siler City -which is about an hour away). So we got to the door and
she was talking on the phone and she goes "You will not believe who just
walked in my door!! Two Mormon missionaries!! I'll call
you back later!" :) I loved how excited she was to see
us! Anyway, she is bed-ridden and her family disowned her when she
was baptized back in 1991. Such an amazing lady! While we
were there, Sister Forrester asked if we could get a tape measure to measure
something for her. So we went to the nurse’s station looking for one
and we got to meet Marilyn! She had just started working that day
and she doesn’t actually live in our area, but we were able to talk to her
about the gospel and she agreed to let the sisters come to her
home! As we were leaving, she gave us hugs with tears in her
eyes. I love being a missionary!
Also, wasn’t General Conference
great? I loved the Sunday Morning session! We were
watching it at the Leinbach's home and they had invited their neighbor Lissa
over to watch it with them. It was amazing how the talks were all
perfect for her!
Anyway, I hope y’all are having a great week! :)
Sorry about the super long email!
Sister Morris
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