Started from the bottom, now we're here

Well on October 24th 2016, I left Matagalpa on a bus to Jalapa. 1 year later, after 5 companions, two sons (missionaries I have trained), a handful of converts and a bunch of wonderful miracles, memories and friends later, I have come back.

I left Matagalpa last year after a week where we baptized 15 as a zone, this week the zone baptized 2. When I was here the first time I was a brand new missionary that could hardly speak Spanish, now I am fluent. Back then I was trying to learn all I could from my leaders, now I am the one trying to act like I know what I am doing!! Truth be told, I am still trying to fake it till I make it. But I am just as pumped to be here as day one Elder Morrison!

It makes me realize the miracle of the mission. That the more I lose myself trying to help others, the more I find myself and progress. I have realized 2 very encouraging things!! 1) I have grown a lot 2) I have yet much more room to grow!!

There have been times on my mission when I come home and kneel down and I have just had tears coming out before I choke out the first words of my prayer. Times when they have been tears of pain and anguish, or joy and consolation, or any number of reasons.

This week I have ran into many of my old friends!! And when I see the less active youth I drug around with me, now sending in his mission papers, or seeing a convert of mine who has recieved the Melchezidek priesthood, I am overjoyed and I know that all my efforts in trying to pay back my Lord have been worth it. But I will never be able to pay back my Savoir. I am grateful to be the unprofitable servant.

Unprofitable because I know I can never repay back the debt that was paid by my Savoir in a Garden called Gethsemane and a hill called Golgotha. His sacrifice was an infinite and eternal sacrifice, because he considered me worthy of his blood, and likewise all of us worthy.

I heard a quote the otherday that I loved, "The best decision I have ever made was sacrifice something I loved dearly to the God I love more, he has never forgotten me for it" I testify of these words, God has not forgotten me because I have sacrificed much, although very little to what he has sacrificed!

I love you all, and I hope that you have find success this week!!

Love Elder Morrison