April 17, 2012: Family

Well hello!
   This past week was a great week. My last week here in Siquinala. It was good though. Want to know why? Well because we had a baptism of course! We baptized another family! We were so blessed to be able to baptize this family. They were prepared from the beginning! Family Morales. Hno. Nery and his wife Wendy. They are awesome!! Im sad to leave them but they will be great members forever and will help this branch alot in the future. Just hope fully the branch helps them now so that they can get to the future. They are great though! So.... yeah change calls came and yep im out. Hopefully im outta the coast. Its almost winter here.. Winter means lots and lots of rain and you dont want to be in Siqui for these times because Siquinala is the 2nd place in the world that it rains the most! Crazy huh? I dont know if thats true but thats what weve heard. But do you know what else I heard........ Sheep. Anywho my poor companion will get wet. But we all do. Guatemala just rains durring the rainning time. haha Welp we will have to see what the Lord has in store for me.. Where and Who. Im excited because I know that im ready for anyone! Maybe a gringo? haha Welp Im kind of sad to leave my comp. He is awesome but Im excited for him! He will be a great missionary! We had some great times together!..

   Well im excited for Molly and Jeff. They seem pretty happy.. Watchin One Tree Hill and what not. I remember at one time that was Molly and I but know Jeff has taken his place in the fam. Thats great! Im real happy for you two. Sounds like the family is doing great! I love getting pictures from dad! thanks so much! Love the fat face photos haha! Im glad that Britton is learning from his parents in family night! haha that is awesome! The Holy Ghost is a nice spirit! Well I love you all so much! Mom keep on using that iPad.. You go gurrrl.. I love you all! I havent heard from Grandma Jake in quite sometime.. Update on my Grandmas would be great! Because they are the best!! Well I love you all and I will send some photos Now... Love you all so much! Sorry my emails arent interesting I just dont know what to write. I have cool experiences like every second but I just dont have a great mind and im not a great writter..... aha But ill be better and tell more stories! Welp love you all and  challenge you all to read the Book of Mormon. It changes lives. I had the opportunity to finish it again this past week. As it teaches in Preach My Gospel that as members we can always try Moronis promise! and also that we need to do it frequently to have our testimonies grow more and more about the Book of Mormon. I gave Moronis promise another whirl after I finished and i can say that I felt the Spirit just as strong as anytime testify of the grestness and truthfulness and also any other time  I had read the Book of Mormon! I love that book and Testify of its truthfullness too everyone I can! Its my favorite tool! I love you all and Hope to hear from you all soon!

Love 
Elder Moon

April 10, 2012: Family

Hello My Wonderful Family!

   Well this past week was a good week. We didnt really find that many new people to teach so that wasnt too good but that was alright I guesssss. But we worked hard and did the best week could. The passed week was called Semana Santa. Its a crazy catholic week I like it better like that.. Crazy Catholic Week. haha No you gotta love em walkin around in the streets with their ninja outfits. HA My comp and I had some fun. But it was a rough week the streets always filled with just Apostasy. Solo quiero decir que adoramos a nuestro Padre Celestial y Jesucristo, no adoramos a Maria aun que fue una buena persona. Im grateful for that! But it was a fun week just no one was home. But we had a great night last night. Let me start a new paragraph and ill tell you the story.

   Last night we had a great night. Started off with a family home evening with some members and investigators. But that made us super late to our next visit. it was at 7 and we showed up at 815. But they are a great family. They are the Golden family, Fam. Morales, that showed up to church and didnt feel good in church. But its been like 4 weeks since then so were good now. Anywho we knocked on the door and they were like do you have time to talk to us still? and we were like you betcha! so we entered and got all settled and asked how they have been and they were like good... So we were about to start that the lesson and before we could Hno. Morales said Wait before you start we have some good news. So we were like okay. last time it was bad news saying that they didnt want to come to church. This time it was good news. They then told us that they have been praying like all day and that they want to be baptized this saturday!!! WHAT? haha We were so surprised. We had a goal for this saturday with them but then they just came out and said theyre ready! We were super pumped! I love this family so much! And you know how we be right? because we baptize families!!! Nosotros Bautizamos Familias! We are super excited and really happy for them. They are a blessing from the Heavens! We are so blessed. I might be leaving this area next week i will be leaving happy! and sad to leave these great new families.. Well I love you all and I will send pictures next week.. well a few today I guess... Welll I love this work and I love my master and savior Jesus Christ I am so blessed to be able to serve him in this glorias cause! I love you all and im so glad I get to call you all my family! Thank you Jake and Michelle for your letters! They made me laugh and cry haha I loved Beckham dancin and I love my mom and dad always for being so fiel. Faithful to their favorite son! ;) }

LOVE YALL

Elder Moon

Baptisim... the day of white! In between the sessions!

April 4, 2012: Fam

Hello My BEAUTIFUL FAMILY!
   Well this past week was GREAT! Any week is great when you baptize a family! Yes! It happened! It was an awesome experience! Sunday between the two sessions we baptized em at the district center! It was AWESOME! Just to make a conference weekend that much better!! I loved it! So did everyone else! WE also had 2 families of investigators there at the conference and the baptism. Yeah now they are pumped for baptism. So we will be baptizing 2 more families this month as well! Hopefully before I leave this area on the 18 But we will see.. Hah Im ready to go I think... But Sorry dont have much time.. But I will tell you that I did get my Package and it was so great! The shoes are great! Everything is great. Thank you so much. And Dad looks like your going to have to tell me about Britton and about everyones stories because only you and mom write me! haha Not to point fingers or anything...But thanks sister Julie you made my week/month with that email!... Love you alllllllllll

Love
Elder Moon

Pictures to come!

March 27 2012: Fam Bam

Hey Family

   Well this past week was... an alright week. I was SUPER sick. But im better now so thats good! I had a good Birthday I guess. The activity at the church was great! I was very pleased with the turn out. The Branch president did come of course but HEY who needs him! We had four families of investigators there and some members that absolutely loved it! Kept asking when are we going to do this again? haha so were going to do it again next week and watch the testaments! So that should be good! The members that were there talked with all the other members and told them how great it was so we were happy about that! 

   This weekend is General Conference!! YAY im super duper excited.. I dont know about you guys but it will be great! Should be fun with the parents of Jeffery. But Mom you can atleast be thankful im on my mission. You have one less thing to worry about. haha I wont be able to make the impression id would like to make because I am on my mission. haha If i was home itd be another story but we will leave Zach in charge of that haha he will do great! It should be great though! General Conference will be great as well! Sunday in between the sessions we will be having a huge baptismal service as a district! We will be having 3 baptisms that day so it should be great! We are really grateful and happy to be able to have baptisms this day. We are baptizing a family, Familia Peña. The family that we married on this past saturday! Great family. keep them in your prayers! Anywho should be a great weekend! 

   Well other then that its been rainning lots here. Kind of crazy. Rain season is already starting. Hopefully those shoes get here soon. I still have holes on the bottom of my shoes so my feet get soaked when the roads are even just a little wet! haha oh wells I love it. My toe is getting worse and worse. i keep putting alcohol on it and everything but its just really infected. I dont think its ingrown anymore just really infected I think but oh well Ill keep takin care of it and see what happens. Well I love you all and i hope you all are doing really good! I hope you all have a great Conference weekend! Listening to a living Prophet! I am real excited and know that This church is true. Keep on being great family! The Lord will bless you all!

Love 

Elder Moon

Museum that has rocks from times just after the BOM cool beans with my district

My Cake

Trying to smash my face into the cake

Almost did it

Cute

You betcha

March 20, 2012: Family

Hey family...

Well im just going to be honest. I am really sick. I probably wont write much. But I might just complain about my Branch. But Thank you all for the letters that I recieved. They helped me come a little out of my depression haha But Yeah I got sick sunday night and I still feel the same I have the worst headache in the world. It hurts so much that Ive been throwing up as well. I havent eaten anything so there is nothing to throw up.. sounds great I know. But I think the reason im really kind of depressed is because my branch is terrible. We found a golden family on friday and they came to church on sunday... But they didnt like it because of how irrevernt it was and how they didnt really feel the spirit I was so sad! BUT President Brough called this morning to tell me what to do. and He told me to tell the district president that they are going to pull the missionaries out of this branch if that ever happens again. So President brough will help out! Tomorrow is my Birthday and I organized a activity... The first activity ive seen in this branch. Still our branch president said hes not going to come haha oh well were are going to watch the joseph smith movie so that will be great! Well I love all of you and I dont mean to worry you but thank you all so much for the birthday letters... OH as well our baptism for this sunday... Yeah it fell as well... But I guess its thinngs that Im suppose to learn from. Well I love you all so much and thanks so much... I hope you all have a great celebration for my birthday tomorrrow!!! YAY!! thanks for all the pictures as well. dad and stef! Thats too funny Beckham has already learned about the best thing in the world.. Ranch! haha Love you all and I dont mean for this letter to sound bad because life is great! haha love you all I hope I feel good tomorrow I have 2 lunch dates already! haha YAY... WElpp love you all 

Love 

Elder Moon.... the birthday boy!!! 

March 13, 2012: Hola

Hola,

Hola como están? Chilero... Estoy feliz como siempre. Ahorita tengo hambre y no tengo muchas palabras pero les amo y les extraño! No se porque estoy hablando en español pero estabien eh? Estoy cansado de la linea roja porque ingles no esta correcto en esta computadora!.... ANYWHOOO... I guess ill speak english because of you chambones that done know spanish! haha just jokes. Well I love you all.. Yep I do! Thank you for your letters I love to get them! I sure hope I get the shoes.. The soonest ill get them is like april but thats okay because thats when zone conference is and when our packages will come. Here in the coast you usually get forgotten so... its sad but thats how it is when your so far away from the capital. But yeah things are good here I love my companion. Hes pretty much a gringo. When we have activities he would rather be with the gringos then the latinos. Hes awesome. Im trying to help him with his english alot cause he wants to learn it better right now is great but im going to help him more. We have great fun! But were really excited because we are going to marry a family them baptize them here soon and it should be great! Also as a mission were going to have a sunday of white the first of April and so that will be great right now we have a goal with a family for that day but please pray for them Family Camey-Chacón. They are great but the dad works alot so its hard to visit them sometimes but they a really want to be baptized so that should be great we be working hard but our branch is still just falling. Its just struggling but we try and try to help them but nothing changes. The president is just a chambone! haha Well i love you all and Ill send pictures next time of the museum we went to next week it was pretty cool!! Welp love you all and love this work! The church is true and our Lord and savior makes it possible for us to live happily ever after! Like Molly and Jeff! Dont stress about the wedding just do your best and it will be the best! haha great words from a great brother! eh? haha I dont know what to write anymore! I feel like cool things happen but I just forget them haha I just remembered one that ill tell to close my talk... (speaking of talks i gave one in church on sunday).. Anywho.. We were talking to a lady and with here kids at their door but then there kids were like coming our and just crazy and they were super funny but then while i was talking with the mom I felt like a rumble on my shoe and I look down and their 3 year old was peeing on me!! hahahahah I got peed on! and then found out it was on my pants later haha but it was funny he just started laughing and ran off but later he got the belt soo that wasnt good for him haha but anywho that was funny my comp and i had some great laughs at that! Well I love you all hope you can all laugh at that and stuff but I still have sent the letter for Stef but I will this week but happy birthday! I meant to send the letter to you for weeks but I will send it soooon haha Welp love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,,, 

Elder Moon!!

March 6, 2012: Family

Hey Family!

Well things here in Guatemala are going good! Its already been one whole change of trainning 6 weeks left with Elder Flores. Its been great! We are working really hard! We had 12 investigators at church! Our prayers were answered! It was a great week in church. But still a family that we wanted to attend didnt come but thats okay! We are going to work really hard with them! We have a fecha for the 24th of march to marry and baptize a family that day! its going to be crazy and we are going to have to work really hard to get them married that day as well! But they are great, they are the family Peña. Good family! We are going to be praying like crazy! But as well we have some other great families that we can baptize this month! We just have to work a bit harder! Also for the first of april.. General Conference we are have a day of white. President wants that we have 100 baptisms that day atleast and that every companionship has a baptism that day! So we are going to be working hard for that as well But first the month of march. We are hoping for a lot of baptisms this month! Well its super hot here in the coast and its only going to get hotter I guess it has been soooo hot these past couple of days and I guess its just going to get hotter these next couple of months! OH NO.. haha oh well thats life! Its too hot though im not going to lie! haha But anywho.... Hows the family! I love you all so much and hope you are all doing super great. I hope Jeffey and Molly are just super cute and weird as an engaged couple... I hope Jake is studying hard and havent heard from zach in a while buttt I hope your great. Julie... I love you.. Stef and Michelle are just great moms have cute kids.. Mom I love you and know your doing great! Still going to the temple? Dad love you, hows the ward? Hows this Kris guy? thats so cool! I hope your not too busy! Grandmas! Just keep being great ladies that I love dearly! Love you all. On a side note.. I hope I get those new shoes soon I am so sick of having dirty feet!! Its so annoying and also my toe is infected again and is killing me. I think its from all this dirt so we should sue missionary mall.. But yeah my toe nail has grown back and now is in grown again but im just going to handle it. Even if I have to limp every where.. oh well! But anywho hopefully the shoes come soon. Time is FLYING!!!!!!! Help time to stop so I can think! Its already March! Happy Birthday Stef!!!! YAY... Crazy that after March comes April and Ive been gone a year!!! Still dont even know spanish.. haha Well just keep praying for me! I can feel the prayers but right now Im kinda over whelmed but I can do it! just gotta keep praying and trust in the Lord.... Love you all. Read the Book of Mormon and keep on being a great family! Also.... I would love some ideas for District meetings.. like activities that we can do and things like that! thatd be great! But love you all.

 Love
Elder Moon

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