Let's begin with transfers.
The Assistants came to pick us up in the van and they were over an hour late getting there. Then Sister Whitcomb and I had to say a real sad goodbye. I'm gonna miss her so much. She really became a soul sister to me, and we already have a billion and a half plans for our post-mission reunions. And our other roommates, but especially Hermana Trapp because we know each other super well now and we came out to the mission at the same time. Anywho it was sad and there are some pictures at the bottom to make you sad too.
Additionally, transfers actually took place in the evening. "But Sister Morrison," you might ask, "isn't that prime time for missionaries to be finding God's elect?" Indeed, you may be right. I don't plan these things. We got a huge influx of new missionaries, so us oldies got pushed back to the evening. We loaded the van sometime around 7:30 pm and took off to go drop something off to another area and finally, we started off in the direction of my new home. A few hours in the van swapping crazy mission stories, laughing about the good ole times, and teasing each other later we arrived. It was actually the very same building that I arrived at when I met my trainer, Sister Morin (who also just finished her mission and is home now.) So that was a little trip down memory lane. It was past 9 pm when we arrived, so we scrambled to find my stuff and get in the car. I was pretty much beat. After we got home, I unpacked a few dresses that would wrinkle if I left them in there overnight, grabbed my jammies, and hit the hay. Unfortunately, my hay wasn't hay at all, it was an air mattress that I was graciously loaned because they don't have a bed for me right now. It's one of those big fat ones, so I don't even touch the floor!
Needless to say, that was the strangest transfer to date. Grand adventures in the life of a quarantined missionary.
And of course, I can't forget to update you on my companions. <-- Yes, there's multiple. I'm in my first trio!! Honestly, it's super nice! Their names are Sister Swann and Sister Im. They actually arrived here together the same time that Sister Whitcomb, my last companion, did! It's been really good! We went to an Asian market for groceries, (one is Japanese, and the other is Korean,) and we got some pretty interesting food! I'm always up to try new things. Also, don't eat butter honey chips. Pretty nasty. Also, apparently beans do go in dessert. (Just red beans so far.)
So yeaaahhhhhhhh. Life is good! Apparently on Wednesday President Nye is going to have a meeting with us to discuss how we get to move into "Phase 1" of quarantine. Woohoo! Progress is being made people! Prayers are being answered!
"...the Lord looketh on the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7). Obviously, this scripture is talking about not judging others, but I also wanted to relate it to how the Lord views our efforts. Oftentimes, the things we do or say go unnoticed. Hardly a day passes without someone in my life makes a sacrifice for me or my family. I don't always know or give gratitude. I think we as humans expect acknowledgment if we are trying. And it's hard to have the motivation to continue when no one is seeing you. But the Lord looketh upon the heart. He sees your desires even when you don't think you're trying hard enough. When we don't meet our own expectations, it can be so hard to feel that we are enough.
But if your desire to improve and come closer to Jesus Christ is there, I promise that Heavenly Father is so proud of your efforts! He sees your heart and innermost thoughts and feelings. (That's a good thing.)
Anyway, you are enough. That's what I'm trying to get at.
Jacob 3:1
《Mais voici, moi, Jacob, je voudrais vous parler, à vous qui avez le cœur pur. Regardez vers Dieu avec fermeté d’esprit et priez-le avec une foi extrême, et il vous consolera dans vos afflictions, et il plaidera votre cause et fera descendre la justice sur ceux qui cherchent votre destruction.》
Câlins et bisous, Sœur Morrison
Onward and Upward
Que Dieu vous bénisse
Mon adresse:
200 Caraway Rd. #2B
Reisterstown, MD 21136
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