Morgan's 18th Letter

Hello Family This week has been pretty great!

 I got a lot of exercise this week. But i also ate a lot too, so I'm pretty sure i gain weight this week haha! My area is on the Mountain, so everywhere we go is uphill. We have a pretty large area too.  At the beginning of the Week i was loving all the exercise from walking, but towards the end of the week i was hating it haha. So on Saturday we walked around for like 4 hours, walking all around our area, trying to contact all of our Investigators, Former Investigators, and Less Active Members. We have only met a few people cuz we are both new. So this whole week we've been focusing on trying to see everyone. On Saturday we stopped by like 25 peoples houses, in like 4 hours straight of walking, with No success. The person was either not home, or no one answered. It was really lame. We had 1 lesson this whole week. But we did find a new Investigator.

Some guy on Saturday flagged us down, while we were walking down the road. and asked if we could pray for him, because he was having a hard time. So we pray for him. and talk to him. and Then i share a scripture Alma 36:3, that i had found in my personal study that morning. that Says " For i know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their Trials, and their Troubles, and their Afflictions, and shall be lifted up in the last day." Its a super cool scripture that helped me and helped him. The guy was slightly drunk, we could smell it on his breath, and by the way he was talking, and standing. We got an appointment to go back the next day. So we go by the next day, and he says he's better, and he doesn't want us to talk to him, or stop by any more. But it was a cool experience to find a scripture that same day to help him.

Me and Elder Shepherd are getting along perfectly. Like super amazingly well, hes an awesome guy, and we work really well together.

So i Have had a goal since the Beginning of my Mission to Bear My Testimony every Fast Sunday. and So far i have. Yesterday was my 5th time so far bearing my testimony in sacrament. Its kinda scary to bear your testimony in front of tons of strangers, but it went well. It was cool to bear my Testimony on My Birthday.

On Sunday we had 2 dinner appointments. Our first 1 was at the Richters home, they are our ward mission leader. and They made Spaghetti and Garlic Bread my favorite!! They didn't even ask what i wanted for dinner, and i never told My Companion Elder Shepherd that i like spaghetti. So it was an awesome coincidence! Then  they brought out a Birthday cake for me and i blew out the candles. Sister Richter is Tongan, and was telling us stories about back home in Tonga. Her Family was friends with the Guy in the Other Side of Heaven, i forget his name.

Then our Next dinner We ate at the Wongs house. And Guess what!? To my Surprise we ate Spaghetti Again!! :) and garlic Bread! I was totally shocked and in aww. it was really funny!

Then we go home, and a ward member, who is our next door neighbor calls us and tells us to hurry over. We think that there must be an emergency, and she's in trouble, so we run over. and Knock on the door, and walk in, and there's a birthday cake on the Table, and they start singing to me. and they got me a Christmas tree tie, and a box of chocolate. and Groceries. They actually were going to buy a house in Cedar Hills. They were going to Buy the Ethan's friend Michael Perry's house, about 3 years ago. The big house right next to the 3 story park. It was really cool to talk to them about that. I ate so much food on Sunday, i was so stuffed.

I got your Letter in the Mail on Saturday so that was really fun. and a couple letters from friends.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNIE!! i hope you have a great 23 birthday!! :)

Well that's all i can think of right now Family.


Love Elder Durocher

Sara here.....as an added note, at home I had my nephew Harris and niece Heidi over for dinner with Ethan and Kwinn and I.  While eating dinner I realized that I had made Morgans favorite meal.....SPAGHETTI!!! And this was on Sunday, his birthday!  I had purposefully made him a cake with candles and sang happy birthday!  Pretty funny!