Wind=No Bueno

How we doing Merville?

 Well the week was an up and down one, but lots going on. First of all I still dislike the wind more than anything else out there. It makes biking against it no Bueno! Well there's nothing I can do about that so we keep moving on. This week we had exchanges and I was with Elder Rigby again out on the west side of Evansville. It was fun and we talked to a lot of crazy people out there. We also got hit with any deep doctrine question you could think of, but no worries it all went well. Of course I happened to be in a car the last nice day of the week, so biking and walking through the chilly rain and wind. This week we were able to have a few investigators come to church which is always the hardest thing for them to do out here. Believe it or not most of the time it is easier to set a baptismal date with someone than it is to get them to church. So that is always a good way to end the week when people come to church. This week we were able to find some new investigators, unfortunately none of them were in our area so we gave out quite a few referrals to the others in our district. This weeks reading in the Book of Mormon was pretty much all the war chapters at the end of Alma. Even though there is a lot of fighting going on there is still a ton you can learn from each chapter or story so to say.

Well the dance festival thing for the prophet should be pretty sweet. You can look at a couple of them that have happened recently on lds.org under Mormon messages for the Youth. They seem like they would be a fun thing to be a part of. Where is the performance going to take place? The taco bell arena maybe? Elder Lipsch is actually in my old area of New Albany at the moment so it is kinda a small world. Well I hope you all have a wonderful Halloween and don't do anything too crazy now ha. Well I love ya and i"ll talk to ya'll next week.

peace,

Elder Moorhouse

Hola Familia

I hope ya'll received the letters I sent and enjoyed. Well this has been a bit better of a week for us. Nothing too crazy is happening however. We found a few new investigators that are progressing very well. We even set a baptismal date with one for November. We have had a couple of solid lessons where the investigators just ask question after question and it is amazing to me how the spirit can bring to mind just the right thing to answer. I can definitely see a major change in how I approach lessons now as compared to about a year ago. I would definitely attribute it to all the study I've been able to do. This week in my study I went over in the Book of Mormon, when Alma was giving counsel to his sons. I found it interesting how he had so much to say to Helaman and Corianton, but when he spoke to Shiblon 15 verses was enough because he was just that boss. Alma chapters 36 to 42 have a lot of good counsel for youth from a dad who really cares for his sons salvation. It was like the 5th or 6th time I've read through those so far and that's kinda what stuck out this time around. I had some pictures I was planning to send with some of the fall colors but I totally forgot my camera so looks like next week you should receive some pics.

 

Well I love all of you and hope you have an amzing week.

Love ya

Elder Moorhouse

Another Busy week!

Well it has been crazy here for the past week. So Tuesday we had exchanges and I went with Elder Rigby to Evansville and we had quite a few appointments. We also hit up Fall Festival here which just took up a street for 5 blocks lined with people selling food and carnival rides. Just a real big fair with a ton of people. Then Wednesday was district meeting where afterwards we went out to eat at this all you can eat bbq joint, which was pretty good and very filling. So on Thursday came the crazy news that Elder Gardner, our Zone leader, is going to be the new assistant to the president, so we have been in a trio with Elder Murphy for the past 5 days or so. Which means I've been in a car this week alright! It has been pretty hectic trying to cover two different areas and hitting the other district meeting that the zone leaders normally have to go to. So this is the second time I have done this on my mission. First when I was a greenie and now when I have a greenie. Speaking of elder Denton, we will be staying together for another transfer so six more weeks to go. Then we had general conference this weekend which was really good. Elder Hollands talk was almost the exact one he gave in the mtc about two years ago that has been going around our mission for a while now. He took a different turn at the end compared to the original but it was still one of the more throw down talks of the conference. So that missionary age lowering was quite a shocker. First person that came to my mind was Presto, and how he could just leave next August  less than a year to prepare now. Pretty intense stuff.

 

Well I love ya'll very much and hope you have a wonderful fall week. It's back to the bikes for me!

 

peace

Elder Moorhouse