Nooooo, it's a giant thumb... HAHAHA

As far as this week we have had a funny week!

Monday we made a music video to a funny Mormon song and it is hilarious. Dakoda Rollins, a ward member, put it online so everyone can see it. The link is at the bottom of the paragraph.  That was a really fun P-day and then in the evening we had dinner with the Larson family and a FHE afterwards and brother Larson was talking to us about his leg.  

Brother Larson, a couple years ago, got in a really big motorcycle accident and unfortunately the damage was so bad that he had to get his leg amputated. Well we were looking at a bunch of the pictures from the surgery and everything with the accident and we got to the end and it was a picture of him with his leg gone (it got cut right below the knee) and had stitches all around it and he was laughing in the picture so we were like why are you laughing? He said he remembers him thinking it looked like a giant penis! 

So we all got a good kick out of it and then we see Beckham their 3 year old son next to us shouting, "IT LOOKS LIKE A GIANT PENIS," and it was the funniest thing ever and his mom looks at him and says "no it looks like a giant thumb" and tries to get everyone to laugh so he thinks its funny. Well that didnt work and he said "no mom its a giant penis" haha ah good times

http://youtu.be/LNHD4_qpj3A

This week was good we did a-lot of service for some really cool people and we were able to teach some good lessons! We have 2 investigators that are super close to being really solid they want everything that the church has to offer its just they dont want to change. I get it I mean its hard to do but we are hopefully getting somewhere. We think we are 'cause things seem to be getting better with them!! I'm too impatient. I need to be OK with progress! We are needing to find a lot because we have lost a couple investigators, but we were able to find some really cool people this week, so things are looking upward for us!!!

We had a really good lesson with Billy, though. We both, afterwards, while we were talking about it felt like that was the best lesson we had with him thus far. He says he wants to make a change but he needs to get to church!!!! That's always the kicker!!! He has an awesome family, though, and they would be good members of the church!!

Something sad that happened was one of our investigators is going to move to Texas and we are bummed about that, but a cool miracle happened. As she was walking around an apartment complex, she told us that she saw 2 missionaries and walked up to them and exchanged numbers with them; that just shows me that God is guiding this work and that He always is helping us and those who want to hear the message!!

So steady progress is being made! I know that the Lord doesn't expect perfection, he just expects progress, and as long as we are doing our best and giving it all to Him He is happy!!!

I'm happy. I love the work and the great blessings I see from it!

LOVE YA'LL.

Elder Morris

This week was crazy ... and also awesome!

This week was pretty crazy, but really awesome at the same time!!

Last Monday we went and got pedicures up in Stillwater, it was really funny and actually felt really good! The little Asian lady who was clipping my toe nails said I had a couple in-grown toe nails (as usual) haha and got them right out, It didn't even hurt. Who needs doctors when you got little Asian ladies right? haha

From left, Tyler Merkley, me, Elder Balch, Ashley Merkley and the Asian lady at our pedicure session.

We had a really good experience this week though! We were kinda upset, frustrated, and a bit tired one evening this week, we were complaining and moping about the mission struggles and our issues with certain things and just a lot of poopy stuff was being thrown down, then we were like ok we still have to go out and work so went up to talk to this guy and sure enough he was super interested in hearing about the gospel and asking us questions about the missions and why we were doing what we were doing and it brought me back to remember the real reasons why I decided to serve a mission and why i was still on my mission right now!! It helped me focus on what truly matters!!!

Thursday this week we had a super good opportunity to go to the Oklahoma City Temple with Sister Rollins (endowment) for the 1st time!!! It has been sooo cool to see the changes the Rollins family has made in the past 3 months i have been in Guthrie! They are the best people here and are doing sooo good! I love going to the Temple and I was able to see the newest video finally!! haha its been a while since ive been! We are going again with the mission in august so that will be good to go again!!

Friday we had district meeting again and I gave a training on finding people and how we can find prepared people and what makes someone prepared!! The coolest thing I learned from studying that is that the Lord already knows who will accept His message and who wont! Now obviously we need to give everyone that choice but when we involve the Lord in our efforts to find people to teach we can find those who are truly ready to hear the message of the restoration!

We had a lot of service opportunities this week and were able to teach some people some good lessons! I have felt like our lessons could be better so that's what I have been focusing on this week is giving everything in every lesson we are in!! Laying everything down on the line and being bold!!

Oh and this week was blazing hot, like 105 with the humidity was crazy!!! We had to walk one day cause Elder Balch's tires were flat and I felt like I was going to pass out!!! It was soo bad and we were lucky to knock on a door that gave us water! she was super nice!!! haha

Love Ya'll,

Elder Morris

Here are some more pictures from the week!!

From left, me and Elder Balch at the OKC Temple on July 24, 2014.

Back row, from left, Elders Butterfield, Spafford, Wilcox, Rumsey, Guthrie church member Dakoda Rollins, Elders Quijada and Tracy. Front row, from left, me and Elder Balch at the OKC Temple.

P.S. Don't forget to write me: Elder Morris, 2000 Woodlawn, #H4, Guthrie, OK  73044 

 OR, email me at kmorris@myldsmail.net

Welcome to my mission blog

Elder Morris

Welcome to my official mission blog. I am a little late getting it started, but hope to share memories and weekly updates from my mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the State of Oklahoma with my family and friends.

I am currently serving as a District Leader in Guthrie, Okla., and a church member and ward missionary, Sister Rollins, will be posting and updating my blog for me.

I hope you will comment and leave me messages, or better yet, write me! My current mailing address is: Elder Morris, 2000 Woodlawn, #H4, Guthrie, OK  73044. I haven't been getting any snail mail lately, so write me, please! :)
OR, email me at kmorris@myldsmail.net

Love,
Elder Morris