"I love the smile the gospel puts on the faces of others when they finally apply it and it fits!!."

Hello,
How are you this week. How is Chimal doing with you back there? I can't imagine the surprise when people see you again.

It is so fun to see everyone again. The people just get so excited. I have never felt so much love from the people. it is really special to see the change in the people!

We finally got COLD weather. It isn't snowy, but it is freezing cold. We are talking like in the high 20's. We have been close to your temperature, which is odd for winter, but there is finally a cold front moved in and it is COLD. I feel spoiled and just don't want the cold, but we need water so we need snow. Maybe this will bring in some snow. It is so windy Dad said this morning that is sounded like the roof would blow off the house. I told him that wasn't even funny. But there is a lot of wind and it is the cold wind. Takes your breath away when you walk out the door.

It is hot here now. I am finally sweating again. not always, it comes and goes, but the hot is coming!! Even with my sunscreen 50 SPF. I am getting a little color.

I just finished cutting one of our missionary's hair. They have Elder Clark coming tomorrow for a zone conference or something. He said he makes them all shake hands and he almost inspects them. He really wanted his hair cut before "inspections". His companion was too tired. He slept in the car while Elder Thompson got a hair cut. Hope Elder Bass passes inspection.

We had a Terry family gathering on Saturday. My cousin James and his wife Judy are going on a mission to New Zealand next Monday, and so they wanted to get together one more time before they leave. As well, we sang Happy Birthday to mom. She loves to be with family, so that probably was so fun to her. I bet 1/8th of who should have been there came. Not a lot of people were available I guess. Probably not a lot heard about it also. I am trying to update that family tree I made. If its close, right now, in the Terry family from my grandpa and grandma down, there are 377 of us. Aunts, Uncles, cousins, their kids and their kids. CrAzY!!

That sounds way fun. I love the family parties!!

This week is ward newsletter updates time. I will do this month, unless you want to, but next time, for the April newsletter, YOU HAVE TO WRITE IT. That is all I will say about it.

You can do this one, I don't have much time, but just remind me for the next one!

Thanks for all the photos. I love photos.

~So did you ever find out how Carlos's name was in your notes? 

No and we have never found him again, but it was really cool!

~Any progress with Wilder?

Wilder..we have decided to take a little break with him...he just needs some time.

~Your FHE with the Rivera's sounded fun. I would have gagged over the gum in the flour I have to say.

It was sooo fun!! 

~No random lady phone calls yet. That is good I think.

She will call! and send pictures. She is excited to call.

~Your story about Francisco made me so happy I cried. I think it is awesome your get to see people again. It may be harder to say goodbye a second time if you transfer from there next time. 

It will be hard if I am transferred next time or if I go home from here...probably harder if I stay here til the end.

It seems great that you are still a Sister Trainer Leader. I hope it isn't making it hard for you to enjoy the work. When you said you didn't have much to tell us last week, I worried about your spirits being a little bit low. Are you doing okay? I know you said you are exhausted, I get that, but the mom side of me just worried about the emotional side of you. Tell me...

No I am great, we are just searching right now for the miracles. So we didn't have a ton of great huge experiences, but I am doing great!!! I love being a sister training leader. I have learned more in this time than any other time.

Well, I ramble on too much. Tell us all about you and Guatemala. We want it all. I hope you are happy. We pray for you every prayer. Love you so much. Keep being happy and an amazing missionary. I am proud of you and your dedication. I love you so much, Morgan! Take care and be happy!

Love you,
Mom

This was a fantastic week. I told you a little about the service we were doing with the eye exam things. Well we did it every day the last week for about 2 hours with special permission from president. It was an incredible experience. I spent my time helping pick out the glasses and fitting them to the people. it was so amazing to see the people walk in and having problems to talking out with a big smile cause they could finally see. it is something they didn't even know..they didn't know how much they were missing and how much they needed to have their eyes opened...and it made me think of the gospel. it is the same. people doing know they need their eyes to be opened, and we have the perfect prescription. it was amazing...especially the last day as we were low on glasses, and people would come and we didn't have the prescription we needed and i would pick a pair that sometimes was very far off from what they needed, but somehow it was PERFECT! There were miracles all day. i couldn't help but relate it to the mission. the prescription is perfect, and works with everyone. even the most blind. what a neat experience.all of us need to open our eyes a little bit and get the prescription right for OUR needs. it is perfect for everyone, even when we don't think so, but we have to have the faith and put on the glasses, and have our spiritual eyes open. it amazes me how perfect the gospel is. it makes me so grateful. i am so weak, and so in need of a powerful prescription of the gospel, and i love the smile the gospel puts on the faces of others when they finally apply it and it fits!!

Quick funny story, we were teaching Wilder the other day when all the sudden my foot got really warm and i looked down and their dog had peed on my foot. it was awful. i didn't say anything because the spirit was so strong and i didn't want to ruin it so i just acted like nothing happened...meanwhile the dog while slipping around in his own pee....it was awful!! hahaha

The past week was full of rejection. every day. no one wanted to receive us. Then we went to contact this lady Elida that we had contacted on the street earlier. Well she greeted us with a smile and invited us in. She was so receptive. She is a for sure baptism. she is so prepared. it amazing me how God has to try us to build our faith...and every time, its the same, but it is still hard for me to accept it. Well, i know that the miracles always come. i am so grateful for that. i know that we must be strong and keep hope, and the rainbow always comes after the rain.

I was reading a talk the other day, by Elder Kevin W. Pearson...trying to translate it in English i think its called how to better your personal prayers. READ IT. it has changed my life. changed my prayers. But i know that the prayer is a talent that we must develop. It is more than just talking...it is literally a way to know the will of God...IF we do it right.

Yesterday we were on our way home from district p day walking down the street when i say a man walking with a cane walking in front of a bus....the bus barely missed him but a whole line of cars came up so i ran up and pulled him out of the way....i helped him back to the curb and saw that he was completely blind...he was looking for the buses that went to San Martin, so we walked all the way back with him from where we had come from...about 4 blocks away and got him on the bus safe and sound....now i just pray he is ok in San Martin. had only 7 quets to get to San Martin and that was it, but he was all alone, and lives all alone, but is completely blind. it was incredible. he was so sweet, but it was such a sweet experience. 

Yesterday for p day with our district.we went to Colinas, the church owned property here for camp outs and we played. We played basketball, soccer, and had a water balloon fight. it was so fun. it was the most fun i have had in a while. we just laughed and laughed and enjoyed it. i am SO sore today. like SOOO sore. it has just been a long time since i have played...it is one thing to walk alllll day and another thing to play sports. I hurt, but it feels good. haha it was just a great time. 

Then yesterday we had a family night with this great family, the daughter in law isn't a member so we made no bake cookies with them and they ended up inviting like all the nieces and nephews, so it was so fun!! They aren't members either, so it was a great thing. They were in love with the cookies and we got some cool references. God is preparing the way to hasten his work.

It was a great month. We didn't baptize but we learned a lot and had lots of great experiences. I am so grateful for the trials because they make me better. I am trying to purify myself and be who God needs, and every day i learn new things i need to change. i am grateful for the atonement. i still don't fully understand it, but i totally am learning. my mission president asked us, ARE YOU LEARNING ENOUGH? I sure hope so. I pray that i come home clean and pure. that is my goal. i pray to do all that i can here and have no regrets.

LOVE YOU!
hermana oliphant