Week 2 in Oregon City!

Hey family!

This week has been a great week! Elder Quinton and I were able to visit a lot of less active members and investigators and share a lesson with them! This area has so much potential and I am so glad that I am in this area with Elder Quinton. This week we were able to teach a young guy named Jimmy. He is a great guy. His brother was recently baptized and his extended family are members of the church. He really knows that baptism is the step he needs to take, but right now he is overcoming some addictions like smoking and coffee. He knows he can get over them. This week he came to church with his brother and his daughter. He is a really great guy. He reads his scriptures everyday and he genuinely wants to just be a better person. He has a baptismal date set for June second. He even set it himself. We are very excited for him.

On Saturday night, I got a call from Elder Follett back in the Columbia Ward. He told me this story about a new investigator that they were working with. I don't remember her name, but she a one of the *YW's friends who came to church when Elder Follett and I taught the *YM/YW for the 5th Sunday lesson. The Young Women's president called us earlier in the month wanting us to teach the 5th Sunday of the month about missionary work. She knew that we did the Bible study classes and that we knew the youth well. So Elder Follett and I decided to teach a lesson on the **"Restoration" for the 5th Sunday. We gave each YM/YW a restoration pamphlet and we were going to teach from that pamphlet. We told them we were going to review this pamphlet with them so that they could feel more comfortable in talking to their friends about the Restoration. Not only that, but we told them that we would like them to role play with the person next to them for the last ten minutes. It turned out to be a great lesson with lots of participation, and the role play turned out well too, and now after her own personal experience with the gospel, she wants to be baptized! Amazing.

I know the Lord is preparing those to hear the gospel. In the Oregon City 3rd Ward, we have so much potential and it's amazing. Today we have 4 lessons planned starting at 4:00 and ending at 8:30! We are really excited to get missionary work rolling!

Thank you for your prayers and everything you do for me!

Love,

Elder Morgan

Mom note: 
*YW=Young Women: The purpose of the Young Women organization is to help each young woman, ages 12 through 18, "Come unto Christ" (Book of Mormon, Moroni 10:32)

*YM=Young Men: The Aaronic Priesthood is the basic organization for the young men of the Church ages 12 through 18. The Young Men organization strengthens the work of the Aaronic Priesthood in the ward and gives support to the parents and the home. 

**Restoration - click on the link to learn more.