We have no need to be sad...ever.

Here is Morgan's letter for this week. She sounds great! I made her promise she wasn't just saying that so I wouldn't worry too! She said she really is doing much better. As usual, my questions are in green, her answers are in red! Thanks for your support of Morgan. She loves you all!

She did try pictures again, on the same computer, and they didn't work, again!!! She said, maybe next week!

Lisa

Hi sweet girl,
So all I can say is AwEsOmE!! I hope you really are feeling better and not just telling me that...if you are, you're in big trouble with me. I hope you told the mission mom what's happening. She needs to know anyway.

My comp had told her what was happening. But I really am doing so much better!! Pinky Promise. I am doing amazing actually. I am so excited to be here. I absolutely love this area. I LOVE it! I LOVE my companion, I am feeling so blessed to be here. I am learning so much and I am just literally so HAPPY!!!

Also, about the cold, that just means NO BUGS. Can't be too sad about that part. That may be a blessing in disguise. I do hope you're warm enough though. Where did you get the blanket to wrap up in...just the one you took with you?

There are blankets in the house. All is well!! But it really is such a blessing cause NO bugs. I have a couple bug bites but nothing like I imagined!! I AM SO GRATEFUL! I just feel so blessed to be here in this area!!

I am so sad, as you are I'm sure, that your photos didn't come through. I hope that doesn't mean they are all lost. If you can, try again. You're p-days shouldn't be as busy, maybe, where you are now and not with the nurses busy schedule. By the way, how old was she. Everyone asks me that and I had no idea.

She was 23...but ya we finally get p days. Yesterday was kind of weird for me because I had time to just relax. We went and bought groceries, dropped our clothes off to be washed, and cleaned the house a bit, wrote some letters, and my comp slept for like 3 hours and I read Jesus the Christ for like 3 hours. It was SO nice to have some time to relax, to have a real p day!!

Now how do you do lisa dry and cook? (Darn auto correct---I didn't look at this, she was right, I meant laundry!)

lisa dry...not sure what this is...hahaha but i think you meant laundry. We have a member who does our garments and another member do all the other clothes. The member who does our garments also cooks our lunches. When we have time to go and eat, otherwise we just eat on the run...literally, or fast. hahaha we fast a lot, but its all great because we need to see some miracles here.

Jenny was telling me yesterday at church that she had gall stones on her mission, just from the change in types of food, etc. That is another possibility to keep in mind for your pain. Higher back pains I think she said. She said a good cranberry and lemon cleanse would be a good idea.

thank you for the info...I eat fruit and vegetables, not so much here...i dont know why they dont have more...but we arent allowed to eat very many, because we will get sick if we do, so we just dont!!

Anyway...I was talking to Sis. Hansen this past week, she's the SLC North mission pres wife. She said you need to give yourself time to adjust to the new surroundings, and food, and environment, new regimen. Your body will adjust, just give yourself time.

So Jeremy got his license on Friday. CrAzY! It's so weird. He's a good driver though. Hope he stays safe. He got a 4.0 so we are in trouble insurance wise. ;) He is planning on water polo this season too. He plays with jazz band at all home bball games. Boys and girls games.

Jer is a stud. What a cool kid!! 4.0...why did you have to have such smart kids...hahahaha if you weren't such great parents and helped your kids do well in school...you might not have to pay the insurance! hahaha really though, you guys are the best!! ahh seriously...THE BEST! (They always love you while they are on their missions! Thank goodness!)

Ashley probably told you she made the volleyball team. She's so happy. She has volleyball (6am practices), dance with Gunn every other day, and gymnastics once a week. That ought to keep her active and sleeping well at night!
SHE DID NOT TELL ME!!! that girl...voy a matarla.

Man you have to hear about Al's last game. He's going to write and tell you --- if he doesn't tell me and we will. Think double-double just as he promised you he would. He delivered in a big way against Mtn. View.

I will email them and ask about it!!

Dad spoke in sacrament with Adam Strong for church yesterday. It was Adams homecoming. Dad's too I guess.

Sounds like a great meeting! Lindsey emailed me and said, [wow, your dad is a man of God.] it is so true. Dad is the bomb. Wish I had been there to hear it!!

Do you still not have an address?? Is that just how it is there---no house delivery, or is that just for you guys as missionaries?

We don't have house delivery...only to the mission home.

I hope you're safe in this new area. You wouldn't tell me anyway, but I pray you're safe!!!

So safe. No need to worry!

WELL, I'M HOPING FOR PHOTOS again. Hope they work if you can send any. Take care of you please. Thanks for sharing your weeks with us. So many people ask how you are doing. I felt like this week I could say you are doing well. That felt sooo good!!

I LOVE YOU!

Mom

Ok voy a compartir un poco sobre este semana y despues voy a tratar a enviar fotos.

So we have a tiny branch. Like had 35 people at church on Sunday, and the little church building is a tiny room with a couple rooms off the side for classes.

Something really cool that we get to do. We have an investigator that is in a Alcohol and Drug Rehab center. It is about a 45 minute bus ride from everything else in our area, which is HUGE! Our area is giant, in the mountains, so lots of hills and it is just like hiking mt. oly every day! haaha anyways so this man we go to teach in the rehab center...then after we taught him we taught the whole group. Everyone..it was like confession session. hahaha it was really cool actually!!

I am going to try to send pictures now. I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH! my fav scripture this week...Mosiah 3:7. We will never suffer as much s crist suffered. no man ever will. This was a chicote...or like a slap in the face, call to repentance...for me this week. I have been complaining about having some pain in my feet or whatever...I AM SO SELFISH. Christ suffered so much for all of us, and I have this amazing opportunity to invite people to come unto christ...what am i complaining about. Silly me....sorry for al my complaints! please forgive me. but most of all please remember all that Christ has done for us. We have no need to be sad...ever. This gospel is peace. This gospel is happiness. We are so blessed to be a part of it!

LOVE YOU ALL SO DANG MUCH!!

Hermana Oliphant

And a couple of extra paragraphs as we chatted for about three seconds:

In the mornings it is pretty cold, but not awful. I am doing great. We walk so fast and run so much I am always sweating anyways, so the cold air feels great! I AM FEELING SO BLESSED. The pain in my legs and feet are going away. Thank you all for your prayers and your blessing...I know that is why I am feeling better. I am able to run....like run pretty fast and feel good! Miracles!

I LOVE my companion. SO MUCH! We have so much fun, and she is teaching me SO MUCH! I am so grateful for this change. I think with my last companion, she was so confident with her teaching and such, she didn’t need me to do much and so I was getting content with just letting her do the talking, but with Hermana Yepez, I have to do more and so I am learning more and progressing better! I really love her so much. I am so grateful! She is so cute! We are doing great together!