Hey Everyone! Wow, can you believe that this is my LAST
email as a missionary?! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I have sooo many mixed emotions right now. I am SO excited
to see my family and our new home. I'm excited to apply the MANY things that I
have learned these past 18 months for the rest of my life. But I am going to
really, really, really, REALLY miss being a Missionary here in San Diego. This
has truly been THE happiest 18 months of my whole life. Don't get me wrong
though, the reason why it has been the happiest 18 months of my life isn't
because everything was hunky dory all the time. There were some "hunky
dory" moments, but in all honesty, they were few and far between.
What has made these months the happiest of my life is all of
the trials, struggles, and difficulties that I had each and every day. It has
been the days where I felt like I had absolutely NOTHING left in me. It was in
those days where I was frustrated or hurt and literally fell to my knees begging
for mercy. It was in those days where I had doors slammed in my face. It was
even in those days where I would get super impatient with all of my weaknesses
and faults. EVERY SINGLE DAY these past 18 months have been filled with some
sort of trial, adversity, or set back.
As I looked back at that list I realized how I might kind of
sound like a crazy person saying I experienced true and undeniable happiness
during the most difficult trials of my life. It may sound crazy to you, but to
me it wasn't those experiences that brought me happiness, but it was as I
applied and relied upon the Atonement of Jesus Christ every single day that
brought me that TRUE happiness. When I would wake up feeling like I had
absolutely ZERO energy in my body, I would pray and ask my Savior to give me
the energy that I needed. And I would receive it. When I
would fall down on my knees pleading for mercy-I would receive it.
When I would have doors slammed in my face I would ask Heavenly Father for a
tender mercy and I would receive it. When ever I felt like all of
my faults and weaknesses were hindering the work, I would pray and ask for
forgiveness and strength to overcome those faults and weaknesses and I
would receive it.
It was the peace, love, and joy that I felt in my heart as I
served with EVERYTHING that I had and relied upon the Atonement to make up the
difference that allowed me to experience PURE happiness and joy that comes from
living & sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ every day. It was as I prayed
and relied upon God that I felt His INFINITE love that can only be expressed
from a loving Heavenly Father to His literal Daughter. I am SO grateful though
that every thing that I have mentioned today doesn't only apply to
missionaries. That's the beauty of it. The Gospel of Jesus Christ & His
Atonement applies to ONE & ALL. So even after I am released and resume life
and school, I can STILL experience the same true joy that I have felt every day
of my Mission.
In closing I just wanted to share my testimony again about
prayer. I feel like I talk about prayer in every email, but the reason why is
because it is SO important! This past Sunday I had my last Mission Presidents
Fireside where I & 6 of my closest friends who are all going home with me,
performed the song, "Secret Prayer" Hymn # 144. We all sang
our hearts out and I even accompanied it with my Ukulele :) I just want to
share the lyrics as my closing testimony, because I truly feel like these words
are my words & express everything that I am feeling right now.
1. There is an hour of peace and rest,
Unmarred by earthly care;
'Tis when before the Lord I go
And kneel in secret prayer.
2. The straight and narrow way to heav'n,
Where angels bright and fair
Are singing to God's praise, is found
Thru constant secret prayer.
3. When sailing on life's stormy sea,
'Mid billows of despair,
'Tis solace to my soul to know
God hears my secret prayer.
4. When thorns are strewn along my path,
And foes my feet ensnare,
My Savior to my aid will come,
If sought in secret prayer.
I KNOW that our Savior Jesus Christ will truly come to our
aid as we ask Him through prayer. I KNOW that He is the Son of God, my Savior
and Redeemer, and that He personally knows and loves me. I KNOW that He
lovingly restored His Church once again on the Earth today and that I
proudly wear the name of that Church on my name tag. I KNOW that Joseph Smith
was a Prophet of God and that ever since him we have had a Living Prophet on
the Earth. I KNOW that Thomas S. Monson is Prophet, Seer, and Revelator today
and I love and sustain him. I KNOW that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is real
and that only through His Atonement can we be cleansed from sin.
I love you all. THANK YOU for all of your support, love, and
encouragement that you have given me as I have embarked on this amazing
journey. I truly appreciate everything!
Love always,
xoxo Sister Morgan :)
Sister Mekena Morgan's adventures in the California San Diego Mission
Friday, October 24, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
God Doesn't Call the Qualified, He Qualifies the Called
Hey Everyone! The final countdown has begun.......2 MORE
WEEKS! I can't believe how fast time has flown, but don't worry, I'm truly
making the most of EVERY single second that I have left to be a full-time set
apart Missionary and Representative of Jesus Christ.
Ever since I got to this area 10 weeks ago, I have been praying & praying & praying that Heavenly Father would help us to find those who are pure in heart. To find those who will recognize the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have had many opportunities to teach those that are getting close to that point, but many of them don't live in our area so we had to refer them to some other missionaries. It would be frustrating at times having to send out all of these amazing referrals and then having to start back at square one again in our own area & begin the "finding" process again. I kept telling my companion that someday it will all go full circle. Whatever we send out, someone will send to us. And this week, IT FINALLY HAPPENED.
Wednesday night after exchanges we look at our phone and see that we have a voice mail. We listen and its a Member from Texas asking us if we could meet with one of their friends, Shannon, that lives in our area. So we get her information, call her the next morning, and set up an appointment for later that night to meet with her at the Stake Center. We get there and have THE most spiritually powerful Church Tour that I've EVER experienced before!
So here's a brief summary of Shannon-SHE'S AMAZING. She has survived stage 4 Breast Cancer, TWICE, and beat it without using ANY chemotherapy-she only used natural medicines! This woman was literally on her death bed, when God taught her that she was still going to do many things in her life that will change and bless SO many people. Now that she has been cancer free for 3 years, she runs a non-profit organization that helps fund-raise money for cancer patients who can't afford their treatments. She works with quite a few organizations and is seriously Wonder Woman! She does all of this out of the pure goodness of her heart and refuses to accept money for her services. She has so much faith and trust in God and knows that He will help provide for her needs. Which is how we came in to the picture! Shannon was literally starving because she didn't have enough money to buy food. Our Bishop asked that we would do a "needs assessment" when we met with her and see how interested she was in the Church.
From the first moment I met her my Spirit literally jumped because I truly felt like I have known her once before. We've never met before in this life & I honestly feel like we are "kindred spirits". As we met with her at the Church we gave her a Church Tour to show her around because she had never been inside one of our buildings before. At our Stake Center, they have arranged all the art work in a certain order that allows us to teach the Restoration as we walk & explain each art piece. Before we even started talking about the Restoration she saw the painting of Joseph Smith in the Sacred Grove and asked if we could explain more about him and his life. So we sat down and started teaching & I honestly have NEVER felt the Spirit teach so powerfully through me before. She was soaking all of it in and as we continued to teach you could see the light within her eyes growing and illuminating her countenance.
We then stood back up to take her into the Chapel and on our way there she saw the large painting of Christ ordaining His 12 Apostles to the Priesthood and she stopped mid step to look at it. She stared at Christ's face and I explained what He was doing and referred back to what we had just talked about how Christ's priesthood authority is once again on the earth today. She smiled and said, "I love this painting. I love how Authoritative Christ looks. I've never seen anything like it". Once we entered the Chapel we explained the purpose of why we come to Church & the Sacrament. Then Sis Saedan played "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" on the piano for her. The peaceful feeling of the Spirit that was in that Chapel was so incredibly powerful and I will truly cherish that moment forever!
As we were sitting in there Shannon was talking to me about her Non-Profit work and telling me about how overwhelmed she feels with it. There are so many people turning to her for advice and counsel and she was afraid that God has called her to do something that is too much for her to handle. I then told her how I felt the same way when I became a missionary. But something that one of my Mission Prep teachers taught me was that "God doesn't call the qualified, but He qualifies the called". She pondered about that for a minute and turned to me and said, "God is qualifying me right now huh?" and I said, "Yup. That's why you are sitting here in this Chapel at this precise moment. That is why we have come into your life today!" After our closing prayer she mentioned how she didn't want to leave the building. She said "I felt the most peace I have ever experienced in my life as I met with you girls today!"
AHHHHHHHHHHHSDFLHDLKSDJFHLDSKJFHLDSKJH!!!! We were seriously on Cloud Nine that night! On Saturday we were supposed to meet up again but she called and seriously left the most heart breaking message ever to cancel our appointment. She talked about how her Dad is dying with Cancer right now and since she is so close to her Dad, she won't be able to look him in the eyes and tell him she's changing religions because she knows it will completely break his heart. He almost became a Catholic Priest but is just a Seminary Teacher right now. She left the Catholic church a loooooong time ago, but her Dad still attributes everything that she's doing to the Catholic Church. He never let her associate with Mormons growing up and she said she can't do that to her Dad right now and have that be his last memory of her.
After listening to her message I was completely heart broken! But I was determined not to let her slip away that easy. So we knelt down and prayed for guidance of the Spirit right before we called her back. That phone call was literally the most spirit filled phone conversation I've EVER experienced! She sat there in tears and described how the Book of Mormon was sitting right next to a picture of her and her Dad and she felt so torn between the two. She said the "Book of Mormon just keeps beckoning me to open it and read it!" After 1 hr and 45 mins of pure spiritual guidance and me testifying the most powerful I ever have my whole Mission, Shannon told us that she finally understood what God needs her to do. She no longer felt torn and said that she again felt that same powerful peace that she felt with us at the Stake Center.
On Sunday she came to Church. She actually stood up and bore her testimony so she could "briefly introduce herself to everyone and share her story" :) :) :) :) We couldn't attend any of the classes because EVERYONE kept coming up and talking to her and truly helped her to feel so welcomed and loved. It was AMAZING! We also were able to get a food order for her so this truly remarkable Saint doesn't have to be starving any more!
I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!
I LOVE THE RESTORED GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST!
I LOVE THE PRIESTHOOD POWER & AUTHORITY THAT I HAVE AS A FULL-TIME SET APART REPRESENTATIVE OF CHRIST!
I LOVE THE HOLY GHOST & HIS ABILITY TO CONFIRM TRUTH AND PEACE IN OUR HEARTS!
I LOVE THE PEOPLE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET THESE PAST 18 MONTHS!
I LOVE MY MISSION!
I LOVE MY HEAVENLY FATHER AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!
Without ANY of these things, I would not be the person I am today. I am so grateful for my Heavenly Father knowing me better than I know myself. I am so grateful for the plan that He has for my life and I am SO grateful that it is a million times more amazing than my own plans.
I LOVE MY FAMILY & FRIENDS!
& I'm excited to see you all in 2 weeks!
xoxoxxo
Sister Morgan
Ever since I got to this area 10 weeks ago, I have been praying & praying & praying that Heavenly Father would help us to find those who are pure in heart. To find those who will recognize the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon and of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have had many opportunities to teach those that are getting close to that point, but many of them don't live in our area so we had to refer them to some other missionaries. It would be frustrating at times having to send out all of these amazing referrals and then having to start back at square one again in our own area & begin the "finding" process again. I kept telling my companion that someday it will all go full circle. Whatever we send out, someone will send to us. And this week, IT FINALLY HAPPENED.
Wednesday night after exchanges we look at our phone and see that we have a voice mail. We listen and its a Member from Texas asking us if we could meet with one of their friends, Shannon, that lives in our area. So we get her information, call her the next morning, and set up an appointment for later that night to meet with her at the Stake Center. We get there and have THE most spiritually powerful Church Tour that I've EVER experienced before!
So here's a brief summary of Shannon-SHE'S AMAZING. She has survived stage 4 Breast Cancer, TWICE, and beat it without using ANY chemotherapy-she only used natural medicines! This woman was literally on her death bed, when God taught her that she was still going to do many things in her life that will change and bless SO many people. Now that she has been cancer free for 3 years, she runs a non-profit organization that helps fund-raise money for cancer patients who can't afford their treatments. She works with quite a few organizations and is seriously Wonder Woman! She does all of this out of the pure goodness of her heart and refuses to accept money for her services. She has so much faith and trust in God and knows that He will help provide for her needs. Which is how we came in to the picture! Shannon was literally starving because she didn't have enough money to buy food. Our Bishop asked that we would do a "needs assessment" when we met with her and see how interested she was in the Church.
From the first moment I met her my Spirit literally jumped because I truly felt like I have known her once before. We've never met before in this life & I honestly feel like we are "kindred spirits". As we met with her at the Church we gave her a Church Tour to show her around because she had never been inside one of our buildings before. At our Stake Center, they have arranged all the art work in a certain order that allows us to teach the Restoration as we walk & explain each art piece. Before we even started talking about the Restoration she saw the painting of Joseph Smith in the Sacred Grove and asked if we could explain more about him and his life. So we sat down and started teaching & I honestly have NEVER felt the Spirit teach so powerfully through me before. She was soaking all of it in and as we continued to teach you could see the light within her eyes growing and illuminating her countenance.
We then stood back up to take her into the Chapel and on our way there she saw the large painting of Christ ordaining His 12 Apostles to the Priesthood and she stopped mid step to look at it. She stared at Christ's face and I explained what He was doing and referred back to what we had just talked about how Christ's priesthood authority is once again on the earth today. She smiled and said, "I love this painting. I love how Authoritative Christ looks. I've never seen anything like it". Once we entered the Chapel we explained the purpose of why we come to Church & the Sacrament. Then Sis Saedan played "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" on the piano for her. The peaceful feeling of the Spirit that was in that Chapel was so incredibly powerful and I will truly cherish that moment forever!
As we were sitting in there Shannon was talking to me about her Non-Profit work and telling me about how overwhelmed she feels with it. There are so many people turning to her for advice and counsel and she was afraid that God has called her to do something that is too much for her to handle. I then told her how I felt the same way when I became a missionary. But something that one of my Mission Prep teachers taught me was that "God doesn't call the qualified, but He qualifies the called". She pondered about that for a minute and turned to me and said, "God is qualifying me right now huh?" and I said, "Yup. That's why you are sitting here in this Chapel at this precise moment. That is why we have come into your life today!" After our closing prayer she mentioned how she didn't want to leave the building. She said "I felt the most peace I have ever experienced in my life as I met with you girls today!"
AHHHHHHHHHHHSDFLHDLKSDJFHLDSKJFHLDSKJH!!!! We were seriously on Cloud Nine that night! On Saturday we were supposed to meet up again but she called and seriously left the most heart breaking message ever to cancel our appointment. She talked about how her Dad is dying with Cancer right now and since she is so close to her Dad, she won't be able to look him in the eyes and tell him she's changing religions because she knows it will completely break his heart. He almost became a Catholic Priest but is just a Seminary Teacher right now. She left the Catholic church a loooooong time ago, but her Dad still attributes everything that she's doing to the Catholic Church. He never let her associate with Mormons growing up and she said she can't do that to her Dad right now and have that be his last memory of her.
After listening to her message I was completely heart broken! But I was determined not to let her slip away that easy. So we knelt down and prayed for guidance of the Spirit right before we called her back. That phone call was literally the most spirit filled phone conversation I've EVER experienced! She sat there in tears and described how the Book of Mormon was sitting right next to a picture of her and her Dad and she felt so torn between the two. She said the "Book of Mormon just keeps beckoning me to open it and read it!" After 1 hr and 45 mins of pure spiritual guidance and me testifying the most powerful I ever have my whole Mission, Shannon told us that she finally understood what God needs her to do. She no longer felt torn and said that she again felt that same powerful peace that she felt with us at the Stake Center.
On Sunday she came to Church. She actually stood up and bore her testimony so she could "briefly introduce herself to everyone and share her story" :) :) :) :) We couldn't attend any of the classes because EVERYONE kept coming up and talking to her and truly helped her to feel so welcomed and loved. It was AMAZING! We also were able to get a food order for her so this truly remarkable Saint doesn't have to be starving any more!
I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!
I LOVE THE RESTORED GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST!
I LOVE THE PRIESTHOOD POWER & AUTHORITY THAT I HAVE AS A FULL-TIME SET APART REPRESENTATIVE OF CHRIST!
I LOVE THE HOLY GHOST & HIS ABILITY TO CONFIRM TRUTH AND PEACE IN OUR HEARTS!
I LOVE THE PEOPLE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET THESE PAST 18 MONTHS!
I LOVE MY MISSION!
I LOVE MY HEAVENLY FATHER AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!
Without ANY of these things, I would not be the person I am today. I am so grateful for my Heavenly Father knowing me better than I know myself. I am so grateful for the plan that He has for my life and I am SO grateful that it is a million times more amazing than my own plans.
I LOVE MY FAMILY & FRIENDS!
& I'm excited to see you all in 2 weeks!
xoxoxxo
Sister Morgan
Saturday, October 11, 2014
"Why should I talk to them? I don't even know them!"
Hey Everyone!
I don't know about you, but can I just first start off by saying how much I LOVE this Church and LOVE the fact that we have a Modern Day Prophet living on the Earth today?! General Conference was amazing and I am so grateful for the much needed personal revelation the Lord has blessed me with! The world is getting pretty crazy, but I KNOW that if we always listen and act upon the teachings of the Prophet, then we will never be lead astray! He is the authorized mouthpiece of Jesus Christ and because of that, we can have peace in knowing that he will always guide us back to our Savior and Heavenly Father!
Conference this year seriously was such a spiritual
experience for me. As I pondered and prayed about specific questions that I had
before Conference, as I watched I literally felt like Heavenly Father was
pouring a bucket of spiritual nourishment and answers upon my head! I
walked out of Conference feeling like I was on Cloud Nine again and ready to
conquer the world!
Well, actually the funny experience that happened this week literally happened about 20 mins after the Saturday Afternoon Session. As we left the Stake Center and started driving back to our area, I saw a cute old Chinese couple walking down the opposite side of the road from us. It was almost a little bit of a "flash back" moment from my days in China because this couple completely looked the part of a Chinese "Grandma and Grandpa". They were walking under a pale purple umbrella to protect them from the Sun, the woman was wearing those puffy white arm sleeves, and they were walking with their groceries in hand.
When I first saw them I immediately had the thought that we should flip around and talk to them. But then I realized that if they were really from China then I wouldn't be able to talk to them because I have forgotten ALL of the useful Chinese I had learned. But then I remembered that my lovely companion, Sis. Saedan, had taken 3 years of Mandarin in High School! So I asked her, "You feeling confident in your Mandarin today?" and she just turned and looked at me with a blank stare on her face......so I took that as a YES and we flipped around at the next stoplight. There wasn't a good place to park on the busy street that they were walking down, so we parked right next to the Stake Center and jumped out of the car. We started walking towards the street hoping that we could "bump" into them, but then we saw that they had started crossing over the busy street away from us.
So then I looked at Sis Saedan again and asked, "You
feeling up for going on a run today?" and after receiving the same blank
stare, we looked both ways and then started bookin' it across this busy street
to catch up with them. As we were running a few of the Elders were driving by
and yelled something out the window at us, but neither of us heard because
we were so focused on not letting this Chinese couple get out of our sight.
Once we finally made it to them, we tried talking to them and they obviously
understood ZERO English. So then Sis Saedan started talking to them in Mandarin
and we finally got them to stop.
As I sat there watching this conversation go down, I had NO idea what was being said, but it was sooooo funny watching all of their facial expressions. After attempting to talk to them for about 10 mins they handed us our Mormon.org card back and started walking away still mumbling to each other. I turned to Sis. Saedan and was like, "What just happened?!" Turns out this couple IS from China, but they actually speak Cantonese.....haha so apparently they were super confused about why we were talking with them and originally thought at first that we needed help. Then when we tried giving them the Mandarin Sisters number to call so they could speak to them, but Sis Saedan accidentally said, "They miss you!" instead of "They would like to talk to you!" and the guy was like, "Why should I talk to them.....I don't even know them!" hahahahaha Then he actually did call them but they didn't answer.....at first he thought that their answering machine was them talking to him and he started to respond back but would pause and then try to talk again. I guess he thought they were just interrupting him and so he got mad and hung up hahaha
I don't know why we needed to talk to that Chinese couple, but it was definitely an experience I will remember forever! I love this Gospel so much and I am so grateful for every opportunity that I have to open my mouth and share this wonderful news with anyone and everyone that I can. I only have 3 more weeks left, but I am determined to finish strong and to continue to see even more miracles as I share this Gospel with everyone that I can in my beautiful Sunny San Diego :)
I love you all!
xoxo Sister Morgan
I don't know about you, but can I just first start off by saying how much I LOVE this Church and LOVE the fact that we have a Modern Day Prophet living on the Earth today?! General Conference was amazing and I am so grateful for the much needed personal revelation the Lord has blessed me with! The world is getting pretty crazy, but I KNOW that if we always listen and act upon the teachings of the Prophet, then we will never be lead astray! He is the authorized mouthpiece of Jesus Christ and because of that, we can have peace in knowing that he will always guide us back to our Savior and Heavenly Father!
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| Riding a 6 passenger bike w/ 8 Sister Missionaries around Coronado! |
Well, actually the funny experience that happened this week literally happened about 20 mins after the Saturday Afternoon Session. As we left the Stake Center and started driving back to our area, I saw a cute old Chinese couple walking down the opposite side of the road from us. It was almost a little bit of a "flash back" moment from my days in China because this couple completely looked the part of a Chinese "Grandma and Grandpa". They were walking under a pale purple umbrella to protect them from the Sun, the woman was wearing those puffy white arm sleeves, and they were walking with their groceries in hand.
When I first saw them I immediately had the thought that we should flip around and talk to them. But then I realized that if they were really from China then I wouldn't be able to talk to them because I have forgotten ALL of the useful Chinese I had learned. But then I remembered that my lovely companion, Sis. Saedan, had taken 3 years of Mandarin in High School! So I asked her, "You feeling confident in your Mandarin today?" and she just turned and looked at me with a blank stare on her face......so I took that as a YES and we flipped around at the next stoplight. There wasn't a good place to park on the busy street that they were walking down, so we parked right next to the Stake Center and jumped out of the car. We started walking towards the street hoping that we could "bump" into them, but then we saw that they had started crossing over the busy street away from us.
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| Zone silly faces! |
As I sat there watching this conversation go down, I had NO idea what was being said, but it was sooooo funny watching all of their facial expressions. After attempting to talk to them for about 10 mins they handed us our Mormon.org card back and started walking away still mumbling to each other. I turned to Sis. Saedan and was like, "What just happened?!" Turns out this couple IS from China, but they actually speak Cantonese.....haha so apparently they were super confused about why we were talking with them and originally thought at first that we needed help. Then when we tried giving them the Mandarin Sisters number to call so they could speak to them, but Sis Saedan accidentally said, "They miss you!" instead of "They would like to talk to you!" and the guy was like, "Why should I talk to them.....I don't even know them!" hahahahaha Then he actually did call them but they didn't answer.....at first he thought that their answering machine was them talking to him and he started to respond back but would pause and then try to talk again. I guess he thought they were just interrupting him and so he got mad and hung up hahaha
I don't know why we needed to talk to that Chinese couple, but it was definitely an experience I will remember forever! I love this Gospel so much and I am so grateful for every opportunity that I have to open my mouth and share this wonderful news with anyone and everyone that I can. I only have 3 more weeks left, but I am determined to finish strong and to continue to see even more miracles as I share this Gospel with everyone that I can in my beautiful Sunny San Diego :)
I love you all!
xoxo Sister Morgan
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Everlasting Beginnings
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| We LOVE San Diego! |
Well, talk about deja vu.......wasn't I just sitting at this computer emailing you all yesterday?! Man, these last 4 weeks are just going to FLY by.
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| Poway Rodeo! |
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| Crazy hat day @ the Rodeo :) |
But to be honest, I think everything finally hit me this week. In my mind I kept avoiding the thought of going home and after some much needed humbling, the Lord was able to teach me some very important things that will help me to truly finish my mission strong instead of just "dreading" to the end. We had dinner with some members and the husband said some things to me that really helped change my perspective. He said, "You know what Sis Morgan, it's okay to be a little trunky and excited to go home! Your mission has been wonderful, but trust me, there are things that will happen in your future that will be 10 times more amazing than your mission. This time is just the foundation for the rest of your life! Enjoy it while you're here, but APPLY it once you take that name tag off. You have a bright future ahead of you!"
Heavenly Father truly does know how to use His children to reach down deep inside my heart! This week I really learned some amazing life lessons. As that kind Brother was talking to me the beautiful and soft words of President Uchtdorf came swarming into my mind,
"In light of what we know about our eternal destiny, is it any wonder that whenever we face the bitter endings of life, they seem unacceptable to us? There seems to be something inside of us that resists endings.
Why is this? Because we are made of the stuff of eternity. We are eternal beings, children of the Almighty God, whose name is Endless13 and who promises eternal blessings without number. Endings are not our destiny.
The more we learn about the gospel of Jesus Christ, the more we realize that endings here in mortality are not endings at all. They are merely interruptions—temporary pauses that one day will seem small compared to the eternal joy awaiting the faithful.
How grateful I am to my Heavenly Father that in His plan there are no true endings, only everlasting beginnings."
I am a Daughter of the Most High King! YOU are also a Son/Daughter of the Most High King! Because we are His Children we know that we have the potential to become like our Father and to live eternally with Him & with Jesus Christ, AND our families. I am so grateful for this Gospel and the knowledge and perspective that it brings into my life. I know that once I take off this name tag, it is only the everlasting beginning of my new life. My Mission has forever changed me. But it has changed me in a way that will allow me to grow and build upon it and become even more the daughter that my Heavenly Father knows I can become.
I love you all!!
xoxo Sister Morgan
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| An old lady that walks up and down the street all day and waves at EVERYONE that she see's. I LOVE IT |
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Meet the Mormons
Hey everyone!
So yesterday I had my final Zone Conference and just as usual, it was amazing. Exactly what I needed to hear to keep me pushing strong these last 5 weeks. We also were able to watch the "Meet the Mormons" movie before it comes out and let me just tell you all....................I LOVE BEING A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS! That movie is so powerful and truly shows how much the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ will bless anyone's life no matter who they are or where they came from! Go check out meetthemormons.com to watch the trailer and to learn more about the movie!
This week we honestly had one of the coolest lessons I've ever had on my mission. If you all remember our super awesome Member Missionary, Sis. Dixon (a.k.a "How's that working out for ya?") she set up ANOTHER appointment with us to teach another one of her coworkers. She gave us a little bit of background on him and said that he doesn't believe in God, he's been going through a super difficult time lately, and is just gradually watching his life crumble to pieces. So we went in & just truly listened to the Spirit to know what we needed to teach him. We started talking about God and asked him why he has never believed in God. He talked about some difficult experiences he had and how those are proof that God doesn't exist because God would never allow those things to happen. Again, Sis Dixon brought up another "How is that working out for you?!" point, but stated it in a more "scientific" way for him so that he would understand better. Basically, she asked him if he has never known there was a God & has never put forth the effort to "test the theory", then how can he truly prove that there is no God? And again, I just sat there with my jaw on the ground. I love that lady!
But as each of us shared our testimonies about God and how we have come to know Him through prayer, you could literally watch his countenance change. The major turning point though was when we watched the "Hope of God's Light" mormon message with him. (/video/mormon-messages?v=3701964025001) After the video I asked him what his thoughts were as he watched it. He said that basically that guys story is exactly the same as his. So then I asked him, "Then what is the main difference between you and him at the end of his story?" He sat there for a minute thinking about it and then had a major lightbulb moment. "Happiness......he's truly happy & I'm not". Then we asked him what he needs to do then so that he can have that same happiness and he immediately replied, "Pray".
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHSLIUDSFLIUSDFYHISDJHLSDIHF At that moment my heart almost exploded out of my chest the Spirit that was in that room was SO powerful! It was amazing to see his whole countenance change as we taught him the importance of having a relationship with his Heavenly Father. He commited to pray and and according to Sis Dixon, when he says he's going to do something, he means it. It was truly an amazing experience to help someone discover the True source of happiness that will completely change his life.
I love being a Missionary and helping God's children to come back into His arms! It really is the most amazing feeling in the world. I love it with all of my heart & I love this Gospel!
xoxo Sister Morgan
So yesterday I had my final Zone Conference and just as usual, it was amazing. Exactly what I needed to hear to keep me pushing strong these last 5 weeks. We also were able to watch the "Meet the Mormons" movie before it comes out and let me just tell you all....................I LOVE BEING A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS! That movie is so powerful and truly shows how much the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ will bless anyone's life no matter who they are or where they came from! Go check out meetthemormons.com to watch the trailer and to learn more about the movie!
This week we honestly had one of the coolest lessons I've ever had on my mission. If you all remember our super awesome Member Missionary, Sis. Dixon (a.k.a "How's that working out for ya?") she set up ANOTHER appointment with us to teach another one of her coworkers. She gave us a little bit of background on him and said that he doesn't believe in God, he's been going through a super difficult time lately, and is just gradually watching his life crumble to pieces. So we went in & just truly listened to the Spirit to know what we needed to teach him. We started talking about God and asked him why he has never believed in God. He talked about some difficult experiences he had and how those are proof that God doesn't exist because God would never allow those things to happen. Again, Sis Dixon brought up another "How is that working out for you?!" point, but stated it in a more "scientific" way for him so that he would understand better. Basically, she asked him if he has never known there was a God & has never put forth the effort to "test the theory", then how can he truly prove that there is no God? And again, I just sat there with my jaw on the ground. I love that lady!
But as each of us shared our testimonies about God and how we have come to know Him through prayer, you could literally watch his countenance change. The major turning point though was when we watched the "Hope of God's Light" mormon message with him. (/video/mormon-messages?v=3701964025001) After the video I asked him what his thoughts were as he watched it. He said that basically that guys story is exactly the same as his. So then I asked him, "Then what is the main difference between you and him at the end of his story?" He sat there for a minute thinking about it and then had a major lightbulb moment. "Happiness......he's truly happy & I'm not". Then we asked him what he needs to do then so that he can have that same happiness and he immediately replied, "Pray".
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHSLIUDSFLIUSDFYHISDJHLSDIHF At that moment my heart almost exploded out of my chest the Spirit that was in that room was SO powerful! It was amazing to see his whole countenance change as we taught him the importance of having a relationship with his Heavenly Father. He commited to pray and and according to Sis Dixon, when he says he's going to do something, he means it. It was truly an amazing experience to help someone discover the True source of happiness that will completely change his life.
I love being a Missionary and helping God's children to come back into His arms! It really is the most amazing feeling in the world. I love it with all of my heart & I love this Gospel!
xoxo Sister Morgan
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
How's that working out for you?!
Hey everyone!
I think I just realized that I start most of my emails by saying something along the lines of: "Well, this week has been another miracle filled week!" I think I'm just running out of creative juices and I don't know how to say it in any other way after 17 months of miracle filled weeks.... Sooo since I AM a Missionary, looks like the only other creative way that I can think of is by using the scriptures! :)
"25 Wherefore, by the ministering of angels, and by every word which proceeded forth out of the mouth of God, men began to exercise faith in Christ; and thus by faith, they did lay hold upon every good thing; and thus it was until the coming of Christ.
26 And after that he came men also were saved by faith in his name; and by faith, they become the sons of God. And as surely as Christ liveth he spake these words unto our fathers, saying:Whatsoever thing ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is good, in faith believing that ye shall receive, behold, it shall be done unto you.
27 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, have miracles ceased because Christ hath ascended into heaven, and hath sat down on the right hand of God, to claim of the Father his rights of mercy which he hath upon the children of men?
28 For he hath answered the ends of the law, and he claimeth all those who have faith in him; and they who have faith in him will cleave unto every good thing; wherefore he advocateth the cause of the children of men; and he dwelleth eternally in the heavens.
29 And because he hath done this, my beloved brethren, have miracles ceased? Behold I say unto you, Nay; neither have angels ceased to minister unto the children of men." -Moroni 7:25-29
So there you go! Christ LIVES. Angles still minister unto the children of men. [a.k.a Missionaries :)] And Miracles still happen! But ONLY through faith and by asking, seeking, and knocking. There's that phrase again. Heavenly Father MUST be telling me something because I see that phrase over and over and over again every single day as I study out of the scriptures. Looks like I need to apply it even more so then we can continue to see even MORE miracles every day :)
So this week we had some really amazing lessons! On Tuesday as we were emailing last week, one of our Members called us and told us about these amazing experiences that she has been having as she has been opening her mouth and sharing the Gospel! As she's talking to us she's like, "Sooo Super Sisters, do you think you could swing by my office tonight at 6:30 and have a lesson with one of my friends?" OH YEAH! It was way cool. Definitely SUCH a spirit filled lesson.
This woman had been struggling a lot with her marriage and stress from work and realized that she had been completely leaving God out of the picture. As we were teaching her we kept talking about how she can strengthen her relationship again with God. As we talked about prayer she seemed really iffy about it. When we asked why she said that if she started praying then her Husband will look at her and say that he doesn't know who she is anymore. It kind of took me back for a second because I didn't quite understand what she meant by that. But then I realized that she was viewing prayer as just an outward action to be seen by the eyes of man. But as we taught her we helped her to realize that prayer is just a HEART to HEART conversation with God. That it's not a show that we put on so other people will think that we are being religious. And because it comes from our hearts, it doesn't CHANGE who we are, because that is already who we are! (and her husband should love her because of her heart NOT because of what kind of stuff she does. but that's a whole 'nother conversation).
As she expressed other concerns about prayer our Member said the most insightful and simple thing I think I've ever heard in a lesson. As her friend was trying to justify not praying she said, "Well, how's that working out for you?!" Boom. Roasted! It was seriously this huge light bulb moment where she realized the things she has been trying to do to help save her marriage and the little faith she does have in God, really just weren't working well at ALL for her. She realized that she actually does need to change in order for things to get better or else it will just continue to go down the tubes in a negative cycle.
It was amazing! And to top it off, this same member set up ANOTHER appointment for us to teach ANOTHER one of her friends this week :) LOVE IT.
We also had our lesson with our fasting miracle family who came to Church and that was again, AMAZING. I love when Members friendship and invite their friends to learn more. It makes everything SO much easier to help their friend develop a stronger foundation with Christ. It is so humbling to see how God is truly furthering HIS WORK and that He is placing all of these people in our paths for a reason. That was one of the main things we kept testifying to Adrian as we met with her at her friends house. That it was NOT by accident that they randomly met each other at LA Fitness and became friends. God places specific people in our paths for a reason. And that reason is because He trusts US to help them to learn more about the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I'll end my email this week with a quote that has been keeping me pushing strong my mission. He is talking about Nephi, one of the first prophets in the Book of Mormon. We always think of Nephi as "I will GO, I will DO" & someone who was so obedient and faithful to the Lord's commandments. As you read it, think about how you can develop stronger faith in the Lord and strengthen God's trust in you.
"Faith did not come in the moment when Nephi needed it, nor did God's trust in Nephi. He earned that great faith in God's confidence by courages and sustained labor in the Lord's service" -Henry B. Eyring "Be Ready" 2009
Opening our mouths and sharing the Gospel is a commandment from the Lord! As you show the Lord that you are willing to keep that commandment and open your mouth, even if someone doesn't accept your message, YOU are building God's trust in you. So then when someone who is ready to hear and act upon your message comes across your path, God will trust that you will open your mouth and share "the good news" with them :)
xoxo Sister Morgan
I think I just realized that I start most of my emails by saying something along the lines of: "Well, this week has been another miracle filled week!" I think I'm just running out of creative juices and I don't know how to say it in any other way after 17 months of miracle filled weeks.... Sooo since I AM a Missionary, looks like the only other creative way that I can think of is by using the scriptures! :)
"25 Wherefore, by the ministering of angels, and by every word which proceeded forth out of the mouth of God, men began to exercise faith in Christ; and thus by faith, they did lay hold upon every good thing; and thus it was until the coming of Christ.
26 And after that he came men also were saved by faith in his name; and by faith, they become the sons of God. And as surely as Christ liveth he spake these words unto our fathers, saying:Whatsoever thing ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is good, in faith believing that ye shall receive, behold, it shall be done unto you.
27 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, have miracles ceased because Christ hath ascended into heaven, and hath sat down on the right hand of God, to claim of the Father his rights of mercy which he hath upon the children of men?
28 For he hath answered the ends of the law, and he claimeth all those who have faith in him; and they who have faith in him will cleave unto every good thing; wherefore he advocateth the cause of the children of men; and he dwelleth eternally in the heavens.
29 And because he hath done this, my beloved brethren, have miracles ceased? Behold I say unto you, Nay; neither have angels ceased to minister unto the children of men." -Moroni 7:25-29
So there you go! Christ LIVES. Angles still minister unto the children of men. [a.k.a Missionaries :)] And Miracles still happen! But ONLY through faith and by asking, seeking, and knocking. There's that phrase again. Heavenly Father MUST be telling me something because I see that phrase over and over and over again every single day as I study out of the scriptures. Looks like I need to apply it even more so then we can continue to see even MORE miracles every day :)
So this week we had some really amazing lessons! On Tuesday as we were emailing last week, one of our Members called us and told us about these amazing experiences that she has been having as she has been opening her mouth and sharing the Gospel! As she's talking to us she's like, "Sooo Super Sisters, do you think you could swing by my office tonight at 6:30 and have a lesson with one of my friends?" OH YEAH! It was way cool. Definitely SUCH a spirit filled lesson.
This woman had been struggling a lot with her marriage and stress from work and realized that she had been completely leaving God out of the picture. As we were teaching her we kept talking about how she can strengthen her relationship again with God. As we talked about prayer she seemed really iffy about it. When we asked why she said that if she started praying then her Husband will look at her and say that he doesn't know who she is anymore. It kind of took me back for a second because I didn't quite understand what she meant by that. But then I realized that she was viewing prayer as just an outward action to be seen by the eyes of man. But as we taught her we helped her to realize that prayer is just a HEART to HEART conversation with God. That it's not a show that we put on so other people will think that we are being religious. And because it comes from our hearts, it doesn't CHANGE who we are, because that is already who we are! (and her husband should love her because of her heart NOT because of what kind of stuff she does. but that's a whole 'nother conversation).
As she expressed other concerns about prayer our Member said the most insightful and simple thing I think I've ever heard in a lesson. As her friend was trying to justify not praying she said, "Well, how's that working out for you?!" Boom. Roasted! It was seriously this huge light bulb moment where she realized the things she has been trying to do to help save her marriage and the little faith she does have in God, really just weren't working well at ALL for her. She realized that she actually does need to change in order for things to get better or else it will just continue to go down the tubes in a negative cycle.
It was amazing! And to top it off, this same member set up ANOTHER appointment for us to teach ANOTHER one of her friends this week :) LOVE IT.
We also had our lesson with our fasting miracle family who came to Church and that was again, AMAZING. I love when Members friendship and invite their friends to learn more. It makes everything SO much easier to help their friend develop a stronger foundation with Christ. It is so humbling to see how God is truly furthering HIS WORK and that He is placing all of these people in our paths for a reason. That was one of the main things we kept testifying to Adrian as we met with her at her friends house. That it was NOT by accident that they randomly met each other at LA Fitness and became friends. God places specific people in our paths for a reason. And that reason is because He trusts US to help them to learn more about the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I'll end my email this week with a quote that has been keeping me pushing strong my mission. He is talking about Nephi, one of the first prophets in the Book of Mormon. We always think of Nephi as "I will GO, I will DO" & someone who was so obedient and faithful to the Lord's commandments. As you read it, think about how you can develop stronger faith in the Lord and strengthen God's trust in you.
"Faith did not come in the moment when Nephi needed it, nor did God's trust in Nephi. He earned that great faith in God's confidence by courages and sustained labor in the Lord's service" -Henry B. Eyring "Be Ready" 2009
Opening our mouths and sharing the Gospel is a commandment from the Lord! As you show the Lord that you are willing to keep that commandment and open your mouth, even if someone doesn't accept your message, YOU are building God's trust in you. So then when someone who is ready to hear and act upon your message comes across your path, God will trust that you will open your mouth and share "the good news" with them :)
xoxo Sister Morgan
Pic 1: Sometimes the sound of my voice put's people to sleep
during our lessons....Must be because we are helping them to strengthen their
relationships with God and they become overwhelmed by the Spirit! :)
Friday, September 12, 2014
Keeping Our Eyes Open
Hey everyone!
Wow, can I just say that I LOVE being a Missionary?! Everyday is always filled with so many miracles. & I am so grateful that God is still a God of Miracles! This past week I was reading in Mormon chapter 9 & that seriously has to be one of the most powerful chapters EVER. But there were a few verses that really stood out to me this week and I KNOW they are true because I put them to the test and truly saw miracles.
As recently I have been learning a lot about how to "ask, seek, & knock", these verses just solidified everything that I had been pondering about! Because God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, He will ALWAYS answer our prayers according to His will. But the reason why I loved verse 22 is because they related that aspect of prayer & miracles to MISSIONARY WORK. We are commanded to go and preach the word, and if we ASK Heavenly Father in the name of Christ for those specific missionary opportunities, with nothing doubting, then Heavenly Father will truly bless us with those opportunities as we SEEK out His Children and invite them to come unto Christ.
So during our weekly planning session on Thursday where we set goals and make plans for our upcoming week, Sis Saedan and I really made some more specific goals and plans to meet our Mission's Standard of Excellence of adding 3 new investigators a week. After our planning session, in every single one of our prayers, we asked Heavenly Father to help us reach that Standard. As we did that and would go out opening our mouths to everyone, Heavenly Father blessed us with so many opportunities to share the Gospel.
The first happened on Friday. We got up and started exercising at 6:30 AM. Sis Saedan wasn't feeling too good so we just decided to walk in a giant loop around our neighborhood. As we were walking down the street still half asleep & with our eyes struggling to stay open, we saw a lady unloading some stuff out of her car. As we get closer we can see that she is unloading some empty boxes. (Side note: Since my companion is Asian I always joke around with her that she needs to 'open her eyes' more & on Monday she even got a fortune cookie that told her she needed to open her eyes) As we walk by Sis. Saedan's eyes "opened" and she was able to see an opportunity for us to do some service! So she asked the lady "Do you need any help?" & the lady turned to us & was like, "Oh my goodness, that would help SO much!" She then looked at us and saw our name tags and was like, "Wow, you are seriously an answer to a prayer!" So we helped her & she just kept thanking us and told us that she had JUST been praying to God and asking Him for help because she was super stressed out and was running late to work. It was cool to see how we were an immediate answer to her prayer! But since we were only in our workout clothes and didn't have anything to give to her we just offered our help if she saw us around & then watched her drive away to work. After studies that day I felt really prompted to go back to her house and leave her a note w/ our number and thanking her for letting us help her.
Then
on Sunday we decided to fast for 3 new investigators and continued to pray for
our goals. Saturday night one of our members texted us telling us that one of
her friends was going to come to church and that we should come say Hi to her
afterwards! So on Sunday we were sitting there during Sacrament meeting and a
lady and her 2 daughters walk in right before the Sacrament and sat down in the
closest seats, which just so happened to be right next to us :) Turns out, that
they were our members friend! We talked with her afterwards and her 2 daughters
are 11 & 9 and they are just the sweetest girls! We explained what we do as
Missionaries and set up an appointment to go and teach her at our member's
house on Wednesday! They stayed for all 3 hrs and it was seriously the PERFECT
Sunday for them to come. All of our Members were just bearing the strongest
testimonies about how the Gospel has blessed their families during all aspects
of life. In Relief Society the Member who invited her friend to Church even
bore a very powerful testimony and by the end, both her AND her friend (and
quite a few of us....) were in tears. It was SO amazing to see how Heavenly
Father truly answered our prayer almost immediately to help us add 3 new
investigators!
IT GETS BETTER. Then RIGHT after church our phone goes crazy and we have 8 messages from a number we don't know. We read them and guess who it was from.....the lady we helped with on Friday! She was still SO grateful and truly recognizes us as Representatives of Christ! She asked us to come back and helped her pack her stuff to move and said that she would be willing to do ANYTHING to repay us for our kindness. So hopefully we will be able to teach her the Restoration and then invite her to meet with Missionaries in San Francisco once she moves :)
I love this work so much and I truly know that GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS. I hope that all of you will never forget that. Heavenly Father is always there for us and always wants to hear from us, even when we feel like we aren't worthy to talk to Him. Don't let Satan blind you! Heavenly Father will always be merciful and loving and forgiving as long as we turn to Him.
I love you all!
xoxo Sister Morgan
Wow, can I just say that I LOVE being a Missionary?! Everyday is always filled with so many miracles. & I am so grateful that God is still a God of Miracles! This past week I was reading in Mormon chapter 9 & that seriously has to be one of the most powerful chapters EVER. But there were a few verses that really stood out to me this week and I KNOW they are true because I put them to the test and truly saw miracles.
9 For do we not read that God is
the same yesterday, today, and forever, and in him there is
no variableness neither shadow of changing?
10 And now, if ye have imagined up unto yourselves a god who doth vary, and in whom there is shadow of changing, then have ye imagined up unto yourselves a god who is not a God of miracles.
19 And if there were miracles wrought then, why has God ceased to be a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I say unto you he changeth not; if so he would cease to be God; and he ceaseth not to be God, and is a God of miracles.
20 And the reason why he ceaseth to do miracles among the children of men is because that they dwindle in unbelief, and depart from the right way, and know not the God in whom they should trust.
21 Behold, I say unto you that whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing, whatsoever he shall ask the Father in the name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth.
22 For behold, thus said Jesus Christ, the Son of God, unto his disciples who should tarry, yea, and also to all his disciples, in the hearing of the multitude: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature;
10 And now, if ye have imagined up unto yourselves a god who doth vary, and in whom there is shadow of changing, then have ye imagined up unto yourselves a god who is not a God of miracles.
19 And if there were miracles wrought then, why has God ceased to be a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I say unto you he changeth not; if so he would cease to be God; and he ceaseth not to be God, and is a God of miracles.
20 And the reason why he ceaseth to do miracles among the children of men is because that they dwindle in unbelief, and depart from the right way, and know not the God in whom they should trust.
21 Behold, I say unto you that whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing, whatsoever he shall ask the Father in the name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth.
22 For behold, thus said Jesus Christ, the Son of God, unto his disciples who should tarry, yea, and also to all his disciples, in the hearing of the multitude: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature;
As recently I have been learning a lot about how to "ask, seek, & knock", these verses just solidified everything that I had been pondering about! Because God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, He will ALWAYS answer our prayers according to His will. But the reason why I loved verse 22 is because they related that aspect of prayer & miracles to MISSIONARY WORK. We are commanded to go and preach the word, and if we ASK Heavenly Father in the name of Christ for those specific missionary opportunities, with nothing doubting, then Heavenly Father will truly bless us with those opportunities as we SEEK out His Children and invite them to come unto Christ.
So during our weekly planning session on Thursday where we set goals and make plans for our upcoming week, Sis Saedan and I really made some more specific goals and plans to meet our Mission's Standard of Excellence of adding 3 new investigators a week. After our planning session, in every single one of our prayers, we asked Heavenly Father to help us reach that Standard. As we did that and would go out opening our mouths to everyone, Heavenly Father blessed us with so many opportunities to share the Gospel.
The first happened on Friday. We got up and started exercising at 6:30 AM. Sis Saedan wasn't feeling too good so we just decided to walk in a giant loop around our neighborhood. As we were walking down the street still half asleep & with our eyes struggling to stay open, we saw a lady unloading some stuff out of her car. As we get closer we can see that she is unloading some empty boxes. (Side note: Since my companion is Asian I always joke around with her that she needs to 'open her eyes' more & on Monday she even got a fortune cookie that told her she needed to open her eyes) As we walk by Sis. Saedan's eyes "opened" and she was able to see an opportunity for us to do some service! So she asked the lady "Do you need any help?" & the lady turned to us & was like, "Oh my goodness, that would help SO much!" She then looked at us and saw our name tags and was like, "Wow, you are seriously an answer to a prayer!" So we helped her & she just kept thanking us and told us that she had JUST been praying to God and asking Him for help because she was super stressed out and was running late to work. It was cool to see how we were an immediate answer to her prayer! But since we were only in our workout clothes and didn't have anything to give to her we just offered our help if she saw us around & then watched her drive away to work. After studies that day I felt really prompted to go back to her house and leave her a note w/ our number and thanking her for letting us help her.
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| Keeping our "eyes open" for opportunities to share the Gospel! ;) |
IT GETS BETTER. Then RIGHT after church our phone goes crazy and we have 8 messages from a number we don't know. We read them and guess who it was from.....the lady we helped with on Friday! She was still SO grateful and truly recognizes us as Representatives of Christ! She asked us to come back and helped her pack her stuff to move and said that she would be willing to do ANYTHING to repay us for our kindness. So hopefully we will be able to teach her the Restoration and then invite her to meet with Missionaries in San Francisco once she moves :)
I love this work so much and I truly know that GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS. I hope that all of you will never forget that. Heavenly Father is always there for us and always wants to hear from us, even when we feel like we aren't worthy to talk to Him. Don't let Satan blind you! Heavenly Father will always be merciful and loving and forgiving as long as we turn to Him.
I love you all!
xoxo Sister Morgan
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