A Brush with Covid

Hey all!

Well, last week at the end of my email I described it as lame and boring! That switched up a little bit this week!! We have had a really exciting week! 

To start off the week, we had an exchange with some of the Elders in my District. Elder Rhea and I took Elder Byers, and had such a fun day! Elder Byers is a super funny guy and we had a really successful day! They slept over and we left early the next morning to go to Iowa City. President Sturm asked us to help him make a video. We ended the exchange in the driveway of President's house, then Elder Harris, Elder Rhea and I filmed! It was really fun and President says he wants to do more videos!

That night we put on a Missionary Fireside! Most of our Branch Members came and we even had a few of our friends come! We even had a few people join in on YouTube live. We talked about the Restoration, used a few examples and watched a short video. We think it went pretty well!! We were able to play basketball with a family that on date to be baptized after! It was a really good experience for them!

The next day is where everything kinda hit the fan haha. A member of the branch, Sister Gates, has us and a few members over for dinner once every week. We had a great meal and made plans to go to a different members house the next day for a lesson.

The next afternoon we went to his house and he came out and said he wasnt feeling too good. We shared a small message and gave him a blessing! Later that day, he texted us that he had been in contact with someone who tested positive for Covid. He was trying to get tested as well. We then called our Mission Nurse and she told us to start quarantine. 

The next day, he got his test result and he is positive! So now we are in a 2 week quarantine!! We all feel healthy and have no fevers. We are just bored to death!!!! Being stuck in a missionary apartment all day is no fun! 

Our last day before Quarantine!!

We have seen a few miracles because of it though. We have been truly blessed by the Lord!

Well, today starts the beginning of my last transfer on mission. That is pretty crazy. I still feel like I am 6 months old on mission!! I am excited and have some goals that I want to accomplish, well right after these 2 weeks!! Please send an email with some ideas to help us stay sane!!! Thanks!!

- Elder Morgan

Our exchange with Elder Byers!

2nd time with our favorite member, Dustin Polton! He bought a head stone for his Dads grave. But they cremated his body 20 years ago and spelt the last name wrong....a story for another time!