November 21, 2011: Happy Thanksgiving

IM THANKFUL FOR...... Well my family, Both of my grandmas! Grandma Jake because she always writes me alot and her letters are super great and funny and I love to get letters. Grandma Moon because she always is so loving and loves to feed me OREOS... I have the best grandmas in the world.. My Mom and Dad. My Mom because of her strong testimony and the love she has for her children. My dad because of the great example he has always been in holding the preisthood worthly and the friend that he is to everyone. My Brother Jake and his beautiful family. Jake for his happiness and his will to do anything for anyone who needs it. His wife Michelle because she likes to have fun and cares for everyone not only because shes a nurse. and Britton because hes crazy cat and just a baller. And Brinley? cause shes going to be super cute. haha My brother Zach and his beautiful spanish family. Zach because he always there to make people happy and can always help us laugh. Stef because she is an example to us all when we need to choose the right. Beckham because he has cute face and hair and is my chancho. Lexi because she is super cute and will love her Uncle AL forever!! Julie Ann Because She is easy to love and when we need something she will help! Molly Jane because she is just and angel/Princess/ everyones best friend!

Well these are just a few reasons why Love you all and am so thankful for my family! Im thankful to know that we can be together forever! Families really can be together forever and I just love you all so much and hope you have a great thanksgiving! Most of all I am thankful for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the opportunity I have to be a missionary here in Guatemala! This church is perfect this gospel is pure! The Church is true and there is nothing more true on the is earth! This work will never die and I am so thankful for this work it is the best part of my life right now! I love you all and hope you know im thankful for you all!! Our family is the greatest! Hope well can always love one another! Love you all and hope all is well. Things are great for me! Keep on keeping on familia! 

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LOVE YOU ALL

Elder Moon

November 14, 2011: Hola

Aloha,

Well how is everyone? I sure hope good! I am doing just great! My new area is great! I felt a little rushed last week so I didnt really explain very well. But my new area is Siquinala, Esquintla but im in the zone of Santa Lucia. This area is HUGE! But its okay I like big areas. Gives me lots of people to work with. Im excited to be here. My companion is Elder Jimenez. He is from Guatemala. From Zona 1 in the Capital. His house is in the North Mission. President asked me if I would help him finish his mission successful.. And he said and how do you do that? He said.. BAPTIZE! So thats exactly what we are going to do! Here in the coast it is hard to have baptisms apparently... But were going to baptize! I have the faith. Another thing that president told me in that interview was he said that he knows my future for the next 4 changes. He said he knows already who i will be with and where and what.. He said it was kind of weird but he said he already knows. I thought that was interresting. Well I know Ill be here in Siquinala with Elder Jimenez for 2 changes but he said he knows the two after too. Kinda cool.. President Brough is an amazing man. He is truly guided by the Lord everything he does is always by the guide of the spirit! But hey im glad to be here. I really hope that we can have some success to help Elder Jimenez end on a good note! Hes a great missionary. He just hasnt really let the mission become a life changing experience for him. I kinda think is been hard for him. For me atleast I thinks its hard for him because he is so close to home. But I want to help him change his view on the mission and so hopefully I can help him out. 

Well another thing that is kind of weird here in the coast is that it isnt a ward. Its a branch. So my first sunday was kinda crazy. But it was great haha. I love my branch. Everyone is so great. It was fast sunday so I had the opportunity to bare my testimony! I bore my testimony on the obra misional. Told them that we need to work together in the mission work and that we can have more success if we do. It was a great opportunity for me to start on a fast sunday. I also found out that alot of the members here are really willing to work with us! So I think it will be great to be able to work with the members here! I am really excited to be here. I love this work and I am so lucky to be able to be a missionary here in Guatemala. Missionary work is the greatest work ever! It will never fail. I love all of you so much and i hope you all know how true this church is and how it is the ONLY true church in the world! I think the biggest change for me here in the mission field has been seeing how MANY other churches there really are. Its really kind of sad. In Utah well we only know of one and we are so lucky! Well I love you all so much and love my savior and I am so happy I can be a representative of him here in guatemala. MUCH MUCH LOVE!! Keep on being the best family ever! and always remember CTR! ;) hahaha 

ADIOS

Con Amor

Elder Moon

Familia Chavez and I.. Playing some football the night before I left! HAHA Family Chavez was my family propia in Villa Nueva oh how i love them!! 

November 7, 2011: HOLA

Hello my family

 

I am in a new area!! YAY right?... RIGHT! I love my new area!! The only down part... Its in the Coast... what does that mean? QUE CALORRRR!! haha Oh wells... Its great area.. its called Siquinala Santa Lucia. Great place great people. The people here are so humble and much nicer then the people in the Cap. haha Now i will tell you my story about Change meeting. So Monday night.. This is the night that they call and tell you if you have changes or not.. I did.. Sooo After dancing and screaming silently I went to sleep. next day I just said bye to my converts and family chavez. Family Hernandez my most recent converts had a big dinner planned for me.. After I had already eaten so much that day so I ate a TON!! Anywho the next day I packed and all that jazz barely had a enough room some how I am gaining new things.. haha OH well.. Got to change meeting talking to everyone just excited and nervous and stuff like everyone. Then one of the APs came up to me and said I had an interview with president! HAHA What? i had no idea. My zone leaders just didnt tell me. So I had no clue why.. So i go and wait and then Its my turn for the interview. Walk in President sits me down and says.. Look you are completely ready to be senor comp. No doubt in my mind. But Im going to ask you a favor. You will still be junior comp but your companion is someone that has two changes left in his mission and has never been senior comp. So he said he was just going to keep him down but then he prayed about it and said he had the inspiration to put him with me. He said with a junior comp but the RIGHT junior comp and that was me.. HAHA but then he said im the leader of retention for my zone. So in a form I guess I moved up a bit. haha But I love my comp he is great! Elder Jimenez. Well I dont have much time but here are some fotos. Love you all I will explain more next week!!

 

Elder Moon

 

Fotos didnt work.... sorry

October 31 pictures

my district
Elder Loo me Elder Otuafi Elder Orteaga
Herman garcia and Herman Angel

This lady just decided to jump in haha it was funny

 

these are my old friends. they are in a resting home were teaching the one on the left and the other one is a member the most faithful member i know. Studies his scriptures non stop because he has nothing else to do

October 31, 2011: Family

Hello my family!   How is everyone doing? Well Im doing better. I sat my comp down and made him talk to me and we worked somethings out. Things have been better. I now realize that his angry face is normal. But when hes angry he doesnt change. so you just cant really tell.. HAHA.. Well im not going to lie. I love Halloween.. I miss Halloween with my family. alot! Tonight in my area is suppose to be kinda crazy! They shut down the whole main road and there is just tons of people in the streets I guess. So i guess im ready for that. My family that i love here Familia Chavez are all really sad. They DO NOT want me to leave. But I will find out tonight if im staying or going sooo.. Pray for me haha! But at the same time it will be hard to leave this area. I love everyone in this area its great! Anywho things are good here and hopefully tonight will be fun.. But i dont know my comp says we cant have fun. ZERO FUN SIR... Well all i can say is Molly... say hi to Vaughan for me haha thats too bad they arent telling you when he is coming home. Just try to guess. he left the 11th of November so hes still got a week or two.. haha Well Im gonna send some pictures. so its kind of short love yall and hope all is well with the family!! Much love   Love Elder Moon