Dear Readers: My attempt at a photos You got to really want it! ..... Highlight the below link, copy it, then paste it into a new browser line (the url address place) then push enter.
These photos came with the May 5th entry:
This is who was recently baptized. The tall man baptized her. Shayla describes him in the letter. However, the girl is so incredible and committed as well. We got to visit with Shayla on the phone for Mother's Day...Happy Mother's Day to me!! And she explained a bit more about this amazing girl.
http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=58a21a4048&view=att&th=12fbaef6cad179c9&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=f_gnaab21y0&zw
This family below is who Shayla got to go to the temple with for their first time.
http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=58a21a4048&view=att&th=12fbaef6cad179c9&attid=0.3&disp=inline&realattid=f_gnaabicr2&zw
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Transfer 9, week 6 Leganes
May 11,2011
Hello Family and Shalese...who is also part of the Family
Anyway, Shalese. Your emails sound amazing! You are so happy and it is contagious! Yesterday we had a zone conference and Hna Bell gave me three other letters that you sent to my old address. Wow thanks. And thanks for the jokes from Dad. Hey Dad, I´m really glad that jokes are a major component of your personality...it is a real passion. And even if we´ve heard the jokes 5, 6, or 70 times it is still funny every time. They gave me a chiwawa!?!
Mom, Thanks for sending me the email that you sent to Shalese. Haha. now we are all on the same page. Let me know as soon as you all know what Shalese´s address will be wherever she is assigned to.
Also, Mom, thanks for writing about the busy busy day with the kids and everything. I know you are a super hard worker. What a sacrifice. I hope you got the Mother´s day card. That is another reason I am glad you both get to come to Spain. We can do personal and companionship studies every day and not be distracted by the run around of normal life. I think it will be a great spiritual experience for all of us. Oh and Dad, I was hoping to see the Alahmbra in Granada...but Hna Benítez says that we have to request entrance ahead of time. She also says that one of your friends lives in Sevilla now. Hna Benítez says she liked talking to you too...She said your Spanish is still good! I think she was surprised because you have been out of spain so long. hehe so cool.
Yesterday the Zone Conference was perfect. They talked a lot about having faith and how we show our faith by action. At this point in the mission with only four months left and 14 months of training and practice gone by, Hermana Benítez and I were both struck again with the desire to give everything we´ve got. As i thought back on the first zone conference and how shy and uncomfortable I felt and now at this conference where I feel confidence and eager to learn it is another evidence of how much the mission has blessed me. I am enjoying every minute and we are trying to work hard. We felt the spirit a lot in this conference. I´ve also been thinking a lot about Sara and what a wonderful person she is and about the plan of Salvation and how real it is. I am going to send you a letter for her family today.
I loved talking to you. It gave me another boost of energy! I sure love you!
Love, Hermana Moulton 1
P.S. I don´t think I ever sent pictures of Carolina´s baptism so I am sending it now. These are the Elders that talked to her in the street. The tall one is home now and the other one was with me at the CCM. They are great. She said that she didn´t really understand what they were saying when they contacted her. That shows how important the Spirit is! She didn´t want to lie about her number and now she´s got the gospel in her life and a whole family of friends. (all these youth are in Barrio 3. Young single Adults) She is wonderful!
Dear Readers: My attempt at a photo..... High light the below link, copy it, then paste it into a new browser line (the url address place) This will work if you cross your fingers and hold your mouth just right while doing this!!
http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=58a21a4048&view=att&th=12fded2d41028c65&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=f_glgrwftu0&zw
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Hello Family and Shalese...who is also part of the Family
Anyway, Shalese. Your emails sound amazing! You are so happy and it is contagious! Yesterday we had a zone conference and Hna Bell gave me three other letters that you sent to my old address. Wow thanks. And thanks for the jokes from Dad. Hey Dad, I´m really glad that jokes are a major component of your personality...it is a real passion. And even if we´ve heard the jokes 5, 6, or 70 times it is still funny every time. They gave me a chiwawa!?!
Mom, Thanks for sending me the email that you sent to Shalese. Haha. now we are all on the same page. Let me know as soon as you all know what Shalese´s address will be wherever she is assigned to.
Also, Mom, thanks for writing about the busy busy day with the kids and everything. I know you are a super hard worker. What a sacrifice. I hope you got the Mother´s day card. That is another reason I am glad you both get to come to Spain. We can do personal and companionship studies every day and not be distracted by the run around of normal life. I think it will be a great spiritual experience for all of us. Oh and Dad, I was hoping to see the Alahmbra in Granada...but Hna Benítez says that we have to request entrance ahead of time. She also says that one of your friends lives in Sevilla now. Hna Benítez says she liked talking to you too...She said your Spanish is still good! I think she was surprised because you have been out of spain so long. hehe so cool.
Yesterday the Zone Conference was perfect. They talked a lot about having faith and how we show our faith by action. At this point in the mission with only four months left and 14 months of training and practice gone by, Hermana Benítez and I were both struck again with the desire to give everything we´ve got. As i thought back on the first zone conference and how shy and uncomfortable I felt and now at this conference where I feel confidence and eager to learn it is another evidence of how much the mission has blessed me. I am enjoying every minute and we are trying to work hard. We felt the spirit a lot in this conference. I´ve also been thinking a lot about Sara and what a wonderful person she is and about the plan of Salvation and how real it is. I am going to send you a letter for her family today.
I loved talking to you. It gave me another boost of energy! I sure love you!
Love, Hermana Moulton 1
P.S. I don´t think I ever sent pictures of Carolina´s baptism so I am sending it now. These are the Elders that talked to her in the street. The tall one is home now and the other one was with me at the CCM. They are great. She said that she didn´t really understand what they were saying when they contacted her. That shows how important the Spirit is! She didn´t want to lie about her number and now she´s got the gospel in her life and a whole family of friends. (all these youth are in Barrio 3. Young single Adults) She is wonderful!
Dear Readers: My attempt at a photo..... High light the below link, copy it, then paste it into a new browser line (the url address place) This will work if you cross your fingers and hold your mouth just right while doing this!!
http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=58a21a4048&view=att&th=12fded2d41028c65&attid=0.1&disp=inline&realattid=f_glgrwftu0&zw
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Transfer 9, week 5 Leganes
May 4, 2011
Hello Family!! And Hermana Moulton 2!
Shalese, Thanks for sending the pictures and the letter. I love love love your letters. They are short and funny :) Your comp looks cute and you look like a good lookin sister missionary. I´m glad someone told you to buy cute outfits ;) If you can only skim this letter that is fine...I love your guts!!!
I hope the pictures came through... Lourdes was baptized on Saturday by the tall man next to her...who is from Germany. His mother is French and his parents lived through world war 2. He speaks English and Spanish and about two other languages as well. He brought Lourdes the Triple and the Bible..nice copies. He also brought scriptures for our other investigator, Immanuel from Nigeria. He has spent 20 years workings for various countries and companies in different parts of Africa as a scientist and other occupations. So interesting. He gave me a book in English about David Livingstone...one of the early Christian missionaries/explorers to Africa. Lourdes was so happy. There were other people there visiting for the first time as well and the ward was so great and talked to them a ton. They felt really welcome. We brought two cakes of cheese (different from Cheese cake) and chocolate chip cookies. Without saying anything to us, one of the women brought two big bags of food for the baptism. Wow...we feel a lot of support from the ward here.
Immanuel is doing great. We talked to him about fasting and asked if he would like to fast with us before his baptism. He said yes. I tried to help him plan out how it would be...when we should start and finish with his work etc. He said..."if I really want it, I´m going to do it with all my heart....if I think about food I´m not doing anything." Wow. That changed how I view fasting.
When we taught Immanuel about the Word of Wisdom I learned I should work on how I phrase questions. I asked what things can hurt the body...and he said.."like, if somebody hits you or something like that." I don´t know why it was so funny to me but I had to fight not to laugh too hard. Two days later he told us how he had gone without coffee and talked to his friend about how he learned it is bad for us. He said that he used to feel like a lion when he drank coffee, like he could do a million things, but he learned that when he doesn´t drink it, he feels normal...like he should feel. He learned that that sensation of energy was a false and unnatural sensation. He is doing great. We just pray that he can feel integrated into the ward..which is difficult because he is still learning Spanish.
We are seeing a ton of miracles here in Leganes...we both want to stay!!
We had intercambios over the last two days and I stayed in Leganes and Hna Jimenez came. She is from Honduras. She has very sweet personality and is great at explaining things. I learned a lot from the examples she used in lessons. She is also great at contacting. You can see that she has a love for the people and for the mission. It gave us both energy and excitement to keep going. Very awesome...I told her how my parents want to live out their days in Honduras. he he.
Also...I am super glad the aunts convinced you to come!!! We can take it slow or whatever...I am just glad to have all three of us. Woo hoo. If we lay around doing up-dates, all the better. I am sure excited to see you and dad....but not too soon!!!!
I can´t wait talk to you on Sunday. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY I love you so much.
Ok. Love you super much.
Love Shayla
Hello Family!! And Hermana Moulton 2!
Shalese, Thanks for sending the pictures and the letter. I love love love your letters. They are short and funny :) Your comp looks cute and you look like a good lookin sister missionary. I´m glad someone told you to buy cute outfits ;) If you can only skim this letter that is fine...I love your guts!!!
I hope the pictures came through... Lourdes was baptized on Saturday by the tall man next to her...who is from Germany. His mother is French and his parents lived through world war 2. He speaks English and Spanish and about two other languages as well. He brought Lourdes the Triple and the Bible..nice copies. He also brought scriptures for our other investigator, Immanuel from Nigeria. He has spent 20 years workings for various countries and companies in different parts of Africa as a scientist and other occupations. So interesting. He gave me a book in English about David Livingstone...one of the early Christian missionaries/explorers to Africa. Lourdes was so happy. There were other people there visiting for the first time as well and the ward was so great and talked to them a ton. They felt really welcome. We brought two cakes of cheese (different from Cheese cake) and chocolate chip cookies. Without saying anything to us, one of the women brought two big bags of food for the baptism. Wow...we feel a lot of support from the ward here.
Immanuel is doing great. We talked to him about fasting and asked if he would like to fast with us before his baptism. He said yes. I tried to help him plan out how it would be...when we should start and finish with his work etc. He said..."if I really want it, I´m going to do it with all my heart....if I think about food I´m not doing anything." Wow. That changed how I view fasting.
When we taught Immanuel about the Word of Wisdom I learned I should work on how I phrase questions. I asked what things can hurt the body...and he said.."like, if somebody hits you or something like that." I don´t know why it was so funny to me but I had to fight not to laugh too hard. Two days later he told us how he had gone without coffee and talked to his friend about how he learned it is bad for us. He said that he used to feel like a lion when he drank coffee, like he could do a million things, but he learned that when he doesn´t drink it, he feels normal...like he should feel. He learned that that sensation of energy was a false and unnatural sensation. He is doing great. We just pray that he can feel integrated into the ward..which is difficult because he is still learning Spanish.
We are seeing a ton of miracles here in Leganes...we both want to stay!!
We had intercambios over the last two days and I stayed in Leganes and Hna Jimenez came. She is from Honduras. She has very sweet personality and is great at explaining things. I learned a lot from the examples she used in lessons. She is also great at contacting. You can see that she has a love for the people and for the mission. It gave us both energy and excitement to keep going. Very awesome...I told her how my parents want to live out their days in Honduras. he he.
Also...I am super glad the aunts convinced you to come!!! We can take it slow or whatever...I am just glad to have all three of us. Woo hoo. If we lay around doing up-dates, all the better. I am sure excited to see you and dad....but not too soon!!!!
I can´t wait talk to you on Sunday. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY I love you so much.
Ok. Love you super much.
Love Shayla
Transfer 9, week 4 Leganes
April 27, 2011
Dear Family,
Today has been amazing! We went with the Familia Bustamante to get their endowment and see them sealed as a family!! Hermana Benítez had been working with them for a long time after their baptism and I met them in Barrio 9. It was a sweet experience! Very special. It made me think a lot about when I went to the temple for the first time. Seeing it all again from the perspective of a companion (Hermana Benítez was her acompañante...I cant think of the word...but we got to be with Olivia, the mom, the whole time) helped me remember how special that was and it brought a lot of fond memories of Dad and Mom. Wow.
It is truly amazing to watch a family be sealed together.
Good news! And lots! Lourdes is getting ready for her baptism on Saturday and I don´t know if anyone has ever been so ready. Fadmy, 35yrs old, Spanish, has made many big changes and wants to be baptized on May 14th. She has a big heart. She talks...much. She is so super generous and a lot of fun. The latest great news is that Immanuel from Nigeria has a baptismal date! You should have seen his face. Then we got a second huge smile when we gave him the cookies we´d made for him. It is really interesting to teach in English. It is making me develop a sense of authority when I teach that I didn´t have before because it is easy for me to let my companions lead lessons, but in the cases of all the English lessons we have been teaching lately it has fallen to me. I think Heavenly Father is trying to help me learn to lead and putting the pressure on Hna Benítez to learn English (she knows and understands a lot when she is listening but the new accent of Nigeria is impossible) This will bless her life immensely just like Spanish will bless mine.
I remember Uncle Roy saying that he knew a little German...but when he spoke it he was the "strong silent type." I feel like that a lot. I understand almost everything, but it doesn´t just fall off my tongue...so I tend to be even quieter then normal. I´m learning a ton with Hna Benítez. I love Spanish!!
It is amazing howthe miracles happen when you enjoy the work. It doesn´t feel like work sometimes and yet that is when we see results. An ironic and wonderful life lesson.
Mom, I got the package with the clothing and the letter with the USB. It was all perfect. Hna Benítez loved the Easter Egg. Shalese also sent me pictures! Katie Horne sent me a letter...it was funny because I had a letter for her sitting on my desk that I still have to send. Please tell her hi the next time you see her. The same for Leilani. I can´t believe she is getting married!!!!
Life is great! Thanks for everything. Love you!!
Dear Family,
Today has been amazing! We went with the Familia Bustamante to get their endowment and see them sealed as a family!! Hermana Benítez had been working with them for a long time after their baptism and I met them in Barrio 9. It was a sweet experience! Very special. It made me think a lot about when I went to the temple for the first time. Seeing it all again from the perspective of a companion (Hermana Benítez was her acompañante...I cant think of the word...but we got to be with Olivia, the mom, the whole time) helped me remember how special that was and it brought a lot of fond memories of Dad and Mom. Wow.
It is truly amazing to watch a family be sealed together.
Good news! And lots! Lourdes is getting ready for her baptism on Saturday and I don´t know if anyone has ever been so ready. Fadmy, 35yrs old, Spanish, has made many big changes and wants to be baptized on May 14th. She has a big heart. She talks...much. She is so super generous and a lot of fun. The latest great news is that Immanuel from Nigeria has a baptismal date! You should have seen his face. Then we got a second huge smile when we gave him the cookies we´d made for him. It is really interesting to teach in English. It is making me develop a sense of authority when I teach that I didn´t have before because it is easy for me to let my companions lead lessons, but in the cases of all the English lessons we have been teaching lately it has fallen to me. I think Heavenly Father is trying to help me learn to lead and putting the pressure on Hna Benítez to learn English (she knows and understands a lot when she is listening but the new accent of Nigeria is impossible) This will bless her life immensely just like Spanish will bless mine.
I remember Uncle Roy saying that he knew a little German...but when he spoke it he was the "strong silent type." I feel like that a lot. I understand almost everything, but it doesn´t just fall off my tongue...so I tend to be even quieter then normal. I´m learning a ton with Hna Benítez. I love Spanish!!
It is amazing howthe miracles happen when you enjoy the work. It doesn´t feel like work sometimes and yet that is when we see results. An ironic and wonderful life lesson.
Mom, I got the package with the clothing and the letter with the USB. It was all perfect. Hna Benítez loved the Easter Egg. Shalese also sent me pictures! Katie Horne sent me a letter...it was funny because I had a letter for her sitting on my desk that I still have to send. Please tell her hi the next time you see her. The same for Leilani. I can´t believe she is getting married!!!!
Life is great! Thanks for everything. Love you!!
Transfer 9, week 3 Leganes
April 20, 2011
Hello Family, this is what I sent to Shalese but it is for you too.
"Hello Sister!
Thanks for your email and for you letters. Your comp sounds awesome. All the gas will be a happy memory from the MTC. My comp and I went home yesterday to sleep for three hours because we both had a full body reaction to the pollen here. I never get sick so it was pretty crazy. Yeah, you and I are on the same page about the nyquil. That full body reaction was not helped by the HUGE (but delicious) lunch that we had with members and another late night dinner surprise at another lesson. Lets just say the dinner didn´t sit well with the light fever and well...I never know who ends up reading what I write, so I´ll spare the details.
Last week I wasn´t able to send out a letter but this week I will. Just know that I love you. Oh yeah, Mom sent me a copy of that letter from Josh and I promise I did NOT want the original for obvious reasons, but thanks.
Life is goood in Leganes. We are seeing a ton of Miracles. Lourdes moved her baptismal date up so it is on April 30th. She is more than ready. We feel the spirit so much in our lessons with her. She is engaged to a man from Spain and he is beginning to ask more questions about the church. She told us that he can tell she is much happier now. She is amazing.
We also have Fadmy who is Spanish and her 15 yr old daughter Pipi. Pipi was baptized when she was 9 and now her mother really really really wants to get baptized. We are trying to help Fadmy prepare and be strong. It is so great to work with someone who wants the Gospel so much. She also gives us stuff like shampoo and cream, and perfume. Haha we are spoiled. We are going to do something for her birthday on the 25th.
We are also teaching Immauel in English. He is from Nigeria and whenever we teach him we see how he thinks about what we say and answers with something simple and profound. He is just beginning this journey but Hermana Wilson, (we switched comps for a day), said that he said that before he met us his life was work, eat, and sleep but now his life has purpose and he thanked us for teaching him. Wow. He wakes up at 3am to get to work and comes home at 5pm. Last week I started teaching Gospel principles in English. Maybe the other sisters will trade off with me as well. I ended up teaching the Plan of Salvation.
Anyway, Shalese. The mission is the best thing you could ever do. I love you and the Lord loves you and our family loves you and don´t worry about anything. Just keep going and do better each day. You are wonderful.
Love Hermana Shayla :)"
I love you all so much!!!
Love Hermana Moulton (1)
Hello Family, this is what I sent to Shalese but it is for you too.
"Hello Sister!
Thanks for your email and for you letters. Your comp sounds awesome. All the gas will be a happy memory from the MTC. My comp and I went home yesterday to sleep for three hours because we both had a full body reaction to the pollen here. I never get sick so it was pretty crazy. Yeah, you and I are on the same page about the nyquil. That full body reaction was not helped by the HUGE (but delicious) lunch that we had with members and another late night dinner surprise at another lesson. Lets just say the dinner didn´t sit well with the light fever and well...I never know who ends up reading what I write, so I´ll spare the details.
Last week I wasn´t able to send out a letter but this week I will. Just know that I love you. Oh yeah, Mom sent me a copy of that letter from Josh and I promise I did NOT want the original for obvious reasons, but thanks.
Life is goood in Leganes. We are seeing a ton of Miracles. Lourdes moved her baptismal date up so it is on April 30th. She is more than ready. We feel the spirit so much in our lessons with her. She is engaged to a man from Spain and he is beginning to ask more questions about the church. She told us that he can tell she is much happier now. She is amazing.
We also have Fadmy who is Spanish and her 15 yr old daughter Pipi. Pipi was baptized when she was 9 and now her mother really really really wants to get baptized. We are trying to help Fadmy prepare and be strong. It is so great to work with someone who wants the Gospel so much. She also gives us stuff like shampoo and cream, and perfume. Haha we are spoiled. We are going to do something for her birthday on the 25th.
We are also teaching Immauel in English. He is from Nigeria and whenever we teach him we see how he thinks about what we say and answers with something simple and profound. He is just beginning this journey but Hermana Wilson, (we switched comps for a day), said that he said that before he met us his life was work, eat, and sleep but now his life has purpose and he thanked us for teaching him. Wow. He wakes up at 3am to get to work and comes home at 5pm. Last week I started teaching Gospel principles in English. Maybe the other sisters will trade off with me as well. I ended up teaching the Plan of Salvation.
Anyway, Shalese. The mission is the best thing you could ever do. I love you and the Lord loves you and our family loves you and don´t worry about anything. Just keep going and do better each day. You are wonderful.
Love Hermana Shayla :)"
I love you all so much!!!
Love Hermana Moulton (1)
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
April 13, 2011
Dear Presidente Watkins,
13 abril 2011
Proselytismo:
Laurdes!!!! Se va a bautisar el 14 de Mayo! Es de la Ciudad de Mexico. Salio con un chico de la iglesia antes y vio que su familia era muy unida. Ahora está compromitida con un hombre de españa. Ha estado aqui 1.5 mezes y ha buscado la iglesia aqui. She said that this week was the first time she has ever attened a full church service because she was too proud to go in Mexico. She was surprized at how well it went and at how welcome she felt. She has already told her fiance and friends that she is getting baptized.
Immanuel. From Nigeria. Has really good questions and puts a lot of thought into the few lessons we have had. It is interesting to teach in English. Hermana Benítez really brings the Spirit with her testimony and we are working on English together, meanwhile she is helping me a ton with Spanish.
Josafine´s family: Also from Nigeria. Speak English. Came to church. I am going to prepare to teach Gospel principles in English this Sunday so they can understand. I don´t know how well our dialects of english coincide...the spirit is very important.
Compañerismo:
Hermana Benítez is amazing! I love the way she teaches and explains things. She is very much a people person and she serves a lot naturally. I am learning a ton from her.
Piso: The plumber came by yesterday to fix a clog. We faxed some gas bills to the office today. The piso is great!!
Leadership: Our ward mission leader is so excited to help us. So is the whole ward. We are going to try to coordinate better so they can come on visits.
Preparation day: Went to Alcalá to see the birthplace of Cervantes. Very cool. There is a lot of neat stuff to see there and you could do it all in an hour if you had a map from the outset. Hermana Wilson read the whole book in Spanish before the mission so she just loved it all!
My Family:
I´ve asked them to email you about the details of coming to pick me up. My mom may or may not be able to come because of severe back problems that she has been having, but my Dad is very excited to come. It will be a really neat experience together.
Personal Progress: I feel like the Lord is teaching me a whole new set of lessons in this area. Hermana Benítez has helped me fall in love even more with the Book of Mormon. Teaching in English is helping me realize what things I should do to teach better. Having a companion from Spain has helped me not be silly and not be so afraid to contact people from Spain. With all the people from all over the world that are here, I feel like the world is opening up to me. I love it so much!!!
Thanks so much for everything.
-Hermana Moulton
13 abril 2011
Proselytismo:
Laurdes!!!! Se va a bautisar el 14 de Mayo! Es de la Ciudad de Mexico. Salio con un chico de la iglesia antes y vio que su familia era muy unida. Ahora está compromitida con un hombre de españa. Ha estado aqui 1.5 mezes y ha buscado la iglesia aqui. She said that this week was the first time she has ever attened a full church service because she was too proud to go in Mexico. She was surprized at how well it went and at how welcome she felt. She has already told her fiance and friends that she is getting baptized.
Immanuel. From Nigeria. Has really good questions and puts a lot of thought into the few lessons we have had. It is interesting to teach in English. Hermana Benítez really brings the Spirit with her testimony and we are working on English together, meanwhile she is helping me a ton with Spanish.
Josafine´s family: Also from Nigeria. Speak English. Came to church. I am going to prepare to teach Gospel principles in English this Sunday so they can understand. I don´t know how well our dialects of english coincide...the spirit is very important.
Compañerismo:
Hermana Benítez is amazing! I love the way she teaches and explains things. She is very much a people person and she serves a lot naturally. I am learning a ton from her.
Piso: The plumber came by yesterday to fix a clog. We faxed some gas bills to the office today. The piso is great!!
Leadership: Our ward mission leader is so excited to help us. So is the whole ward. We are going to try to coordinate better so they can come on visits.
Preparation day: Went to Alcalá to see the birthplace of Cervantes. Very cool. There is a lot of neat stuff to see there and you could do it all in an hour if you had a map from the outset. Hermana Wilson read the whole book in Spanish before the mission so she just loved it all!
My Family:
I´ve asked them to email you about the details of coming to pick me up. My mom may or may not be able to come because of severe back problems that she has been having, but my Dad is very excited to come. It will be a really neat experience together.
Personal Progress: I feel like the Lord is teaching me a whole new set of lessons in this area. Hermana Benítez has helped me fall in love even more with the Book of Mormon. Teaching in English is helping me realize what things I should do to teach better. Having a companion from Spain has helped me not be silly and not be so afraid to contact people from Spain. With all the people from all over the world that are here, I feel like the world is opening up to me. I love it so much!!!
Thanks so much for everything.
-Hermana Moulton
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Transfer 9, week 1 Leganes
April 6, 2011
Hey Family,
So you received my email to Shalese so you know that I got transferred to Leganes with Hermana Benitez. The apartment is amazing...the walls are painted with bright colors like orange, green, and purple. It is way cool. Hermana Benítez is wonderful. She entered the mission on the same date and we go home at the same time, but she entered the field one transfer before me because she is from Spain. Cadiz. She was in the CCM with Mikayla!!!!! She is a sweet heart. super fun and positive and all that jazz. She is super organized and does a ton of cute stuff with her agenda and journal and scrapbook and photos and notes etc. I´m hoping it will all rub off on me. She´s got a ton of great teaching ideas. The big bonus is that we can help each other learn Spanish and English.
Leganes is beautiful! We will be teaching in English a lot because there are many people from Nigeria here. I Met Johana, a recent convert and she is great. Her family doesn´t know about her baptism but she is super strong. We are going to help her start doing family history for the temple. I told her about how much it impacted me when you sent the letter with information about Grandpa Christiansen and how I felt a connection with him when I read it.
I also met Marcelo from Brazil who really really wants an answer to his prayers and to his confusion. We know that he will get his answer. We also met Fami and Pipi her daughter and helped her set some goals. Last night we had a meeting that was canceled so we went out to knock on doors and we met Jenny from Romania. We have another visit with her tonight. That was super exciting. She lives right next to the church. She calls us "hija mia!"
I am pretty excited to see Dad here. I´m sure sorry that Mom´s back is still spasming out. I´ll be praying for you Mom. I got the itinerary to fly home on Oct 1. Pretty crazy.
Well, I´ve got to go, but know I love you!!! I sent you my address with the email to Shalese :) (That is a smiley face btw) (Btw= by the way) :)
Hey Family,
So you received my email to Shalese so you know that I got transferred to Leganes with Hermana Benitez. The apartment is amazing...the walls are painted with bright colors like orange, green, and purple. It is way cool. Hermana Benítez is wonderful. She entered the mission on the same date and we go home at the same time, but she entered the field one transfer before me because she is from Spain. Cadiz. She was in the CCM with Mikayla!!!!! She is a sweet heart. super fun and positive and all that jazz. She is super organized and does a ton of cute stuff with her agenda and journal and scrapbook and photos and notes etc. I´m hoping it will all rub off on me. She´s got a ton of great teaching ideas. The big bonus is that we can help each other learn Spanish and English.
Leganes is beautiful! We will be teaching in English a lot because there are many people from Nigeria here. I Met Johana, a recent convert and she is great. Her family doesn´t know about her baptism but she is super strong. We are going to help her start doing family history for the temple. I told her about how much it impacted me when you sent the letter with information about Grandpa Christiansen and how I felt a connection with him when I read it.
I also met Marcelo from Brazil who really really wants an answer to his prayers and to his confusion. We know that he will get his answer. We also met Fami and Pipi her daughter and helped her set some goals. Last night we had a meeting that was canceled so we went out to knock on doors and we met Jenny from Romania. We have another visit with her tonight. That was super exciting. She lives right next to the church. She calls us "hija mia!"
I am pretty excited to see Dad here. I´m sure sorry that Mom´s back is still spasming out. I´ll be praying for you Mom. I got the itinerary to fly home on Oct 1. Pretty crazy.
Well, I´ve got to go, but know I love you!!! I sent you my address with the email to Shalese :) (That is a smiley face btw) (Btw= by the way) :)
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