Letter from Elder Morrison

hey family!
things are pretty good this week. today we're in columbia for p-day. we're having a 'zone p-day' i guess you could say, and Alex will be here. i'll see about getting some pictures for you. we're probably going to be playing some basketball or volleyball. well, for service this week, we hung some cabinets, and leveled out a bowed wall for sheetrock. we also did some fence building and hay moving. on the day we did the hay moving, the guy that was selling the hay asked how long we'd be in missouri, and after i told him, he said "oh, you'll be talkin' funny by the time you leave". well, just to let you know how long i've already been here, the next day we went to brother ward's to do service and we took out a base-board for a counter top. the nails stayed in the wall, and i heard myself then say "you're gonna have to pound them nails in". i'm officially turning redneck, guys. dont be surprised when i come home and call everyone 'fellers'. lol. well, i had a pretty fun experience this week. we got invited to a revival. the thing is, is that when we got there, we found out it was a black church, and they were doing the 'hallelujah' and 'praise Jesus' deal. the weird part was when at the end, the guest evangelist asked us all to stand, hold hands with the person next to you, in groups of 2, and pray for each other. it was kinda quiet at that point, so the lady said "i wanna hear you prayin' out loud!"
so everyone's praying loud for they're partner, and me and elder parkinson are just kinda freaked out, and we're standing there holding hands, and the pastor is running around anointing people with oil, which he did to us as well. definitely an interesting experience, and a real life look at the apostasy. good stuff.
sounds like kevakin had a good birthday. i guess i'll be able to be with him for the next one! and creesha, i know what it's like to do the tonsil thing.
no fun at all, i know. in fact, because of it, i had to miss a cub scout trip to the Grand Coulee Dam, and to try to make me feel better, they brought me a can of orange soda. bummer, huh?
that's awesome to hear about Brian McCaffery. i kinda always figured he'd join the church, with all the influence from Roman. i wouldnt be surprised if his dad and Brent also did.
well, i guess that's about all for this week. i hope you have a fun time with HBR, and ty, travel safe. i hope you're still savvy on your spanish.
lol.
Elder Morrison