As I have been thinking about the blessings the Lord has been giving us continually, and looking back, I'm so grateful for this journey we are a part of! Onward ever onward!
Elder Morris' experiences in South Carolina as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Week 34
As I have been thinking about the blessings the Lord has been giving us continually, and looking back, I'm so grateful for this journey we are a part of! Onward ever onward!
Week 33
We are back in Summerville! We were able to check on people and everyone is doing okay. No real damage or loss happened here in Charleston aside from some flooding.
Week 32
The Hurricane (Matthew) is coming quick and is starting to brew bigger. We went around seeing if anyone was in need of help for the Hurricane! They called an evacuation for tomorrow at 3 for all the residents in Charleston.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Week 31
General Conference
We have been greatly edified by General Conference. It is a Missionary’s dream conference haha! The Spirit has been so strong in the direction and work that we can organize ourselves with, in working with the members, and uplifting them in this a great work in this dispensation. I'm greatly lifted and an excitement unlike I've ever experienced before comes over me while listening. I'm so grateful that we are able to listen to modern day revelation from a Prophet and Apostles and servants called by our Lord. One of my Favorite Quotes Written Down in my Notes from Conference: Lynn G. Robbins, "The way you see a Child, is the Way you treat them, and the way you treat them, is the way they'll become" (see 3 Nephi Christ opens the Mouth of the Children)
That, I Know is true for everyone of us. That is the Key to loving someone as Christ does!
Motivation for missionary dinners |
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Week 29
I’m
grateful for this opportunity to serve and uplift others. I know the Lord knows
my best efforts and I’m grateful for the guidance and love I continually
receive from him during this time. I
know that is the key, by just doing the best we can, the Lord will cover the
rest. I love being here!
Week 28
I love
the things that we have been called to do, and I am so grateful for the ability
to do it through the Lord’s guidance and His peace always making it possible.
Week 26
I’m so
grateful to be here with this amazing ward! This ward is super awesome and I’m
honored to be able to work and grow with them!
Week 25
Many Adventures this week, we have been greatly blessed! Here are my 4 keys to Victory and Happiness in the Mission.
1. Enjoying the Journey!
2. Just Doing your Best!
3. Taking it one Task at a time!
4. Giving all your worries to the Lord, for he truly will take care of all things!
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Week 24
Scripture for the week:
2 Nephi 4:15-35, (Here's just 34 and 35) =D
2 Nephi 4:15-35, (Here's just 34 and 35) =D
34 O
Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever. I will not put
my trust in the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth his
trust in the arm of flesh. Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or
maketh flesh his arm.
35 Yea,
I know that God will give liberally to him that asketh. Yea, my God will give
me, if I ask not amiss; therefore I will lift up my voice unto thee; yea, I
will cry unto thee, my God, the rock of my righteousness. Behold, my voice
shall forever ascend up unto thee, my rock and mine everlasting God. Amen.
Week 23
This Ward is Amazing! They're doing a pretty
good job on keeping each other updated, and communication is a Strength that is
uniting it all together! I've been so busy, I've loved every moment of these
amazing Miracles that come from the Ward and the Missionaries seeing the
Vision!
Week 21 (WL)
Transfers! I have had
AMAZING experiences here in the Windsor Lake area! I have met amazing people and will cherish
these experiences always! As I leave Windsor Lake these are my parting
thoughts: I humbly give all that I have and devote every gift and talent
the Lord has blessed me with to build up his kingdom. And I faithfully trust in
my God, and my Savior, that my mind may be opened to behold the visions and
revelations that are given to me to help build the Saints up in the Kingdom and
Glory of God. I stand ever as a witness of the Divine Glory and love of our
Savior Jesus Christ. I love this Gospel, I love sharing this Love with everyone.
Week 19 (WL)
Happy 4th of July! :)
we heard a lot of fireworks and celebrations! I pray that everyone feels the
gratitude and Joy in celebrating this wonderful reminder for our freedom. I went
over Alma 61 & 62. And made a cool marking in my scriptures for the Title
of Liberty =D
Week 18 (WL)
Oh, how grateful I am to just be here and part of
this Amazing Work! I'm so thankful for the other missionaries and my family, and our
Investigators; to learn and grow with them!
Week 16 (WL)
I know our Heavenly Father is very aware of us
all, and is refining us to be the Beautiful Master Piece he knows we can be. I'm
so grateful for all these blessings and all the Things that I have been given
to help me learn and grow into the person to recognize his blessings and enjoy
all that he has in store for us. It's all for us and the things we go through
truly help us become better and enjoy more blessings in the End. Always trust
in the Lord! Take it one moment at a time! And be the very best you that you
can Be! As my Mom has told me "There is only one You, and you’re the very
Best YOU EVER!! 😄
Week 15 (WL)
So here's my Power Scripture for y’all
this week! =D I loved this concept in Alma Chapter 29. Alma explains that one
of the greatest possible sources of joy is converting others to the truth.
Week 13 (WL)
Love you all!! This week has been crazy
haha, we've been walking Elders this entire week because Elder Boone's bike
needed to go into the shop for repairs and my Bike has a flat I needed to take
care of. Walking all day everyday in the humid sun, haha, it makes for one of
the greater experience of trekking. =P
Here's a scripture thought for ya’ll ;) John
4:9-14 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew,
askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings
with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift
of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked
of him, and he would have given thee living water. The woman saith unto him,
Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then
hast thou that living water? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave
us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? "Jesus
answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst
again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst;
but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing
up into everlasting life."
Week 12 (WL)
So
the Primary Leaders organized a "Book of Mormon Stories" activity for
the Primary kids. They asked us, the Missionaries, to do Samuel the Lamanite
and Alma and Amulek. There was also David and Goliath, Joseph Smith’s First
Vision and some others. It was so much Fun and a great idea. We acted Samuel
the Lamanite 4 times, and Alma and Amulick 4 times for the kids. They were so
sweet, they had passports, and we would give them a sticker to put in their
pass port when their little group was done watching the reenactment. it was like
being in a Liken the Scriptures Movie =D
Elder Lino was Samuel the Lamanite, and I was Alma and Elder Boone was
Amulek, Elder Fife was the Chief Judge haha, They loved us in that one haha :)
we had our minute of fame by the Ward haha. We had a lot of fun doing this.
Week 11 (WL)
Scripture Chapter thought for this
week, Alma 32. This is where Alma is teaching to the Zoramites and helping them
understand Truth to dispel the false Doctrine they have grown up with. The
Zoramites are very poor and Alma teaches them about the Doctrine of Faith as
simply as he can. He explains to them that Faith is like a little seed, that
must be planted and taken care of. As it grows it becomes like a tree where the
fruit of eternal life, like we learn from Lehi's vision, can be picked. The
Fruit being the Word of God, Wow! So some of the things from this Chapter we
can get are:
A) Affliction is what usually
humbles people and prepare them to hear the Word of God. "Blessed are those
who are Humble without being compelled to be Humble."
B) Faith is God’s gift to those who
serve him.
C) In order to Develop Faith, we
Must begin with the desire to do so.
D) Faith is Hope in the Truth
"Word of God"
E) Faith isn't to have a Perfect knowledge
of things, it is things which are hoped for, not seen, but that are true.
F) We cannot know anything of a
Surety at First like Alma says, but we must plant and Nourish the seed of Faith
properly and with Diligence.
G) Our Seeds Only Grow and Flourish
if it is not cast out by unbelief or "Resistance" to the Spirit.
H) We can tell which things that are
good, because our "Soul will enlarge" and cause a swelling in the
Bosom" (The Promptings of the Holy Ghost) And Probably one of the Most
important Points We can find is
If our Faith is Neglected, it will
wither.
I love how Alma explains this so
well! Faith Provides trust, Hope, and Confidence!! WOW! Haha, anyway hope this
helps y'all in any way it can.
Week 10 (WL)
Hello Everyone! =D
This week has been Amazing! Just a couple of
thoughts: I know striving to live by the Mission Standard the Lord has set is the
way we can not only have the Spirit with us on our Missions, but to help us
learn things that would take maybe like ten years to learn otherwise, To help
us become our best selves, the way God sees us. It's Incredible to see he's
prepare us, and helping us to get ready for his coming. It's an honor to be
part of this great work. Taking it day by day, enjoying the Journey! Haha sometimes
just taking it minute by minute. =D
Uncle Iroh (The Avatar) quote from McKay: "While it is always best
to believe in oneself; a little help from others can be a great
blessing"
Week 9 (WL)
There is no way I could do this work without the Lord's comfort and strength he gives us, and from all the Prayers that are said for the
Missionaries. I'm so glad to be here, I say that all the time because of how
much of an Honor it truly is that I feel to be able to be part of this work.
Among the Ranks of my friends, And Family =D And it's good to always remember
that as often as I can. All I want is to be able to help others feel the saving
power that the Gospel will bring them. To be their friend and let them know that
everything will be alright in the end, keep moving forward. It's not easy, nor
should it be, but it's worth it. It's worth everything to come down to earth to
experience this gift and to try to learn how to become like God. I'm so
grateful to have been able to grow so much so far. It's a blessing to be able
to have this time be a booster in our life's for helping others and preparing
for the 2nd coming.
I'm starting to see why they say the summer is the
sticky months, haha, you are literally always sweating, even if you just walk
outside fora moment.
Week 8 (WL)
I had an amazing experience that happened today
that came from a prompting of the Spirit. We were walking past this house to go
past the street, and we saw some younger looking couples talking at their door
step, I started to walk up and then they started to yell at each other, we
kinda stopped awkwardly for a moment in the middle of their drive way, and
started back for the road. I didn't want to add to the reason for them yelling
at each other than to us. So as we started back to our other place, I then felt
the strong push to go up to that house and talk to them. At first I thought,
naw, that's just my wanting to try and help (FYI haha, that was my first hint
that the Spirit was trying to give me, never be afraid to help and be nice) and
where I would end up causing more trouble, I don't want to be that person who
is sticking his nose in other people’s business, so I tried to push it aside,
but then It came back even stronger and I then knew what was happening. I knew
we needed to go and talk to these people, I told my companion this and he was
like, oh man I hope we don't get those beer bottles thrown at us. So I started
to walk up and I was like, breath, that's the key, breath haha. When we
approached, one of the Couples went inside calling out of few words and shut
the door, and the guy was standing at the porch, looking down. I said, hello
and we asked if he needed any help with the car part he had in his hand. He
looked up at me for a moment and started to laugh, and said no, but thank you.
We ended up talking to him for a bit and he told us what was happening. I asked
him if we could say a prayer with him before we leave, and he said he would
like that. I remember praying for him and his family, and other things that came
to my mind during the prayer. As we walked away, I knew what we just did was
what the Lord wanted us to try and do. I don't think we’ll really ever see him
again, but we stopped and gave him comfort and helped lift him up in his time
of need.
Week 7 (WL)
When the Savior said Love thy Neighbor as thy self,
I realized that we must love ourself so we can love others and feel as happy
for their accomplishments as our own. If we don't love ourselves first, we
can't really love others, It's like when we were told we can't help lift someone
up if we're already below them, we must be on higher Ground first to help them
up. Its selfless love =D You find yourself as you try to give yourself to the
Service of others. That's a really fun blessing there =D And the Tools for that
is just a simple smile to someone, or saying hi, the small things, and we end
up feeling happy in return. =D thought I'd share that fun reminder I got while
studying =D Being ourselves, trying our best to do follow Gods council and trusting
in the Lord=his Atonement, and everything else in our life's will work itself
out as we do so.
I love you all!! You’re all so amazing! Thanks for
all you Love and Support! You know you have mine, Keep pressing Forward!! =D
Week 6 (WL)
I'm so grateful for my Savior, and the Love and
Strength he gives us all as we do our best. Trust in the Lord with everything.
I know he loves us so much. Jesus is our Chieftain and Leader in this Great
work of Salvation. One of the Biggest blessings and funny things about
Missionary work, is you are always tired haha, It's hard work, your either
calling or talking to people, or doing service in helping the Ward or anyone
you feel guided to do so. But as you just enjoy the Journey and give it your
all, you’re always at peace, and happy. =D The Lord gives the strength to keep
moving forward, as we put all our trust in him. He will never move us forward in
the Grand game of Chess, more than what we can handle, As long as we just do
our best, he makes up the rest. I know that by making the best of each situation
as much as you can is a way to truly recognize Gods love for us. That is one
thing I didn't realize until after a few weeks out in the Field, is how proud
he is of his Children when they smile and try their best to love one another.
It makes life and everything we do so fun, the Mission is a blessing that
strengthens you and gives you that blessing of knowledge in how to be at peace
with yourself and deepen a love of one of the greatest gifts that we have,
Families. And that they can be together forever, and that's why we're out here,
to bring others unto Christ.
One of my favorite quotes is, "Missionary,
someone who leaves their family for a short time, so others may be with their
family for eternity." =D
Week 5-(WL)
We got taught so well in the Direction on where to
go, and how to maintain our journey to it. By trying to improve every day, I
loved what Elder Holland said, Just trying to do our best, and God will bless
us with strength and making every day a blessing. It is absolutely true. I know
that as we continue forward, taking it one step at a time, just doing our best while
enjoying it with the best attitude we can muster, God loves that, and will
bless us for being selfless in what we do. Keep Enjoying the Journey, and
always smile, even when you don't want to, especially when you don't want to =D
and you will lift someone soul up as well as your own. One thing I have been
learning again and again is how you don't have to be the best speaker, or best
service maintenance person, as you be yourself and let others know you care
about them, it goes a long way. Gandalf nails it when he says "It the
small acts of Kindness, everyday deeds done by ordinary folk that keeps the
Darkness at bay." Keep on keeping
on with the small things everyone! =D
Week 4-Windsor Lake Area (WL)
Today was awesome. In the south, you quickly get
embraced by the culture and the love they have for Jesus, God, and really all
y'all. With the strength of our lord, as we put our complete trust
and faith in him, we can do all things that he sends us to do, just by taking
it one small step at a time, doing your best with each step. And great things
will happen by doing so. Alma 37:6-7 and Proverbs 3:5-6.
My companion and I |
Week 3-Last Week at the MTC
I love
this work, and I love our Savior Jesus Christ, who made it so we could live
with our Father in Heaven, and have peace in this life! On to South Carolina.
Week 2-Still The MTC
Losing yourself in the Work and Service is
the Key, and Just Enjoying the Journey, Being yourself, and doing the Best you
can to follow the Saviors example, and studying and having a plan, and going
back to just doing your best in all those things, That will invite the Spirit,
and you can go into any lesson, any situation or anything you need to do, and
the Spirit will be with you, And the best part about it to, is the spirit will take
care of everything, as you then just be yourself and do your best, Keeping your
mind open and clear, (not worrying about what you need to say, because doing
that, being just focused on yourself and what you think you want to say can
tune your mind out to the Promptings of the Spirit,) Missionary work is
incredible, and so fun, and Life in general, always Trust in the Lord, and He
will always help you through. =D Proverbs 3:5-6
Ran into some awesome people at the MTC
Ran into some awesome people at the MTC
Week 1-The MTC
So
many truths and blessings are given to us by our Father in Heaven. He speeds up
the time for his Missionaries to learn scriptures and the lessons. He loves us
so much, I know that he lives, and that he loves me. I am so grateful for the
spirit teaching us all with such power, the training that the MTC has for its
missionaries is a calling from our Father in Heaven. Read D&C 42:29: If
thou lovest me, thou shalt serve me and keep all my commandments and Isaiah
26:3 too!!! =D
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