Hello Family,
Lots of changes in the Raymond Stake! Last night all 8 wards split, changed their boundaries and they created the 9th ward. This means lots of changes for the leadership such as Ward Mission Leaders (WMLs) and Bishops. We have 3 new bishoprics we need to get rolling on the work and 4 new WMLs that we need to get on the same page. Working with leadership has been the key to success in Raymond so we are going to be very busy over the next couple weeks getting things rolling again. It's kinda like starting from square one with a lot of these wards, but I feel confident that these changes will lead to further success in Raymond.
We had an interesting experience with XXXXX, one of our investigators, who had a baptismal date for this last Saturday. On Wednesday we got a call form him saying that he was not feeling good, so we went over there and he was twitching really bad. It looked like he was having a seizure, not a full blown one, but still it was crazy. He calmed down then we went to grab his wife at work and she followed us and took him to the hospital fearing that he could turn for the worse any second. He had a 5-6 seizures since being there. It's been crazy but we have been visiting him almost everyday and keeping up with him. They don't know when he is going to get out.
In other news we are moving apartments this week and we also have a specialized training with the AP's on how we can better our 7 day challenge with the members. Oh ya and its snowing right now...
I love you guys so very much and The Church is true! And I know without a shadow of a doubt that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, The Holy One of Israel.
Elder Moore
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
March 14, 2011
Hello Family!
This was one busy, busy week! So I will highlight the best parts of the week which all happened this week end. First things first, the weather has finally started to turn warm! I am done with the -20 weather, hopefully it doesn't come back. But most importantly, this was probably one of the most spiritual and fun weeks of the mission so far....
On Saturday, we got up at the early hour of 3am to drive to Lethbridge and hop on a bus to drive to Calgary to see Elder D. Todd Christofferson. The bus ride up was fun. It was everyone who is serving south of Calgary and it was a blast to see others who I haven't seen in 6 months to a year. We got to Calgary at about 7:30 and sang music till 8 when he arrived. What was also so cool about this experience was that we where together as a mission, only the second time that has happened. The last time was a year ago when E. Bednar came to the mission. E. Christofferson was awesome! At the beginning of the program we all got to shake his hand, then he started his instruction on faith and repentance and how we need to really get our investigators to repent and understand the importance of it. Some of the scriptures that he had us read before hand, and then taught from, were Matthew 4:17, 2Nephi 30:2 and D&C 6:9. What I loved most about it was that he was real with us and wasn't just a serious guy because he joked around a lot too. It was an awesome experience. The most powerful moment was when he bore his testimony and gave us an apostolic blessing. It was powerful stuff, especially when he bore his witness of Christ.... wow.
Sunday was an amazing day! We had the wonderful opportunity to lead two of our investigators down into the waters of baptism. The first was at 630 in Raymond and the spirit was so strong. Satan worked hard to try and change her mind and have other forces working against it, but he did not succeed. Her countenance was glowing the whole time and tears where flowing when she was baptized. I was blessed with the opportunity to confirm her a member of the church and conferring the gift of the Holy Ghost...Awesome experience. Right after the baptism was over we had to rush up to Lethbridge to be there for the second baptism. He is 10 years old and has had a crazy family situation over the past two years, but he was so happy to be baptized. It was chaos when we first got there because the Dad was a no show at first and we were all frantically trying to find out where he was, but it turned out he was at a different building... so we got on with the program once he got there and it was really nice.
I wish I had more time write down the rest of the events and other miracles that happened this week but that will have to happen when I'm home, I love you all and hope you have a great week!!
Love,
Elder Hayden Moore
This was one busy, busy week! So I will highlight the best parts of the week which all happened this week end. First things first, the weather has finally started to turn warm! I am done with the -20 weather, hopefully it doesn't come back. But most importantly, this was probably one of the most spiritual and fun weeks of the mission so far....
On Saturday, we got up at the early hour of 3am to drive to Lethbridge and hop on a bus to drive to Calgary to see Elder D. Todd Christofferson. The bus ride up was fun. It was everyone who is serving south of Calgary and it was a blast to see others who I haven't seen in 6 months to a year. We got to Calgary at about 7:30 and sang music till 8 when he arrived. What was also so cool about this experience was that we where together as a mission, only the second time that has happened. The last time was a year ago when E. Bednar came to the mission. E. Christofferson was awesome! At the beginning of the program we all got to shake his hand, then he started his instruction on faith and repentance and how we need to really get our investigators to repent and understand the importance of it. Some of the scriptures that he had us read before hand, and then taught from, were Matthew 4:17, 2Nephi 30:2 and D&C 6:9. What I loved most about it was that he was real with us and wasn't just a serious guy because he joked around a lot too. It was an awesome experience. The most powerful moment was when he bore his testimony and gave us an apostolic blessing. It was powerful stuff, especially when he bore his witness of Christ.... wow.
Sunday was an amazing day! We had the wonderful opportunity to lead two of our investigators down into the waters of baptism. The first was at 630 in Raymond and the spirit was so strong. Satan worked hard to try and change her mind and have other forces working against it, but he did not succeed. Her countenance was glowing the whole time and tears where flowing when she was baptized. I was blessed with the opportunity to confirm her a member of the church and conferring the gift of the Holy Ghost...Awesome experience. Right after the baptism was over we had to rush up to Lethbridge to be there for the second baptism. He is 10 years old and has had a crazy family situation over the past two years, but he was so happy to be baptized. It was chaos when we first got there because the Dad was a no show at first and we were all frantically trying to find out where he was, but it turned out he was at a different building... so we got on with the program once he got there and it was really nice.
I wish I had more time write down the rest of the events and other miracles that happened this week but that will have to happen when I'm home, I love you all and hope you have a great week!!
Love,
Elder Hayden Moore
Monday, March 7, 2011
March 7, 2011
Another amazing week in Raymond!
It was a jammed-packed week, we taught a lot and saw a lot of miracles, and I even lost my voice in the process. ha! I have been battling a cold since I have gotten here to Raymond and lost my voice on Thursday morning. It's not fun, but I have almost gotten it all back.
So starting with Tuesday, we had a lesson with X and it was a roller coaster ride ha. We talked about some of his questions and taught him about the Apostasy and Joseph Smith. We set a baptismal date for the 19th of March! It will take a lot of work to get him there, but it is possible. We had a great dinner with some non-members and then we had a good lesson. We watched Finding Faith in Christ, but towards the end of the lesson some of the member's family came downstairs and it threw everything off.... it was frustrating.
Wednesday was another great day as well. We had a lesson with Z who isn't a member and lives with his son and family who are very active and great members. Z is a gourmet chef and cooks some amazing food. We had a great first lesson with him and we are going over there again on Thursday this week!
So now we are at the point in the week where I lost my voice and it was not fun at all because if I need anything on my mission, it is my voice... so for most of the day my talking was minimal. But Thursday we had awesome lessons at two different investigators. The Spirit was strong at both lessons. At one of the families the mom is out of town for a couple weeks, but we met with the kids and the husband. He is not interested but is cool with us teaching the kids.
Friday I went to Magrath for exchanges with Elder Heap (yes he is related to the Heaps from Mesa), who is from San Diego and plays volleyball for BYU. It was a fun day. The main highlight of the day was that I was driving down a farm road on ice and I slid right into ditch haha. I had to be pulled out by a member. We were in so deep, I could barely open the car door.
Saturday and Sunday were also great days with many miracles. We got five different investigators to church and and some more amazing lessons. I wish I could explain them all to ya but I have run out of time. It was an amazing week and to give you a preview of what is to come this week, we have two baptisms lined up for this weekend. Also we are going to Calgary to see Elder D. Todd Christofferson, so I will fill you in on what happens!! Love you all and have a great week!!
Love
Elder Moore
It was a jammed-packed week, we taught a lot and saw a lot of miracles, and I even lost my voice in the process. ha! I have been battling a cold since I have gotten here to Raymond and lost my voice on Thursday morning. It's not fun, but I have almost gotten it all back.
So starting with Tuesday, we had a lesson with X and it was a roller coaster ride ha. We talked about some of his questions and taught him about the Apostasy and Joseph Smith. We set a baptismal date for the 19th of March! It will take a lot of work to get him there, but it is possible. We had a great dinner with some non-members and then we had a good lesson. We watched Finding Faith in Christ, but towards the end of the lesson some of the member's family came downstairs and it threw everything off.... it was frustrating.
Wednesday was another great day as well. We had a lesson with Z who isn't a member and lives with his son and family who are very active and great members. Z is a gourmet chef and cooks some amazing food. We had a great first lesson with him and we are going over there again on Thursday this week!
So now we are at the point in the week where I lost my voice and it was not fun at all because if I need anything on my mission, it is my voice... so for most of the day my talking was minimal. But Thursday we had awesome lessons at two different investigators. The Spirit was strong at both lessons. At one of the families the mom is out of town for a couple weeks, but we met with the kids and the husband. He is not interested but is cool with us teaching the kids.
Friday I went to Magrath for exchanges with Elder Heap (yes he is related to the Heaps from Mesa), who is from San Diego and plays volleyball for BYU. It was a fun day. The main highlight of the day was that I was driving down a farm road on ice and I slid right into ditch haha. I had to be pulled out by a member. We were in so deep, I could barely open the car door.
Saturday and Sunday were also great days with many miracles. We got five different investigators to church and and some more amazing lessons. I wish I could explain them all to ya but I have run out of time. It was an amazing week and to give you a preview of what is to come this week, we have two baptisms lined up for this weekend. Also we are going to Calgary to see Elder D. Todd Christofferson, so I will fill you in on what happens!! Love you all and have a great week!!
Love
Elder Moore
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
February 28, 2011
Greetings from Raymond!
I feel so blessed being able to serve in Raymond at this time because this area is on fire right now! To paint a picture of how well this area is doing, we have 6 investigators that we are teaching right now and 2 of them have a baptism date for March 12th and also we have another 7 that we are going to be teaching here in the next week or so and most of them are going to be pretty solid investigators. So let me tell ya a little bit about me first few days in Raymond....
Raymond is a town of about 3,800 people and about 3,000 of them are members. w
We cover an entire stake, so we are always getting fed ha. On Sundays we go to about 8 hours of church...... ya its way long. We did the math and figured that if I stay here for 6 months I will go to about 3 years worth of church haha. Also to tell ya a little bit about my comp Elder Reese, he is from San Clemente, California and he has been out 13 months. He is a cool kid and we are going to tear it up here in Raymond.
So my first few days in Raymond were busy busy, we met with most of our investigators. The first one that we met with was A and her kids. She was supposed to be baptized this Saturday, but she can't stop smoking Now she is taking off for Montreal for three weeks. We also met with B and she is way solid, and will be baptized on the 12th of March. She needs to stop drinking coffee. She loves her coffee and I know Dad loved his too, so you got any pointers on how you stopped?? We also had some people who we haven't started teaching yet but one guy we might start teaching has read 100 pages of the Book of Mormon already. It is pretty amazing, We meet with him this next week to discuss it. There are so many things happening here in Raymond. It is amazing and the next couple weeks are going to be awesome.
So I just got an Email from the Mission and Elder D. Todd Christofferson is going to be speaking to the mission on March 12th in Calgary! That is going to be an amazing experience and we are lucky, cause we got to hear Elder Bednar the same time last year.
Well I love you guys so much and hope you have a great week!
Love,
Elder Moore
I feel so blessed being able to serve in Raymond at this time because this area is on fire right now! To paint a picture of how well this area is doing, we have 6 investigators that we are teaching right now and 2 of them have a baptism date for March 12th and also we have another 7 that we are going to be teaching here in the next week or so and most of them are going to be pretty solid investigators. So let me tell ya a little bit about me first few days in Raymond....
Raymond is a town of about 3,800 people and about 3,000 of them are members. w
We cover an entire stake, so we are always getting fed ha. On Sundays we go to about 8 hours of church...... ya its way long. We did the math and figured that if I stay here for 6 months I will go to about 3 years worth of church haha. Also to tell ya a little bit about my comp Elder Reese, he is from San Clemente, California and he has been out 13 months. He is a cool kid and we are going to tear it up here in Raymond.
So my first few days in Raymond were busy busy, we met with most of our investigators. The first one that we met with was A and her kids. She was supposed to be baptized this Saturday, but she can't stop smoking Now she is taking off for Montreal for three weeks. We also met with B and she is way solid, and will be baptized on the 12th of March. She needs to stop drinking coffee. She loves her coffee and I know Dad loved his too, so you got any pointers on how you stopped?? We also had some people who we haven't started teaching yet but one guy we might start teaching has read 100 pages of the Book of Mormon already. It is pretty amazing, We meet with him this next week to discuss it. There are so many things happening here in Raymond. It is amazing and the next couple weeks are going to be awesome.
So I just got an Email from the Mission and Elder D. Todd Christofferson is going to be speaking to the mission on March 12th in Calgary! That is going to be an amazing experience and we are lucky, cause we got to hear Elder Bednar the same time last year.
Well I love you guys so much and hope you have a great week!
Love,
Elder Moore
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