So glad to hear all is well after the crazzy storms in VA and I'm glad you got your power back! Well, this week in Oregon City has been another great week!
There was this guy in our apt complex named Sacha who started talking to Elder Quinton when he was *backing me up (cause that's the rules). It was cool that someone actually said "hey" to us. Normally, as missionaries, we say "hey" to them. But apparently he wanted to meet with us for a couple of reasons.
1. He wanted to meet his neighbors... Us!
2. He had a couples of questions he wanted to ask us.
So we set up a time and it was great! On Tuesday, we met with him and he brought his friend to his appointment too. Their names were Sacha and Jeffery. They were about my age so it was neat to talk with them. They've met with missionaries before, but I heard it was not a good experience, but it was basically bashing (trying to prove ones point just using scriptures in a "scriptural argument"). Elder Quinton and I were wondering if our meeting was gonna turn into bashing. I am very opposed to bashing. Bashing does not bring the Spirit into lessons. In fact in 3 Nephi it says (this is Christ speaking), "the spirit of contention is not of me"....if only I would have thought about that scripture when at home before my mission...haha. But still, this lessons actually didn't turn into bashing. This lesson was a great lesson. Actually, Sacha and Jeffery are both music majors at the community college right near our apartments! We talked a bit about music which was great. We really got to know more about Sacha and Jeffery. They really just thought that the more they know about other religions, the smarter they would be and the more they could decide which religion was right for them. One was Evangelical and the other was Nazarene. We didn't have enough time to go into the restoration too much, but this lesson was great because we got know who we were teaching, we got to set expectations about what missionaries do, and they said that they do want to keep meeting with us and hear all of the discussions we teach. Another cool thing is Elder Quinton and I always invite something for our investigators to do when we leave such as read the scriptures, or to read a pamphlet, but THEY asked US what they should read from the Book of Mormon. I was like...sweet. haha
Work is picking up in the OC 3rd ward which is great. We still need to get some more investigators, but we know that they will come. We have the faith that they are there, we just need to find them. We have developed a great relationship with the ward. This year **Youth Conference is called "The Rescue" (Trek). The Stake president asked the ward to invite 6 L.A. (less active) youth (1 from each quorum or class). We have been working with the YM (young men) and have helped them find about 3 L.A. YM to get to "The Rescue"...and consequentially they are coming back to church!
We have a goal each week to go tracting with the priests (age 16-18 YM) in our ward. We just made that goal and it is working...kinda. We had a time on Saturday set for 2 hours to go tracting with 2 of the priests. We picked up Max (a recent convert) and we went to Caesar's (a semi-less active) house to pick Caesar up BUT....he was asleep. We reminded him 2 days before that he would be going tracting with us. He was even excited. His mom told us how excited he was...but as teenagers do (guy teenagers especially) Caesar stayed up really late playing video games and then he slept in till 1:30... Before my mission, I would NEVER do that...I'd wake up more at 12:30 instead of 1:30...haha
One more thing that's not related to missionary work, but super cool.
OREGON STRAWBERRIES ARE SOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!!
They are super sweet and they are only in Oregon because they go bad, I guess, pretty quickly. BUT THEY ARE DELICIOUS!!!
That's it. I'm glad you all made it through your crazy week in safety.
I love you guys!
Elder Trevor A. Morgan
MOM note:
*When missionaries back a car out of a parking spot, one companion drives the car and the other companion stands at the rear of the car to make sure the area is clear. Obviously, this is to cut down on accidents.
**Youth Conference for LDS youth is a gathering of teens ages 14 to 18 for the purpose have sharing a gospel centered experience. The conference is for multiple days and often held in the summer. The youth build friendships, provide community service, enjoy gospel instruction and share in faith promoting experiences.
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