Viva Las Vegas

Changes came and went, and I am in Matagalpa, I just have another new companion, my boy Elder Melenciano done left me. He returned to the blessed land of Ocotal, and I received today Elder Smith, who is from Las Vegas. He was in Zona Leon when I was there, he is a really cool guy that has a genuine love for the people and is really outgoing!

As for the last week with Elder Melenciano, we put in work and got a lot done, still didn't have the quantity of fruits we would have liked, but we did have the quality of fruits nevertheless. We had a cool lesson with a man who has been through quite the ringer in his life. A month and a half ago I baptized his daughter, and his wife we reactivated. He fell a couple of weeks ago and broke his arm, so we came and gave him a blessing. We were inspired to bless him with health, and that he will be in a position spiritually to receive the gospel. After that he started feeling better, and even more miraculously his heart has been softening and he has been progressing very well (he is not a member... yet). The following day after the blessing we had a very powerful lesson where we literally told him to REPENT.

Two days later we pass by and he is dressed and ready for church at 6:30 in the morning. We will keep on working and striving with him and I know that he will get baptized soon. I learned something from him, very simple but powerful. I learned that living and loving the gospel make us happy. He is a very hardened and crusty man, hardness and crustiness no doubt caused by his difficult life that he has lead. He was very opposed to us and the church, but thanks to the Spirit that softened his heart he is accepting the gospel in his life and coming to church. And in church I saw him do something I had never seen him do before, he smiled.

Not only a little bit but a lot. It was really fulfilling to see him smile from ear to ear, as he listened to the hymns, listened to the gospel doctrine class and priesthood class. He was happy, the joy of the gospel is so stinking real in its effect and blessings in the lives of those who live it! It is awesome!!

I seriously am loving the mission right now, I don´t know why or how I have been blessed so immensely to have been born into this wonderful gospel, where families are together forever, and they are happy to be together! And being a missionary has seriously been the best experience of my life! I am so pumped to work my tail off these last couple of months on the mission! I want to make the most out of it!  I love you all so much, I hope you have just the best week, all of you!

Love Elder Morrison