tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35419888691291407132024-02-22T07:33:42.324-08:00Sister Rachel Anne MorrowAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066846195083298037noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541988869129140713.post-65212589479983340772013-11-22T22:07:00.002-08:002013-11-22T22:07:28.218-08:00My Reason to be BraveI have started a new blog called "Finding the Sunshine" about my battle with depression. I am hoping that by sharing a little bit of what I am going through, I'll be able to help somebody, somewhere. Please feel free to check it out and tell others about it. <div>
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When I was sixteen years old, I was diagnosed with MDD or Depression. I have battled with it since.<br />
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"So how do you best respond when mental or emotional challenges confront you or those you love? Above all, never lose faith in your Father in Heaven, who loves you more than you can comprehend. As President Monson said to the Relief Society sisters so movingly last Saturday evening: “That love never changes. … It is there for you when you are sad or happy, discouraged or hopeful. God’s love is there for you whether or not you feel you deserve [it]. It is simply always there.” Never, ever doubt that, and never harden your heart." <a href="http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/like-a-broken-vessel">http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/10/like-a-broken-vessel</a><br />
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The last six months on my mission were incredibly difficult, but the best experience of my life. I've been honorably released and sent home to battle my depression. Something that I've learned on my mission is about the ENABLING power of the Atonement. The Atonement doesn't just cover sins or mistakes. Jesus Christ is the only one who knows EXACTLY how I am feeling right now. I testify that our Savior, Jesus Christ knows us all individually. He is the reason I could get up every morning, and the reason I keep going. I know this church is true, with all of my heart. I wish I was still in Washington, but the Lord has different plans in mind for me. I'm ready to serve.<br />
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Love, RachelAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066846195083298037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541988869129140713.post-40464046050763144742013-10-28T15:42:00.002-07:002013-10-28T15:42:52.485-07:00Week 27<div dir="ltr">
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This week was pretty tough, not going to lie.
Sister Goble (pronounced like "global" without the beginnning l" are still
trying to adjust to each other and each other's teaching styles. But, we have
definitely made major strides in getting to know each other better and getting
along better. <br /></div>
We had a very interesting lesson with a former
investigator this week. We have been texting everyone to see if they want to
meet up and still learn. They only respond via text, no wonder missionaries are
going more digital. But, this former named Danil (from Russia) responded and
said he would like to meet up. As soon as we got there, we knew it wasn't going
to go well. We started to try and teach him and he just had a rebuttal for
everything we said. Finally, I got so frustrated that I said, "Danil, WHY did
you agree to meet up with us?" He says, "So that I can teach you the truth." We
wrapped the lesson up pretty quickly from there. He said the closing prayer, and
prayed that "We would find the truth and no longer be blind." It was a very,
very frustrating experience. I have never felt so disrespected in my entire
life. He didn't respect us enough to not waste our time. But, the lesson I
learned from this event was that without a doubt, this church is true. I know
it. I felt beaten down as a missionary and as a person, but then I remembered
that people even rejected our Savior, Jesus Christ.<br /></div>
We had a
baptism on Saturday! Erika got baptized. It was SUCH an awesome, spiritual
experience. I was sooo happy for her. (And, miracle of miracles, Sister Hehl got
to come!!!!!!!! I was SO happy to see that girl. She truly is one of my best
friends.) At the end of her baptism, Erika shared her testimony and it is one of
the strongest I have ever heard. I am so thankful that Heavenly Father has
allowed me to come here and to meet these people and feel of their
faith.<br /></div>
Something sad happened this weekend. Kat and Joe (Dave and
Jessica) moved :( After working with them for so long, it just about broke my
heart to have to say goodbye to them, especially since they still haven't made
the necessary changes to come to Christ. I think I now Know to a TINY extent
what Heavenly Father must feel like when we have the truth but still choose to
disobey the commandments. He wants us to choose the right, but we all have
agency. I want Kat and Joe to change, but they have agency. All I can do is
share the truth and pray for them.<br /></div>
I'm so grateful to be a
missionary. It is one of the hardest things I've ever done, but it is amazing. I
know that this church is true, and that our Savior Jesus Christ leads
it.<br /></div>
Love always, Sister Morrow</div>
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Hello family and friends!</div>
Let me tell you about the wonderful
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SHE IS GETTING BAPTIZED ON SATURDAY!!!!!!!
WAHOOOOOO!!!!</div>
I am so stoked for her. She is absolutely amazing. When
our District Leader interviewed her, he asked, "Are you sure you aren't already
a member?!" She is absolutely wonderful. </div>
The rest of this week was
decent. I'm just trying to help Sister Goble get situated in the Branch.
Everyone really likes her so far! We are gonna work hard and be a great team, I
can just feel it. :)</div>
So, I wanted to share a spiritual thought this
week! So all the YSA missionaries are on a rotation where we get to go to
institute. This week was our week to go, and it was awesome. We were talking
about the Book of Mormon and Nephi asking his brothers if they remembered
things. The institute teacher showed us the hebrew word for remember. The
literal translation of the word is "Our first leader who was nailed in the hand
and bled." If that translation is true...how amazing! The word "remember" even
reminds us of our Savior. </div>
There was something else I was thinking
about this week. Yesterday for a rest hymn we sang "A Poor Wayfaring Man." There
is a line in the second verse that says "I gave him all." I was thinking about
that...do I give Him all? Too often I find myself making God's work about me. I
don't know if it is completely possible to give Him all as a mortal being, but I
sure am working on it. I look forward to the day when I can truly have an eye
single to His glory. A lofty, but worthy goal, wouldn't you say?
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Well, that's about all for this week. We are staying busy
working with Less-Actives, Kat and Joe, Yerry, and Erika as well as trying to
find new investigators. I love being a missionary! I can't believe that I'm a
third of the way done with my mission!!! That's craziness. I don't look forward
to the day when I'll have to take my badge off. But, until then, Hurrah for
Israel! Love you all so much.</div>
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I dunno even know where to start. This will
probably be a short email because there is so much to write that I'm only gonna
write a little bit. That makes sense, right? ;)</div>
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I am staying in the Mirror Lake Branch, and Sister
Hehl is being transferred. I am so glad I am staying here, I really don't feel
like my work is done. However, I am NOT happy to be separated from Sister Hehl.
We had such a solid team going. But, I know the Lord calls us to go where He
needs us, and obviously Sister Hehl is needed somewhere else. I am REALLY gonna
miss that girl.</div>
As far as the work goes, we had a crazy week. We
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Yerry: I think I talked about
him last time. From Puerto Rico, super awesome. On date for November
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Erika: A friend of a girl in the branch. On date for NEXT WEEKEND!
She is soooo prepared to be baptized. She has been called "half Mormon" all her
life because she is such good friends with members. I am so so excited for
her!</div>
Kat and Joe (Dave and Jessica): Theyyyy''''rrrrrreeeeee back! Long
story short, we got them to come to church this weekend and they ended up going
to a fireside about near death experiences. Joe has had a near death experience,
and the fireside really touched him. He called us up that night and said, "I
just want to let you guys know that I'm ready." So, they are back on date for
November 16th! </div>
It's been an awesome week, a busy week, and a
bittersweet week. I am so grateful to be a missionary and for the Lord's help.
I'm learning more and more every single day that I can't do ANYTHING without
Him. I love you all!</div>
Love, Sister Morrow</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066846195083298037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541988869129140713.post-35252370359740425672013-10-07T14:41:00.002-07:002013-10-07T14:41:38.422-07:00Week 24Hello all!<br /><br />So, this week was a tough one. I still wasn't feeling
good, and ended up staying in on Wednesday. That was tough on Sister Hehl. I
felt pretty badly about it. It was also hard because we have zero investigators.
BUT! We have two new investigators! We've only met them once though...haha.
Their names are Niko and Yerryban (Jerry, in English). Niko doesn't look super
promising because he hardcore stood us up at a lesson we had planned yesterday.
But Yerry is from Puerto Rico and is awesome! Hopefully we will get to teach him
this week.<br /><br />The highlight of my week was conference, of course.
Conference = Christmas on a mission. My favorite talk was the talk Elder Holland
gave. I bawled my eyes out. I've never had a talk that was like this one. I'm
pretty sure Elder Holland wrote it just for me. For those of you who don't know,
I was diagnosed with Depression when I was sixteen. I have dealt with it since,
and it has been a trial, but it has strengthened my testimony so much. When I
feel at my lowest, I know that the Savior is there with me. As Elder Holland put
it, "When the bitter cup does not pass, drink it and look forward to better days
ahead." It strengthens me so much to know that my Savior knows what the bitter
cup tastes like. He loves me, and each of us, and is on our side no matter what.
Depression isn't easy to handle, but with the Savior on my side, I can do all
things. (Phil 4:13)<br /><br />Another thing I really loved about conference
was President Uchtdorf's talk. "Doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith."
I LOVE that. Too often I get wrapped up and sucked into my doubts and blinded by
them. Heavenly Father doesn't give us doubts. Satan does. We should doubt our
doubts are valid before we start doubting the faith that God gave us.
<br /><br />This is the last week of this transfer. :( I have no clue what is
going to happen, so I'm just gonna make this the best week ever. I have LOVED
serving in the Mirror Lake YSA Branch. I love these kids with all of my heart.
This branch is "home." But, I will go where the Lord wants me to go! Each area I
have left I have felt like my heart was going to break, but I end up loving my
new area just as much as my last area. <br /><br />I love you all, pray for
you all, and hope all is well. <br /><br />Love always,<br /><br />Sister
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Hello all!</div>
So this last week was full of ups and
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It was kinda stressful haha. She was late getting to the
baptism...she forgot a towel...she took 15 minutes getting ready...but it turned
out beautifully in the end. :) President Eaton was the one who baptized her! I
gave a talk on baptism, which went pretty well. (In front of my mission
pres...no pressure.) Jennifer is so sweet, and it was so wonderful to watch her
be baptized.</div>
With the baptism of Jennifer, we are back to ZERO
investigators! Blank slate, I guess! Time to start tracting hardcore! It'll be
fun. :)</div>
This weekend I got pretty sick, which was a bummer. I had a
bad sore throat, headache, stuffy nose, ear aches...just a bad cold. So, Sister
Hehl and I did splits. I stayed at Sister Grisham's, and Sister Hehl went out
with two other sisters from the branch. Sister Hehl is such a hard worker. I'm
so blessed to have her as my comp.</div>
Going to the Relief Society
Broadcast this weekend was THE BEST! I am so so so so so excited for General
Conference. Even as a missionary, I still need to fill my spiritual well every
once in a while. I loved that the focus of the meeting was covenants. I became
very overwhelmed with gratitude as I realized how blessed I am to have made
sacred covenants in the temple at the age of 19. I'm so grateful for the temple.
I miss it so much! Hopefully we will be able to go to the Seattle temple once or
twice in the next year...</div>
So funny story, Jennifer figured out my
name from my scriptures, and now she calls me Rachel. Yesterday, in Gospel
Principles, I made a comment and she commented after me. "I really agree with
what Rachel said..." Everyone started giggling. I heard some people behind me
say, "Her name is Rachel?!" You know you're a missionary when your first name is
some big secret....</div>
One last thought. During personal study this
week, I read from some old Ensigns we have. The particular one I was studying
was from the October conference of 2010. David M. McConkie gave a really great
talk called "Gospel Learning and Teaching." My favorite quote from the talk:
"Successful gospel teachers love the gospel. They are excited about it. And
because they love their students, they want them to feel as they feel and to
experience what they have experienced. To teach the gospel is to share your love
of the gospel." This really made me step back and look at my teaching style. Am
I teaching out of love? How can I develop the attitude necessary to be a
successful gospel teacher? Well, Elder McConkie answered my questions.
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2. Apply the things
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3. Seek Heaven's help</div>
4. Act on
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This talk made me realize that to be a good
teacher, I need to be a good student. I need to absorb the gospel, and love it
with all my heart. :)</div>
I love you all, and I am so thankful to be a
missionary. Hurrah for Israel!</div>
Love, Sister Morrow<br />
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Hello all!</div>
Highlights from this week!</div>
-Stephanie
got baptized on Saturday! It was SUCH a great experience. The program went
really well, and a good number of people showed up to support her. The best part
of it for me though was the actual baptism. Sister Hehl and I got to watch from
the dressing room. After Stephanie was baptized, she had the most amazing
expression on her face. She was literally glowing. I've never really understood
it when people say others can "glow" but I definitely understand it now. As I
saw her face, I had the thought: "THAT is why I am a missionary." It is why I am
a missionary, to see my brothers and sisters come to Christ. The amazing part
about it is I have absolutely nothing to do with it all. I am just here at the
right time. The Lord is putting these prepared people in our path! I am so
grateful to be here.</div>
-We had an AWESOME lesson with a recent
convert from the Dash Point ward on Friday. We were going to teach her about the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, but when we got there, I felt like we should just ask
her questions about her conversion. She told us her story, and then we asked if
she had any advice for us. She told us to relate to people more, because people
have had some tough life experiences, herself included. I said, "How am I
supposed to relate to people? I'm a little baby nineteen year old girl who is
from Utah and hasn't had to deal with anything in life." She sat there and
thought for a second, and then she said, "You just can listen and care. You are
only nineteen, but at nineteen you are going to change a lot of lives." It was a
realllllly spiritual, neat experience. I haven't been through anything close
that these people have been through, but I can listen, and I can love
them.</div>
-We got a new branch president! I am sad to see President
Dueck go, he has been awesome. But, he has a lot going on in his life right now
and he couldn't handle it all. Our new branch president is Marty Grisham! He was
the first councilor to President Dueck. Marty was the first person we met out
here in Federal Way. He has truly become our "mission dad" (Don't worry dad,
ain't nobody gonna replace you.) </div>
Well, when I look back on this
week I guess not too much happened "event" wise. But it was still a great week.
It was hard, it was strenuous, but it was great. I love being a missionary, I
love being out here, I love the work. I am learning so much. Thank you all for
your prayers and support!</div>
Love always, </div>
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Hello everyone! Yet another week has come and gone. I swear, time goes by
faster and faster the longer I am out here! <br /></div>
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-Sister H and I went and served a lady in our area on Tuesday.
She is in her forties, and is a quadriplegic. She has a muscle disorder where
all her muscles are always tight. She can't move at all. We got to go and help
her move her arms and her legs. It was a huge blessing, and an eye opening
moment. She can't even move her fingers, and here I am, blessed to be able to
walk, run, jump, write, type...We are going to be helping her every week now,
and I am so excited. It is such a humbling experience, and I truly love
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-We had a church tour with our new investigator,
Jennifer, on Tuesday. I can't remember if I wrote about Jennifer, but she was
found by some Elders in the area and they referred her over to us. At the church
tour, we were at the baptismal font, talking about the blessings of baptism and
being a member of the church. We asked her what she was thinking, and she looked
up at us and said, "I'm thinking I really want to be baptized." It was amazing.
The spirit was so strong! It was like an electrical shock when she said it. So,
she is going to be baptized on October 12th! She can't wait. Yesterday, we had a
new member fireside which gives recent converts an opportunity to bear their
testimony. Jennifer came with us. She talked with President Eaton and Sister
Eaton and other people. At the end of the meeting she leaned over and said to
me, "I want to invite President Eaton to my baptism." Whaaaa?!?! So we walked
over and she invited him! He put it in his calendar. Jennifer is absolutely
incredible and so prepared to hear the gospel.<br /></div>
-On Tuesday we had a
lesson with our investigator Stephanie. We talked about her baptism date, which
was September 28th. She moved it up to this weekend!!! I am so excited to see
her baptized this weekend. It is going to be such a huge blessing for her. She
has so much faith. Her dad still isn't supportive of her getting baptized, but
she is going to anyways. She is so strong, and I feel so blessed to have been
able to meet her. Get this. She has already expressed a desire to serve a
mission! She is so strong in the faith.<br /></div>
Something I was thinking
about this week is how blessed I am to be able to serve a mission. Almost
exactly a year ago, I heard the announcement that changed my life. I have
received so many blessings for being out here, and I have changed so much
already even though I've only been out about five months. Some things that I
have gained from my mission thus far:<br /></div>
-Love of the scriptures: I
actually WANT to read the scriptures. I crave them. I look forward to study and
times I can just sit down and read.</div>
-Love of the sacrament: I never
really appreciated the Sacrament until I came on my mission. It is so
sanctifying, and such a blessing. </div>
-Lessons about agency: Everyone has
agency, and sometimes I hate it. But it is such a wonderful gift from our Father
in Heaven. He has given us the tools we need to succeed, and all we have to do
is choose the right. </div>
-True happiness: I miss Facebook, my music, my
iTouch, Pinterest, shopping, no curfews, BYU, my family, my friends...but when
it comes down to it, I am so happy here. It is a different brand of happiness.
There is absolutely nothing like the feeling that comes when someone makes the
choice to follow our Savior, and I am there to witness it. <br /></div>
This
church is true! I know it, and I love it. I love you all! Until next
week.<br /></div>
Love, Sister Morrow<br /></div>
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The email this week is probably gonna be a bit
shorter! I don't have too much to write about this week,
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We had some fun "extreme" weather this week! "Extreme"
for Washington, that is. :) We had a few thunderstorms and some hail. I loved
it. Felt like I was back in good ole' Utah. :) That is one thing I have really
really missed about UT, the thunderstorms.<br /></div>
We got a new
investigator this week! She was a referral from the Federal Way Elders. Her name
is Jennifer. She is SUPER smart. We were teaching her the Restoration and she
was asking super in-depth questions like "How did Moses know he was a prophet?
Did God physically talk to him?" I need to brush up on my bible stories. And
then she started asking about heaven and hell. We briefly talked about paradise
and prison, and the three kingdoms. She said, "Wow. I've actually thought about
that before, if there is more than just heaven and hell." It was
awesome.<br /></div>
I had an inward battle with myself this week. Everyone,
here is a confession: I LOATHE tracting with every fiber of my being. I hate
having to start conversations with strangers on their doorsteps. Some
missionaries think it is a rush. I just get all panicky thinking about it. So I
was thinking about it a lot, and questioning why I even have to tract as a YSA
missionary. We just end up referring everyone to other missionaries anyways. So,
I was praying about it and thinking about it a lot. The conclusion I've come to
is: I tract to show obedience so the Lord can bless my efforts. Tracting isn't
very effective, but I love the Lord and I am willing to try and show that
through the sacrifice of tracting. Something else that I learned while having
this battle: Just because I'm not good at talking to strangers doesn't mean I am
a bad missionary. I have other talents and skills that are important in
missionary work. Talking with strangers just isn't one of them. It was just a
reminder to me that we are all different. God has given us different sets of
skills, trials, etc. He loves us, and He wants us to use the talents we have,
because we all have them.<br /></div>
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you all so much. Hurrah for Israel!<br /></div>
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This week was a long, awesome, exhausting week
full of some incredible stuff!</div>
Well, the biggest news was Shannon's
baptism! It went soooo well. Well, we had some hiccups but I'd say it went
really well. Shannon was just beaming and glowing. It made me SO happy to see
the joy in her face. The closing song was "I Believe in Christ." I was sitting
next to Shannon, and she was singing so loudly, so confidently. It has been a
miracle and a blessing to see the changes she has made and to see her faith
grow.</div>
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This week we had
exchanges with our Sister Trainer Leader. Sister Hehl went to that area, and
Sister Brittany Barlow from Kaysville, Utah came into my area. She went to
Davis, and we have a lot of mutual friends! It was fun to talk about home. But
while we were on that exchange, we were working on a list of all the YSA's in
the Stake. I can't remember if I have already mentioned this, but we are going
through the list to see who is still in the boundaries, who is married, who
isn't interested, etc. I saw a name on there and just decided to go there. It
turns out that the girl who we had come to visit didn't actually live there, but
was visiting with her sister. She had been thinking about coming back to church
but didn't know where to start. She was about to go take a nap and thought about
praying when we knocked on the door. It was such an incredible experience. And
her sister isn't a member, and wants to be baptized! (Unfortunately we are
having a hard time getting back into contact with her since she lives in
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The second miracle that happened on the exchange is we met
a sweet girl named Stephanie who is the friend of some members in the stake. One
of the boys in that family returned from his mission in Brazil last week, and
has been teaching Stephanie. We came over and had a lesson with her, and she is
GOLDEN. She knows this church is true. The spirit was so strong as we testified
to her. She said she wants to be baptized, and would be baptized this weekend,
but her dad isn't very supportive right now. We are praying that her dad's heart
will be softened and that she will be able to be baptized as soon as possible,
especially before she goes off to school.<br />
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talk about transfers haha! Sister Hehl and I are staying together here in the
Mirror Lake YSA Branch! We are both so glad we are staying. I personally feel
like we still have so much to do here. And we have become such good friends.
Sister Hehl is a sister to me. We have so much fun together! I'm so grateful
that I will get to be with her for at least 3 transfers. :)<br />
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just want to thank all of my extended family for their support and love. When we
get the mail, Sister Hehl and I always tell each other who the letters we got
are from. The other day she turned to me and said, "You have so much support
from your extended family!" It is so true. The majority of my mail is from
extended family. Thank you so much for your love, support, and prayers. I am so
blessed to have you all! <br />
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I know this church is true. Something
that I have really learned on my mission thus far is to rely on the Atonement of
our Savior. Every single day, I feel completely inadequate. However, every
morning I get on my knees and ask for the help I need to get through the day. I
AM completely inadequate, but I am not alone. My Savior took upon himself my
sins and infirmities, He knows me perfectly. He knows that I can't do this
alone, so He strengthens me. I know that the Atonement is real, and is enabling.
I know this church is true! </div>
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Fun fact: On Saturday was my 4 month "anniversary"
of leaving on my mission! How crazy. I am so grateful to be a
missionary!<br /></div>
This week has been INSANELY AWESOME. Get ready for the
best story you will ever hear in your entire life:<br /></div>
On Tuesday, we
were having a lesson with our eternal investigator, Shannon. She has been
investigating the church off and on for 8 years. She just kept saying that she
didn't know the church is true, so she didn't want to commit. Well I've been
praying long and hard about this sweet girl. I just didn't know what to do.
Every single lesson we had with her was utterly frustrating for me. I left each
time wanting to pull my hair out. She was always SO CLOSE to knowing, to
understanding. She just wouldn't commit! <br /></div>
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On Tuesday, I had had enough. I remember in the MTC, an Elder in my
district using Mosiah 18 to extend the baptismal invitation. So, I whipped it
out and we read it with her. We expressed to her that she didn't need to KNOW to
be baptized. She didn't need to be PERFECT to be baptized. When I got baptized
when I was 8, I didn't know the church was true, but I believed it. And that is
all that was required for me to enter into that sacred covenant with God. So
after talking with her about all of this, I looked her in the eye and said: "So
Shannon. Will you follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized by someone
holding the proper authority of God?" She sighed, put her head down on the desk,
and asked, "When?"<br /></div>
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Right then and there, she set up a Facebook event. She is getting baptized
on this very SATURDAY! AUGUST 31st! I cannot express how excited I am. It is
such a blessing to have been a part of this. After 8 years, Shannon is finally
taking that leap of faith. She is such an incredible example to me. She has
taught me that this life isn't about knowing. It is about having faith, and
believing that God will make up the difference. <br /></div>
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This church is true. I believe it and I know it! I have seen it bless so
many people. I am so grateful I get to be a missionary, especially here in the
Mirror Lake YSA Branch with Sister Hehl. I know that I am where I am supposed to
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It is week 17, so I'm going to write about
seventeen miracles that I have seen this week:</div>
1. The miracle of
zone conference. Why was zone conference a miracle? Every zone conference seems
to address my needs exactly! This zone conference was focused on charity and on
teaching people, not lessons. I loved it so much. President Eaton was
incredible, as always. </div>
2. The miracle of the Book of Mormon. We taught
Dave and Jessica on Tuesday about the Book of Mormon, and Jessica turned and
said to us, "I feel something different when I read this book." It was
incredible to see that light in her eyes. I know that the Book of Mormon is true
and its teachings can change lives!</div>
3. The miracle of the piano. Sister
Hehl is preforming this upcoming Sunday in a trio. She is playing the piano. So
this week we took a half hour for her to practice her piece, "O, My Father."
Hymns have so much power. I can't explain how calm I felt listening to her, and
how much it strengthened my testimony just by singing the words in my head. I
know that I have a Father in Heaven who loves us.</div>
4. The miracle of
being focused. Mom and dad, I thought it was gonna be killer knowing that you
guys were in Seattle this weekend/will be for a bit. So I prayed extra hard that
Heavenly Father would help me stay focused on my work. I can't tell you how much
He has blessed me to stay focused, even when I knew you guys were so close. He
heard and answered my prayers.</div>
5. The miracle of our branch mission
leader. Our BML, Danilo, is from Chile and he is AMAZING. He has such an
incredible testimony and such a strong passion for missionary work. He came with
us to a lesson this week and it was SO beneficial to have him there. He
testified so strongly about faith, and that we don't receive a witness until
after the trial of our faith.</div>
6. The miracle of member missionary work.
We have had at least four investigators introduced to us by members. They have
been looking for missionary experiences and have been finding them! We have been
able to teach a lot of people because their friends were willing to introduce us
to them. </div>
7. The miracle of having a best friend for a companion. I
can't even express with words how grateful I am to have Sister Alyssa Hehl as my
companion. We have become so close in our three or so months together. When I
got set apart, my stake president didn't mention anything about companions, so I
just assumed that I would get along with my companions. I have, and become SUCH
great friends with Sister Hehl. I didn't expect a blessing like that. We laugh
together over the silliest things and just have fun while we are doing the work!
It is so much easier to be a missionary when I am happy, and Sister Hehl helps
me stay happy. I'm so grateful that I've been blessed enough to have her as my
comp.</div>
8. The miracle of a typewriter. Did I ever mention that our
apartment has a typewriter? Yup. An old-fashioned, electric typewriter. It is
AWESOME. We have three lists of less active YSA's in the stake that we have been
taking notes on, and we definitely needed to consolidate. So, we pulled out our
typewriter and consolidated! Needless to say, I'm glad that we now have
computers with the capability to delete haha.</div>
9. The miracle of our
Brazilian friend. We have an awesome Recent Convert named Deise from Brazil that
we have been working with. She doesn't quite have the testimony that she needs,
so we have been teaching her lessons and stuff. She has been such a positive
influence on us, and has helped me look for evidence in the scriptures to help
her that have ended up helping ME. </div>
10. The miracle of being a
missionary. I actually felt like a missionary this week. I am starting to get
used to the schedule and the lifestyle, and I am loving it. It is extremely
hard, but extremely rewarding. I have seen so many blessings come into my life
because of the opportunity I have to serve. I can't even imagine my life without
being a missionary, and it is funny to think that a year ago a mission was NOT
even on my radar. </div>
11. The miracle of the new member fireside. We had
an awesome new member fireside yesterday. Essentially, it is a testimony meeting
for recent converts. I got to see my sweet Dawn there! I worked with her in my
first area in Lake Holm. As soon as we saw each other we ran and gave each other
the biggest hug. I can't describe it accurately, but it gave me a glimpse of
what it will be like to see those I love in Heaven, especially people I have
helped do work for. I love Dawn so much, and I am so grateful that I got to see
her. She bore her testimony about the "little girls" (sister missionaries) who
came to her door and who have continued to work with her. I am grateful I got to
be one of those little girls.</div>
12. The miracle of Washington. It has
been an absolutely gorgeous week. This morning, Sister Hehl and I were out
walking and the sky was absolutely gorgeous. The first rays of the sun were
hitting the edges of the clouds and each individual cloud looked like it was
glowing. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father created such a beautiful world
for us to live in! Being able to see and appreciate nature brings such peace to
me.</div>
13. The miracle of Luke 24. In zone conference, President Eaton
taught about Luke 24 and the importance of the fact that the two disciples
invited Jesus Christ to tarry with them. It made me step back and look at my
life and see if I am inviting Christ to stay in my life.</div>
14. The
miracle of Sister Eaton. "You aren't adequate. But you aren't
alone."</div>
15. The miracle of the blue dress. Last Monday, we took Jessica
shopping and bought her a dress for church. It was so rewarding to see the smile
on her face.</div>
16. The miracle of the GPS. I'd be lost without it. We
cover such a big area that we would be absolutely useless without it. Thank you
so much mom and dad for sending it haha.</div>
17. The miracle of the
sacrament. As a missionary, Sunday has become my favorite day of the week
because I get to partake of the sacred ordinance of the Sacrament. As a
missionary I think about the church A LOT, but it doesn't compare to the peace
that comes from sitting in the chapel and partaking of the
sacrament.</div>
As I look back over this list, some of these things seem
like a stretch as "miracles." But I know that miracles are in my life every
single day, in all shapes and sizes. The greatest miracle of all is my Savior. I
know He lives, and this is His church! Hurrah for Israel!</div>
Love,
Sister Morrow</div>
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Highlights of the week:<br /></div>
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-Sister Hehl
got stitches on Saturday. Okay, that's not a highlight. But it was something
rather big that happened haha. We were having a lesson at Dave and Jessica's
house and went on a walk on the trail behind their house. We were walking back
up the hill and Sister H sliced her ankle on a broken glass bottle. She didn't
think it was too deep, but alas, we could see her tendon. I almost puked. Not
really. But I did get shaky. But anyways, I made some slightly frantic calls to
Sister Eaton and President Eaton and they directed me to take her to Urgent Care
where they stitched her right up. I was actually the doctor's assistant, helping
him by sanitarily (is that a word?) opening up sucher equipment. I forced myself
to watch him give the stitches so that I would be less squeemish. Ya, I'm still
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-We had a great lesson with a less active named Orrin. I
shared Mosiah 2:17 and he started crying. He said, "Sister Morrow, you are only
the second person in my life to make me tear up. You have changed my life. I can
tell you right now, you are meant to be on a mission here, right now. Both of
you are." I was kinda just floored. What an experience.</div>
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Jessica need some prayers. Satan is doing EVERYTHING in his power to work against them. But we are
working even harder. I know that God is on our side and will bless them to
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-An Aunt of one of our investigators called
us and chewed me out. Specifically me. For inviting her nephew to be baptized.
That was fun. After the phone call I just bawled. I felt so down on myself! I
have been working so hard to do God's will, and that's how I was treated. But,
life is life, and that investigator has the choice to be offended about being
invited to repent or has the choice to accept the invitation.</div>
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-The
pastor that Dave and Jessica live with asked us for $300,000 for her
organization. That was fun trying to explain to her that we have NO idea how to
help her and that she needs to get in contact with other people. She wouldn't
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-We participated in a service project as a zone to help
set up a fundraiser auction for a home for battered women. It was really fun,
and we got to see a lot of beautiful art. Dad, there was an artist selling
candles that were made out of rocks! The rocks were cut and polished and an oil
lamp is attached to the bottom and wick comes out through the rock. He lit one
for us...it was gorgeous. I wanted to buy one for you. You would love
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-I just gotta say. Sister Hehl is the best. We are such great
friends. I am so blessed to have her as my companion! Heavenly Father knew I
would need her in my life.<br /></div>
Sorry this is a short one, guys! But
know that this church is true!<br /></div>
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It has been one crazzzzzyyy week. The craziest of my mission so
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Monday: P-days are like my favorite and least favorites days because they
are SO BUSY. But we got to go to the Redondo boardwalk on the Sound and had
lunch at a restaurant called Salty's. I had crab mac and cheese. It was
fantastic. :) I would send pictures but we are on rented laptops at the library
and they crash if we try to send pictures. :( Maybe next week! <br /></div>
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Tuesday: We went on an exchange with our Sister Trainer Leader. Sister
Woodland, the Sister Trainer Leader came to my area. She is incredible. She has
been through so much in her life and she has totally changed my outlook on
missionary work. But before we went on exchanges, Sister Hehl and I went and saw
a referral we had named Dave. He is a black guy in his twenties, and he is
hilarious. Basically, he is my black brother. Brotha. Whatever. ;) We sat and
talked with him and his girlfriend Jessica and they are on date for baptism on
August 31! They are SO prepared. Jessica told us that she had been clean from
drugs and alcohol for two weeks before she even met us, and Dave said he is
willing to clean up his life and stop smoking eventually. It was just such a
great lesson and we were so excited. On exchanges, Sister Woodland and I taught
to recent converts. Those lessons were so incredibly spiritual. I love feeling
the spirit testify through us that what we are teaching is true!</div>
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Wednesday: WE GOT OUR AREA BOOK! So the Elders before us had lost the Area
Book at a zone conference and it somehow ended up in the Seattle mission. With a
lot of phone calls and prayers, we got it back! I can't tell you what a miracle
this is. The Area Book contains records of everyone that has been taught in this
area, what they've learned, etc. I am so glad we got it back.</div>
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Thursday: The first day EVER that I actually enjoyed tracting. Honestly, I
hated tracting with a passion. It is so terrifying to knock on someone's door
and start talking about the gospel. I thought it wouldn't be that bad, but I
really haven't liked it. BUT. Sister Woodland taught me a better way to tract
than I had been taught. She taught me to fit principles of the gospel into the
conversation right off the bat. It's a bit more aggressive than the way I had
learned. Instead of just pretty much announcing who we are just to be turned
away, now I ask about their beliefs and slip our beliefs in here and there. It
feels so much more natural and effective. We found a lot of potential
investigators, but unfortunately we can't teach like any of them because they
aren't YSA's. But that's okay! Some missionary will be able to teach them! :) We
also had a great church tour with Dave and Jessica. They talk a lot, but we were
able to get them to quiet down and feel the spirit. It was amazing.
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another AWESOME church tour with an investigator named Marshall! He accepted to
be baptized on August 24th because he will be out of town on the 31st. :) He is
so great and I am so excited to work with him. He first became interested when
his aunt converted. He even wears a CTR ring that she gave him along with his
cross. :)</span></span></span></span></div>
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Saturday. We were tracting and long story short, we ran into a situation that we
needed to get out of. The spirit left almost as soon as the guy answered the
door. I am so grateful for the protection God provides for His missionaries.
Truly. That situation could have gotten much much worse very quickly, but the
Spirit prompted us to leave so we did. I am so grateful that we have the Spirit!
The second counselor in the Branch presidency's wife let us come to her house
for a few minutes to cry and calm down. I am so grateful for her and for her
love and concern. She was a mom when we needed one
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only did they come to church, but Dave got up AND BORE HIS TESTIMONY! He talked
about how he knows the church is true, and that he knows it because we DO what
Christ did. Everybody was tearing up in the audience. The spirit was so so
strong! After Dave sat down, I turned to Sister Hehl and mouthed, "Is this real
life?!" Then we were in charge of teaching the lesson in Relief Society about
missionary work. I was nervous about what Jessica would think about us talking
about what we do. But near the end of the lesson she raised her hand and said
that she just wanted to thank us for being her friends and for bringing truth
into her life. She said that she has never been religious, and this is the
happiest she has every been in her entire life and she wishes everyone could
have this joy. Sister Hehl and I totally choked up and pretty much ended the
lesson there. I cannot even DESCRIBE the feelings I had yesterday. Seeing the
pure joy in Dave and Jessica's eyes...there is nothing like it. They have come
so far in the very short time that we have known them. The joy that missionary
work brings is like an adrenaline rush that just keeps coming. So this is what
it feels like to be a missionary. :)<br /></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">The church is true! This gospel is true! I
love being a missionary and the abundance of blessings it brings. I love you all
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On
Tuesday, Sister Hehl and I got out of zone transferred to the Federal Way zone.
We are in the Mirror Lake YSA branch. It is SO weird being in YSA again! We are
young single adults...but we are missionaries. Quite the paradox haha. We
introduced ourselves in Elders Quorum and the 1st councilor got up with us and
said "You protect this sisters. You are their big brothers." Basically what he
was saying was, "These girls are off limits, so don't even THINK about it." It
was pretty funny haha. We haven't had any issues with the brothers so far. :) We
did have one investigator ask us out...ya awkward. But we just explained that we
can't date on our missions haha. <br /><br /> So far I absolutely love this branch.
The leaders are so supportive and so excited to have sisters here. Apparently
the Elders who were here last were slightly on the lazy side...But anyways haha.
:) There is a lot of potential in this branch. I can feel it! I have a feeling
Sister H and I are going to get a lot done in this area and see a lot of
miracles. </div>
Because we are in the singles branch, we cover the
whole stake. A lot of our work is going to be trying to track down less actives
and unknowns. Federal Way is beautiful! We are right near the Puget Sound and we
get to see it through the trees now and again. Today we are hopefully going to
try to go to Redondo to the boardwalk. </div>
I wish I had lots to
report on as far as investigators, but I don't. :( The guy who asked us out,
Gray, is coming to church on Sunday. We were given an investigator from the
Elders that has been investigating the church for 7 years. Hopefully we will get
to meet her soon! She lives out of the mission boundaries though so she has to
come to us. We have an appointment today with a former investigator from the
Elders at five, and he is bringing his girlfriend and brother! That's THREE! I'm
excited, and I think it will go well.</div>
This week during our meal
breaks, Sister H and I watched "The Mountain of the Lord" which is all about the
building of the Salt Lake City temple. I was soooo humbled by the sacrifices
made by the saints to build that temple. In part of the movie, Brigham Young
promises a man that future generations of saints will praise him for his work
because they will be able to make sacred covenants in that temple. I got very
emotional as I realized how much that man's work has affected MY life. My
parents got sealed in that very temple. My family had its beginnings in that
beautiful house of the Lord. And someday, I'm going to start my own family
there. I am so grateful for the sacrifices of so many that allows us to have
temples and thus eternal families.<br /><br />Thank you all for your prayers
and love. I love being a missionary! This week I asked Sister H, "Can you even
imagine your life without serving a mission?" I truly can't. It is amazing that
a year ago a mission wasn't EVEN in the far reaches of my plans. God has a way
of making sure we end up where we need to be, though. I am learning so much, and
growing so much. I can't imagine my life without having been called to serve the
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Love
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Sister Morrow</div>
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Sister Hehl and I have both been out-of-zone
transferred! We don't know where to though, not yet. And the crazy thing is we
are staying together! That doesn't happen very often. I am super sad to be
leaving Auburn and the White River Ward. I feel like we just barely were making
progress in the area.
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and wanted us to teach him again! We had a great lesson with him on Sunday. I am
sad that we are leaving him.</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;">-I went on an
exchange to Lake Holm this week! Talk about WEIRD. It was crazy being back in my
old area. I was with Sister Judd, a sister from England. She was born in Detroit
but grew up in England. We went to go visit a potential investigator and had an
interesting experience haha. The guy was like 80 years old. He had fallen that
week, and was bent on showing us his bruises. He lifted up his shirt to show us
one on his back, and then pulled down his pants to show us one on his hip.
So...I got mooned by an eighty year old.</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;">-Some sister in
the ward, we don't know who, dropped off 10+ bags of groceries at our apartment.
I almost started crying. It meant so much to us that they would go out of their
way and spend so much money on us! It was a huge miracle and
blessing.</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;">-We had an
AWESOME lesson with Mikayla and Joel this week. They weren't going to let us in,
but they did. We talked about a lot, and Sister Hehl and I took turns keeping
the kids occupied. I had one of the sweetest moments ever: Taniah, their six
year old girl, was looking through my quad with me. In the back, there is a
picture of the Salt Lake temple. She literally gasped and stared at the picture.
I said, "Isn't it beautiful? That's a temple! I am getting married in there
someday." She looked up at me with these big round eyes and said, "Me too!" For
that brief moment, I truly saw heaven in her eyes. I saw that recognition that
comes from beyond the veil. It was
incredible.</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;">-I learned some
Marshallese! We had a Marshallese sister we were working with to bring back to
church. She taught us how to say "How are you?" and "What have you eaten today?"
"H et h'am muurr rhine-ee?" and "Quar manga ta rhine-ee?"
</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;">I love you all,
and I love being a missionary. This work is amazing. For some cool scriptures
about missionary work read: D&C 133:57-58 and Isaiah
60:22.</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;">Hurrah for
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to lie. But I had a lot of good experiences too. :)<br />
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-If anyone
knows me, you should know that I hate hate HATE exercising. But, I am proud to
say that my wonderful companion has been making me run every. Single. Morning.
It is awful but wonderful the same time. :) Maybe I'll actually get in shape for
the first time in my life...<br />
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-On Tuesday, we had interviews with
President and Sister Eaton. Oh my goodness. I cannot even express how amazing
they are. My interview with President was one of the most spiritual experiences
I've had in my life. I truly know that President Eaton needs to be here in the
Washington Federal Way mission, and that he is called of God. <br />
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-On
Tuesday...I hit a rock. I was pulling off the road for a minute because
something was beeping in the car and showing up on the dash. However, I didn't
see a medium-sized decorative rock on the side of the road and...I hit it. We
got out and checked for damage, and wahoo! There wasn't any! But...that night a
light came on on the dash. I got out and looked at the tire and it was hissing.
So, Sister Hehl, Sister Thomas (a lady in our ward who was with us, bless her
heart) and I got out the spare and the jack and changed the tire! I was proud of
us. We didn't even have the Elders come help us. Pictures to come.
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- I had some very interesting experiences with less-active
families this week. One of the sisters really opened up to us this week about
her having depression, her husband being bipolar, and different issues they are
facing. I was just really overwhelmed. It's hard to hear problems that I can't
fix! Yesterday we went to see a less active couple who basically for an hour and
a half talked about how much they hate bishops. It was rough. But, they want us
to come back for dinner on Friday so that will be interesting. I know that as a
missionary, one of my mine jobs is to help investigators come to Christ. But I'm
seeing more and more after lots of prayer, study, and revelation that a big
focus of my mission will probably be reactivation and retention. Our purpose as
missionaries is to invite others to come unto Christ. I'll invite
everyone--member, less-active, non-member.<br />
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-I had some anti
experience this week! We were walking down a road and some guy yelled some not
very nice things about Mormons at us. It was somewhat amusing in the sense that
I couldn't tell if I wanted to laugh or cry about it.<br />
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-A sister in
our ward gave us some really good advice this week. She is a returned missionary
and she served in the Tulsa, Oklahoma mission. She had so many ideas about
things we could do to improve our missions. I loved it!<br />
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That's
about all that happened this week. The work is kinda slow, but we keep going.
D&C 64:33 "Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the
foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is
great." I may not be seeing the fruits of my labors right now, but I'll keep
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It's been quite a week! I forgot
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-Frank: Oh Frank. He had such a
great lesson with him on Wednesday talking about the Book of Mormon and baptism.
He agreed to be baptized, which was awesome. But then he started talking about
that HIS preacher needed to be the one to do it. We tried to explain the whole
priesthood authority thing, but he wasn't having it. But it was a great lesson,
nonetheless. We set up a return appointment for the following Wednesday. But on
Friday, Frank texted us and told us he wasn't interested in the church anymore.
He said that it doesn't matter if the Book of Mormon is true or not because the
Bible is the only thing that matters. He also said he didn't want to betray his
pastor because he has been a good friend to him for the past three months. We
responded that we were sad we wouldn't meet with him anymore, but there we were
still here if he has any questions. He responded with "The real tragedy is that
we can't all worship the same God in the same way." So...we are pretty sure he
got antied by his pastor. It was heartbreaking! I really love Frank. He is such
a humble, down to earth guy. It just kills me that he was so close to the truth
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Wednesday! Let me tell you, he is incredible. Absolutely incredible. I cannot
wait to work with him! He is so kind, so approachable, and so knowledgeable. I
can already tell that he cares so much about us and about the people here. I
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-Mikayla and Joel--we met this
family about three weeks ago when we were tracting. Mikayla was busy with her
kids so she told us to come back. We came back, and this time her husband Joel
was there. We talked to him for a bit about the Book of Mormon and the
Restoration. He was raised Jehovah's Witness (or J-Dub, like we like to call
them) but was disfellowshipped at age fifteen. He really agreed with everything
we were telling him. We then came back again on Friday, and this time Mikayla
was just there. She told us a little bit more about her family: Joel has PTSD
from fighting in Iraq and really struggles mentally. It is really hard for him
to get out of the house, and he has been spending time in a rehab type place.
Their oldest daughter Hailey has cebral palsy and behavioral disorders. They are
really going through a rough time in their lives. But they are SO ready for this
gospel. As we testified of the truth of the Gospel, the Spirit just filled the
house. Sister Hehl did most of the teaching for that lesson while I kept the
kids distracted. Two girls ages 8 and 5, and a little boy age 3. Next time I am
bringing more stuff to keep them entertained. :) But I am just so excited about
this family. I cannot even express it. Mikayla agreed to be baptized in
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going to be a five week transfer! Crazy. So that means we only have two full
weeks left-this week and next. Apparently a lot of sisters are coming in again,
so chances are I will probably be training again. There are also rumors of them
calling more Sister Trainer Leaders. Elder Mckendrick and Grandstaff were
telling us about that and I just scoffed and said, "Well, at least we don't have
to worry about that! We are too new!" Elder Mckendrick said that I shouldn't be
so sure about that, a couple of sisters have been called after only being out
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-I love this ward. So much. Our
bishop is incredible, and so motivated with missionary work. Also, we have found
a lot of couples who are so willing to help us out. One of those couples is
Lindsay and Seth Gonzales! I don't know if Scott Holt gets these emails, but let
him know that I met them. Seth and Scott were good friends apparently. Oh! The
Wilkinsons are related to Rhonda Robertson! Sister Wilkinson and Rhonda are
cousins. The church is a really small world.</div>
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week, the lady who invited us to her house for a BBQ on the 4th. We went over
but she was having a rough day. Her grandson just had surgery and she was taking
care of him and she was helping her daughter, son-in-law, two grandkids, and
mother-in-law move out of her house. She was stressed, but she let us in and
just talked with us. She showed us around her house and showed us pictures of
her family. She said that she really wants us to come back and have dinner with
her and her husband. Her husband, Ray, wasn't too nice to us the first time we
met them. However, this time he was absolutely wonderful towards us. He said
that he didn't like Elders and never would've let them in his house, but we were
easier to let in. While he was holding his grandson, he said "See Landon, those
are the type of girls you need to marry when you get older. Pure and clean from
the world." I started tearing up when he said that. I hope that we can progress
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came to our church block. President Eaton and Elder Call both bore their
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ward. He mentioned this, and talked about how his dad used to play the trombone
on people's doorsteps on his mission. He then told us that he himself played the
accordion on people's doorsteps on HIS mission. He was laughing about
"father-like-son." After President finished his remarks, Elder Call said, "It is
funny how the Lord uses different instruments to get His work done." I started
thinking about that. We are all the Lord's instruments, and we all have
something unique about us. Too often I find myself comparing myself to other
missionaries and their successes. "Why can't I have a testimony like ____?" "I
wish I was as good with people as ____." "I need to be more bold like _____."
But that's not who I am. I am me, and always will be. There is something unique
I have that I can share. I may not be as elegant as a flute or as soulful as a
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-On Tuesday, we met a hispanic girl named Stephanie while tracting a
sketchy part of town. She is 22, and has had the missionaries over before. She
grew up in America so she speaks perfect English and little Spanish haha. But
anyways. She stopped meeting with the missionaries because her parents got sick
of them because they went over there three or four times a week. It's quite the
balancing act to know how much contact is the right amount of contact. But
anyways. SHE IS ON DATE! Wahoo! She said she would like to be baptized in
September. So September 21 it is. Unfortunately we haven't been able to visit
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Mormon and it was awesome. He basically said that he could believe the Book of
Mormon is the work of God. He also came to Sacrament meeting yesterday! It was
going fine and dandy, but then he asked Sister Hehl if we do a collection plate
at the end. She said no, and briefly mentioned we pay ten percent of our income.
As we talked to him after the meeting, he said he couldn't be Mormon because he
can't pay tithing. He also said that he was going to go check out other churches
and he would let us know if he was still interested. We were devastated,
especially Sister Hehl because she felt like she messed it up by mentioning
tithing. BUT. We had a miracle. Sister Hehl accidentally called Frank last night
and he called back and I just straight up asked him, "Frank, are you still
willing to learn about the church?" He said he was! We have another lesson set
up with him for Wednesday.<br />
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-Miracle Mikayla! So do you remember me mentioning Mikayla, the
investigator that we got from White River when I was in Lake Holm but we could
never get in contact with her? Well. On Friday, we had the Wilkinsons (a family
in the ward) as a backup plan. We drove there but were really hesitant to go
visit. We sat in the car for five minutes discussing it. We had no reason to go
there. None whatsoever. We had no clue what to talk to them about. But, we were
walking up and Emilia (the eighteen year old Wilkinson girl) pulled up. In the
front seat was MIKAYLA! We talked with her and asked her if she still wants to
be baptized. She said yes! She is on date for July 27th. We taught her the
Restoration on Saturday and she came to church on Sunday. She is the first
investigator that I have seen the gospel literally and physically affect them.
She just lights up when we are teaching her. She grins from ear to ear and sits
up a little bit straighter. It is absolutely incredible to see. You should have
seen her face when we told her that she can have the gift of the Holy Ghost. So
things are going well with her, but her parents are a major obstacle. We can't
meet with her unless her mom is willing to drive her to the Wilkinsons. Her mom
is fine with her learning, but her dad is inactive, and very Anti. It's a
struggle for Mikayla. We are praying that her parents' hearts will be
softened!<br />
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-We are now officially the Federal Way mission! So far, not too much has
changed. It will be interesting to see what President Eaton has to bring to the
table. I'm excited.
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-Yesterday we had another "What are we doing?" Moment. We had planned to go
drop by a potential investigator. We had no reason to go there, and we had no
clue what we were going to say. As we were walking up to the house, Julie was
outside. She invited us to a BBQ at her house on Thursday! Woooot! It's been
really cool to see Heavenly Father taking care of things. With both Mikayla and
Julie, we didn't know what we were doing. But the Lord did.<br />
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For anyone who wants to send me letters or packages, which should be
everybody: ;) My new mission office address is:
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23175 224th Pl. SE
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Maple Valley, WA
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Being a missionary is awesome. Hurrah for Israel!
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Love, Sister Morrow</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066846195083298037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541988869129140713.post-30980605485634185552013-06-19T16:49:00.001-07:002013-06-19T16:49:33.115-07:00Week Eight....drum roll please!<div dir="ltr">
Dear Everyone,
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Well, it was obviously transfers this week! I got in-zone transferred to
the White River ward. I am whitewashing, which means neither my companion or I
have been in the area. We have a completely blank area book, an apartment with
no food, and no idea what we are doing. Oh ya, I'm training haha. :) </div>
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When the AP's called me and asked me to train, I said yes but was
panicking. I said a prayer and opened up my scriptures randomly to 1 Nephi
17:50. It gave me exactly the peace and comfort I needed. I can do all that the
Lord commands of me!</div>
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<br />My companion is Sister Hehl. She is so awesome! Straight from the MTC with
a can-do attitude. We are gonna get along so great, I can already tell. </div>
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<br />Because I stayed in my zone, I am a Federal Way missionary! I was bummed
about it for a bit, but I am excited to be a missionary in a new mission! We
have some exciting stuff coming our way, I can feel it.</div>
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I don't have much time to write because we are going grocery shopping right
after this. We have ZERO food. Woot woot for whitewashing! But I am loving life,
doing great, and working hard. I love you all so much!</div>
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Love, Sister Morrow</div>
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Hello all! It has been quite the week! Up and down like usual. But here are
some positives:</div>
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-We got two new investigators, both were referrals. Mikayla is a fifteen
year old girl who was a referral from the White River Elders. She is in Lake
Holm ward boundaries, so we are going to start teaching her. The problem is, her
mom won't allow her to tell ANYONE her address. Literally nobody knows where she
lives. And her mom is "too busy" to drive her places. So...who knows when we
will get in touch with her. But she really really wants to get baptized, which
is awesome. Our second investigator is a seventeen year old boy named Bailey. He
is the grandson of some people in our ward. His mom didn't want to take care of
him and his brother anymore so he got shipped to his grandparents house. He
doesn't have the greatest life. But we taught him the first lesson and he is on
date to be baptized on July sixth. :) He came to church yesterday which was
great. So keep him and Mikayla in your prayers. They need all the prayers they
can get.</div>
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-I got a really special blessing from my District Leader this week. I asked
him for a blessing of guidance and comfort, and didn't really say anything else.
In the blessing, he mentioned things that I had only expressed to Heavenly
Father in prayer. It strengthened my testimony of the power of the priesthood.
Some of the things he said in the blessing were:</div>
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1. The Lord is in charge of all things</div>
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2. Study the scriptures and pray as I never have before</div>
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3. The Lord has many great things in store for me, and this time is
preparing me for those things</div>
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4. The lord keeps all of His promises, and He will keep the promises He has
made to me</div>
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5. The Lord loves me</div>
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6. The Lord has felt it all and knows the things that weigh on my
soul</div>
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7. Trust in the Lord, He knows all and is in charge</div>
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It was exactly what I needed. I got slightly emotional, and so did my
District Leader. I'm so thankful for the power of the priesthood.</div>
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-I went on an exchange to Maple Valley on Friday til Saturday. I was
companions with a sister from my MTC district, Sister Lee. She is a sweetheart.
But it was interesting to be in a different area. We went to Maple Valley days
and handed out <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT492"><a href="http://mormon.org/" target="_blank">mormon.org</a></span> cards there and
talked to people. Her area is only a mile and a half by a mile and a half! My
area is HUGE compared to that. Like I said, it was interesting to be in a
different area.</div>
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-As I was feeling discouraged this week, I thought of missionaries who have
made a difference in my life, and who are examples to me.</div>
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1. My dad: His entire mission, for two years, he only baptized one person.
He was working hard, he was being faithful. He may not have converted many
people, but he converted himself. Because of the person my dad became on his
mission, I have had the life I have had and I am who I am. I pray every day that
these next 17 months will turn me into the person I need to be for MY children.
I don't think I'll ever get a more important calling than to be a mother. If
this mission will help me become the woman I need to become to be what my
children need me to be--then I'll keep going even if I have to fake a
smile.</div>
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2. Aaron: Ammon, Aaron's brother, was having a ton of success among the
Lamanites. He converted King Lamoni and was having hundred flock to the church
daily. Aaron, on the other hand, was not. He and his brethren were cast into
prison. (Alma 21:14) Finally, Ammon and King Lamoni came to rescue them. Now
Aaron had suffered a lot--starvation, torture, nakedness, imprisonment--but as
soon as he was released, he went out and taught again. Soon, the Lord blessed
him with success. (Alma 21:17) Aaron had it pretty bad. I'm not being starved or
tortured or anything. Sure, I get yelled at, but who doesn't as a missionary?
Aaron endured his trials patiently, and the Lord blessed him for it. I need to
do the same.</div>
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This is the Lord's work! Being a missionary is incredibly challenging but
full of so many blessings. Thank you all for all that you do.</div>
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Love, Sister Morrow</div>
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Hey all!</div>
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It's been quite a week. Like usual. I've decided that it is easier to do
bullet points rather than paragraphs because being the English major I am, I
feel like paragraphs need to connect and flow. :) </div>
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Me and my big mouth...ah man. I always get myself in trouble. Especially
when it comes to authority. So...on Wednesday, we had District Meeting. The past
little while, our Zone Leaders have been hounding us about numbers. Numbers
numbers numbers. That is literally all they cared about. We had the goal in our
mission to get 100 convert baptisms in May. (which didn't happen, we got to 84)
So, the Zone Leaders were being stupid about it. I kept my mouth shut like a
good Sister Missionary. At the end of the meeting as the Zone Leaders were
walking out, they again said something about more numbers or getting someone
baptized that day. I just light-heartedly said, "It's not all about the
numbers!" That made them pretty mad. They called our District Leader and had him
call us to tell us that numbers do matter. But our District Leader was 110% on
our side. He said that the ZL's were getting too wrapped up in numbers and not
caring about the people individually. So I told the DL to tell the ZL's that I
apologized for being disrespectful. (
We aren't allowed to contact anyone directly without permission from our ZL's.
We can only call our DL) Anyways. It was dumb, and I learned that I really just
gotta keep my mouth shut.
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<li>I got kissed. On the cheek. By a three year old little boy. :) I was giving
him a high five goodbye and he gave me a huge hug and kissed me on the cheek
haha. It was pretty funny and cute :)
<li>Tim got baptized!!! WAAAAHHHOOO! It was incredible. We had over one hundred
people show up for the service so we held it in the chapel of the Stake Center
and broadcast the actual baptism from the Relief Society room to the chapel. It
was so cool to see how happy the family was. He was so ready. As part of the
program, while Tim and his son (who baptized him) were changing, we handed out
3x5 cards for people to write notes and testimonies on. One note said, "It's
about d*** time!" Hilarious hahahahahaha. :) It was a great experience.
<li>So transfers are on June 18th, and wherever I am after that transfer decides
what mission I am in. I am thinking I'll end up in Federal Way so Sister
Mosbrucker and I are going to do our culture day next Monday. What's a culture
day? I'll tell ya. The rule in our mission is that every missionary gets one day
his or her entire mission to go sight seeing in Seattle. So on Monday, we are
having some members in our ward take us. :) I'm stoked. But that means I may or
may not get to email on Monday, so ya. :/ I hope I don't get transferred out of
this area. I am really starting to fall in love with it and with our ward. I
hope that Sister Mosbrucker and I just stay together. We are getting along
really well and working together really well. I feel so blessed to have such a
great companion! </li>
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I love you all, and I love being a missionary! Thanks for all that you do
for me.<br />
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Love, Sister Morrow</div>
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Oh man. It's been quite a week. </div>
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Okay. So highlights and lowlights of this week:<br />
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<li>I am going to have my first baptism on Saturday!!! So
this man, Tim Hunsaker, has been investigating the church for like fifteen
years. His wife and kids are all members. His son just got his call to New
Zealand. They live across the street from us. Every single companionship that
has come in here has tried to get him baptized, to no avail. But, he made the
decision last Sunday to be baptized! I am so excited for him. It really is a
testimony builder for me that it isn't about the missionaries or anything like
that. It is about the relationship between God and the individual. It is up to
them to listen to the Holy Ghost and make that comittment.
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<li>I got to go on an exchange this week! Sister Mosbrucker is Sister Trainer
Leader, so she went to Kent with Sister Cox. Sister Cox's companion SISTER
BROOKE TAYLOR! came and was with me!!! Wooott! She was in my district at the
MTC, and she was the one I went to lunch with before I even went on my mission.
She and I have become really really good friends, and might room together at BYU
when we get home. It was awesome, I loved being able to spend some time with
her.
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<li>Thursday...the day from you know where. Thursday was really really hard.Dana
dropped us. She was the first investigator I met out here in Auburn. She is the
sweetest lady, and we had three lessons with her and a church tour. We had
another appointment scheduled and when we showed up, she told us that she would
"never come to our church and never be baptized into our church." We said that
was fine, and we would drop by every once in awhile to see how she and her
family is doing. I was devastated. I love Dana so much. As we were walking away
from her house I was bawling. I guess it is a good thing though, because I am
learning how to love the people.
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<li>I got held hostage. Yup. You read that right. But don't freak out yet haha.
We went to visit a very less active sister named Katrina. She lives in one of
the sketchier parts of our area. We knocked on the door and she came out and
gave us two bags of red potatoes, a loaf of bread, two oranges, and two water
bottles and told us that we needed to give them to people who need them.
Okay.... So we talked with her for a minute and decided to share a quick
scripture with her. I was holding both the potato bags, the bread, my bag, my
scriptures...etc. As sister Mosbrucker was sharing, Katrina kept reading out
loud. We were on the porch for like twenty minutes. My arms were shaking from
holding all that junk. We had an appointment, and told Katrina so. We tried to
leave, but she said: "No, you came into a family dispute so you need to stay and
help us." She was ranting and talking forever. She made us go into her apartment
and we talked to her for a bit longer. We tried to leave two other times but she
wouldn't let us. We probably could have stood up and left, but we were afraid
she would freak out and get physical with us. So...ya. But eventually we left.
It was kinda a scary situation. Needless to say we won't be back.
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<li>Okay, I have never realized how important Ward members are. EVERYONE LISTEN
UP: HELP THE MISSIONARIES! Our ward is great, but they are not very open and
helpful. They like to keep to themselves, and they all get offended easily. We
need sisters to come with us when we visit single men, but no one will come out
with us! WARD MEMBERS ARE ESSENTIAL IN MISSIONARY WORK. Ward members ARE
missionaries! Realize this! Be willing to go and help the missionaries! Feed
them! Ask them what you can do to help! Be willing to go out with them! I had a
sister in ward council tell us that she "would never go out with us." One hour
was too much time away from her baby. There are thousands of missionaries
serving missions for 18 to 24 months, 24 hours a day. Be willing to sacrifice an
hour or two to help bring souls unto Christ. </li>
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So basically, that was my week. Full of hills and valleys, but good
nonetheless. I love missionary work, and I am so grateful to be here. I love you
all and appreciate your love and prayers and support. Hurrah for Israel! </div>
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Love, Sister Morrow</div>
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Hello everyone!</div>
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So it has been one crazy week. <br />
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On Tuesday, we woke up at 3:30 to pack and get ready for leaving the MTC at
5:00 a.m. We got ready on time, thankfully. With a room full of six girls,
getting ready got interesting at times. But we took the bus to the airport and I
waved goodbye to Utah from the airplane window. See ya in a bit, Utah. Once we
landed here in Seattle, President and Sister Larkin were at the airport to pick
us up. We all grabbed our luggage and packed into minivans and a full sized van.
I was expecting to do a little sightseeing, but that was not on the schedule. We
went to the mission home where we had some orientation and training. After that
we went to the church building where we met our trainers. </div>
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My trainer is Sister Mosbrucker. She is 22, from Ft. Collins, Colorado. She
is very "let's get down to business" like me, which I really like. I've finally
been able to get her to open up a little bit though and be silly with me. She
has been in the mission for ten months. I feel lucky to have such a seasoned
trainer because a lot of the Sisters and Elders were being assigned to trainers
who have only been out in the field for six weeks. We are getting twenty six
Sisters next transfer...so chances are I will be training. So I am grilling
Sister Mosbrucker and making her train me really well just in case.</div>
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We are in the Auburn area, in the Lake Holm ward. It is kinda up in the
mountains. There are tons of trees and it is absolutely gorgeous. We live with
some nonmembers who have four dogs and four horses. It is a beautiful area! I
love being tucked back in the woods a bit. We go down to Auburn for shopping,
etc. I met our ward yesterday, and they are pretty great. I feel slightly
awkward because I don't know anyone and Sister Mosbrucker knows EVERYONE. She
has been in Auburn eight out of the ten months she has been on her mission. So I
kinda just stand awkwardly to the side while she has conversations with people.
I try and introduce myself and stuff but people don't really care about the
greenie haha. But whatever, no worries! Next transfer determines what mission we
will be in: Federal Way or Seattle. If I am to stay in Auburn, I will be in
Federal Way. So it will be interesting to see where I end up! If I do end up in
Federal Way, they send us new mission calls haha. Exciting, right? :)</div>
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Sister Mosbrucker is the Sister Trainer Leader, so she had a meeting all
day on Wednesday which means I had to go on a transfer with someone else. Weird.
My first day in the mission and I wasn't even with my companion. But oh well. I
spent the day with Sister Boyce in the Puyallup area. It was a pretty
overwhelming but good day. I was pretty homesick and emotional on Wednesday, but
I am doing so much better. I am really focused and loving it here! I just hit
those waves of homesicknesses every once in awhile.</div>
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Thursday we visited some less active sisters who were absolutely wonderful.
It was a beautiful day, so we sat outside in their gardens with them and talked.
I loved it! Washington is so beautiful when it is sunny! The trees, the flowers,
the birds--I love it!</div>
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On Friday we had a zone meeting. Elder Cook, a friend I met through Jared
Workman at BYU is in my zone! Crazy. And one of my zone leaders is Elder
Grandstaff, a guy I went to Jr. High and High School with, and a fellow
Farmingtonian. At zone meeting, we were informed that President Larkin had made
the goal of putting 100 people on date for baptism in the mission that day. What
a daunting task. But we set out to meet our goal! </div>
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That evening we went tracting in a sketchier area called Lea Hill. We were
knocking in apartment buildings, and I had some fun experiences haha.
Experiences I definitely wouldn't have in Utah! One guy was growing pot and
wouldn't open his door all the way, another guy was SUPER high...I dunno. It was
interesting and kinda entertaining haha. My California friends can't call me
super sheltered anymore because I now know what pot smells like. ;) But tracting
was disappointing because absolutely no one was interested. We started
discussing the gospel with a guy from Africa named Julius, but it just turned
into an argument. Needless to say, when you are arguing about the gospel, the
spirit is not there. So we said a prayer with him and left.</div>
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It was a bummer of a day. It was 8:30 and we still hadn't placed anyone on
date. I asked Sister Mosbrucker if we had any potentials in the area, and she
said we had one named Chad. We went to Chad's house and said a prayer in the car
before we went to talk to him. I prayed that we would have the faith to put Chad
on date for baptism, and that he would feel the influence of the Holy Ghost.
Long story short...he is on date for June eighth!!! It was such an incredible
miracle. With ten minutes left in the day, we had put someone on date. I know
that the Lord does answer prayers, and that my God is a God of miracles. </div>
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On Saturday we met a man named Mike who's friend was rushed to the hospital
the night previously with a heart attack. We shared the message of God's love
with him and prayed with him and sang to him. (Oh ya. This mission is a singing
mission. I HATE SINGING. But, I'm going to have to learn how to love it because
we sing everywhere. God is obviously trying to teach me a lesson about singing
haha.) I shared 1 Nephi 11:27 with him, and explained that I don't know why bad
things happen to good people, but God loves us. I know that he truly does. We
put Mike on date for June eighth. :)</div>
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Also on Saturday, we had dinner at an inactive family's house. They are
absolutely wonderful people. They have a cat named December that reminds me a
lot of Miko. She likes laying on her back too. :) But after dinner we shared a
message about the Atonement and asked Brother Wallace (the father of the house)
what the atonement means to him. He got very emotional sharing about the
atonement and expressed that he want to be sealed with his family. The spirit
was so strong in that room. I expressed to him that my reason for coming on my
mission was so that families can be together, so that the Wallace family can be
together forever. I love families so much, and I am so thankful for eternal
families. When I get down, I remember my family and that I am here so that
others can be with their families forever. I love you guys. :)</div>
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Yesterday we met with a hispanic woman named Brenda. We taught her the
first lesson and put her on date for June fifteenth. :) We are going to have to
refer her to the Hermanas so that her husband can learn too, but she is super
solid and ready to be taught. </div>
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It was so good to see your faces yesterday. :) I love you all so much.
Thank you for all your encouraging words and thoughts and prayers. I need them
and I feel them. </div>
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I love this gospel! I love Washington! I love being a missionary! Hurrah
for Israel!</div>
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Stables where she lives. There are horses and 4 dogs!</div>
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