11.16.2015

I now know what I am going to be when I grow up...

This week was one of those weeks on the mission were nothing pans out

like you think it's going to, but it was still a good week. The good

news is that transfer calls came and sister Birch will be staying

together for another six weeks! Thankfully we will have each other for

the holidays. I will start out this email with the good news and all

and with the funny stories.

We met with A again this week and he is doing great! He loves

church and said that he felt so welcomed there which is exactly what

we wanted to hear. He also said that he noticed a change in his life

since we started meeting with him, and he is really progressing.

J is doing great and she was taught some commandments and is

excited to make changes so that she can be baptized. It's cool to see

how much she loves the gospel. She thinks church is just the greatest

thing ever.

The R family is continuing to do great! They came to church again

and everyone at church loves them. We even had people ask us if they

were already baptized. Their family is so great and they cannot wait

to be baptized. They always talk about how they can share the gospel

with other people because of how happy it is made them.

This week I raked leaves for the first time in my life. I never knew

how much a tree could produce until they're on the ground and we have

to rake them off the someone's lawn. Sadly the trees are now naked and

they kind a look ugly now. I guess I'll have to wait for the first

snow when they're white to have this place look beautiful again.

We had our first chasing down of the bus experience this week. We were

at a bus stop and decided to chance it and get to the next bus stop

before the bus came. Unfortunately we saw it driving up when we were

halfway between them. We started chasing it down like mad woman but

luckily there is a less active driving by who gave us a ride instead.

That was sure a miracle!

On Tuesday morning we went out with the Relief Society president to

visit some less actives. Unfortunately she got a flat tire in an

alleyway so we ended up changing a tire instead of visiting people.

Good thing Dad taught me how to change a tire because that came in

handy this week!

OK, now for a pretty funny story. This probably should not go on the

blog though. (i'm putting it on anyway ;))We had zone training again this week and after training

we were given a few hours to play activities together. We were playing

a game of basketball and I got pretty warm from playing. I had a light

sweatshirt on, so I decided to take it off really fast. Unfortunately

my sweatshirt wasn't the only thing that came up, my shirt came off as

well. Next thing I know I have my companion, Sister Birch, tackling me

and all the elders standing there not quite sure what to do. At first

I didn't register what happened, but once I figured out I started

laughing so hard that I couldn't untangle my sweatshirt and my shirt

fast enough. Luckily there is a tablecloth in the cultural hall so

they were able to hold that up while I put my shirt back on. I'm now

known as the zone stripper which probably isn't the best thing for a

missionary to be known as, but at least I gave a few people a laugh.

Sister Morrison

It got pretty windy one day this past week and we were supposed to have a lesson at the park. Sadly it was too windy and we would have blown away if we held it there.

Helping change the Relief Society Presidents car

E, S, and E . M was gone, but I finally got a picture with at least most of them! They are so great! Eric is a personal trainer and he even told us he would work out with us in the mornings to make sure we are getting a good workout in. We are pumped to start doing that!