02.15.2016

A Sad Week for the PPM

This past week has been a rough on for the missionaries here in

Pittsburgh. As some of you may already know, on Tuesday on the way

home from the transfer meeting four sisters got hit by a school bus

that ran a stop sign. Sister Wells lost her life in the accident,

Sister Young had some internal damage along with broken bones that has

required some surgeries, and Sisters Douglas and Faamaile had serious

concussions and broken ribs, but thankfully are already out of the

hospital recovering very well. It has been a humbling experience for

me to see people who see the love and care that missionaries, members,

and even non members have shown towards those Sisters who were

effected.

On Thursday we had a mission wide fast, and I cannot describe the

power and spirit that I felt throughout the whole day. We also had our

district meeting that day, and when the eight of us missionaries knelt

down in prayer for the families and people who have been involved, I

felt an overwhelming feeling of comfort and peace that I know others

felt as well. There is such a power in prayer and fasting and it truly

was a miracle for me to see and feel the magnitude of it on Thursday

as missionaries united together for Sister Wells. I know without a

doubt that God lives, and that we are given trials which enable us to

exercise our faith in Jesus Christ and hold fast to His teachings. 

I have been comforted by the knowledge that I have of the Plan of

Salvation. Life does not even after death, and because of the

atonement of Jesus Christ we will all live to see our families again.

This incident would have been much harder on me if I didn't  know

that. 

The latter half of the week was freezing! I am so grateful that I

wasn't here last winter because there would be no way that I would

survive. I seriously felt like my toes were going to fall off or turn

purple with frostbite. Wind chill is a legit thing and I don't like it!

Thankfully it will warm back up to the mid thirties again this week,

so I should survive. I also had my first slip of the season on

Thursday. It didn't hurt one bit and I just laid in the parking lot

cracking up. Good thing it wasn't as bad as it could've been! 

Sister Kwasney and I knocked on Sydney Crosby's, a Penguin hockey

player, door this past week. Sadly no answer, but persistence is key.

Especially when it comes to meeting an NHL player! 

On Saturday night the R's had the missionaries over for dinner. It

was the first time we saw E in a month! It was wonderful!!! It was

great, and I think it really helped him to see that we still love him,

even though he is going through trials. We all make mistakes, and we

can use others around us a support, there is no reason to be ashamed

for having weaknesses because we all have them! Everyone except E

came to church yesterday. I was so happy to see part of their family

there, and so was the ward. As we continue to love E he will come

back, it will just take some time. 

This past week was a bad cat week. Did you know cats can shock you? I

learned that Thursday night. We were at the house where the cat kept

digging its claws into me about two months ago. Well this time it

would do the same, unless you pet it. The only problem was that its

fur would conduct an electrical current and shock you if you pet it.

So throughout the lesson I had to battle between claws or shocks. It

was not enjoyable. During another lesson we were mid prayer and I felt

something tugging on my shoe. I opened my eyes and saw a cat. I

freaked me out so bad that I kicked it and it bolted out of the room.

It happened to Sister Kwasney about thirty seconds earlier so her eyes

were open to see my freak out. It took all I had in me to not laugh

loud enough for the person praying to hear me!

Sister Morrison

BRB, just chillin' in the tropics trying to forget about the cold tundra outside.

Outside of Crosby's mansion!

Photo booth fun!

Cool picture of some snow on trees. After it snows it's pretty for

about five minutes, then the cold hits your nose and cheeks so you

look down and try to squeeze your face in your coat and you miss the

prettiness.