Tansfer 12, Week 6 Leganes ...Last Email

September 14, 2011

Dear Family,

So crazy, this is the last email Iĺl be sending, and the last letter because we just barely got back from the mission home and we are pressed for time. Dad, I am sure your talk was not that boring. I like your talks. I gave a talk this week too and I wasn't sure if anyone was listening until a I heard whispers “This is her last week?” I talked about the power to change written by James E. Faust that mom sent to me in Spanish (thank you thank you)

I'm excited to eat with René and Angie! That sounds like a blast. I don't plan on sleeping in until 11am even if I do have jet lag ;)

Sorry, this email might be short because I am doing the last minute photo stuff on the computer...but no worries.....Iĺl talk to you before next Wednesday!!!!

Just know that we are super happy. Carol has a baptismal date for the 8^th of October. We feel the Spirit so much with her...we cant stop smiling when we are with her. She told us how 3Nephi 12 helped her decide to apologize to her sister and now they are doing really great together....that takes humility. The gospel is already blessing her life. She is really special.

One sad thing: Belén and Santiago thought that Allison and Leonardo would be staying with them for the school year, but their dad came for them after they had gotten everything ready for school...so sad. Iĺl tell you more about it later.

I'm not sure what else to say. It is so weird that the mission is ending. I think I am nervous, and I am sad to tell people like Carol and other members and investigators that I am leaving, but I am also excited to see how tall my siblings are ;)

Love you so so super so so much.

Love Hna Moulton 1

Tansfer 12, Week 5 Leganes

September 7, 2011
Hola Familia!!!

Today we got to go to the temple! My last time at the temple in Spain...for now. I loved it so much.

I have to say that always, but especially after living in the big city, Twin lakes is my favorite place in the whole whole world. Dito to Shalese...I am super jealous. Loved the pics of Annie and the kids. I can´t wait to meet Baby Blake!!!!!!!!!! How great that the young women got to go up. Yay Annie! I am so grateful that we have so many great leaders. Our ward is very blessed.

Monday and Tuesday I was with Hna Cook. This is her first transfer and she taught me so much. She knew Shalese in Liberty square because she was the RS pres there when Shalese was a teacher. It was so interesting to hear about her life...her Dad was a mission president in New Zealand so she spent three years there. She has four brothers and sisters....she is the youngest...she would be the Sharah in our family. girl girl boy boy girl just like us. I´ll tell you more about what I learned from her when I am with you. It was a very interesting experience. I just loved her outlook on life. She is going to have an amazing mission.

Today at the temple we traded back so Hna Jiménez is back. I am so grateful to be finishing with her...so nice and loves everyone and we laugh all the time. Mom, she got the birthday card ;) that was nice. Yup...she is amazing. I am going to miss being with missionaries all the time, but guess what.... I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE MY FAMILY!!!! I feel good knowing that Hna Jiménez and the rest of the missionaries that have come into this mission are great...very diligent with a lot of love so I know that the people we have been teaching will be taken care of. I am also so glad to have Facebook....so I won´t lose track of people.

Thanks for your letters and pictures....it is going to be weird to see how much everyone has grown up. I am excited to help out with the store and everything...and in the ward.

Thanks for everything. We are seeing miracles in contacting, I feel like there are a lot of people that are ready here. Carol is gone for five days on vacation but she is doing great...she came to a baptism on Saturday, to church on Sunday, and is talking about it to her cousin and her sisters. How cool. She is going to be great. We miss her when she is not here.

I was trying to be good about sugar this transfer....but I think in these last few weeks I am going to take full advantage of the bakeries here. ¡Viva la Napolitana!

I love you all...you know all about the mixed emotions at the end of the mission but it will be so good to talk and talk and talk with you!!!

Love Hna Shayla Moulton

These are the wonderful people that Grant help baptize 30 years ago. Grant talked to them for the 1st time, 2 weeks ago. They drove up special to meet Shayla. What a blessing!!

Photo August 28, 2011

Tansfer 12, Week 4 Leganes

August 31, 2011
Dear Family,

Dad, I think you will like the photo this week ;) Carmen and Moises Conde came to my ward to say hi. Carmen is charming and elegant and any other good thing I can say. She shared some experiences that she has had with the Spirit when we went to gospel principles class together. It touched my heart to think that you were part of helping her learn the gospel. Moises said that he used to go on visits with you and that you baptized a lot of people. They didn't have to be modest for you ;) They said that they still live in the same little place where you visited them. It was so exciting. Carmen brought a few gifts including some money for my companion and I to go out to eat. That was so nice.

So...Hna Jimenez and I are going to go out for Chinese food today...that is what she wanted for her birthday, BUT: last p-day we played soccer with the Elders and she fell...she sprained her ankle and hurt her wrist. The next day, her birthday, I made pancakes and then she said she needed to go to a doctor...after waiting in line in a clinic they sent us to the hospital...where we waited in the emergency section. They called her and I waited for about 30 or 40 minutes...and I talked to a nice abuelita named Maria. Then she came back to the waiting room with a cast on her fractured wrist and a bandage on her ankle. by that time we were way too tired to go out for Chinese food...so I made sweet and sour chicken and rice for her and the other sisters that live with us....can I say it was awesome sweet and sour.....
This week was a little slow and way exhausting with everything that happened, but we had a miracle!!!!!!! After what feels like two months searching and searching and meeting wonderful people but not seeming to see progress, we met Carol through her friend Carlos that we had been teaching on a bench outside. She is 18 and so so super prepared for the gospel. In the first lesson we asked if she had thought about why we are here on earth, where we came from etc, and she said "all the time." She said she thinks that God created us to do something with our lives...He wouldn't have created us just to do nothing. She said she sometimes wondered what she should do and what she shouldn't do in life. She said that she is completely open to new ideas...she had heard of the church in Peru but never learned much about it. We explained the example of Jesus's baptism which was 1.done by someone who had authority from God 2.done at an age when a person is accountable for their sins 3.done by immersion. She said that she had been baptized in a church just before she left Peru because her mom said she should...even though she doesn't believe in the leaders and many of the practices of that church and she thought that baptism should be by immersion like Jesus Christ. She thought of her baptism as false but she seemed worried that she couldn't be baptized again. We explained that a person may have been baptized many many times but it is only valid when performed in the right way by someone who has authority. Day 2: She had read and understood the whole pamphlet of the Restoration and it was all clear to her. She said that when she read the story of Joseph Smith she asked herself, "well, I have learned of many people who have had visions...why not Joseph Smith?" We gave her the Book of Mormon and she is excited to read it. We feel so blessed and we know that the slow difficult time that came before was to help prepare us.... if nothing else, it has taught us to treasure this miracle even more.

Hna Jimenez and I are doing great...even if I have to tie plastic bags around her foot and arm before she showers ;) Poor girl. We laughed the whole time.

Sharah, Josh, and Jacob....cant wait to see you!!!!

Mom, cant wait to help out at home....it gonna be a party.

Shalese, I love to hear about the work there. I love you!

Love you all,
Hna Shayla Moulton

August 2011 - Leganes SPAIN

Sending foto of first ward FHE yeah! Belen and Santiago are on the left
with a two year old in his arms.

Tansfer 12, Week 3 Leganes

August 24, 2011
Dear Family

We got the official no on the idea for me to go to Barcelona...but at least we tried ;) I guess there is a rule in the Mission Presidents manual about this exact situation...Id like to read that manual one day....So I will be home on Tuesday Sept 20th as planned.

Dad...that is an impressive embarrassing moment. I say you should hire her. I am excited that the store is coming together.

Jake....How great that you are there working with Dad on this project! You wont forget it and I am sure you are learning a ton.

Sharah...I am writing a letter to you today :)

Josh...How are you liking the Charter school? I cant wait to play soccer with you guys. Are you ready to be "destroyed"? Remember the What game?

Mom....uniforms sound nice....super easy. That is a really great idea to have the parents volunteer at the school. This school sounds amazing. I hope everyone involved can keep up the excitement in the years to come.

Shalese...I got your letter...I don't know if you received mine but you should look for Ibuprofen cream in the pharmacy.

We are teaching a great couple from Nigeria, Sylvester and Nancy. They are incredible because they understand everything we teach. The other day we taught them about the Plan of Salvation and Sylvester asked, "What about someone like my grandpa in Africa who never had the opportunity to learn the Gospel?" We read 1 Peter 3:18-19 and 4:6 about Jesus Christ teaching in the Spirit world to the dead. He said, tapping the Bible, "It is written. It is scripture." The doctrine that we teach just makes sense to them and they have great questions.

Belén and Santiago continue to be amazing with their amazing four kids. We just don want to see Alison(10) and Leonardo(8) have to go back to Valencia to live with their dad during the school year. Belén had a hard life and it sounds like her family married her to an older man when she was younger. She says the the Lord has recompensated her with Santiago who is wonderful to her and the children. Alison and Leonardo are smart, good, receptive to the Spirit, respectful, and they remember my name. We are going to fast with them for a financial issue that is putting a lot of stress on them right now. The challenge is getting them to church because it is at least a 45min walk and they don't have a car...we walked it with them the other day and I was tired out afterwards...but their kids were running circles around us the whole time.

We think Selene has gone on vacation...she has disappeared. Please pray for her to come back.

Today we had an activity in the chapel with eight Elders and nine Hermanas. We played soccer and sang to Hna Jimenez for her birthday tomorrow.

oops...better go. Sending foto of first ward FHE yeah! Belen and Santiago are on the left with a two year old in his arms.

Love you all so much!!!
Love Hna Shayla Moulton

Tansfer 12, Week 2 Leganes

August 17, 2010
Dear Family,

I love love love Shaleseś emails. so funny!!!! So true.

Hahahahhahhaahahahhahaha Dad, I loved your email too.

Josh...those underpants sound dangerous....I'm excited for you guys to teach me soccer!
Jacob...I love to hear that you are helping out with the new store! It sounds like a family project! Maybe Iĺl be able to find a job after all ;)
Sharah: I hope you love the new charter school. That is pretty crazy that it is in the old Walmart.
Mom: Thanks for never giving up on trying to get us to do scripture study, practice piano, do homework etc. You are a blessing to us all with Dad.

It was so nice to read what you forwarded from Aunt Koolwhip! I loved the cake explanation of our trials...Maybe we can use that in a lesson!

We are working hard with:
Selene-16 who has a testimony, feels the spirit and is super sweet,
Victor-38 from Guinea Bisoa who had a sweet experience with learning to pray,
Sandra-30? from Colombia, she seems to have less doubts every day. She doesn´t understand why we don't drink coffee....colombia is the coffee capital of the world.
Santiago and Belen, 25 with four kids. She is overwhelmed with 4 kids but she loves them a lot. We hope to help them prepare for baptism. They can see already the blessings that are coming with our visits.
We love them all.

My companion is amazing amazing amazing. Hna Jimenez...as you know, is from Honduras but has lived in Barcelona for six years. She laughs all the time...she reminds me of Courtney Deans (now Sanders) and she is always singing English songs from the 1940s and 50s. She knows all the words. She has no fear and we work really well together. I knew it would be like this: The mission gets better and better every day...and this last transfer is turning out to be one of the very best.

I love you all!!!
Love Hermana Shayla Moulton

Tansfer 11, Week 7 Leganes

August 10, 2011
Dear Family,

Big news in Leganes: I get to stay!!! Yayayayayay! I was so happy when I found out that I would stay. Hna Benítez is going to the center of Madrid and Hna Piedade will still be living in our piso but she will be with Hna Wilson. (Hna Wilson was with Hna Waters...who was my comp in the MTC...now she is in Idaho. So Crazy. I loved to be with her at the beginning and the end!) My new comp is Hna Jimenez de Honduras!! She is super sweet. I think she is just what this area needs right now. We are working hard and I feel in-sync with her.

Yesterday Pipi (14, española...looks 18...real name is Fatima) came with us for a lesson with Selene (16, Equador). Pipi described her experience at EFY and how she went a little rebellious but felt the Spirit a ton and came back a new person. It is true...she wore a skirt to church and bore her testimony. Selene wants to get baptized!!!!! She is worried about what her mom will say, and she might go out of town this weekend so we might have to push her date back but it is currently the 27th of August.

I sent a picture of Selene with all of us, one of me with Hna Benítez and Hna Jimenez, and one with with Pipi and her mom Fami who got baptized almost 3 months ago...I love them all!!!!

Life is super great. There is a possibility that I could go over to serve with Shalese for a few days after this transfer ends. We will see what happens. Iĺl let you know for sure next week.

Jacob is driving the rice rocket!!!! It sounds like he is taking good care of it. Dad...remember when you taught me how to drive stick and we got stuck doing bunny hops at the intersection on Sheckler and...Wow..I for the other street name...by the pool, and five cars passed us. Learning how to drive is not exactly the best bonding experience :) at least not for a few years until we can look back and laugh.

I love to hear that the whole ward came out to help the Kelsy family move. I have been surprised how much I have missed my ward family on the mission. It shows me that it really is a family!!

Mom...that is so great that you could be there in the lesson with Heatherś friend. It is incredible to hear that you can receive that much support for a lesson! Eight people! We feel that a majority of our ward is on vacation from Church or something for the summer. Way to go Heatherś ward!!!

Anyway. I love you all so much

Tansfer 11, Week 6 Leganes

Aug 3, 2011
Dear Family,

Thanks for the prayers. They are being answered so so much. We are teaching Selene (16, Ecuador, amazing). We started teaching her a week ago but she went on vacation for a week....oh no! But when we saw her again on Monday she had not only read 3 Nephi 11 but all the chapters until 21, and the pamphlet. We taught her about Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. We asked if she would pray to ask if the Book of Mormon was true and she said she hadn't prayed about it but she believed that it IS true. I explained that the same had happened to me...we know the Book of Mormon is true because it is good, but if we ask Heavenly Father He will also give us a Spiritual confirmation in our heart that it is true.
Yesterday we taught her the plan of salvation. (yes, she had read Alma 40 and the pamphlet like we asked her to). The lesson was great because SHE is great and we always feel the spirit with her. At the end I remembered to ask about how her prayer went (very important to ask) and she described how she prayed the night before and didn't know why but she started to cry and felt something that she didn't know how to describe. She said she didn't know if it was the answer but she couldn't describe it. She described exactly what happened to me when I was little. Mom, do you remember the night I tried to explain what I felt after praying but I couldn't? (Write back about that....I want to know what you remember.) This was definitely one of the best moments on the mission.

Santiago and Belen are also progressing a ton. After watching the video about Joseph Smith with them we left it for their daughter Alison (10) to watch. A few days later we went over but just Alison and the kids were home. She gave a perfect and beautiful summary of the video. She really liked it. I felt the Spirit so strong as she described the First Vision to us in the doorway. AS we left Hna Benítez asked us...is she 10 or 20 years old? This is a very special family. On Monday we taught the Plan of Salvation. I played the violin for them and then helped distract the littlest kids while Hna Piedade and Hna Benítez taught the lesson. Leonardo (8) was so cute because he also helped them try to be reverent. It reminded me of watching my brothers or Kevin help when sharah was little(r).

Well, I better go...Iḿ sending a letter this week. Thanks for the prayers and the support. I find out this weekend if I get to stay in Leganes for my last transfer. Please oh please!!!!
I Love you
Love Hna Shayla Moulton

Tansfer 11, Week 5 Leganes

July 27, 2011
Dear Dad,
Thanks for the email. I am sorry to hear about the accidents in Lovelock. That is really sad. I know you are always careful. I read in the Bible the other day that God knows the minutes of our lives. That is reassuring.

I love to hear about the Beautiful sunrise in Fallon. That is really one of the most beautiful things about Fallon. I used to ride my bike to the canal and read the scriptures the last summer I was home. (I had a hard time concentrating unless I left) Those were some very cool moments.

I really like the 10 minute, 10 month, and 10 year plan. I think it would help us all feel less guilty because it weeds out the small stuff. I am going to use that!

Dear Mom,
So great that you guys can support Kaden at his baptism. I think I still remember the people that were at mine...all the Fallon family and also Grandpa and Grandma Moulton. very great moment...but I still cant believe he is eight years old!!!!

The rooster problem sounds exciting. I hope it is still alive in a few months.

I am praying for Mikayla...hope things work out for her...what I pain literally and in all other ways.

That is cool that Sharah saw the missionaries at her soccer practice. I know I am going to see them a lot when I am home...they wont be able to get rid of me!!! About violin....I would love to teach her...and since it will only be a few months she wont loose steam with me...change will help he stay pumped about it. I played in two baptisms this week and I am going to play at Zone conference this week. I love it so much. It brings the Spirit quicker than anything else. I'm not nervous to play in front of people anymore :) I am so so so grateful to you and Dad for giving me this opportunity and sticking with it even when i didn't want to practice.

We continue looking for investigators... pray for us...we need it. However we have a family that makes it all worth it. Santiago and Belén are 25 and have four cute kids. They read 3 Nephi 11 just like we asked them to and we felt the Spirit a ton with them in the last lesson. We also have an awesome young woman, Selene, but she is on vacation this week. We think there will be miracles with these people...all from Ecuador woot woot.

About Judith...she texted us that she didnt want to recieve anymore lessons but she came to the ward activity this week so we see that there is still a chance with her :)

Love you all!!!
Love Hna Moulton 1

June 2011 Leganes, Madrid, SPAIN Hrn. Moulton and Benitez

Transfer 11 week 4

July 20, 2011

Dear Mom,
Thanks for your email, and thanks for the letter with the pictures of Leilani's reception. I miss the people in our ward. I loved to see them and I can still feel their goodness. Thanks Mom for everything.
Love you!!!

Dear Family,

I have to write this very quickly....just want to let you know that I love you and that we are doing great. We were having another week of canceled lessons...Judith even texted us that she doesnt want anymore lessons. Ouch.

But even though we had all that the Lord blessed us with Santiago and Belén. They are 25 and have four children. They are so so prepared and I loved them from the start. We don't know if they are married but we know that they are very in love so that wont be a problem. Pray for them. I felt like I was back with Alexandra and Jofre because they are both from Ecuador and about the same age and similar situation. The difference is that Santiago and Belén seem ready for the gospel right now. Belen grew up in an atheist home but about a year or two ago they started going to a church and she started believing in God. She says that since then they have had more financial blessings and they love each other more. They even said that they didn't want to have their youngest daughter but faith showed them that they should and she just loves her kids so much. I feel so blessed that the Lord guided us to them. We were on our way home one night and we almost passed them but I felt like I should talk to them. They said later that they thought we were going to passed by and were surprised when we talked to them...I think we were too. They said they have been looking for peace and they want to learn a lot more.

I love the mission. Thank you for your love and support and for always trying to put the Lord first as a family.

Love you!, Love Hna Shayla Moulton

Transfer 11 week 3

July 13, 2011
Hello Family,

Today we had a big BBQ together with the zone...I will re-attempt to send pics next week. It was a lot of fun... will a very mild, missionary-style water fight.

About the woman from Romania...she moved to another area but I will send her number to the sisters that will be in her area soon. I called her and she was super happy to hear from me...and I was happy to talk to her too!. I am excited..the sisters in her area are great.

Immanuel received the Aaronic Priesthood this week. I love to see how his strong testimony progresses all the time. On Saturday we attempted for the second time an activity for the young single adults (the first was almost a failure and we almost didn't repeat) Well we called Immanuel and he came with three friends from Nigeria. We did a split...Hna Benítez and another girl went to open the church while Hna Piedade and I waited for Stephen...another guy from Nigeria. We saw Immanuel's group and they went ahead of us while we waited for Stephen. I started to panic as I imagined Hna Benítez with two other girls (all Spanish speakers) waiting awkwardly for 20 minutes with Immanuel's group (4 English Speakers) till we came with Stephen so we could start. It all went super well in the end! We played a game and laughed a ton. The game to get to know each other was this: Everyone take 4 M&Ms and each color is a different question you have to answer:
Yellow: What was the last movie you watched (mine was Legacy)
Orange: Hobby
Red: Dream vacation
Green: What would you do with a million dollars
Brown: A nice quality of the person next to you
Blue: Free question from Group

These questions showed a lot about this group. Three of the guys from Nigeria got a green M&M and they all said they would give the money to the orphanages and provide for their families. Immanuel added that he would give money to the church to help the Work. When Hna Benítez got a Blue M&M, Immanuel asked which scripture from the Bible she had read last. She said Romans 1:16 (I will not be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ.) When Kelly, one of Immanuel's friends got two brown M&Ms he said that Immanuel is very quiet, very nice and a good friend, then he said that Hna Piedade is nice and he liked the way she talks.
Then we had an object lesson: Place an empty tea-bag standing up right like a hollow tube in the palm of the hand....ask if the person trusts you..(hopefully the answer is yes...Kelly said he just met me) then you light the tea-bag on fire. The tea-bag should burn until the bottom and then lift off before the flame gets to the hand. The person should feel heat but not get burned. It was a good thing that we brought extras because the first time the tea-bag fell over and Hna Benítez yelled and stomped it out and everyone laughed...I guess Kelly was right not to trust me.

We are teaching Judith in the home of a member, Orbelina, and she has a baptismal date for the 6th of August. woohoo. She has a great testimony that the Lord is taking care of her. She is 30 years old and is a widow with a five-year old daughter. She is from Honduras and feels that God has led her here to be able to provide for her daughter. wow.


Dad: What are SMART goals? Did you mean to send me an email that you sent to Shalese?

Love you all so much!!!
Love,Hna Moulton 1

Transfer 11 week2

July 6, 2011
Dear Family,

That is so funny that you would mention Ella Enchanted. I just thought about how I read that with Sharah just the other day. I remember I was always scared too to go to girls camp or any other adventure away from home...just like Sharah...but I am so glad that I did....especially with the young women and EFY. The more we do hard things the easier they become.

This week has been awesome with Hna Piedade and Hna Benítez. We are all enjoying our time together.

This week after a great lesson on Sunday night we were coming home feeling pretty good because we had also completed the goals for the week. I saw a woman and I might not have approached her because she was sitting a little ways away smoking a cigarette but something (the Spirit) impulsed me to go talk to her. As I got closer I thought she was Spanish but it turned out that she was Hungarian and most recently from Romania. She told me that she had recently been abused and robbed by a man that had weaseled his way into her life. She is now living in safe house for women. Her real husband died six years ago but her two children are doing well and living with her mother. She wondered how she could have fallen so far in life...she wasn't born to this. She prays all the time and despite everything that has happened to her she has a peace that the Lord will lead good people into her life. I told her that I felt I had been lead to talk to her and we both had tears in our eyes. Her employers also seem to be very good people. We want to see her on Saturday. I know that the Lord guides us and gives us love for people. I felt so much love for her.

I love the mission and it is becoming part of me more and more all the time. Ever since the beginning I knew that the start would be hard and the end would get better and better and it is true. I love my comps, I love Spanish, I love the crazy experiences we have all the time. I also love my Family!!!

Very important assignment: I hope that you will send me at least ten pictures of Leilaniś reception. Hopefully you will receive the letter I sent for her before her reception.

Anyway I love you all super much.
Love Hna Moulton.

PS....other story: we entered metro behind a young couple and sat across from them. The guy started making comments about how the Testigos de Jeovah were following them...I decided to tune out....they thought we didn't understand Spanish. A few minutes pass as they are whispering (for everyone to hear) and I see hna Benítez pull out a card and announce to them (and everyone around us) that there was a web page they could visit if they have questions about what we believe, no we are not nuns and we can form families, and yes, we do understand Spanish explained that she is from Spain....(haha that is when Hna Piedade announced very sweetly that she didn't understand Spanish perfectly yet because she is from Portugal.) Apparently the guy was saying that he wanted to say something to us to embarrass us but the girl was saying that if he said anything she would go to the opposite side of the metro. Hna Benítez felt a force that made her say something, knowing that we would look ridiculous if she didn't right away. It actually ended quite differently than the guy expected.

Transfer 11 week 2

June 29, 2011
Dear Family,

First things first. Happy Birthday Jacob!!!!! AHH AHHH not 16!

Life is good. Yesterday we picked up Hermana Piedade from the CCM and Hna Benítez and I will be training together. It is pretty exciting to train. We want her to have the most happy and positive experience possible right from the start. It is clear that it is a lot easier to learn Spanish when you already speak Portuguese. She is so sweet and knows one of the Portuguese sisters that I loved so much in the CCM!

Shalese and I got a really nice email from Grandma Jean. It was nice to hear what everyone in the family is doing and how cute Jaime´s family is. Say thanks if you see her ;) I´m sending a letter to Kevin today.

I´ll be praying for Athena and Cyle. Yes, they have a ton of faith. I can´t wait to meet Athena. She will be one of the first people I call when I am home ;)

We have been experiencing miracles through fasting here as well. The other day we contacted Estela...She was so positive and accepting that it was almost weird. She wasn´t home two of the days that we had scheduled to meet with her but we tried again and yesterday we found out that she is the sister of an investigator that is receiving the lessons from the misioneras that live with us. Carmen (the sister/investigator) has spoken very positively of the church and the Book of Mormon because Estela was very excited to learn about the Gospel and we were even able to establish a schedule to meet with her twice a week (that is amazing because sometimes people get scared at the idea of having a schedule. ahh ;)

We are also teaching a woman named Juani that listens and understands! Her husband died eleven years ago but he was a very good and spiritual person and he prepared her a lot. When we taught about the First Vision she accepted it very easily because her husband had had a similar experience. After a massive surgery he saw a light and a man told him that he had to get on with his life...he lived another four years with his family and passed away. Those four years were especially important to his son who was ten years old when he passed away. I felt the spirit as she told us about this experience and it confirmed to me that the Spirit can teach us the truth of all things...even the experience of a man that I had never heard of before. It can do the same for those who pray to know if Joseph Smith was a true prophet. I know he was.

We are finding many more. It is amazing what happens when we put our faith in the Lord. I don´t know if we are working that much harder but we are putting a lot more faith in the Lord and it is changing the results.

I can´t believe that Leilani is getting married in two days!!!! I am sending her a letter today as well. Wow. It makes me laugh to think about all the girly conversations we had growing up...including one time when we wrote a page about each other´s futures....I just remember that she wrote that I am supposed to live in Colorado and do a lot of Humanitarian work in Afghanistan or something.

Anyway, Love you all a ton,

Love Hermana Shayla Moulton

Transfer 10 week 6

June 22, 2011
Just a quick note:

Talked to Elder Woodbury today....his mom is Correen Cowley and his aunt is Colleen Cowley. He said Suzette asked if he new me...are these "the twins" from Reno? Haha small world.

Got a letter to Andrew today. Very cool. He reads the blog....this is a shout out to Andrew and Rose ;)

Love you...had fun today in the mission home...played tennis and a ton of soccer...got burned. Love life.

-Hermana Shayla

PS Thanks for forwarding what Aunt Koolwhip said. So nice. Love her!!