This week was very good, but nothing super crazy or out of the ordinary happened. Because of that, I am just going to tell a story that I read during personal study one day this week. It comes from the book "Our Heritage".
"A man who crossed the plains in the Martin handcart company lived in Utah for many years. One day he was in a group of people who began sharply criticizing the Church leaders for ever allowing the Saints to cross the plains with no more supplies or protection than a handcart company provided. The old man listened until he could stand no more, then he aros and said with great emotion:
"I was in that company and my wife was in it....we suffered beyond anything you can imagine and many died of exposure and starvation, but did you ever hear a survivor of that company utter a word of criticism?...We cam through with the absolute knowledge that God lives for we became acquainted with him in our extremities. I have pulled my handcart when I was so weak and weary from illness and lack of food that Icould hardly put one foot ahead of the other. I have looked ahead and seen a patch of sand or a hill slope and I have said, I can go only that far and there I must give up, for I cannot pull the load through it...I have gone on to that sand and when I reached it, the cart began pushing me. I have looked back many times to see who was pushin my cart, but my eyes saw no one. I knew then that the angels of God were there. Was I sorry that I chose to come by handcart? No.Neither then nor any minute of my life since. The price we paid to become acquainted with God was a privilege to pay, and I am thankful that I was privileged to come in the Martin Hadcart Company,:
Wow, right? I was in complete awe when I read this story. We all go through difficult times in life, but as we turn to our Savior during those times we will be able to see God's hand and we will find joy in the journey. :)
I just thought of a story from this week to tell you all! Okay, this was SO COOL!! Sister Gruver and I have worked so hard this week to find new investigators, and one of them was the biggest miracle. So we drove to a neighborhood that we had in our plans, and we decided to say another prayer even though we had just said one not five minutes ago. After we said the prayer there was a man mowing his lawn and we felt like we shouldn't talk to him. Yeah...that goes against just about everything missionaries are supposed to do! However we followed the prompting and continued walking down the street. Suddenly we felt very strongly that we needed to change our direction and turn down another street. Despite how confident we felt about the street we were on, we decided to act on the prompting. We walked straight up to a random house and met John. We talked for probably ten minutes, and he was so kind! Sister Gruver bore a super powerful testimony after we did a brief rundown of the restoration, and then he said, "you know, had you been just one minute later, I would have been gone. I was just heading out the door when you knocked." WHAT?! Heavenly Father is so cool! :) We are going to teach him tomorrow, so please keep praying!! :)
Okay, I also had a really dumb blonde moment this week at a member's house...I really had to go to the bathroom, and they told me it was down the hall to the right. So I walk down the hall, spin around about three times and couldn't tell which one the bathroom was! The one to my right just had a bunch of canned foods in it! Well...I turned around and asked them to clarify, so they said, "to your right." so I start walking into the room with a whole bunch of cans, and they say again "To your RIGHT." Yep. Nineteen years old and still get my rights and lefts confused sometimes I guess! It would have been less embarrassing if it had been a family I know well...but that was their first impression of me. LOL! Hope that story made you laugh a little. :)
I hope you all are able to remember Heavenly Father in your lives despite what you may be going through. Remember He is there and that He does love you lots and lots. :) Thanks so much for all the support and all of your prayers! Be happy everyone!!
Love,
Sister Morris
PS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BROOKIE!!(Or Danielle...?) :)
PPS
If you have time you should read this story of my great great grandma :) It is super cool!
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