I hope everyone is doing well!! Look at all that beautiful
American food!! Just to let y’all know my stomach hurt sooo bad for the next 2
days after chopping that food!! KFC+Pizza Hut=an upset stomach! Thanks to Elder
Aiono who paid for it all!!!
Well here’s the transfer news...I’ll be leaving to my last area
tomorrow. It’s called Asoum. It’s the deep deep bush. They ask that I continue
to be a Zone leader but now to a new zone out there! I’m kind of excited now
that I know what I’m doing. I’ll be with an Elder from South Africa. Idk how to
spell his name so I won’t try till next week but when I talked to him on the
phone he said. "I’ll probably be the
closest to an American comp that you'll ever have on mission" ha ha I think I’ll have to agree with that. Up until
now I’ve had all African Companions. But that’s not a bad thing as I’ve felt I
have had a full mission experience! And I’ll have to say I think the Lord
prepared me to be with all African Comps! Shout out to my #Teamlightskin
haha
This week was a great one!! It went super-fast! I think because
we had a lot of things to look forward to this week! Friday we were very lucky
to attend the temple! Cool experience actually, we walked into the front gate
of the compound going to the Area Office and temple site. As we were walking
over to the Distribution Center, right before walking in, we crossed paths with
our Area Seventy President, Elder Vincent. He was going to the Area Office as
well. He greeted all of us and later that day we also met his wife. I just
thought it was cool that I was able to greet a General Authority who was just
in the same room as the Prophet not so long ago!
Another great experience this week was actually in church.
First, we had some investigators that we've been teaching, dating back to the
time Elder Kabwika was here, come to church for the first time. It was great to
see!! A step of faith! I had another investigator, Kofi (8 years old, Sis Doras
son) sitting next to me in sacrament meeting. While they were passing the
sacrament I just closed my eyes, as a normal thing I do during the sacrament
service. While I closed my eyes, Kofi started tapping me on the shoulder. I
look up and he says "Why are you
closing your eyes??" Even
though we should have the upmost respect during the Administration of the
sacrament, I felt like it was a great teaching moment!
I pulled out an April Liahona magazine that I had with me
and opened to the picture of Jesus Christ. I said “When I close my eyes I think
about the Atonement Christ made" He responded "you mean the sacrifice"
I said "Yes, I think about when He suffered in the Garden and died on the
cross for me…When we partake of the sacrament we think of Jesus Christ."
After saying this I closed my eyes and waited for a few
seconds. I then opened to see what Kofi would be doing and looked at him
looking at my companion whose eyes were also closed. Immediately I saw Kofi fold
his arms and close his eyes. He recognized by our example and decided to follow.
As I thought about this experience this week and about the coming of Easter
Sunday, I reflected how I’ve also learned through serving a mission, that
CHRIST is our example! As we think of Him and His actions, as WE become as
little children, we can decide to do the things that our Savior, Jesus Christ
has done…forgive others, serve, bring healing to broken hearts, care for the
poor and needy, just to name a few. He is the PERFECT EXAMPLE and I’m very
grateful for the opportunity to repent and become better as He is. I’m sooo
grateful for His atoning sacrifice. I’m grateful he suffered and bled from
every pore; died on the cross, and died for us. I’m grateful for all of this so
that He would know how to succor me when I fall. I know He'll do the same for
you if you allow him to!
For the rest of this week it'll be pretty busy! Tomorrow I travel to Abomesu
and stay there until they get us an apartment in our area. Wednesday we have to
come back down to Accra for MLC. We'll get to sleep over at President house!!
Yippe!!! And then the next adventure begins in the bush!!!!!
Thanks for the support y’all! Hope y’all have a great week! Can’t wait to send you my bush pictures next
week! Ha ha ha
Love y’all,
Elder Morris
