Letter from Elder Morrison

well, another week. this week was pretty good, i guess you take the good with the bad.
first off, with donna. GET "BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH"!!!!! that dvd on the 28 min. version is the best about why we have temples. we use it all the time with investigators and members that want to know more about the temple. ask the missionaries about it, and if they dont have it, ask the library or something. its really good.
this week we had combined district meeting in Chesterfield. at this meeting we have our president interviews. i learned from president turley that elder heath is doing the best he's done on his mission with me. he knows that heath is a different guy, and he doesnt know where to put him. so most likely at this point, we will be with each other for another 6 weeks. i guess that happens sometimes. transfers is the 13th, and transfer calls is on sunday.
planning on taking care of the pants today or tomorrow.
got the package and the insurance card. cut up the old one. thanks for all the stuff. it is all being used (if it hasnt been used up yet)
Alex is still in Poplar Bluff, but will probably be transferred this time around. he's been there 3 transfers, which is pretty normal. we talk about 2-3 times a week on the phone.
as far as birthdays go, i'm assuming you didnt get my card...i'm gonna stop sending them if they dont get to you. hopefully you've gotten it or will get it soon.
Julie and Sarah were baptized yesterday. it was really good. i'm really happy for them. it was a pretty crazy day yesterday though. our branch mission leader is really into football, and was ticked that we scheduled a baptism on super bowl sunday (how dare we) and then everyone in Branch council was ticked that we're planning baptisms on fast sunday, and that we should change the date we have now for 2 weeks later because they want to be able to have treats afterward. i'm really glad people here are worried about the treats rather than eternal salvation. makes me feel like i want to actually leave these people in their hands (catch the sarcasm?)
anyways, enough of my bellyaching. this week we got 4 inches of snow thursday, and today its all gone because its over 70 degrees right now....stupid missouri. it does that.
we've started to teach the members here. hopefully that keeps us sharp on our teaching skills, and it also hopefully will generate referrals. those are the ones that get baptized.
i hope you got to see President Hinckley's funeral services. we did, and i'm really glad. i did cry i a bit as they began to take the casket through the gauntlet of apostles with the music of the organ to "God be with you till we meet again". it was a really touching service. my next planner is going to be a GBH tribute.
pictures include baptism of Julie and Sarah, and also the day we spent shoveling snow. we went tracting just wanting to shovel snow instead of normal tracting. give that idea to the missionaries there. it might work.
well, nothing really to add for this week. keep close to the Lord, and He will be with you. pray, read scriptures and show up.
love you much,
Elder Morrison