[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOMING REVEREND MORRIS MATTHIS

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Olson) 
is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, one of the privileges we have as Members of 
Congress is to have the leader of a church back home deliver the 
opening prayer for the United States House of Representatives. Today, 
I'm proud to introduce America to my home pastor, Morris Matthis.
  Morris has had a tremendous spiritual influence on my family and me. 
When we moved back to Texas, my wife and I worried about uprooting our 
two children from the only home they'd ever known. But we shouldn't 
have worried. We found Morris and the amazing people at Christ United 
Methodist Church in Sugar Land, Texas. They welcomed us with open arms, 
and have loved us ever since.
  During his tenure at Christ United Methodist Church, Morris and his 
team--his wife, Jepilyn; his son, Kyle; and his daughter, Amy--have 
made sure that every single man, woman, and child who has walked 
through our church's doors has felt the peace, the love, and the faith 
that embraced my family.
  Whatever I do in Congress, however long I'm here, I'll have no fonder 
memory than my pastor, Morris Matthis, standing before the American 
people in prayer for our great Nation.

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