July 23, 2012

I just barely got here. Just getting back from Managua. I had my last interview today. It was such a crazy great day, spent the day hitchiking with Webster, so legit ja ja.

Well today me and Webster hitchhiked with a police officer from Matagalpa to Managua. Hitch hiking is so awesome. It's so easy, so fun, so fast, and so free ha ha. We got to Managua and returned safely and on the way we contacted probably 15 people. It was a great experience. I feel like we helped many people to understand more about our beliefs and help them feel the spirit. It was great working and traveling with Webster today. Don't worry, I took pics and video so in like 8 days you can see it. Time is flying by so fast it is insane. Next week I will be with you.

I am happy to hear that you received the gifts that I sent you. I was wondering the whole week if you had gotten the gifts. That makes me happy. I hope you had an amazing birthday. You mean the world to me and I wanted to try and do something special for you even though I am thousands of miles away.

So one thing I can tell you is that one of my converts from San Ramon is now the first couseler in the Branch Presidency.

Another thing is that this week we went and hiked to a mine with a family that we are teaching and we went and ate lunch up there and it was awesome. The whole view. And hearing monkeys scream, or howl or whatever monkeys do. I hear monkeys all the time screaming. They ain't the little chimpanzees either. They are congos. They yell like gorillas ha ha. You can hear them from way far away.

Umm well to be exact on what is left, according to my countdown electronic thing that the office of the mission sent me, it says I have 9 days and 4 hours left.

But ya Wendy writes me a lot. She really is a great person. Are we going to be staying with her or at Brandon's when I come home?

Ryan's testimony was so funny on that letter he wrote. Ryan is awesome. I miss that kid a lot. I know he has grown a lot on his mission and I know he will continue to grow and be a strong leader in the church and help many.

Umm I am not sure exactly what I want to do with the traveling. I will see what rolls out, but I am sure I won't have a problem with going down to La Verkin during the week or with you on Sunday if I need to. I will just hith hike from Sandy to La Verkin. I am sure it is easy ha ha.

The people here are really nice and loving especially with us cause they all love God, just by words, not so much by accions. But they are always nice to the missionaries, well almost always.

Alright mommy, well next week I don't know what time I am going to be writing at because I will be going to visit my converts in Chinandega. But I'll see when I can write you.

So mother just want you to know that I love you and miss you a ton and will shortly be in your presence.

Another thing, I have a bunch of stuff to give to our bishop and stake president but it is for the bishop and stake president from La Verkin not Sandy. I also have a thing for you and I also have my certificate that I served honorable just so you know so you can be happy ha ha. And I also have a machete that I bought and a big knife and I am happy. Love you.

Elder Moore

July 16, 2012

To me it was a miracle. I truly do understand why I was in this area for so long. It has been rough but it has definitely been worth it. After months and months of fighting for Henry we finally got it done. It was an amazing experience. I can definitely see the change in him. He will be a great member that will do a lot of good for San Ramon.

Henry y Carmen got married on Saturday in the morning and shortly after baptized, then the next day confirmed members of the church. It truly was a miracle. I know that this is God's work, not mine, and I know that God is a God of miracles and always will be. He will never cease to have a part in this great work.

This week we also had a branch conference and it is because we changed the branch president. We were preparing a man to be our branch president for a couple of months but he had to get the melquisedec priesthood. So our new branch president is Axakal Leclair. We eat in his house every day. He is 26 and way awesome and has a lot of potencial. His wife was the first member baptized in San Ramon about 7 years ago and Axakal has been a member for like a year and half.

Something else that happened this week, on Tuesday we went to go visit Henry and Carmen to talk to them about putting a baptismal date. So we went to their house and that is when hell broke out. Like 5 minutes after being there Carmen's grandson threw a rock through their neighbor's window cause he was all drugged out. Now this kid is 15 and then this other kid started chasing down Carmen's grandson and before we knew it they were throwing rocks at the house we were at. So we had to go hide in this room of the house and freak it got crazy. Carmen's grandson was chasing the other kid down with a knife. He had a knife out wanting to attack and the whole neighborhood was watching what was going down. But we got out safe and alive. But it is crazy how many kids walk around here with a knife. And with weapons. It's insane.

My comp is Elder Chub. He is chapin. That means he is from Guatemala. I think he will stay here when I leave.

Well mommy I don't want to share everything because I will shortly be with you and want to tell you things in person not just over email. So I think that is about all I will write.

So it is almost your birthday, what have you got planned?

Well mommy, love you a ton only. 17 days left or something like that. I love you and miss you a ton. You be the bees knees. Love you so much.

Love, Elder Moore

July 9, 2012

So mommy, it's so hard to write with such little time left. There is a ton to tell you but I just want to tell you face to face. But I kid you not there is a lot to tell you. So after buggin pres and callin him up a lot during these couple of weeks trying to figure out what we were going to do with H, we finally came to a conclusion. This week Elder Lopez from the Quorum of the Seventy came to the Matagalpa district. We had a district conference. And so pres called me up and told me that he was going to interview H and talk to him after the conference. And well H showed up to the the conference with his white shirt and tie and had the interview and then after the interview pres talked to me and well all good. We now have permission to baptize him and get him married so all good to go. To me this is a miracle and now I understand why I have been here for so long. I fought for him, I have fought for him a lot. We still need to put a date for their marriage and baptism but now we got the green light so we can git r done. I feel like I could have told you this story in a much cooler way but I am kinda gettin lazy to write.

Other thing about the conference, the district wanted us to take 60 people to the conference. Well we upped that. We took 62, but it was way super hard cause it was pouring rain the whole morning but what ev we still left and worked the whole morning and with the sacrifice we saw the blessings. It was amazing. Not only that but we took 12 of 15 converts to the conference.

Other thing, in the conference there was some random drunk guy that walked in and just fell asleep on a chair and half way through the conference he fell of the chair and smacked his head on another chair and got a huge goose bump. So he was laying there and everyone was staring at him wondering if he was dead. The good thing is that we were way in the back on the chairs so we stuck him on a chair and hauled him out and a lot of people followed us. So after that we went and hid him in a room where we just kicked it with him, me with the zl. We didn't know exactly what to do with him. But ya on his fall his dentures fell out and everything it was bad ja ja. We took pictures with him for the memory not the best thing to do but ya it was interesting. So when he finally woke up like 3 hours after the fall, he bounced and left his dentures there in the church. He is probably angry now cause I am sure dentures aren't the the cheapest things.

So after the conference I went to Jinotega with the branch and the elders cause Presidente Guzman invited me to his daughter's baptism. So I went and directed the baptismal service and participated in the confirmation. And then after ate ice cream with them. Then after that we hitch hiked from Jinotega to Matagalpa and then from Matagalpa to San Ramon. It was a day full of awesomeness and traveling.

So this week I believe that we are actually going to get a real branch president. We have been preparing someone and this week he got the Melquisedec Priesthood and this week they are going to head up to San Ramon to make it official. We also prepared 2 others to recieve the Melquesidece Priesthood. Both were converts of mine. So we are definitely making progress there in San Ramon. I just hope everything goes good this week and that all goes according to plan.

So ya only 23 days left. Freak it's crazy time is flying by. Well I will end this letter here so that we can chat back and forth cause I like that better.

Love you mommy,

Elder Moore

July 2, 2012

Ha ha freak that was a long letter alright! To start off with all the beginning stuff, yes I will be home in one month from today ha ha. 31 days and no I am not ready at all. I don't want to leave. I wish I could kick it with ya all and see ya all but I dont know if I am ready to go home and leave all the great people I have met here. There are many frustrating things that happen in the mission. There are many things that I am not going to miss but the mission, I am going to miss a ton. The mission is my life. The elders are my best friends and it will be very hard not being with them when I bounce.

So talking about my luggage, yes I am going to leave a bunch of stuff behind. I already have that planned out, but I always want to buy a lot of souveniours and stuff a lot so we will see what we do with that. I am guessing I will just take like one shirt home and a pair of pants.

But thanks for hittin me up with my itinerary. I was wondering when I was going to get home. Yeah try to get me set apart the day I get home. I feel like that will be better. But instead of hittin up IHOP we can hit up Denny´s with the whole crew. Try to convince the stake presidency that we should do it the day I get home. That is what I want even though I want to be a missionary for life. I feel like it will be better that way.

So what are my lay overs like? Are they just like the ones I had when I came? I will do what I can do to call you up but we do have to remember that the day I fly home, I will be with you the same day so we don't need to talk too much on the phone. Just pacience even tho I know it will be really hard. I can already feel it. It's crazy.

I don't even know how I am going to get around places. I don't have a car so ya that is something I will have to figure out when I get back. And I always want to find a job kinda fast when I get back too. Any ideas about those two things? I aint saying I want to work right as I get home. Like a month off will be fine, but I do want to work. Working was a pain before but now I kinda like it. And I love lending service now. It is something that I have grown to love. Something that I learned here on the mission. Ya if you could talk to Skip it would be awesome to see if I could get a job, but I want to go to school and study business managemant and put my own business. I'll explain more about it when I get home. But to start off I want a job so I can keep putting money in my account. I don't want to see my money going down, I want to see it going up.

So make sure you hit me up with pics from the parade that Brooklyn is in especially in the ROCKCRAWLER. That will be legit ha ha. And I totally remembered that it was Brandon's 1 year anniversary. I watched his video on his anniversary. I still got it but it's kinda scratched up. I have seen it a ton. I can't wait to be back with all of you. I hope to see you all at the airport and if you want to invite Adam and Dano and them to the airport it's cool too. They be part of the family too right ha ha.

So let me tell you something that happened today before I forget. Today we saw a sign that said "free haircuts" and well I needed a haircut anyways so we went in and there was a girl practicing and had never cut hair before. I was her first client so well she cut my hair and it sucks so bad ha ha. There were 3 of us that went in and so the other 2 elders well I pretty much pulled them down with me and they got their haircuts too. And well the haircut is horrible, but it's so funny. Totally something I am going to write down in my journal. I have like a shaved head with long hair in the front ha ha it gave us a good laugh.

So today me and Cordova planned another activity. We planned a scavenger hunt. We had a list of 20 things and had an hour and half to find all the things on the list. So it was tight. I'll send you some of the pics that we took.

So now the visiting teachers are officially organized in our branch. We have progressed a ton. Um what else can I tell you? O well, I had the most sacrificial fast I have had in my life. I probably walked like 14 kilometro in this fast, climbing mountains and walking a ton. I thought I was going to give up and drink water but I kept pushing through and well we did take 2 familias to church this week. The most out of the zone but it was rough but a sacrifice is a sacrifice. Jesus fasted for 40 days and he was walking a whole lot so well me being a respresentative of him and carrying his name every where I go, why couldnt I do it too.

I am getting so many mixed feelings I dunno what to feel. It's rough coming down to the end of the mission. Only 3 more times in cyber after this week. I really don't know what to write. So many things running through my head. I am sure that this email is confusing.

Thanks mom for being so awesome. I always tell other missionaries that you are like my best friend and that we are way tight and we kick it. They all know that you are tight. We are like best friends. Ha ha i love kickin it with you mommy. Love you so much.

Love, Elder Moore

June 25, 2012

Well only 5 weeks more. It is crazy how time flies by so fast. It is insane. Like you said only 38 days left. Yes, I am in my last change in the mission and yes I am still in San Ramon. I did not get taken out. It is very hard to be in an area for 6 changes. I was here in the year 2011 and now we are halfway over 2012 and I am still in San Ramon. It's hard. I feel like I won't have much success on finding new people cause I feel like I have contacted everyone. It is just a tiny little town in the mountains. So more than anything we are focusing on organizing the branch really good. We now have the pieces to do it.

When I started here, I couldn't do it cause you can't organize a branch if there are only like 7 people or 12 people. But to let you know we had an attendance of 49 this week. Which is my record in San Ramon. I have got more from San Ramon to go to church but that is when we went to Matagalpa for the conference. But now we are working together as leaders.

This week we organized what is called Batallon Mormon. We had 4 companionships leave and invite people to church. I went with a member, my comp went with a member, and two groups of girls went out as well. And I could really see the blessings from the sacrifice we all made to wake up early and go contact. We also organized what is known as visiting teachers here in San Ramon. That was hard. We passed a lot of time organizing it on Sunday o sea yesterday. But now it is all good. We have 5 companionships that are going to be visiting 5 houses each. We still need to work on home teaching though. We are also giving callings as well. We now have an institute teacher.

So I am trying to organize the branch really good before I bounce out so that it keeps getting stronger and so that it keeps growing as well. But I really hope that I can baptize a family before I leave. It is hard but I literally feel like I have contacted everyone. But I know I haven't. I know I will be able to do it. And I am glad I was never in the big city either. I was always on the outskirts and I reopened my whole mission.

I have also been talking to president a lot about H, the guy that killed people. We have the whole story now and I literally feel like he is worthy to get baptized. I can just feel it. He is always in church and he doesn't know what to do because he feels like he can't progress in the church but he knows he can't go to another church cause they don't have the truth. So we have been fighting for him and helping him. So I talked to pres yesterday and he said before that we were going to wait the 6 months to send the letter to the first presidency but not anymore. Supposibly he did it yesterday. He told me he was going to. So hopefully we can get a response. I really do hope so. I want to baptize him and his wife before I leave. That would be a great blessing and it would be a miracle. But I really do know he has repented of his sins. In dyc 20:37 it talks about what a person needs to do to be baptized and I know he is completing with all of those requirements. He has confessed his sins and abandoned them as well like it talks about in DYC 58.

So talking about Lacey's wedding yea hook me up with a ticket. I want to go. It will be legit. I have been waiting to party at a wedding for so long. Tell Lacey to put some David Guetta on her cd mix for her reception ha ha. Just buy it from there from St George or Las Vegas from where ever you are flyin out from but wait hold up. When are you going to buy the tickets? Maybe you should wait. Maybe I will drive up with Ginger if she drives so hit me up with the deets on that if Ginger is going to drive or fly and who is going to go. When that is known that is when I will decide what to do. Maybe I can go with her.

So those pics made me trunky. My friends kickin it with my mommy. I know they are your friends as well but shortly I will be there with all you partying it up.

And don't worry your little heart mommy, I have had your bag slash purse for almost a year now but I'll see what else I can get you. But I got a question, can you gift me some money? I want to do some legit things before I bounce out of Nicaragua with some of my friends here. Also can you hit me up with how much money I got in my accoun cause I have been buying a lot of stuff lately trying to enjoy my last couple of weeks here. But the day before I go home I am pretty sure I am going to blow a lot of money buying stuff a bunch of souvenirs and everything. I have bought things but not a lot.

Well mommy only 38 days left a little over a month ha ha. I love you mommy to the max and miss you a ton. You bee the bees knees ya that's right, the dogs bone. I miss you a ton. And ha ha I am going to die in San Ramon. It's crazy but whatev.

Love, Elder Moore

June 18, 2012

What up mommy? So this week was legit. Yes I did go to Jinotega for a couple days to visit and work with Sarceno it was legit. I'll send you some pics. But it was a nice enjoyable break though it was not much of a break cause we worked. But I needed to get away from my little village ja ja San Ramon. Sarceno es la ley super tuanis. So I was there Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Then after we went down to Managua where we had a conference with Elder Maynes from the Presidencia of the 70. It was a great conference. So I was not in my area for almost a whole week. We got back Saturday in the afternoon. Then Sunday was my last Sunday in my branch I think, but who knows. This week we have changes on the 20th, this Wednesday, but I need out. I love San Ramon and that is why I want out. It is cause at this moment I feel like I am ready to hand it over and that there is some else that can help the branch a little bit more than me. But I felt like I had success there. Also we have been preparing people to be leaders in San Ramon. Next month we will be receiving a new Branch President and that will help a ton. We have had a lot of problems with a branch president. I really felt like I was working with a lot of people that did not have a clue what they were doing. Even though you explained to them what you wanted them to do and everything and how to do it they just wouldn't do it. Even though they understood. I just hate the irresponsibility of the people. The church would grow here so much faster if the people were responsible. The country would be a better country if they were responsible. But I feel like it is just their culture to be irresponsible some times.



So I got some news my last comp Elder Martinez got sent home this week. He had 18 months in the mission but he didn't want to be here any ways but ya he got sent home.

So ya that's right, only 6 more weeks left and I will be in your presence. That is so awesome that Brandon graduated. Tell him congrats for me. Freak I don't know what to write. That is great that you had a good time in Sandy up north. I know that Sandy might not be home for you but I feel like it is for me, but who knows. I guess we will see when I get back how I feel being back in the presence of the 801. I will be kickin it with my friends from up there anyways and my friends from down south that I now have.



Well I am sure the pics will be more interesting than my words. I will send you some pics but I have started to use my camera again after a long time. All the pics I had before, I just got them passed to my memory but the last time I used my camera was like 8 months ago. I started using it a ton now so I will have a lot of pics to show you when I get home. New pics. I'll send the pics that the people send me but the videos and the the pics I will take from now on from my camera you will have to wait and see when I get back.





This week it was so insane with the rain or should I say yesterday we got wrecked in the rain. It was legit. I got videos of it to show you. I hope you like. Mommy I love you a ton and just to let you know this week I challenged my own reflexion to a staring contest and on the 4th day I won. And Ialso did something extraordinario this week. I made orange juice out of apples. One more thing I can speak Spanish in Russian. I love you mommy to the max and miss you a ton but shortly I will be there with you. I hope all goes well for you. Love you mommy. I'll be back shortly and yes it has been proven that I am the best wing man known to man. so I got your back.

Love ya all the way to Mcdonalds and back a million times.

Love, Elder Moore

June 11, 2012

Well what up mommy? Ya that is the countdown that the office sent me. The thing is that I am such an amazing missionary that they extended my time here. But 5 days please aint no thang. So that is awesome that you will be staying with Wendy this week. Sounds like you guys are going to have a legit tight awesome weekend kick it with all the throw back friends. And then having an all star go down next week to stay at your place, Ian, Court and Adam. That is awesome. I am jealous of all the greatness that you are participating of.

That is so crazy that Brandon is going to graduate so fast. I hope that I don't have to study for years to sack out a career. I ain't a big fan of studying. I feel like I have a lot of potencial to be famous but if it takes a lot of studying ja ja that ain't for me.

So give a shout out and a congrats to Uncle Clark and Aunt Jill. That is awesome that they have been together for so long putting a good ejemplo for everyone else to follow. So that is awesome and I am proud of them.

Also it is very true that a lot of people's birthdays are coming up. I see it on my calender every day pretty much. Brooklyn's birthday and Uncle Jon's. Tell them Feliz cumpleaños y q ya queremos pastel ya queremos pastel aunque sea un pedacito ya queremos pastel. Lori as well freak a lot of parties are going to be planned. You are all party animals. I hope that you all cumplirlo feliz.



Well in my area after week 4 my comp all the sudden turned super bipolar. We can't even study now cause it just makes him mad and I can't handle it. I feel like now that I am almost leaving I am getting more stressed and more angry with things like this. But the good thing is that this week I am going to be in Jinotega with Elder Sarceno. We are going to go teach 2 families that want me to baptize them. We are going to see if we can do it this week. They are families that I knew when I first started in Jinotega a long time ago. So this week I am not even going to be in my area which I am happy for that. It is so hard to be there for such a long time. I would love to be there as a normal citizen but as a missionary for 7 months it is hard. I am trying to get a lot organized before I bounce. The branch has not grown in number but it has got so much stronger. Everyone now stays for the 3 hours instead of just one hour.



I talked to Ismael this week, my convert that worked with me. He is so pilas. iIlove him. I feel like he is the most pilas missionary in Chinandega. It's awesome cause he is visiting all my converts in Chinandega. Xiomarra, Janneath, Hector, Darian y Nestor completed one year of being members this week on June 5th. They are now planning on going to the temple. They are still way pilas in the church way super active with callings. They make me so happy. I am so glad to know that pretty much all my converts are progressing. Ismael is preparing to go to the temple and is going to send his mission papers in. I am so excited for you to meet my converts mommy. I am going to miss so many people here its not easy to leave. Some members told me that the first familia I baptized got their patriarchial. blessing.

(Here is a letter Elder Moore received this week from one of his converts and best friends Marlon. In essence, Marlon is going to name his son "Justin" after the great missionary who brought the gospel to him.)

Amigo quiero contarte que ya he terminado de hacer mi casa en el barrio xihualtcoalt espero que todavia te acuerdes de ese barrio,entonces el 01/07/2012.estare en mi nueva casa y para mi familia es una gran alegria porque nunca habiamos tenido una casa propia entonces ya no vamos a vivir en frente del presidente,quiero confesarte qque para mi es un gran testimonio porque se en el fondo de mi corazon seque es obra de mi padre celestial porque el nos da las bendiciones que nesecitamos dia a dia para salir adelante y por eso le doy gracias a mi padre celestial por haberme mostrado el verdadero evangelio y a ti por haberme tenido pasrencia para bautizarme gracias mi gran amigo te doy mi palabra de que nunca te olvidare y tampoco mi familia Marlito te quiere mucho. Elder moore mi gran deseo es que tu conosieras mi humilde casa es sencilla pero en ella encontraras mucho AMOR le hacen falta muchas cosas tu sabes que ru best friend es pobre pero se que con el tiempo la ire mejorando pensando en que tu volveras un dia y yo te estare esperando.te dire algo y no te rias no es una broma al proximo hijo que tenga mi esposa le llamaremos JUSTIN como su primer nombre en honor a un buen amigo que eres tu te amo amigo cuidate mucho.

Thank you mommy for being so awesome. I am going to hit you up with some pictures from the baptisms that we had not to long ago that I promised to send you. I finally got a lot of pictures passed over to me.



So I love you mommy and wow the weeks pass by so fast. We were talking via skype over a month ago. That is so insane, I feel like it was just last week but it was over a month ago. But time is flying, just under 2 months mommy.



Love you so much and miss you a ton.
Love, Elder Moore
Sos La Ley