May 6

Well it was a pretty good week here in B-burg, it was really really wet though. We had rain for a few days straight but no worries I survived. This week we had Stake conference and it was a broadcast from Salt Lake. We had Elder Robert D. Hales and President Uchtdorf speak to us. It was really good and they focused a lot on families and how we can really strengthen them in this crazy world. President Uchtdorf also spoke a lot on missionary work and how each family should have a Preach my Gospel in their homes. He really exhorted everyone to study ch. 3 and promised that if you did so that your testimony of the gospel will be strengthened. The rest of the week was pretty standard. Taught some people, found some new ones, had some meetings. This transfer should be good and things should start picking up rapidly here soon. On p-day last week we had dinner at a members who owns some land with some ponds on it and I got to go fishing for a little bit. Caught a couple large mouth bass and a snail ha. Next time I'm trying for the snapping turtles. 

 

well lets see presto is going to Brazil or South Africa either way I think he will love it ha. Maybe San Diego.

 

Well I'm not sure where or when I'll be able to skype this weekend so I'll have to slip you an e-mail or something once I figure it out. 

 

I hope you all have a wonderful week and I'll just wish you a happy mother's day now!  It will be cool to see ya for the last time before I actually see ya ha now that is weird to think. well love ya'll very much.

 

Love 

Elder Moorhouse

April 29

Well it was a very busy week out here in Brandenburg. First off we got our transfer news and surprise I'm staying another transfer in Brandenburg and Elder Colling will still be my companion. This will make three transfers with him so he is going to pass Elder Clawson as my longest companion. Well this week we Blitzed both Corydon's area and English it was fun and both areas will be losing one of the missionaries that were in them so we will have some different missionaries in the district this coming week. This weekend we were also able to take part in a mini MTC with the Louisville stake. So we were paired up with a couple of the youth and I had two deacons as my companions. Then Friday night we had three short classes to teach about relying on the spirit with them. Then on Saturday morning we stayed at another missionaries place but we met with the youth and had a companionship study and personal study, then ultimately we took them out teaching with us to a real investigator then we knocked some doors with them to show them what tracting was like. It was pretty fun and it was a great learning experience for the youth too. I don't remember doing anything like it while I was a teen. The youth really enjoyed it and we ended with a testimony meeting that really made me see why the age change took place. The youth are getting stronger testimonies earlier in life and they are truly being prepared to serve. At this event I was able to see a few of my past comps like Elder Fry, and Elder Tolman, who will be going home this week which is so crazy to think since it really has been awhile since we were together, but we were both so young at that time. I also saw Elder Haws who is doing well also. It was just a fun weekend. Now it is time to buckle down again and really push it hard in our area. This transfer should be a very good one for us here. The work has started to really pick up lately so I'm excited to see it continue to grow.

Well presto well done. I'm excited for you and I will make my guess where you are going next week.

Bryson tear it up on the field and have fun, no worries man. in a Jamaican accent 

Olivia remember to have fun and smile and thanks for the letter. I'll work on a response soon.

And all of you finish strong in school Just about a month or so left I believe.

Well I hope all of you have a wonderful week and that all goes well.

 

Love

Elder Moorhouse

4/22

It was a pretty busy week here and it just all flew by so quickly. Our weather has gone back and forth a bit but that is now to be expected out here. Nothing too serious though I haven't seen any swirling clouds this year yet. This week we had our interviews with President and it went really good. He didn't say whether I'll be staying or leaving next week but he did drop a hint that I will probably have another assignment to look forward too. So my dads in B-burg might be coming to a close. Well we also had an exchange with our zone leaders this weekend and I got to work back in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which just so happens to be the location of my first exchange back in the second week on the mission. It was pretty good and it starts to really bring back some memories from the beginning. The best part of the exchange was the very end we got to stay in Jeff which is right across the river from Louisville and right next door to New Albany and Watch Thunder over Louisville. Which just happens to be the biggest firework show in North America I believe. It was pretty awesome. I even saw a few people from the New Albany ward which made it even better. Overall it was a fun and exciting week. This Saturday we will find out the transfer news and we will see what happens.

Well I love all of you and hope you enjoy the rest of this month.

Love,

Elder Moorhouse

4/15

Hello everyone!

how is everyone doing? This was a pretty busy week here in B-burg. Last week for P-day we were able to go to English, Indiana to hang with the district again. It was fun and I wish we were closer to each other sometimes oh well. This week we also had a Zone Meeting so I was back in New Albany for the day and it is always interesting to be there again. It was kind of weird to give a training where I had my first district meeting and I was so quiet back then. It was a real change of roles and gave me another opportunity to reflect on how much has changed throughout my mission. The rest of the week turned into quite a bit of finding which was needed. A few of our current investigators are getting pretty stagnant so it is always good to have some fresh peeps to teach. We also blitzed Corydon this weekend and I gave my first baptismal interview which was pretty sweet. We had a solid day up there just like it seems we always do on a blitz for some reason. Well we are now on week 5 of this transfer so just a couple weeks left till we find out the next transfer news.

 

So presto is now 18 what a big boy ha. 18, 17, 20 it all feels the same well except for the fact I'm not at home at the moment.

Well I hope all of you have a wonderful week and let me know if I can do anything and I will try my best.

Love

Elder Moorhouse

4/8

Well this week was all one big blur that just ended with a pretty good conference. We worked a lot with the members here this week and this is definitely the area that has fed me the most. Surprisingly I'm still not gaining any weight. We have been working a lot on Fort Knox with the part member families that live there. This ward is all part member and a big portion is because of the army. Well I really liked conference and hope you enjoyed it as well. We watched most of the sessions at our church building and one of the sessions at a part-member family's place. It was pretty interesting to see so many general authorities speak that I have had the opportunity to meet on my mission. those that I've met out here include L. Tom Perry, Quentin L. Cook, L. Whitney Clayton, Christoffel Golden Jr., and Bruce D. Porter. Before my mission I can't recall meeting any general authorities and I never really thought that I would ever meet so many. The mission has blessed me in more ways than one.

Well I love you and hope you have a wonderful week.

Happy B-day Presto! big 18 you are finally a man ha.

Love

Elder Moorhouse

3/25

Well another week has come and gone like that. It was alright here this week some crazy weather yet again. Saturday was in the 60's and today it is snowing so I'm not sure spring will ever come here. We went out finding a lot this week and talked to some interesting characters ha. It was just another grind it out week with nothing to special to report on. Hopefully this week will have something fun for me to talk about. There should be quite a few people out at church this week with it being Easter. well it is getting down to the end of the month and we are running low on miles left so we will probably be walking a lot this week which will help me stay in shape. Being off a bike for a few months has really made a difference. I have to work out twice as hard each morning now to stay in the shape I was automatically in just from riding around all day.

Dad to answer a few of your questions: I have learned a ton on my mission that I don't think I would have ever realized if I didn't come out here. I'm glad that I did come on a mission I'm not sure where my life would have been at if I would have stayed around home or went straight to school. The mission has helped me out in more ways than one and it continues to teach me new things daily, especially about myself.

Well I hope ya'll have a wonderful week and let me know if there is anything I can do for ya.

 

Love ya tons

Elder Moorhouse

3/18

hello family,

Well transfer news came and I will be staying here in B-burg for another six weeks with Elder Colling. It was an alright week here. We had a zone meeting which had a main focus of using members in all aspects of missionary work. Hopefully we will be able to see growth in the work around here. We also set up a ward mission plan here finally and that should really help us to motivate and involve the members so they know what their role is. We also went on a blitz with the Corydon elders. It was fun and I got to see a family I taught back in New Albany that has moved into their ward boundary now. It's cool to see that some people can remember you from over a year ago. There weren't any crazy stories to report on so just an average week I guess. The weather is still bipolar. It snowed one night the next day was 70 then it dropped back in the 30 the next day. If I had a nickel for every time some told me "if you don't like the weather just wait 10 mins" I would own Kentucky already.

 

Brothers keep working hard in all you are doing. Strive to be the best in each activity whether it be school or sports. Keep reading the scriptures and you will find that your days will be better than they were before. I wasn't the best example of that but I can tell you that there is definitely a difference each day out here from reading and studying the scriptures daily. Love ya and wish ya the best.

 

Hope all is well and continues to be so.

Love,

Elder Moorhouse