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

Zone Conference and more

How is it going family?

This week was pretty busy we had our Zone Conference on Wednesday which went really good. The new focus is really on using members and focusing on part-member families if possible. We saw a lot of less actives this week and our main focus is finding new investigators through them. We figure if they are less active then the people they most likely hang out with aren't active or members at all or else they would come. So we are in finding mode for sure. This Sunday we also had our Stake conference here it was really good except for all the noisy kids but what ya gonna do about it. We had the Stake President, 2nd councilor in the Louisville temple Presidency, President Woodbury, and a general authority, Elder Burns, all speak. So the talks varied widely with each having a different focus but they were all good as well. The weather here has been amazing except for the crazy wind, Tough to bike in wind.

 Well Love all of you and hope you have an amazing week.

Love you all,

Elder Moorhouse

Another cooler week...

Well the weather has definitely been better this week with the coolness. It is raining a bit today but that's better than the crazy heat and humidity. Well it was a rougher week this week a lot of our plans fell through but that happens quite often in this field of work that I'm engaged in unfortunately. This week I was able to have an intelligent conversation with a couple of JW's that just kept asking about the 2nd coming and what we believe will happen. I was surprised by how much I've truly learned out here. Before the mission I would have had no idea what to say but now I guess the study is really starting to pay off. It is a lot different being a trainer. You are the one they look to, to answer most questions but it has been a good growing experience thus far for sure. It seemed like we had a few lessons this week where people just wanted to discuss what we believe and then give their view point but surprisingly we didn't have any heated bible bashes as we call it. That is a good thing bible bashes are no fun and you can never win even if you do prove them wrong. It just create an environment for the spirit to testify of truth. So if people ever want to argue just start baring your testimony because they can't argue with what you know to be true and your belief. This week was also our primary program here. It was alright nothing too crazy.

 

love ya,

Elder Moorhouse

 

Some New Pictures

Well what a week! So it flew by like nothing but it ended so well. We did have the baptism this weekend and it went great. I had to give a talk on baptism and Elder Fry got to perform the baptism since he's never done it before. Amanda, our baptism, is awesome it's kinda crazy how it all worked out from start to finish but it is a good story. It turns out we were looking for her ex-husband who is a less-active on the roster and when we went to the address we met Amanda. We told her who we were and what we were doing there and asked if she would like to learn more and it kinda took off from there. We came back a week later and had a lesson that went alright and set another appointment. The second lesson was definitely the turning point to everything, We just read Alma 7 with her and related it to her life and that's when we set the baptismal date. It really shows how powerful the Book of Mormon can truly be. Since then we have just been teaching her all that she would need to know and answering all of her questions (she really had some good questions). Sunday August 26th was the big day and it all went really well. So our week was definitely focused on that then of course we got the transfer calls on Saturday, and I will be staying here and training a new guy. Someone who is probably just getting to the mission home as I'm typing. So the next little while should be real exciting. It will be sad to see Fry go but he's been here his entire mission and he came out right when I went to Danville so it has been a little while.

 

Glad to hear you had a good time in Seattle you'll just have to do better next year when I can actually see it. That trade the dodgers made is crazy. They better tear it up now. Hope BSU does well this year as well. I'm sure this week will be really busy and I'll have a lot to tell you about. Love all of you and miss ya

 

Elder Moorhouse

Zone conference and convert baptism

It was a pretty good week here in E-ville. Last Monday we were able to get together as an entire zone, so 30 missionaries, and play some fun games and kinda enjoy p-day together since everyone was coming to Evansville for a general authority conference that took place Tuesday. So we had Elder Chrisotphel Golden Jr. of the quorum of the 70 come and speak to our mission. Lots of good insights about missionary work of course there was some rebuking but lots of learning. The rest of our week was mainly focused on our investigator that is scheduled to be baptised this coming Sunday. She is awesome and it has been great to teach her and see how much the gospel has been able to change her life this far already. This week she was sick on Sunday but knew she had to come in order to be baptised next week so she stuck it through and made it. She is determined to be baptised this week and we are excited. Lots of planning going to take place this week but it will all be worth it. We'll still out finding and talking to as many people as we can.

We will find out about transfers this Saturday so I will let you know what is going down next week. I still like the area so not tired of it yet. Fry and I still getting along but it is really hard not to get along with me right? no just kidding around well I hope all of you enjoy the last week of summer there. School here started last week so be happy you still have a little time. This year will fly by for all of us make sure to enjoy each moment. Love ya'll and hope for the best there in Washington.

Glad to hear you had fun with the Moorhouse's this last week and just want to wish ya'll good luck at the World Series. Arkansas has nothing on us spuds, oh I meant studs from Idaho . Well this week flew by for me I'm not even sure what happened I feel as if I just told you about my last week yesterday. Well some highlights from the week probably include interviews with president. They went really good and there were some hints dropped about the upcoming transfer but I won't say anything until it actually happens. 

 

Well our progressing investigator finally made it to church this week and she really enjoyed it. We just have to make sure she is done with smoking then everything else should be good for her baptism in a few weeks. The other missionaries in our ward had a baptism this weekend and we were able to get her to that and she was already talking about what she wants to do for hers. So we are excited here should be a good couple of weeks. 

 

Still doing really well on the bike and the weather has been amazing this weekend the 80's and low 90's are awesome ha. Last week a guy we talked too guessed that I was from Idaho because of my "accent" didn't know I had one from Idaho, it was kinda funny that was the first time that's ever happened. This week we have Elder Golden Jr from the 70 coming to talk to the mission so that should be really good. General authorities are always good.

 

 

Well hope you have an enjoyable week and all goes well. love ya'll lots.

 

Elder Moorhouse