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I am going to start this week's email with a song from the very intelligent and sophistated scholar, SpongeBob.
"Mr. Sun came out and he smiled at me. He said, "it's gonna be a good one you just wait and see" It's the best day ever!!!"
That is precisely how I have felt the past few days. :) The sun has decided to make an appearance again, and has warmed up the beautiful land of Ohio!! :) I will tell ya, I am so happy to not be wearing tights for at least a few days. :)
We had an incredible zone conference yesterday and I feel as though I need to share some of the things the Spirit taught me with all of you. President Stratford talked a lot about involving the members with missionary work, and it answered SO many of Sister Hansen and my prayers. Members are so important for so many reasons. You all have heard them so many times, but let me share with you something I didn't know until President Stratford told us. He made us aware that neither he or us holds the keys to missionary work--bishops, stake presidents, branch presidents, or district presidents hold those keys. It is them and the members who are responsible for missionary work. The keys he holds as mission president and the keys we have as missionaries are the keys to teach and to baptize. That is why it is so important that members are involved in the work!!THey are the ones who should be doing the majority of the finding and all of the fellowshipping. We are here to teach people with the power of the Holy Ghost and to baptize. Sister Hansen and I are so excited to help the members here get more confidence to share their testimonies and the joy that the gospel of Jesus Christ brings. I hope each and every one of you pray for opportunities to share the gospel. There is someone in each of your lives who is prepared or being prepared to accept the fulness of the gospel. :)
The other thing we covered a lot at zone conference was the atonement of Jesus Christ. I love my Savior so much, and spending so many hours discussing the sacrifice he made for each of us was so special. They prepared an object lesson for us to understand the atonement of Jesus Christ a little bit better. They "foreordained" one of the elders to represent the Savior and pulled out a bag of truffles. They said that each of us needed a "truffle of salvation" in order to enter God's presence again. They then walked up to each missionary one at a time and asked if we wanted a truffle. With each missionary, the elder had to do 5 push ups in order for them to receive their truffle. One elder said that he did not want his truffle, so the elder asked the other, "Elder, will you do five push ups so that this elder can have the truffle he doesn't want?" The elder doing the push ups (Shaking from fatigue at this point in time) smiled, nodded, and did five slow push ups for the other elder. The longer this went on, the more tired this elder became, yet he did not stop until he had done five push ups for every single person in the room. Our Savior came and suffered the atonement as a gift for each of us...whether we accept Him or not. I plead with you, if you have not gained a testimony of who Jesus Christ is and what he has done for YOU, please please do whatever it takes to gain one. I promise with everything in me that He loves you. He is there with open arms ready to embrace you in a hug and free you from any and all sorrow, guilt, regret, anxiety, depression, anger, whatever it may be. I testify that he came to succor us. I know that he lives. I know that he can give us more joy and peace than anything this world could offer. He is my best friend and can be yours as well. :)
Thank you all for your prayers. I love you all so very much! Have a wonderful week, and do all you can to know your Savior better. Your life will be made forever happier. <3
Love,
Sister Morris
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