December 23, 2009

Hey!!

Yes I got your Christmas card and thank you for the pics and your testimony Mom! You still havent gotten my package yet?? I'm worried. Tell Connor to send me an email so I have his please and tell him I love him. Tell him now that I am out here I am so glad that I am serving even though I miss home and all you guys soo much. I feel so happy and at peace with everything and I am having fun!

Well this week was slow with lessons, but we have gone to some members, nonmembers or former gators. We have fun there and we share a short message with them as well. I will tell you about some of the families when I talk to you guys. For Christmas we are going to be at the Blomfields who are from England. They are awesome and I can't wait for it. It will be a blast. Really the only cultural difference between Canadians and Americans is that they love hockey and we, in az, don't. haha And they aren't very good drivers either. hahaha Well I will talk to you all Friday. Now I will be calling you guys at ten from a member's phone and Elder Neal will use the cell phone. I love you all and can't wait to talk!!

Love,

Elder Hayden Moore

December 9, 2009

Hey Fam!


Well, it is officially winter in Calgary! Last weekend it dumped a lot of snow and Monday the temp dropped to -14F!!! Ya, it was cold. Well living in the cold kind of stinks, but I am staying warm and layering up.


A day in the life of a missionary:
We get out of bed at the dark hour of 6:30 a.m. and then we try and stay awake while we are working out. After that, we eat breakfast, then shower and get ready for the day. We study our scriptures until 10:00 and then we leave to start work for the day. Monday is zone leaders' meetings and we meet as a district an hour later. The district is made up of Elder Neal, me, Elder Spurlock and Elder Clarke. My companion (Elder Neal) is our district leader. Elder Spurlock came out of the MTC with me. Our district has a lot of fun together. After that we go out to lunch as a zone to the mall that is by us called SouthCentre. By 1 p.m. we are out and doing missionary work! We hopefully have appointments to teach, but lately we aren't having a lot. We have been going by part member homes and trying to get to know a few of them. Most are not active at all and don't want to talk to us. Dinner is usually around 5:30-6 at a member's house. The members are awesome even though we need to kick them in the shorts to do some missionary work :). After dinner, we will try to visit former investigators who are still really cool with the missionaries but aren't interested in joining (yet!). There is one family, Murray and Kim, who are super cool. She gives us hot chocolate :) We just visit and the share a short spiritual message with them. Other nights we'll maybe go by some members or part member families and then we are home by 9 p.m. Once we are back at the apartment we do our planning for the next day/week and then go to bed.


I will send a detailed letter with my memory card. Sorry it has taken so long. I had to get a flash drive so I could back up everything in case it got lost in the mail. You will see the videos of the bulot (the duck egg) on my card. Yes, Elder Neal ate one and yes, I did gag. haha. Well I love you all and miss you tons! I will be calling home on Christmas day now, not eve. Probably at around 10 a.m. In the picture I sent the week before, was Elder Neal driving and Elder Spurlock behind me, then Elder Clarke behind the driver's seat. For Christmas, we will be a members' homes. First, the Pattersons, then the Blomfields, who are English. It will be a blast at both families. Did you all see the Christmas devotional by the First Presidency? If not, pull it up on the internet and show Nana and Papa. Tell Dad and Connor I love them both! And tell Connor that if he loves his older brother he should email him! :):)


Love,
Elder Hayden Moore

Happy Thanksgiving 11.25.2009

Hey Fam!

How are things in AZ? Well I'm one week into my second transfer and I'm loving it! Thanksgiving is tomorrow for you guys and for me it's just another day. haha But it's all good. So Casey is at the MTC? Have you heard from him? Well the work is still slow here in the Parkland ward, but member trust is on its way up which is making things a lot easier. Our investigator is not really progressing, but he is keeping his commitments, which is good. He still has a ways to go.

So Connor is doing lacrosse again? That's good. Tell him I miss him and love him. How are you and Dad doing? ..and the grandparents? The member we live with is down in Mesa for Thanksgiving. haha His Gf lives there so he goes there a lot.

Has did Dad heard of the Perry plan? It's a new ward mission plan that is supposed to be across North America. The plan has the ward start picking up the slack for missionary work and gives us lessons to teach. Make sure our ward is not being lazy on this.

So ASU stinks, huh? Oh well, I'm glad the Suns are doing well! So how's America doing? I saw the they passed (or getting close to passing) the new health care bill. How are you guys dealing with that? ...and Uncle Russ? Well things are going great up here! I miss you all and keep the letters and emails coming!

Here is the pic I promised of the duck egg I ate...

Here is the head that I didn't eat... Here's a pic of me and some of my fellow missionaries...(Editors note: Elder Moore must have ran out of time and didn't identify these fine elders. Hopefully, we will have an update next week.)

Love,
Elder Hayden Moore

P.S. I'm calling you guys Christmas Eve, and that's in one month!!!

Letter 11-17-2009

hahaha Yeah, I read your first email and I was like, "I'm out here on a mission and I still get scolded by my mom". haha It's OK Mom. I forgive you. My email was so short last week because I sent a long one to Casey because he is leaving on his mission tomorrow.

To answer your questions: Well I'm going to send through snail mail your request to write about the day in the life of a missionary in the Calgary Canada Mission. I am writing in my journal, though, it is not everyday. I'm trying to get better at that. I have driven in snow, but right now there is no snow and the weather is great! I just got the transfer emails and looks like I'm staying here for another transfer. Elder Neal is still with me. We haven't had anything unusual for dinner, but ha we did eat a duck egg called bulot. I'll send you my memory card with pics and the video on it.

Well I got the SD card with the pics, but no video?? It was great to see those pics though. Send me a card with all the San Diego pics on it, and what not, and take a video of the family. Ask dad if he has heard of the Perry plan? I have to go, but I love you lots and miss you tons.

Love,
Elder Hayden Moore

(Editor's note: Yes, I really did scold Hayden for sending such a short email last week. I know, I know. I already heard it from Scott. Bad mom! Baaaaad mom!)

Letter 11-10-2009

Hey! How's Mexico? Sounds like a blast! I'm jealous. haha. Things are going well up here and I am almost done with my first transfer. It has gone by so fast! Because next week is transfer week, I will be emailing on Tuesday again. Well the work is about the same. We have been teaching to a couple where the convert husband has not been to church in years, but the wife is active. Guess what? He came to church on Sunday! It was awesome. The Lord works miracles. I love you guys so much and keep in touch with Casey before he goes into the Mission Training Center. Love you all!

Love,
Elder Hayden Moore

November 4, 2009

Hey! How are ya? Well we have one investigator, Blain, and we are meeting with him tomorrow to talk about how his reading is going. He is not progressing yet, but hopefully he will. Besides that, we are working hard through the members to find someone. The part member couple I mentioned last week is doing well but he still needs time.

How's Connor doing? Tell him I love him and miss him a lot! What he is going through is for a reason. Glad you are saving on auto insurance without me there.haha Are you guys planning any cool trips now that I'm gone? haha What are you guys doing for Turkey Day? I can't believe Jenna is getting married in December!

I haven't gotten the camera card yet, but I also have not gotten mail today, so who knows?

Elder Neal is a great and I'm glad he is my trainer. He is from Portland, OR and he has 10 months left. I'm his second boy (greenie). He is a goofy kid, but we have lots of fun. We haven't done any tracting yet. But I know I will sooner or later. For Halloween we had to be in by 6 p.m., so we had fun playing chess and cards.

Yep, I saw the comments from Facebook and tell everyone thank you for them! I love you too!! Tell everyone I love them and miss them a lot! Have fun in Mexico!! I will be doing emails on Tuesday next week because of Rememberence Day. I love you lots and will talk to you maybe in two weeks!

Love,
Elder Hayden Moore

P.S. the Picture is from the night before Halloween at a Stake party. Next to me is Elder Spurlock. He was in my MTC district and is now in my district here. We were Crayola Crayons. haha

A Couple of Pictures

Editors Note: We received these pictures from President and Sis. Archibald along with a sweet letter about Elder Moore. They were taken the first day Hayden arrived in Calgary; hence the Hayden's "deer in headlights" expression. Just kidding! Okay, maybe not totally.