4.18.2016

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Clinton county is the poorest county in Pennsylvania, so there are a

ton of programs that are set up to help those in need. We volunteered

at a shoe drive over the weekend which have kids a free new pair of

shoes. Earlier in the week we helped at a food drive. It was fun

helping people go through the line to get their food, and the other

volunteers were super friendly. At the end they let us missionaries go

through the line to get food, and that was icing on the cake. Free

food is a fast way to win my heart, so the Methodist church is high on

my list right now! Of course they are still not as high as our church

:) 

We had exchanges this past week, and I got to go to Mansfield. I heard

a lot of rumors like dead animals in their apartment walls, or no one

around for miles and all you do is drive around. Well, this whole zone

is pretty spread apart so the few people thing was true, but

everything else was a joke. That area is so awesome, and I'm glad that

I got to witness first hand how no matter what area you are in, there

is work to be done.

We had another lesson with R and taught her more about baptism.

She asks really good questions which is so refreshing as a missionary.

She genuinely wants to understand things which is awesome! We

explained to her that we would have to teach her and then she would be

interviewed to see if she is ready for baptism. Most people are scared

about the interview, but she was completely opposite. She said that

was a good thing because then she would know if she was ready, and

that she would be confident in knowing all that was expected of her

after baptism. I never thought I'd hear that one!

I've talked about the M family a little bit before, they are a

returning less active family with twin boys that are preparing to be

baptized. We usually work with the twins, teaching them the lessons,

but this week we also met with Sister M's. She was assigned to

talk about her conversion in sacrament meeting, so we basically helped

her formulate her thoughts. She has such a sweet testimony about

eternal families, and life after death. You can tell that she is on

fire right now, and the branch loves the family. The other week we had

a lesson about the word of wisdom and I was surprised at how hard it

was for nine year olds to give up coffee. Well, since the weather has

warmed up again, and every missionary mom loves to send their child

hot chocolate, we cleared a whole cupboard shelf and gave them a bag

full of hot chocolate so they can give up coffee. You should've seen

the kid's faces. It was as if we were Santa bringing them toys! 

J, our investigator who watched General Conference, came to

church yesterday despite the fact that we have yet to teach him a

legit lesson. When he first had his initial contact with the

missionaries he didn't get a Book of Mormon, and we didn't realize

that. So at the end of Sacrament Meeting he said that he wants a book.

We rushed out to our car and gave him one. He immediately started

thumbing through it and asking a bunch of questions. He was so excited

to sit down and really read it because he already sees the good that

it's going to bring. Thursday we are planning on doing some yard work

with him and finally teaching him a lesson! 

We had a lesson with E, and LHU student we met on campus. She is

so cool! She is from Kenya and wanted to get a better future so she

came here from school. She already knows the bible super well, and at

the end of our lesson we asked her to pray about the Book of Mormon.

We all knelt down, and after a while of us kneeling is silence I

realized we forgot to tell her to pray out loud because she was

praying silently. As we just chilled in silence you could really feel

the spirit. That was a cool experience. The semester is winding down,

and everyone is getting super busy, so hopefully we will still be able

to fit in her schedule. 

Besides all of that, we have been doing a ton of area book cleaning

They had just finished putting in all the paper records of people into

the iPad before I got here, so we have been visiting a ton of people

seeing if they still live at the address, or if they are still

interested in learning more about Christ. The weather has been super

nice though, so I don't mind. We just go to an area, park the car, and

walk around. I sure miss being in a walk area, and I think Sister

Durfee can tell because all the time I just suggest that we walk, even

if it's a bit of a distance.

Sorry I've kind of turned lame and boring. I don't really have any

funny stories to report about. The funniest thing I can think of

happened on exchanges. We were teaching their Book of Mormon class and

the whole time my stomach was making super loud noises. Honestly, it

sounded like I was about to blow up a toilet even though I didn't have

to go! It reached a point where I had to apologize for how loud it

was. Bad decision, because then I was the victim for quite a few

bathroom jokes. Oh well, I'll never see those people again, so if they

think of me as the exploding bathroom sister then so it goes.

 

Sister Morrison

 

 

Saw a horse and buggy for the first time!

 

 

Salty pie after our lesson with R, A & W