Well I officially made it to Ukraine!
To make moving to a foreign country, with foreign language more fun,
I decided to get pneumonia the day before I left. So it’s been pretty fun walking around in 90-degree
weather with pneumonia! I guess its
all part of the experience!
Ukraine is crazy! We ride everywhere on these little buses. The drivers are absolutely insane! My second day here, a woman approached me and
asked if I was an American missionary. She
then asked if I was a polygamist. This
all happened while I stood there smiling because I had no idea what she was
saying. Thankfully, my companion then
informed her that I was in fact not a polygamist. As you can tell, my Russian is far, FAR from
fluent. But I know that through time
I'll get there! Then, I'll be able to
tell other people myself that I am not a polygamist. Can't wait.
I had a really spiritual experience my first
day. We went to teach a less active
member. Again, I couldn't really
understand anything. From what I could
understand, the woman was having a rough time with faith. I had a feeling to show her the scripture,
Ether 12:6. Then I told myself to shut up
because I did not want to say something and have it be totally awkward because
it wasn't about anything they were talking about at the moment. But.. I just went for it. As the woman read the verse out loud, she sort
of chuckled because the verse was so applicable to herself.
That experience made me realize how hard it is
to follow the Spirit sometimes. Sometimes
we are prompted to do things that are totally outside of our comfort zone and
it seems terrifying. And sometimes we
follow that prompting and even though it was so scary, nothing even came from
it. But I know every time we act upon
promptings of the Spirit, it shows the Lord that he can trust us and it makes
Him so proud of us.
The people of Ukraine are AMAZING! The people of our Branch are all so loving and
welcoming, even despite the fact that I'm an American! These people have had such hard lives, and
yet, still choose to be happy. I love
how this gospel brings hope to those who have none. This is the true gospel of happiness.
I apologize that there aren't any pictures! I couldn't get the computer to work, but I’ll
bring a different cord next week.
I love you all, thank you so much for you love and support.
--
Cectpa Morris
Ukraine-Dnepropetrovsk Mission
