A Dog On My Head

Heyyo. Well this week went by super fast but was also pretty chilly. My comp and I get along very well. Whenever I am bored I tell him to tell me about an anime TV show that he liked. He is so cool because he likes weird things like me. Right now he is trying to learn how to read braille and Italian. I have hopes to learn a little of creole.  

Yesterday we went to Playa Diamante for Pday. I cant lie, that beach is the prettiest beach that I have ever been to. Ha ha man sometimes I forget that I am on my mission. We just had the most relaxed day. We played a little bit of beach baseball, then went on a little hike. I found a cute little puppy and but it on my head. It stayed there for like 10 minutes then gave up and jumped off and totally face planted in the sand. 

Well the work has been going good. We have one area that has been progressing a ton. We found a few new people to teach the other day. One of them is pretty weird. It is this little ripped Dominican man. All he wanted to talk about with me was if I knew lots of American girls and if any of them would be interested in him. Well if anyone is lonely, just call me and I will hook you up. Ha ha jk. 

I have seen a lot of how the lord works in these few weeks. Not in the mission work but working on strengthening other peoples testimony's. I have found out that it isn't always the easiest way. Lots of people that I have met down here have told me about their problems. It is always interesting to see how they deal with it. Some of them get mad at God and stop doing what he wants them to do, and from there it all goes down hill. But there have been others that I have seen where they humble themselves and accept that it is the will of God. It is always so cool to see what type of a person they are after their trial. It is so true that if we endure through our trials with faith, the Lord will always bless us. I know that we are all here for a reason. I know that we all have a purpose as well, it is to grow and learn from the hard things in life. I love you all so much!

Love Elder Morgan

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May 21, 2014

Well this week want as eventful as the others.. We really only left the house to preach like 4 of the seven days... We had lots of meetings and the other days we were stuck in the house because we had some guys over trying to fix the showers. We have been having to take bucket showers for the past 3 months.. but it was worth waiting! I forgot how nice it was to have running water. Well things are going good with me and my new comp. We get along well because we are the same in lots of ways. He is obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog, I know its kind of random but it is funny that he knows so much about one video game. We have been learning a lot together. We both don't have that much time in the mission so every day we learn lots. 
It has been raining like crazy here these past few weeks. Just as I left the house to write, the streets were flooding. I am soaked from head to toe right now... 

WE are teaching some awesome people right now. We have one who is a solid gold investigator. Last night we were teaching her about baptism. We have only taught her like 4 times and every visit we have made has been a full lesson each time. Now that is unheard of... So we were talking about baptism and how it is necessary to be baptized. Then my comp asked her if she had been invited to be baptized be me earlier.. She said no and kind of got mad that I hadn't asked her earlier, It was cool to see how easy she has been understanding everything. 
Last night for Pday eve we played the Santiago mission version of monopoly. There was an elder here that made it. It is so cool because it is so professional.It has all of the areas and everything. We also ate some good ol Dominican pizza that I am pretty sure had something bad in it because today has been a long day... lots of visits to the poop shoot... but yeah that's pretty much it for this week. I love my mission and how many cool experiences that I have had. I love you all so much!

Love Elder Morgan

Nagua Might Not Let Me Leave..

Hi home. Well transfers were yesterday, and I guess where I will be serving for the next six weeks? The beautiful beach town of Nagua!! Yay! Ha ha.. Yep so by the time I am done with this transfer, I will have nine months in Nagua. I don't think that President will ever take me out of Nagua...  My comp got sent out because he had a few problems with the leaders here. 

I am here with my new comp, whose name is Elder Soltelo from Argentina. He seems super chill and likes the same things as me. The best of it all is that he looks like Borat without a mustache. Ha ha I am really excited for this next transfer. I know that it will be super fun with him. 

This past week was a hard one for me. I lost one of my dearest friends that I have made on my mission. Remember the old grandpa who only had 4 toes and 0 teeth and drank bleach to kill parasites? He passed away last Friday. It was a very sad and unexpected death. The reason it was so hard for me, it that we would always go visit him when I had my old comp, but with my new comp, he was controlling and wouldn't allow me visit him. I finally told myself that I was going to visit him Saturday night without fail. Then I got the phone call on Friday... I just wish that I could say goodbye or something... Dang.. He was such a funny guy! 

I feel like I really have family here in Nagua. I will really miss them when I leave.  I really love the doctrine about the Plan of Salvation. It is so comforting to know that we will all be together after this life. I love our Savior Jesus Christ and what he did for us. My testimony is growing every day about his life and his sacrifice. I am so lucky to be a representative of him. I love my mission and everything it teaches me! I love you all just as much!

Love Elder Morgan

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