# 64

Dear President,

It was great to see you and Sister C Friday for the Mission Leadership Meeting! 

I've thought about sister exchanges being 48 hours and I really like the idea of it. I think the sisters will get a lot more out of it and be able to see all aspects of missionary work. My only concern is that sometimes planning can be hard for the companion who stays in the area (especially if they do it two nights in a row). Usually , we leave the trainees in their area for the sister exchange, so it might be a little tough on them at the six week mark. But if we do a 48 hour exchange around the 9 week mark in a transfer, they should have more of a handle on planning and the area.

We were thinking this week about some sisters who could help out other sisters in the mission...particularly the Artashat sisters. Sister L will be going to Artashat with Sister T a day and then Sister A will be with Sister S for a day. It will only affect their companionships. We asked them to write about the exchange and how the sister is doing what they learned from the exchange. Hopefully it will give Sister A a boost to be back with Sister S (her MTC companion) and the same for Sister T to be back with Sister L for a day. 

We weren't able to meet with many of our investigators this week because of their schedules, but we've been keeping in good contact with them. We are in the process of finding more investigators as well. It was awesome because on Sunday, two members brought in friends that want to be taught from us. One girl wants to go to the youth conference and she told us that she wants to serve a mission! So we are going to be meeting with them at the member's house this week.

Another big miracle happened this week...our investigator who has been struggling with coming to church finally came! She stayed for all three hours and had a lesson in gospel principles all to her self...the best part was it was all about baptism! She loved it! We are hoping she continues to stay strong and keep coming to church.

We are working with the 8 year old's family right now to help her progress towards baptism. The dad is unsure if she is ready though (he isn't a member). So we are just going to fast and pray and hope that he will allow her to be baptized. 

We are still working with the lady whose daughters are coming back from Georgia. She is progressing well! We have no real concerns for her at the moment, we just hope her daughters will come back soon. 

This week during District Meeting, we talke a lot about "asking", "seeking" and "knocking". I read in Doctrine and Covenants 88 this week "Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" and then a few verses later "And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light...Therefore, sanctify yourselves that your minds become single to God, and the days will come that you shall see him; for he will unveil his face unto you, and it shall be in his own time, and in his own way, and according to his own will." I learned that as I actuvely seek to to draw close to God, my desires will change to become His will. And what an awesome blessing it is when our will is the Lord's will...He will unveil His face to us. I thought of 3 Nephi when I read that...when the Lord smiles upon the Nephites and is so pleased with them. I hope that one day I can stand before the Lord and know that I've done my absolute best to do what He would have me do. The day I see His face, I want to see Him smiling at me. I know that He loves me and He is my best friend. 

I'm so grateful for all that you and Sister C do for me.

Have a wonderful week,

Sister Morreall