God is your sugar daddy

Well, here we be folks. 

I'm officially double digits in months out on my mission, and I'm terrified. I know everyone wants to speed up time so that corona leaves us finally, but I would rather keep a nice slow n steady pace. 

Also, when May comes, my mission President will leave. I'm not sure how accurately I can express how much I love that man, but just know that it's a heck ton. My last interview was wildly bittersweet. He has changed my life completely and I'm incredibly grateful for the unique chance to know him and love him! 

So we got some more sad news. Our friend Chuck was going to be baptized on May 2nd, but our Area Seventy (the higher ups) said that wasn't okay. So it's been called off. We were both very upset, but God knows me. He knows me well enough to know that food is my love language, so, I kid you not, FIVE Sisters reached out to us and would not take no for an answer. We got FIVE offers for dinner that night, two promised meals later in the week, but we had 3 meals brought to us that same night!! And I finally got Chick fil A again from one of em! AND one of them came with puzzles! AND my Ward Mission Leader brought us stickers and a Bob Ross coloring book! What more could you need?! Bob Ross!

Is it okay for me to be sad? Of course it is! I'm quite honestly devastated for Chuck. That man was so excited to baptized on Saturday. He was a giddy old man. I'm very sad. 

However, the Lord showed me that, "Yes this is very sad, I'm sad too. But I still need you." I am not going to let a little rain ruin my parade. I love rain! Rain is an excuse to dance and to sing. Because after the rain comes new life. I have no idea why in Heavenly Father's eternal plans Chuck has to wait a few more months to be baptized, but I know that it will be all the more sweeter. I know it'll probably mean a lot more. 

Basically, the Lord knows y'all have had to put off sports, meetings, jobs, school, everything you've looked forward to for the past and future months, wasted it seems. I hear ya. So does He. But quarantine was not meant to be a big pity party. Quarantine was not meant to break you, only change you. Quarantine was not meant to make you fail or crush you. Quarantine, I think, was meant to refine you. Now we have all day to think and pray and turn to the Lord and listen. Breathe. Ask. Hear Him.

Hello. The Prophet of the Lord has been asking us to do this even before quarantine hit. It must be a pretty important thing to do if the Lord stopped the world to give you time to do it. 

Hear Him. That's what you should do with quarantine. 

Boom. I just blew my own mind. 

Anywho. Here's a fun story:

I have begun to do accents to add some spice to life and I gotta admit, I'm pretty good. Each one has a name and story and it's kind of fun to make it all up. My District Leader called one night to check in on us and somehow he found out that I do them (I accidentally switched into one of the voices....oops) and he was dying. He thought it was so funny. (Just goes to show you how low our standard of humor has gotten hahaha.) But one of them is a Russian man named Vladimir and so we all started speaking in Russian accents and I laughed so hard I choked. It was a good night. 

Hope you all have all the fun you can imagine up in quarantine. I'm gonna add my address at the end of my email because I've been asked a few times for it, so just in case y'all want to kidnap me.... ;) 

Dieu est aux commandes. Et voici un proverbe africain de mon président de mission bien-aimé: "Si vous voulez aller vite, allez seul. Si vous voulez aller loin, prenez le temps d'aller avec les autres."  Je vous aime tous!

Câlins et bisous, Sœur Morrison

Onward  and Upward 

Que Dieu vous bénisse 

Mon adresse:

68 E Middle St 2nd Floor

Gettysburg, PA 17325 

You'd sip and you'd just want to die. You gotta cool it dawg.

Friends and Family!

I've decided to make it a personal goal that whenever I have a Zone Conference or any large meetings (most of these are over Zoom,) I get a large plate of food and see if anyone notices as I eat it all. Fries are a personal favorite option, also dino nuggies, salad or chicken and quinoa, etc. Pretty much anything. So far, I'm pleased to announce I have not been called out, nor caught. So I continue my endeavors for the benefit of the select few that I have told about it. 

So basically I'm so excited for bunches of fun projects we're going to start this week! We're trying to use our talents to share the gospel. It's going great haha! 

I totally ran out of time and I'm sooooo sorry! Y'all are in my prayers! 

Câlins et bisous, Sœur Morrison 

Onward and Upward 

Que Dieu vous bénisse 

"I hope I didn't lead them on. I had 0 potential."

Helllooooo family and friends!

Another great week ahead of us I think. Actually, I know. 

Sometimes I wonder how blessed we can get, and then Heavenly Father blesses me again! Isn't God great? 

My days are filled with video call lessons over Zoom and Facebook messenger, or phone calls or texts. We make videos and try to grow our skills and talents so the Lord may use them. We paint, draw, sing, write, and try not to go crazy! We often take long walks and I adore getting to see all the history in this cute little town. Gettysburg is a blessed place to be quarantined in! 

So you would think that whilst in quarantine I would have all the time in the world to write a nicely lengthy email that is organized and makes logical sense. Unfortunately, those dreams died before they were born! Turns out quarantine life is just as busy, perhaps more so than before. I guess I never knew the full potential of this cute little mobile device until I was forced to spend 90% of my time staring at it and struggling to understand it. But now I'll never be the same, so lucky me! 

I'd like to start with one of my all-time favorite scriptures, found within the Book of Mormon: Alma 26:7! It says, "But behold, they are in the hands of the Lord of the harvest, and they are his, and he will raise them up at the last day." This simple and short scripture is overflowing with hope and peace. Hope is extremely important to me. It lends motivation, comfort, and truthfully most everything revolves around it. So, maybe I should explain. You are His. The God of the universe. The Creator of the world. The Savior of us all. Has you in his hands, and proudly claims you as His. 

Back story time: once upon a moment in time, Sister Morrison struggled to understand her divine nature. She knew she was a daughter of God, and it made sense logically that she was loved, but she didn't necessarily feel it. Dark times my friends. However, one day her brother pointed out a chapter in Moses and a single scripture became her beacon of light guiding her home. Moses 7:43 reads, "Wherefore Enoch saw that Noah built an ark; and that the Lord smiled upon it, and held it in his own hand..." Imagine for just a second that you are Noah on the ark. The winds are blowing fierce and strong, the waves stretch high above you and crash into your boat, the world seems to be in chaos. You are pouring out your heart to the Lord because you are very scared. And sad because you lost some loved ones. Now zoom out. Here you see God the Father holding this little ark in His mighty hands, smiling at the adorable creations He made, who are freaking out. How tender is that? To Noah, it was the scariest and hardest thing he's ever been through! And yet, Heavenly Father tenderly wraps His hands around them and smiles at them. I'm sure a smile from our Father could melt the hardest of hearts. 

Therefore, what? The world is in chaos. The "waves are crashing," the power of nature seems destined to be our doom. But you had better believe that Heavenly Father has His hands wrapped snugly around you. No mere virus can stop the power of the Master of all. May I repeat a well-known and beloved hymn, "Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side; with patience bear thy cross of grief or pain. Leave to thy God to order and provide: in every change, He faithful will remain. Be still, my soul: Thy best, thy heavenly Friend through thorny ways, leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake to guide the future as He has the past. Thy hope,  thy confidence let nothing shake; all now mysterious shall be bright at last! Be still, my soul: the winds and waves still know His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below." 

As I've said, my beloved people, God is good. Believe in Him and in His power, and never forget hope. Let it fill your mind and heart. I can personally testify that God's work continues, He is not slowing down, but in fact, is speeding His work along. Run with it! Every day I have an opportunity to be a part of that glorious work of Salvation, and my goodness the hope it brings!! There is joy to be had in this gospel, the kind that never ends and only seems to intensify. 

I would also include some Frenchie stuff but I'm a little short on time now (no surprises there) so I'll put in a scripture instead. 

2 Néphi 4:20-21 

"Mon Dieu a été mon soutien ; il m’a conduit à travers mes afflictions dans le désert, et il m’a préservé sur les eaux du grand abîme.

 Il m’a rempli de son amour, oui, jusqu’à ce que ma chair en soit consumée."

I love you all and pray that you'll have a sane, healthy, very good week! 

Bisous et câlins, Sister Morrison 

Onward and Upward!

Que Dieu vous bénisse

 

He does not have 20/20 vision. He has glasses.

Wasn't Conference one of the most revelatory and uplifting experiences? I for one was absolutely and ridiculously happy to be able to participate in such an amazing and historical event! 

A few things that stood out to me were:

1. The call to action! 

We all have been extended so many invitations. I absolutely loved Sister Jones talk. She called the Sisters of the world to step forward and take their place in the hastening of the work. I think oftentimes we think that we don't have a need to be involved with the inter-workings of the Priesthood and the responsibilities they have. But we do! We are equally yoked! Our responsibilities may be different but they come together and intertwine to give us a single purpose. Which purpose is the same as Heavenly Father's! To "bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man."

2. Hear Him!

Repeatedly, the Prophet has asked us to hear the voice of our Savior. In scripture, and in general, when the Lord asks us to do things multiple times its because its important. Make sure that you follow those suggestions. I promise that it will bring so much joy into your life! 

3. MY MISSION PRESIDENT GOT CALLED AS A SEVENTY! We are all so very proud of him and excited for this new opportunity. He is one of the most faithful and genuine people I've ever had the good fortune of meeting. I always knew he would someday be a general authority, but I was NOT expecting it to be so soon, let alone while I was on my mission. 

There was so many more amazing things that happened and if you don't know what I'm talking about go to churchofjesuschrist.org and check it all out! 

So other than that I'm loving this area! We got to walk around the battlefield and get a tour from our very knowledgeable landlady. It was so cool to hear about the stories of everybody who lived and struggled in those times. It's so crazy that this place that I live in has seen so much history! I've been so blessed to be here! 

I'm sorry I'm running low on time. I love you all and I LOVE this gospel! 

Love, Sister Morrison 

Onward and Upward!

Que Dieu vous bénisse