So, another transfer down. Where the heck did the past 6
weeks go? Life is nuts! I’m sorry I haven’t sent any photos. I left my charger
in my last apartment and I haven’t got it back yet. We are getting 2 other missionaries in our
ward. So our already pretty small area is about to get really small! And it is
either going to bite for us or for the new missionaries because 3/4 of our
investigators are in one half of the area! But hey, if we have to start over
with the number of investigators when we got here, we will have the same as
what we had to begin with! The assistants called us and asked us if our area
would be suitable for Hermana’s (Sisters), ha ha good one. I have had more
"experiences" with borrachos (drunks) in the first 3 weeks than I had
had in all of my 6 months in my other area. So yeah, we are going to get some
more Elders. Well this week I had intercambios (exchanges) with my district
leader and with the zone leaders. My companion and the district leader we were
going to have a young man from the ward with them that night, but we decided to
keep him with us. We were going to visit a sister that we contacted but then
Elder Ramirez decided to visit a contact that they had had. We got there and
they let us right in and the whole family was there except for the dad, which
is really rare. Then we found out that they knew the family of the young man
that was with us. The further into the lesson we found out that they had
actually received lessons from missionaries years before and had actually attended
church for like 3 years consistently. Nothing happens by coincidence. The
contact, the teenager that was with us, the family together, and the missionaries
before, everything was set up by the hand of the Lord. The work is like a fine
tuned orchestra of instruments. We can be the most expensive instruments, the biggest,
or just look the best, But nothing will ever happen until the Master picks you up
to play. We need to prepare ourselves for the time when we will be called upon
to play.
Another cool thing that happened this week was that we
taught a lesson with a police officer (see 4-5 emails ago) that had actually
contacted us. We had other plans but we were passing his house and I just
thought, "Hey, we are here and we don't have any fixed appointment so let’s
stop by." Well long story short, he has had some seriously crazy stories
about getting shot and all that kind of stuff and he has a different point of
view on life now. He has been looking to put God back into his life. We gave
him the Restoration lesson and have an appointment for another lesson! There
were a lot of beer cans in his house so I thought that we were going to have to
have a talk. When we were asking him what he was looking for in our lessons and
talks he told us that he wanted to quit and that he has been trying for a while
to find a way to not drink. He just has friends that drink so he does it to
socialize. Well, let me tell you, we have the best way to quit! It is called
the Spirit and it never fails when you do your part!
All in all I am really excited for this next transfer! We
might even change houses to one with a washer and a dryer! I am not going to
get my hopes up but I am going to keep my fingers crossed!! No matter what
happens in your life, our Father in heaven always has the road map. Sometimes
we would like to go straight to the destination, but a lot of the times He
wants us to take the scenic route, which can be a lot harder and a lot longer
but a whole heck of a lot more rewarding too. Remember that he always has our
best interests at heart. I love this gospel and I love serving as a
representative of Christ. I love this people and I love the opportunity I have
to serve them. I don't think that I realize it enough, but the time that I have
is extremely short. I need to make the most of it!!! I hope you have a
fantastic week!!
-Élder Morris
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