March

Hey Everyone, hope you enjoyed your week,

As for me, I am doing well. this sunday wasn't that bad, we had a couple of investigators in church but always I will want more. Trying to be happy always and content never.

Pday we played soccer finally, and I enjoyed it even though it reminded of how bad I am at it but I am improving. The Latinos still run circles around me, even Elder Tax who is like three feet tall. 

Anyway I would like to share one experience in particular that I had this week. Once again I was reminded of the story of the currant bush (those who don't know that story you can look it up on lds.org currant bush in Mormon messages). I was very annoyed, here in Ocotal there are almost 400 members on roll but only 60 go to church and we as missionaries do everything. We give the talks, do the cleaning, do the gospel doctrine teaching etc etc. I was mad, I just wanted to go to an area with faithful members that don't depend on us, the missionaries, to do everything. I was annoyed because they weren't helping me and because I wasn't having success. I said a prayer that was very sincere and quite frankly a little angry, saying in effect, "How could you do this to me? If I was in a stronger ward I would baptize more, be happier, have more success, eat more food, etc etc, Here I have to do it all and I am only 18 years old. I should be in college and relaxing, or in a states mission eating with members and playing basketball "to get investigators" on Friday's (no offense to the thousands of amazing and devoted state side missionaries)". 

Then these words came to my mind, "Good for you, maybe I know what I am doing and I am preparing you for something in the future" almost seemed.. I don't know, not sarcastic but I am convinced that the Lord has a sense of humor, because how many thousands of times have I read and pondered about challenges and the refiners fire and what not? Shoot, I have seen the currant bush video like 30 times!?? The Lord has to see what a joke how stubborn I am! and how thickheaded I am!

But this little bit changed the way I looked at the work. I have prayed every day to be a consecrated missionary. This time of trial has been my opportunity to consecrate myself to the work and work hard and lovingly even when times are rough!! And I don't know what the Lord has in plan for me in the future but may I ever be conscious and have the faith and humility to submit to His will and recognize that He knows us loves us and will always do what may not be easiest for us, but certainly always best.

Love you All, hope you are doing well!

Elder Morrison

Also I found a new scripture that I fell in love with John 16 verse 33

Trevor had asked Logan some questions and these were his answers:

The food here in Ocotal: no good American food, it is all nasty. I live off of rice, bread, milk, beans and chicken with the occasional soda and pear juice!!

Teaching: they changed the indicators and we don't count lessons anymore, but normally about 120 menos activos and recent converts and investigators combined.

My area is pretty big and far from the church most of it and further from my house it is super dusty.

Door approaches: we yell and they come or lie to us and tell us no one is here, then I laugh and say who is talking and then they run to the back of their house, kind of annoying how much they lie.

Spanish, the other night I was so tired and I had to talk and call the missionaries in my district. I was so dead and forgot which language I was speaking, so I asked and they told me Spanish. I think I got it down. Out of the gringos I have one of the best accents and what not. I like Spanish a lot and I want to learn more languages and perfect Spanish in college.