Brother Loren Morris

For the past year and a half the White Memorial Church
has been blessed by the presence of our dear Brother
Loren Morris.
The WMC Talk Blog had a chance to interview him; and
this is what he had to say:
Brother Loren's family moved to Las Vegas when he was
only one year old. So he grew up in that city, where he
attended public school for his elementary education. As
a child he also attended the Holiness Church, where his
grandfather was a minister and his mother was the first
pianist.
It was during his pre-teen years that his mother received
the Adventist message and she made a very momentous
decision. She enrolled her three children in the SDA Junior
Academy and she left her father's Holiness Church to
start worshiping on the Sabbath. Her minister father was
outraged at his daughter's decision not only because she
had found a new faith, but also because he had lost the
top pianist in his church. There were frequent arguments
between father and daughter and this brought lots
of tension to the family to the point that his mother was
brought to tears; but it was no turning back for
Loren's mother. Loren was batized at age 13 in his new
church in Las Vegas. He and his three brothers continued
attending Adventist schools for the rest of their education
and they saw a remarkable improvement in their
academic performance and school behavior. Moreover,
the three brothers found expanded opportunities at the
Adventist church to develop their musical talents. The
three of them joined the choir and the music groups in
school and in church and spent much of their time serving
the Lord in their music ministry. Brother Loren now
credits this influence of Gospel music in his life as a great
force that helped shaped him into a better person because
he learned structure and discipline.
As an adult, brother Loren moved to Los Angeles to pursue
some work. He has worked as a security guard for most of
his life. For the past 17 years he has been employed by USC
and he has attended the Berean SDA Church on Adams
Blvd, near the USC campus.
A couple of years ago his employer assigned him to work at
USC hospital, not far from our church. It was then that
brother Loren ran into some transportation problems and
he was having difficulty making his way to the Berean Church.
He was trying to find a solution to these transport problems
when it occured to him that he doesn't need to go to the
Berean Church when there are other SDA churches near USC
Hospital. So he decided to visit WMC and see what it's like.
He met some friendly people here. He tried out for the choir.
People in the choir were impressed with his singing and he
was encouraged to continue attending WMC. Aside from the
singing he also has found another ministry where he helps
faithfully every Sabbath: Doing the dishes after potluck.
He now comes to White Memorial not only because it is a
short walk from his job, but also because he enjoys pastor
del Pozo's sermons.
He believes our church is already doing a terrific job in our
community and we only need to improve on our current
ministries to bring more souls to Christ. He also thinks our
congregation will benefit greatly if we stress a little more
the importance of personal relationships.
For the leaders in SDA education he wants to remind them
to encourage students to be more extroverted. Teach the
children not keep so much to ourselves as SDA cliques.

We are glad to have Brother Loren in our church and we
pray that he will find love and support from our family.