Last week our computer hard drive failed and feared we lost all of our photos, music, video etc. And since for some reason I have a hard time posting on this blog without a photo, I have not posted anything for a while.
Last night I purchased a new hard drive and with the help of Kevin Donovan may be able to recover a portion of the lost pictures.
I'm just in the "hide and watch" mode.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Letter from Elder Morrison
well, it's been a pretty good week. while our numbers were pretty low, things are going really well. me and elder grayson are getting along now, and i dont know what fixed it, and i dont know what the main problem was, but we get along great now. now that we got that all worked out, it's time to get to work! i'm really excited about a few investigators we have. one is a young mother, possibly has a husband, and has 2 kids. she seemed pretty interested, and as soon as we can get an appointment, i think things will start rolling with her. we have a less-active member that really wants to get back into the church. she has 2 kids, 8 and 9 that are not baptized, and so the 9 year old will be under our stewardship. so we will probably be setting a baptismal date this week or next. real excited about that one.
this week we've done almost no service, which is really odd. in fact, i was almost at a loss of what to do. this week, we'll plan a lot better on using our time, without planning service. but if service comes up, we sure wont turn it down.
the wards came back to boonville to finish cleaning up their stuff and hauling what they could back to wyoming. they found a house in cheyenne, and are apparently doing great. brother reynolds will leave this week and then we'll be the only ones in the house. i found out it's only 5,000 sq. ft., not 8,000. but still, way huge for only 2 people. brother ward said someone is interested in buying the house, so at this transfer we're getting kicked out. prez turley said to start looking for another place, because i think he wants to keep us here another transfer.
we finally moved into our new building for church this week. it's really nice. there's so much room! lol. compared to other branches our size, we have i think double the room than we should. we got an electric piano, which we're excited about, as well as a potium with speakers in it. i'll have to get a picture next sunday. since we're leasing this space for a few years, it wont be dedicated, so i can take pictures. it's not completely finished, but hopefully it will be by next week. we'll be having an open house for the public in the later part of september, which the stake presidency wants to keep us here for that at least, hence the one more transfer.
this week, we had our zone conference, and in preparation for it, we had a special district meeting. it was way spiritual. i was so glad to have it. it was 2 districts, and the district leaders gave way good trainings and then we had a sweet testimony meeting. i think everyone but 1 person was crying at some point. i really needed that. i had kinda forgotten my purpose, and why i am here.
the weather has been pretty mild here this last couple of weeks. i dont know if we've even broken 90 in the last 2 weeks. there has been a share of humidity, but as far as heat in august goes, it hasnt been bad at all. it was funny to see brother ward come back and when we were outside i thought it was pretty comfortable, and he was sweating like crazy just from humidity. i guess you actually do get used to it.
i'm glad you got to see radiolake. i really miss playing with them. it was a lot of fun. maybe when i come home i'll travel to seattle a couple times to play with them.
well, i hope things go well this week for you. love you tons, and make sure you read your scriptures and say your prayers!
Elder Morrison
this week we've done almost no service, which is really odd. in fact, i was almost at a loss of what to do. this week, we'll plan a lot better on using our time, without planning service. but if service comes up, we sure wont turn it down.
the wards came back to boonville to finish cleaning up their stuff and hauling what they could back to wyoming. they found a house in cheyenne, and are apparently doing great. brother reynolds will leave this week and then we'll be the only ones in the house. i found out it's only 5,000 sq. ft., not 8,000. but still, way huge for only 2 people. brother ward said someone is interested in buying the house, so at this transfer we're getting kicked out. prez turley said to start looking for another place, because i think he wants to keep us here another transfer.
we finally moved into our new building for church this week. it's really nice. there's so much room! lol. compared to other branches our size, we have i think double the room than we should. we got an electric piano, which we're excited about, as well as a potium with speakers in it. i'll have to get a picture next sunday. since we're leasing this space for a few years, it wont be dedicated, so i can take pictures. it's not completely finished, but hopefully it will be by next week. we'll be having an open house for the public in the later part of september, which the stake presidency wants to keep us here for that at least, hence the one more transfer.
this week, we had our zone conference, and in preparation for it, we had a special district meeting. it was way spiritual. i was so glad to have it. it was 2 districts, and the district leaders gave way good trainings and then we had a sweet testimony meeting. i think everyone but 1 person was crying at some point. i really needed that. i had kinda forgotten my purpose, and why i am here.
the weather has been pretty mild here this last couple of weeks. i dont know if we've even broken 90 in the last 2 weeks. there has been a share of humidity, but as far as heat in august goes, it hasnt been bad at all. it was funny to see brother ward come back and when we were outside i thought it was pretty comfortable, and he was sweating like crazy just from humidity. i guess you actually do get used to it.
i'm glad you got to see radiolake. i really miss playing with them. it was a lot of fun. maybe when i come home i'll travel to seattle a couple times to play with them.
well, i hope things go well this week for you. love you tons, and make sure you read your scriptures and say your prayers!
Elder Morrison
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Tyler's Pictures From Peru
Thanks to Grandma Burch and her generosity, Tyler has returned from a "personality building experience" from Peru. He and his cousin Josh spent nearly 3 weeks on an LDS humanitarian service mission in Peru. They were stationed at the "Sunflower Orphanage" where they made adobe bricks for future building, dug sewer trenches, cleaned out guinea pig pens to be made into living quarters, and played games with the orphans. They also did some sightseeing, perform baptisms for the dead at the Lima Temple and made lots of new friends.
Fair
The Grant County Fair has come to an end. As far as the Morrison kids are concerned, it was a success.Thanks to Grandma Morrison and her fair wisdom and motivational techniques, Kevakin and Creesh entered 13 items for judging this year. Kevakin took home 6 blue ribbons, Creesh took 4 blue, 2 red and a white ribbon. They had a lot of fun.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Good Day
Kevin surprised us with a visit last night after attending the Washington State Funeral Director's Convention. He took us to dinner at Denny's Restaurant, rented the movie "Vantage Point" and watched the Olympics until everyone fell asleep about midnight. Then, he headed to the airport at 7:30 this morning. Who would think that an unplanned Thursday night would turn out to be so special.Thanks Kevin for a short but wonderful vacation. The movie has been added to my "Top Ten".
Monday, August 11, 2008
Letter from Elder Morrison
well, it's been an interesting week. this week started out pretty good. my companion and i were getting along pretty well, and nothing out of the ordinary was happening. then on friday night, elder grayson asked if he could use my little screwdriver to try and fix his cd player. i asked him if he'd listen to 'apostate music', meaning unapproved stuff. he said probably.
so i wouldnt let him use it. well, he got really upset at that, and was really mad at me. he wouldnt do our daily planning with me or even talk to me. we went to bed on not very good terms. the next day, things were really awkward between us, and i asked him if he was still mad at me. he said pretty much. i asked him what i could do to help and what i needed to change, and he wouldnt answer me. after doing some service for an investigator, i parked the car on the side of the road and asked him 'is this something that we're going to get over and be able to work together, or is it something where we're going to have to call president turley and tell him it's not going to work?' he said 'do what you think you should do'. i didnt call president, but talked to the zone leaders about it, and they said to deal with it for a couple days, and serve him. i also talked to elder smith, our district leader about it, and he said basically the same thing.
my plan is that if things dont get better, then i'll talk to president turley at zone conference this week. however, last night, he started talking to me again, and we actually did our planning, and said companion prayers.
this morning, things seem to be better. i'm planning on buying him lunch at the casino, which is a buffet, and is really good. by the way he is from canyon city, Colorado.
i cant believe that roman is home already. you know he went out less than a year before me. tyler fredericksen will be coming home about 4 months from now, and he's only 5 months or so ahead of me. i will have nine months left as of this friday. and speaking of which, i'll be home on may 21st, not the 16th. you may want to change the countdown. and while i'm at that, you can drop the 'c/o brother ward' from it. just put the address. that's fine.
this week, we had teamups with the zone leaders. we found this lady tracting, and she seems pretty interested. she accepted an invitation to read and pray, and halfway accepted a soft baptismal commitment. we'll see her on thursday. we havent heard anything from the eivens family, the ones that we gave the blessings to. hopefully we'll be able to contact them soon.
to answer your question, the wards moved to cheyenne, wyoming. they were going to washington, but then decided on wyoming. in fact they called me yesterday, and said they finally got settled in, and brother ward starts work today, hauling crude oil around wyoming and i think oklahoma. sounds like they're doing well. sister ward's dad still lives in the house, and he'll be there for about a week or 2 more, and then we'll be here all by our lonesome in a mansion. i think our house has to be about 8,000 square feet or so. its huge.
thanks a ton for the package. i really enjoy the cd's. they're really good, and yes, approved. i was really stoked about the pics, though. that was a lot of pictures, and it was interesting when i couldnt distinguish cousins because they're all growing up, and one cousing looks like the older sibling as of the last time i saw them. for instance, whitney and kori, and kasiah and lacy. pretty crazy.
i'm really excited to find out where grandma goes on her mission. i know that it will be exciting for her. it sure has been exciting for me.
well, i guess that's about all this week. i hope things are well for you.
love you and i'll let you know how things are next week!
Elder Morrison
so i wouldnt let him use it. well, he got really upset at that, and was really mad at me. he wouldnt do our daily planning with me or even talk to me. we went to bed on not very good terms. the next day, things were really awkward between us, and i asked him if he was still mad at me. he said pretty much. i asked him what i could do to help and what i needed to change, and he wouldnt answer me. after doing some service for an investigator, i parked the car on the side of the road and asked him 'is this something that we're going to get over and be able to work together, or is it something where we're going to have to call president turley and tell him it's not going to work?' he said 'do what you think you should do'. i didnt call president, but talked to the zone leaders about it, and they said to deal with it for a couple days, and serve him. i also talked to elder smith, our district leader about it, and he said basically the same thing.
my plan is that if things dont get better, then i'll talk to president turley at zone conference this week. however, last night, he started talking to me again, and we actually did our planning, and said companion prayers.
this morning, things seem to be better. i'm planning on buying him lunch at the casino, which is a buffet, and is really good. by the way he is from canyon city, Colorado.
i cant believe that roman is home already. you know he went out less than a year before me. tyler fredericksen will be coming home about 4 months from now, and he's only 5 months or so ahead of me. i will have nine months left as of this friday. and speaking of which, i'll be home on may 21st, not the 16th. you may want to change the countdown. and while i'm at that, you can drop the 'c/o brother ward' from it. just put the address. that's fine.
this week, we had teamups with the zone leaders. we found this lady tracting, and she seems pretty interested. she accepted an invitation to read and pray, and halfway accepted a soft baptismal commitment. we'll see her on thursday. we havent heard anything from the eivens family, the ones that we gave the blessings to. hopefully we'll be able to contact them soon.
to answer your question, the wards moved to cheyenne, wyoming. they were going to washington, but then decided on wyoming. in fact they called me yesterday, and said they finally got settled in, and brother ward starts work today, hauling crude oil around wyoming and i think oklahoma. sounds like they're doing well. sister ward's dad still lives in the house, and he'll be there for about a week or 2 more, and then we'll be here all by our lonesome in a mansion. i think our house has to be about 8,000 square feet or so. its huge.
thanks a ton for the package. i really enjoy the cd's. they're really good, and yes, approved. i was really stoked about the pics, though. that was a lot of pictures, and it was interesting when i couldnt distinguish cousins because they're all growing up, and one cousing looks like the older sibling as of the last time i saw them. for instance, whitney and kori, and kasiah and lacy. pretty crazy.
i'm really excited to find out where grandma goes on her mission. i know that it will be exciting for her. it sure has been exciting for me.
well, i guess that's about all this week. i hope things are well for you.
love you and i'll let you know how things are next week!
Elder Morrison
Sunday, August 10, 2008
He's Back!
After nearly 3 weeks away from home, he has returned. All is well. He will report and post more pictures later.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Letter from Elder Morrison
hey family!
well, this week seems like it was forever! a lot of things have happened though. and most of them were pretty sad. transfers were this week, and Elder Parkinson got transferred to sikeston. we got along really really well, and i probably could have served with him for 6 months. my new companion is pretty anti-social, which is a big change. we had game night this week, and my companion just went in the other room and looked at the member's books and stuff. he wasnt very big on game night. elder grayson is into movies and videogames, which you'd think i'd be pretty happy about. but it kinda sucks when your companion just talks about stuff you already know. oh well. i saw pictures of his from before the mission. he went to some hippie camp or something down in the ozark mountains, in arkansas. the people he hung out with are pretty interesting. it's going to be a pretty trying transfer, but i'll make it. mostly, i'm just feeling really empty, because elder parkinson left, and then the next day, the wards moved to wyoming. they were pretty much like my adopted parents, in fact, they reminded me a lot of you guys. it was pretty hard to see them go, and it was like leaving home again, except there was nothing to really look forward to. when i left home, i had the mission to look forward to. now i've been out over 14 months, and i stayed in the same area. it was more like my family leaving me. oh, well, they're supposed to be giving me their address so i can write.
ok, time for the spiritual experience of the month (since it seems i have them rarely in this area). before she left, sister ward gave us a referral for a friend she had at work. the lady's husband was having health problems, and brother in law had recently developed seizures. sister ward had told them about priesthood blessings and she said that they wanted one. so we went over there, and she was expecting us. after explaining the priesthood, we gave them all blessings. after that, the spirit was way strong, and we pointed it out to them. then we taught the message of the restoration. they really were receptive, and we're going to call them for an appointment this week. it was probably the most solid lesson i've had in this area, and they were crying and everything. pretty sweet.
well, that's about all that has really happened. i hope everything goes well this week. love you so much, and tell ty 'hi' if he calls this week.
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