Smile It Off

  Swamp life//the outfit that scored me a free dress

Hello everyone!! 

This was a crazy week and it blows my mind that it's Monday already! The time is FLYING by! I've been out almost 2 months and it feels like it's been 2 seconds and 2 years at the same time...missions are weird like that ha-ha

 
This lady in the ward had a friend that died and so she gave us all of their food(?)(haunted?) But it was all really healthy and gluten free and I felt like I was home in my mom’s kitchen lol 

We taught Bongani again this week and he's still doing amazing!! We taught him the Gospel of Jesus Christ and he loved everything we were saying. His relationship with Christ has really strengthened since we've started teaching him and it's so amazing!! After the lesson we were asking him about his family back in South Africa, asking how many siblings he has and what their names are that kind of thing, and his siblings all had really cool names! We started asking him what all of them meant and he said "what about you sisters?? You have REALLY weird names!" And we said "well yeah maybe Morrow and Fotheringham are kind of weird last names...but our first names are normal!" He then he said "WAIT THOSE ARENT YOUR FIRST NAMES???" He was so confused and it was so hilarious. I've had a few people think my first name is actually sister...but he's the first that thought my first name was morrow hahaha and poor sister Fotheringham...that would be an awful first name hahaha after we explained it Bongani said, "That makes more sense. I've always wondered why Mormon missionaries had such weird names!!" 

 
Sister f....she always shoots me with nerf guns and plays other pranks on me so I guess it's true love

On Thursday we went to see this sweet little old lady that lives in our apartment complex. We had met her a few days earlier but she was busy so she had told us to come back. We knocked on her door and she said she had forgotten she had a doctor’s appointment and asked if we could come back. We said that wouldn't be a problem and put her down for another time. As we were walking away she called out to me and said " oh sweet baby that's a pretty dress you've got on!!" We stopped and I thanked her and we started to leave again and she calls out "what size are you??" So I told her and she says "oh baby come in the house I have something for you!!" So we go inside and she goes in the back and comes back with this blue dress hahaha she said she bought it a few weeks ago and realized it was too small for her so she made me put it on (on top of my other dress) and it fit so she told me to take it home with me! So we get to teach her about Jesus and I got a free dress. Seems like a good deal haha everyone here is so sweet and southern hospitality is a real thing. I love it so much 

 
I got mail I got mail I got mail :))) I was so happy to get some new cds!! We had started listening to Christmas music since we didn't have anything else lol but now we are SET

Saturday and Sunday we got to watch general conference!!! It was so amazing and I'm really excited to get to go back and read all the talks again! We were able to watch all the sessions with members in our ward and it was really nice to get to know some of the people! We made homemade bread at 3/4 of the houses we went to and it so good. I love bread. We also had the opportunity to watch one session with a recent convert named heather! She was baptized about two months ago so this was her first time watching! She was so excited and kept saying waiting for the prophet to speak was like waiting for Santa to come on Christmas!! She's the best and such an example to me! I should always be that excited to hear the prophet and other leaders speak because it truly is a blessing!! 
 
I would eat only homemade bread for the rest of my life if I could 

We have district meeting every week and it's so great to get to be taught and uplifted by other missionaries out doing the same thing as me. It also provides some comedic relief. One elder in my district is a total goof and we love him and he always has golden one-liners. This is my quote of the week 
"I like to say smile it off instead of walk it off...because sometimes you can't walk"-Elder Hansen lol
 
Not the same as NM sunsets but it'll do

I love y'all! Have a blessed week!!! And remember to smile if off :)) 

xoxo
Sister Morrow 


P.S. One more exciting thing...I found this old keyboard in the back of one of our closets and I pulled it out and it works!!! So now I practice playing hymns at night and any other personal time and I love it!!! My week was made when I found it ha-ha. 

My new headshot. Glamor shots by deb pt.2

Just in case 

Singing in the rain.  As Hurricane Matthew approaches Florida, Sister  Morrow (and all other coastal region missionaries) has been evacuated. She will be having a sleep over in Gainsville for the next couple nights. We have received emails from the Mission President, texts from ward members and a phone call from the Senior couple lucky enough to house our girl and a bunch of other wonderful sister missionaries. All reassurances to let us know they are well prepared and in good hands. They have already had service opportunities and likely will have many more. So grateful for the kind, good people in Jacksonville Florida Mission!