May 25th, 2011

Hola Eveybody! I am loving my time here in the Guatemala CCM. It is so great! I love the natives here!!!!! They are all sooo funny! They all love my name.. Every where I go i just here MOOOOOOOON hahah its so funny! I have made some really good friends here and we dont even speak the same language.. For some reason im still the funny guy but they dont even understand me! haha its so great! Some of them know english pretty good but I try to speak spanish as much as i can. Im learning alot from them! Its awesome! Monday we got to teach the natives english haha it was way fun im going to enjoy that. We do that everyday! haha its so fun! Im going to be sad when these natives leave but it will be good because we get new friends that same week! haha Its so great here! The MTC President is so awesome I love him! He is so kind and has a good sense of humor! I am surrounded by the Language! It is crazy! I love it though its really so much better then the provo MTC not gonig to lie. I like it cause it is small and so you know everyone! Also the food here is pretty good! I like it but alot of us North Americans need to get use to it! haha its kinda funny everyone getting sick but i just say HEY NO BIG DEAL and keep on bein me haha (actually ALL of the north americans lets be honest)... Well my bag finally came on monday :/ FINALLY haha I was stressin out but oh well i guess its okay I got it and soo i can stop playing basketball in the dress shoes! haha It pretty funny playing in them i still dominated of course.. haha jokes jokes. There is an Elder here Elder Maradiaga he is really good at  basketball its fun to play with him! He loves it and i love it haha its great! In my room there is four natives that we room with Elders Navas, Garcia, Tuesta, and Lopez.. They are all super funny and its great to room with them!  Elder Navas says hes going to marry my sister Molly Jane so he says wait for him! haha hes hilarious! Hes 21 so he said your perfect for each other! haha They are all great! My native comps are Elders Rojas, Arevalo, and Diaz. I got a three sum! I love it they are super nice and try to help me with the language as much as possible! I will get pictures with all of them and have to send them some how.. Probably just on a sd card in a letter.. But im running out of time! I have so much to share :( I wish I had more time! I love it here! Spanish is SUPER hard but Im trying to learn it! Being here has really improved my spanish but I still feel like i know nothing! I go to the Temple today at 2 so im pretty excited! I guess its a really small temple so im excited to go today and check it out! Well all is well and Im super grateful for these opportunities im recieveing from the Lord. I am so blessed! I used to always think how easy this would all be if i was just speaking english. But I was very humbled by a talk that we watch last night from Elder Oaks. I realized what a blessing im recieveing with the opportunities at hand! Im soo excited to teach the people of Guatemala and I CANNOT wait untill that day when im in the field! Well I love the Lord and love this work! This is truly his work! Well I love you all and pray for you all daily!! Love Elder Moon!! PS my address here is Boulevard Vista hermosa 23-71 zona 15 vista hermosa 1 c. p. 01015 Guatemala, Guatemala CA.

May 18th, 2011

Hello everybody! I made it to Guatemala safe and sound! I couldnt be more tired!! Oh gosh! I didnt really sleep at all on the plane then when we got here we really just got straight to work! Kinda crazy not going to lie! The drive from the air port to the ccm was awesome all through the city of Guatemala! BEAUTIFUL! I can tell im going to love it here! Well you know how I said I checked my carry-on at the gate? yeah it ended up in Guadalajara? mexico? Stupid air port people put on track to GDL instead of GUA! That just started my day off not so good.. The things in that bag are my letters, all my books, blanket and tennis shoes and my shower slippers so the other elders told me I will be getting a great foot fungus? YAY! haha they say that you get it slippers or not just because of the change of environment i guess.. but other then that I love it! My companion is Elder Hopkins from my district before. Hes from Canada we get along just great.. But of course i have to tease him hes not even American. But anywho I feel like im in a dream i am honestly TOO TIRED to function! The Americans that are here are really cool! They give us all the details and things like that also the food is going to be GREAT! I can already tell! Provo MTC is ALOT different. Elder Hopkins says he misses seeing white people already haha! You should see my view out my window! Straight shot view of the Temple! I love it i will have to take a picture and send it home. Well I think my new Pday is wednesday so Prolly the days you will get emails now.. Weather is PERFECT right now but not for long i guess the rainy days are in sight like any day now. That will go on for a month i guess? The MTC Presidente is a great guy i really like him! Hes going to be great for me and Im looking forward to getting to know him more! Spanish is going to be hard. When we go to gym, breakfast, lunch, or dinner we have to do all that with our Native companion. Havent been assigned to him yet but im excited to meet him i dont even think he is here yet but im excited. All i can say is its a beautiful place and just really different! haha Its super great though. Pray for my bag to make it safely to me! with everything still there Im super bummed a bout that. oh well what can ya do... The elders that are here said that your third week on tuesday you get to go to a market and bargin and all this stuff they had cool knives and bags and things like that they got from there! Im excited for that! Well over all this will be awesome! It is super chill here and makes me not so stressed! I LOVE IT.. Well i never thought of anything i needed today so you can just send my boots i guess! Well I LOVE YOU ALL!! and just wanted to let you know im safe and all is well! Hope all is well at home and everybody is happy! So good to talk to some of you last night! All is well and im excited for this adventure! Welp keep on living and loving! The church is ture and this is the greatest thing on earth! No greater feeling on this earth I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY! and i love all of you so much and miss you too! This is where im suppose to be I know it and I cant wait to learn and progress more! Much love n stuff! ;) Well this keyboard is weird sooo dont know how to press enter so it goes down sooooo hahah LOVE YOU ALL              Love, Elder Moon ;)

May 17th, 2011

I gotta pack right now so this will be fast! I LOVE YOU ALL and I am really excited to leave yesterday we had in feild orientation so I was with my threee sum im going to Guatemala with all day it was great and full of good classes even though were jsut going to another MTC It got me way excited! I cannot wait! Im sending my memory card home today so you can clear it that memory card cant hold much but its good to have 3 but you can jsut save the pics thatd be great! I will call you tonight mom and dad and hopefully i can maybe call Jake or Molly... I hope i can! Well i love you all! Next time ill email you I will be in Guatemala!!! CRAZYYYYYYY. I have grown so much already and I love being a full time servant of the lord NO DISTRACTIONS its so great! This is the Lords work and I know this is where im suppose to be right now in my life i will soon be in Guatemala and I cannot wait for my experiences to come my heart is full of love and I cannot explain it. I miss you all and I love you all more then anything! Keep on being the greatest family in the world! Remember through the words of the Book of Mormon any doubts or questions we may have the can be answered through what it says i know that with all my heart! PLEASE read the Book of Mormon we can never learn enough of the this wonderful gospel! I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH! Make time for learning and understanding more of the gospel it is amazing! Im so lucky to have wonderful family like you all and love you all!!! Love to hear from everyone i will do my best to write people back and i will write those thank you notes on the plane mom sorry i just havent had time its just flown by!!! BUT LOVE YOU ALL ANd TALK TO SOME TONIGHT!!!!!

 

Love

 

Elder Moon! (theoneandonlyALEXANDERMOON) ;)

May 10th, 2011

Hey family how is everything with everyone! I am loving my time here in the MTC. The food is starting to get old but hey no big deal. Hopefully they stop construction in there so we can have more choices but for now we only have one choice every meal. I dont really want to starve so i make it work! Well only a week left and im off to Guatemala CCM. Im kind nervous im not going to lie im gonna miss the Elders i have met here! Finally getting use to everything here now i have to leave. :( oh well I know i will love it in Guatemala too i cant wait! Spanish is the thing that scares me the most I think getting down there and just being so lost! But I know the Lord will help me. These two weeks have FLOWN by its crazy I hope everyone is copeing okay with out me i know it might be tough but its only two years! haha I love you all sooo much and would love to hear from you all! I love letters they get me through the week and also getting a package EVERYDAY!! haha I LOVE IT!! My roomies are betting everyday to see when i wont get a package haha its pretty funny! But thanks for all the pictures dad they were great! I love pictures now i take so many and have so many its great to find the tricks we can do here at the MTC Ill send some cool pictures to you all! Well I hope all is well where ever you may be! Cuz here it is great! Can I Challenge everyone to read the Book of Mormon PLEASE!? Oh how amazing it is! I love it studying it everyday! I wish i would have more because it is just SO great! Well the joy in being a Missionary is unexplainable and im loving everything about serving the Lord and im still in the MTC! Oh how great it is.. It truly is the Lords work! Nobody elses.. Well love you all and hope to hear from you all soon! Tell Britton to PROVE IT and squeeze Beckham's (OJ's) cheeks for me! Much love family and miss you all! But just know that I am happy and im loving my time here in the MTC I hate this time limit thing but oh well! wish i could just tell you everything! Pray for me and ill pray for you! its a WIN-WIN kinda thing welp cya later!

 

Love

 

Elder R. Alexander Moon. ;) (The one and only) ;)

 

;) ;) ;) ;) KISSES! ;) :* haha

May 3rd, 2011

Hola family,

 

Thank you for everything family! I'm winning the package game so far in our district! haha I love it! I'm loving the MTC so far though Ive learned so much and im excited to learn even more! These first couple days have been fantastic! I love it all.. My district is so great all the Elders are like brothers to me.. We all get along so well! I love my teachers Hermano Hunt y Hermano Shelline. Brother Hunt has such a great spirit about him. just a great guy! I love him. Brother Shelline is the man as well so easy to listen to and i learn so much! My branch Presidents name is President Estes. He is such a humble but powerful man. My companion is still awesome Elder Price he keeps me and my roomies in line though. haha My roomies are the bomb! My new bestest friends haha Elder Amasio and Elder Lindblom. We have fun! Amasio and I just always sing our hearts out in the shower! Elder Lindblom is the funniest guy ive ever met they are all going to Honduras.. I love them all so much though they are great. We laugh alot and have fun but when its time to settle down we do good cause Elder Price helps us. Theyre great! My whole district is great! Well sorry this is just kind of thrown together thats just how I roll. I hope all is well at home! Im sorry Mom and Dad you prolly have no lives now... just kidding.. but really i bet you miss Molly and I. I know i miss you two alot. Best parents in the world.. AGREED? I love learning though and cant wait to learn more about spanish! Its very hard but im learning more and more each day! Im sad i missed the marriott center dad I hope it was all you ever hoped for. You prolly did AMAZING I love to hear you speak! Sunday was fast sunday I LOVED IT! Fast n testimony meeting was awesome I enjoyed it with our branch. It was cool to hear from the other elders in our zone and I again gave mine and spoke longer then anyone haha it was so great to get it all out of the first weekend! I love everything about the MTC and all is well! I can feel your prayers Mucho I love it. The feeling here is so warm and constant i love to just sit back and listen to the spirit. Well I love you all and pray for you morning and night and love to hear from you.. Love the great examples in my life! Think about you all daily and feel your love.. But yes father I would like that Photo album of just picture of my life! after farewell pics and things like that... and especially my GG* picture with mi hermano ;)..

I love you all so much and cant wait to hear from you all soon! LOVE YOU ALL!!! let me know how things are back home and what you wanna know about here it is all good! I have alot of stories but i cant think of them this fast. I feel rushed because of the time limit so letters might come with more! Love you all n stuff. The church is true and this is the Lord's true work and im so greatful for this opportunity i have to be a represantante de Jesucristo. haha  It is soooooo AWESOMEEEEE I CANT EXPLAIN WHATS IN MY HEART TRULY LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!! BEST FAMILY IN  THE WORLD!!!!! MUCH LOVE!!

 

Love, Elder Moon (the one and only) ;)

 

*Gettin Gay

 

Ps I LOVE YOU and all my Packages, good work mom ;) they are the bestest my roomates love them too! mmmm cake bites, mmm beef jerky mmm capri suns you betcha hahah Molly? you out there babe? ;) much love familia!

 

PAZ! haha