E-mail #36: This week was AWESOME! We had 5 people come to Stake Conference!!! YEA! :)

Whats up Mama!

Okay so you cant just say "FOOTBALL IS BACK" I want some details Mom! Haha! Thats good! Wow time is flying! It seems like just yesturday you were telling me about football in the MTC! But yea I expect a weekly report! :)

This week was AWESOME! We had 5 people come to Stake Conference!!! YEA! :) Stake conference was sweet! Prez spoke. He did really well! He talked about Love for the Savior! He speaks so strong! It was great! Memo is going to be babtized on saturday along with Arjenis. Arjenis is the kid that isnt all there. He is just really slow. He cant say what he wants to really fast! Memo is great! He is 17 and wants to follow Christ! Yea, he is going to have a kid! Crazy! Thanks to Jesus its okay !:) Akary is progressing super good! She also came to Stake Conference. Her babtizm is next Saturday! We are teaching a teenager named Katia. She is 16. Her uncle is a member in a different ward. She wants to be babtized! She is so cool! She has the standards of the church and loves "For the Streghth of youth" Sweet!!! On Tuesday she was like not sure about babtizm. We told her to trust in the lord and to pray. The next day we had a activity. She called us and said "well Im coming to the activity with a friend. I prayed and I want to be babtized!!!" YES! The power of prayer is sweeet!!! We are so excited! Were also teaching a young woman named Patsy. her brother is a member but she never had any interest. She came to church and is reading the BOM!!! So yea this week was so good!!! We have people!

My companion is driving me crazy!!! My converts Jorge and Yury are like kinda inactive. Jorge hasn't come to church in a month and a half and Yury like 3 weeks!:( So last night I told him that we have to go visit them! I dont care if we have to go every other day. Were going! He told me "No just once a week" I told him No, no no. These are my coverts and Im going to do everything I can to help them. He told me its not very efficient! He drives me crazy! I told him, Look man! Im not here to babtize the world! Im here to change peoples lives. Here to help them. He is such a dweeb! Hopefully he leaves in a week! Probably not! UgH! !!!! Its so hard! Everynight we plan for the next day and close with a prayer. Then we shake hands and hug. But he always says Le amo ( I love ya) He fakes and that drives me crazy!!!

Enough about that! Im good though! Love the mission! :)

Mama, be happy! You have lots of blessings! Its a blessing that you have work! Yea, its tough sometimes. Just trust in the savior and LOVE! Love each of the 100 million kids that you have! There is a scripture in proverbs that says to trust in the lord! Read it Its good! Yesturday I read in Jacob 3:1 Pray hard! Mama! He is always here for us!

I talked to Mike Kornegay! He told me he really looks up to me. That was really good! :) He goes in like 2 weeks to the field! Crazy!!!

Well Mama! I got to go! I love ya sooo much! Keep your chin up :) Have a good attitude and LOVE! Jesus is always there!

Love, MO

Ps Tell Dad I said HI :) and to go help grandma! She is so upset that nobody helps her! She is going to have a yard man! Haha

PS There is a SEARS!!! Im gonna go maybe in 2 weeks! I might need money.

PS This week is transfers. Hopefully Guerrero leaves. I dont want to go. I have to much work to still do here! LOVE YA!!!!!!!!!

Avocado -- I eat them now

Sorry Dad. I'm a Mexican now !!

Xeesh

We had a Pictionary Night.

Our investigator is in the brown

Movie Night

Luis Garcia

Email #35: Im happy and lovin the mission!

Whats up Mama!

Another week! Wow! Monson´s home!? Thats crazy! I loved reading his letters. He worked super hard the last few months on his mission! Thats cool! The time flys! His Mom sends me letters like every 2 weeks! Its cool! I really like it! I get to hear how Ammon and David are. I would like you to do that. Specially because Mike and Brad and Jake are on missions! It might be expensive....but I really enjoy it!

The recipes arent hard at all! Just do it! Do you know what a habenero is? Food city! Haha!!!!

Thats good your doing good mama! What the freak! 34 kids!!! Public school! Crazy! You will do good! No worries! Thats great Dad is working hard and you guys are blessed! Wow school starts soon!!! Summer went by wayyy fast! I need to stop thinking about the time but its going by soooo fast! Like, crazy fast!

I hope the cat doesnt die! I miss blue! Theres lots of cats here but there all gross and old and dirty! Shell probably die soon! :(

So this week was super good!!! We had divisiones with Aeropuerto. There the new ones in my district. So Elder Celaya came to my house to work for a day. Sorry I dont have a pic. Ill take one today! :) He has 20 months! We work so well together. Were both goofs but we worked hard! Im learning how to talk like a Yuko Its yucateko. Its fun. Ill speak it at Christmas! :)

This week we had so many good experiences! First Memo. The friend of a kid in the ward is progressing so well!!! His babtizim is on Saturday the 20th. 2 more weeks!! We watched a video about Jesus and he loved it! He asked so many questions! Sweet! Were gonna have a lesson at the temple this week! :)

So this week we were knocking doors. We found a lady that's way inactive. She has 2 daughters. one is 15 and goes to church but a different ward and the other is 11. She isnt a member. So we are teaching her. She loves the church and is reading the BOM! Crazy! What a blessing to find her! Her mom is way cool to! She doesnt want to go to church because she doesnt like the politics. Dont worry Ill change that! Cause I HATE the politics too! So anyway this girl is going to be batized on the 27th of August! :)

We found some teenagers like 1 month ago. But never went back. I felt impressed that we should go back last week. So we went. Turns out there all members except one. His name is Arjenis. He is 17 but has some disabilities. He's just slow. He has a problem with talking. He can spit his words out. He was going to be baptized but the elder who interviewed him said he doesnt need to be babtized. I think it is a great oportunity for him to be babtized and to make new friends! So were working on that!

So were working super hard! Prez wrote me today and said that he is happy with me and the work we are doing. He told me that Im full of life and cant stop working! Keep it goin! I really apreciated it! It is a nice boost! :)

So my compoanion and I....were...well....fine. He is a robot and thats all there is to it. I learned from Elder Celaya "Just be who you are and have fun" So when its my turn to knock a door, I have fun with the people and try to make them laugh! When its his turn well we just talk about Jesus and stuff.

Im happy cause we have people. I have learned alot from Elder Guerrero! Alot about diligence! Which is good! But Im happy and lovin the mission!

Tell Dad to keep workin hard! I love that man so much!

Aleena! How are you!'? I sure do miss ya Binny! I love ya tons! Be happy!

Mama! I love ya soooo much! Enjoy these 2 days! Cause yea..back to reality! :) Love ya mama!


Love, Mo

Making chorizo at Hermano Omar's

Loving' the hammocks

E-mail #34: But we gotta be happy and just keep working. And RECIPES

Whats up Mama!

I miss Cessey! Haha and a Burro! But the pic of the beach off the balcony was sweet!!! GORGEOUS! The pic of Chip and Nicole was nice to see them :)

Of course everyone misses me! Haha! I miss home a little. I miss life. Music. Driving. Food! Haha!

This week ALL of our investigators fell. Nobody wants to make the decisions to progress. Its super hard. On Saturday we planned an activity to teach the Plan of Salvation to our 1 person who seems really interested. We had it all planned. Everything was perfect...but...she never showed up. We called her and called her but nothing!!! Her husband wont let her listen to us. He had her phone all night, so we couldnt talk to her. Its sad. I dont understand. I was raised that if you (MOM) wanted to do something YOU could do it. and if DAD wanted HE could do it. It really sucks.

But we gotta be happy and just keep working.

On Friday we were walking in the street and one of the kids in the ward was with his friend. He was like "Hey this is Memo, my friend. He wants to listen to you guys." So we set up an appointment and the next day we taught him about babtizm. We felt we needed to teach the law of Chastity and Word of Wisdom. Turns out he is going to have a kid in a month. He is only 17. Everything is all good he just cant continue doing the dirty with his girlfriend. He understood. and he really wants to be babtized. Im so excited!!! He came to church yesterday to. and is reading the BOM! So excited!

So this week were going to focus on Referals! We have been working so hard these last few weeks but you can only knock on so many doors and have such little success. So this week were gonna work hard with the members! :)

Ugh! Elder Guerrero and I. Im learning how to DEAL with him. When he takes off his tie, he turns into a half decent guy. But when he puts that bad boy back on its robot time! Drives me crazy! Were working hard!!! Im learning a lot about diligence but its hard! For sure!

No I didnt know Corey was pregnant! Haha Thanks for telling me! Guess Ive been gone a long time!

The scripture was super great! I wrote it down. Were almost in the same part. Im in 2 nephi 26. Today I read about 25. When I finish this Book of Mormon, Im gonna send it home for Dad! It has lots of markings and stuff. Who knows if he will read it. Haha

Brad is coming to México! All my friends are in that mission from the MTC! Its the mission that is next to mine! We wont be far away. If were on the borders we could be like 20 mins away! :)

I NEED HIS EMAIL!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!
PLEASE FIND EMAILS FOR MIKE AND DANIEL!!!! JUST CALL THERE MAMAS!!!
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So....I miss ya but Im doing good! Its all a part of the mish! Good and bad weeks! :) Tell Aleanna I said HI! :) Love ya Mama! Have fun at school! Jaja!!!

Love, Mo

Elders quorum activity

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A note from Mom:

This is what I wrote to Chad this morning along with the scripture that I sent.

So I've been thinking about you so much this week. Almost constantly. I've been reading in the book of Mormon every morning and I was reading this scripture in 2 Nephi 29:4-6. I thought of you so much that I marked it and wrote CHAD !! next to it.

"And then shall the remnant of our seed (the Nephites & Lamanites) know concerning us, how that we came out from Jerusalem, and that they are descendants of the Jews. And the gospel of Jesus Christ shall be declared among them wherefore, they shall be restored unto the knowledge of their fathers, and also to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, which was had among their fathers. And then shall they rejoice; for they shall know that it is a blessing unto them from the hand of God; and their scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes; and many generations shall not pass away among then, save they shall be a pure and a delightsome people."

This is talking about your people Chad. And you're the one that's doing that for them. You are the one that is bringing them that knowledge so that they can rejoice.

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SOME RECIPES CHAD SENT:

Reciepes...I cant spell. Specially cause Im thinking in spanish

Red Salsa
5 Red Tomatoes
1 Big Jalapeneo
1 Habenero
1/2 Head of garlic (Its not much)

1- Grill the tomatoes and jalepeneo and habenero.
2- Blend

Green Salsa
10 Green Tomatoes ( They have a skin on them tho)
3 Large Jalapeneos
Silantro
Salt

1- Take the skin off the tamotoes
2- Boil the tamoatoes (Just to change the color)
3- Grill Jalepenos
4- Blend

Green Spegetti
1 Kilo of Speggetti
10 Polbrano Chillies
4 halfs of garlic
3 package of medio cream
Cheese
Salt

1-Grill the chillies (While grilling keep the others warm in a plastic bag or something)
2- Remove the seeds of the chillies
3- Blend the chillees, garlic cream and cheese
4- Cook the pasta
5- Pour the blended chillie in the pasta and stir
6- you can put meat in it like chicken

E-mail #33: "Dont worry;Be happy"....right???? Im trying.

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A note from Mom:

We just finished our week in Carlsbad California. We missed Chad so much!! But, we took this family picture of us on the beach........ all in Chad's boardshorts. HA! When I went to go get them to pack I realized that Chad has 27, yes twenty-seven, pairs of boardshorts. It would have been great to have brought every pair and have a huge group of strangers on the beach with us, all in his shorts. But ..... This was pretty good. Here we are with Chad's cousin Brittany and her friend Melinna.

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Whats up Mama!

Sounds like you guys had fun even without me! The pics looked great! I loved the pic of MY boardshorts! Which I want YOU to send me some!!! Jaja! Dad looks skinny! Nicole looks super old!!! Jaja! You look good Mom. You look happy! :) Did you guys see any good sunsets! I was hoping for a pic but...nada! The pic with Cessey didnt come out. Please send it again.

I print my own pics here. Its like 1 peso each pic. Its cheap. No worries! :)

This week we worked super hard once again! We found a new family saturday night. It was like 8:30 and we were kncoking doors. We found this family of 5! Sweet!!! The Dad told us that he felt like he was missing something in his life. They accepted a babtismal date and told us they would come to church the next day! It was sweet! But....they didnt come to church! We had 0 people in the church once again! I dont know whats going on! Were working hard and doing activites to remind them for church but...nada! Were just trying to trust in the Lord :)

UGH!!! My companion! He is such a stiff robot missionary! He does everything correct!!! Monday night we usually go to the Familia Aviles for a family home evening. There awesome! We go there becuase its PDay and its usually like 8 :30. So after the district meeting we went to there house. But there wasnt a non-member there. So my companion said o well were just stopping by to say hi and then were going to go knock doors!!! The hermana was like o sit down we ordered pizza and were just about to start! He was like o thank you but no. were going to go knock doors! They were so upset, but since there was no investigator we couldnt stay.! I was so pissed! We knocked 3 doors and then walked home. which was 20 min away. We could have ate food, asked for a referral and showed our love for them, but no! UGGHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is so hard!!! He dosnt like to go to talk with members! I dont get it, how does he expect to recieve referals from them when he dosnt even want to go to there houses!

So anyway....im trying my best to be happy and to love my time with him here! (Hopefully I get transfered in 4 weeks!) This week was hard. Its hard to be happy with a crappy companion. He talks alot in the lessons. So its hard for me to put my effort to teach. "Dont worry;Be happy"....right???? Im trying.

Well I miss ya mamma! I thought about ya guys lots this week! Tell Dad I love him and want a letter soon. So tell him he needs to start thinking about it! Haha! Tell binny I said I miss her! Lots! and To Be HappY! Well Miss ya moma! Love ya!

Love, Mo

Ps Just call Mikes mom to get his address. I really need it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sorry there isnt to many pics, no time for fun. Were robot missionaries Haha UGH!!!!!!!!!! Be happy!!!!!! :) Love ya mama

Here we are on Moto Taxi's.

E-mail #32: Im good! Little home sick...or Cali sick.

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A note from Mom:

Well, we are here in sunny California soaking up the Cali sunshine. It is absolutely gorgeous, but we are missing our Chad SO much!!! Chad IS California, and it seems so strange to be here without him. We have been coming to Carlsbad for 17 years. Chad, with his amazing personality, met people everywhere we went here, and they all ask us where he is or how he is. We brought a handful of pictures to show people, and they certainly do a lot of laughing and pointing..... They miss him too. The beginning of our vacation was full because Chad's cousin, Kandus, got married in San Diego to Shaka Johnson. They had a beautiful wedding right on the bay with the water behind them. It was so beautiful !! This is the first week that Chad has not sent ANY pictures. (What a good boy !) So - I am feeling deprived. Love that boy !!!
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Whats up Mama?

Cali! Ugh!!! I wish! But yes, Im here in Paradise! Haha Sounds like the wedding was awesome! I wanna do that :) The condo looks beautiful!!! I cant wait to go! I got a letter from Grandma last week. She was worried about where she would sleep in Cali! Haha.

My new companion is such a ROBOT!!! He is so freaken stiff! Ugh! We dont talk much like Elder Castañeda and I used to. He only has 3 months left, so he wants to work super hard. I dont have a problem with that, but its ALL about baptisms for him. He doesnt bond with the investigators. Just Book of Mormon! Baptism! Pray! So, I dont know, Im trying to have a good attitude and be happy! :) We worked super hard last week! We found 12 new people with dates to be babtized but nobody came to church! :(

I dont have any new pics this week,because I dont get to mess around with this new guy! Ill try to take pics this week :)

SEND PICS OF THE BEACH!!! and OF EVERYTHING ELSE!!!!!!!!!

Other than that Im good! Little home sick...or Cali sick. Haha but Im okay! Ive been reading "The continuous Atonement" Its really good! I like it alot! Not much more to say..work work work!

I love ya lots Mama! I miss you so much!!! Tell Binny to go swim in the water! Tell Dad to dunk her once for me and tell him that I love and miss him lots!!!

ENJOY CALI! BECAUSE SCHOOL IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!!! HAHA!

Love, Mo

E-mail #31: I love it when it rains!!! It gets nice and cool!

Whats up mama!

Elder Castañeda left. I have a new companion. His name is Elder Guerro. He is from Hidalgo, México. He has 21 months in the mission and probably will finish his mission here. He is cool. I have heard stories that he is kinda a robot but its all good. Im excited to work with him. Hopefully we will have lots of success here and have lots of fun! I miss Elder Castañeda a little. Who would have thought after 3 months, were good friends. He is a great missionary!

So this week was good! Well the beginning was good. The end was like ughhhh.....transfers! But we had a descent week. We dont have many investigators right now :( But we have lots of Faith to be able to find people this week :)

On tuesday we got a call from President. He said "Im comming to your house in 2 hours for interviews" We rushed to clean the house a little bit. My interview with him was so good! We actually talked! I told him what my problems were and what I want in my mission. He told me stories and scriptures. The main thing he said was "Just do your best" That made me feel really good! This interview was really good! Im starting to love him more and more. Haha!

In Mérida, it rains alot in June and July! So off and on it rains alot! I love it when it rains!!! It gets nice and cool! Its always hot! Like back home but my body is getting used to the humidity...I sweat ALL day! Haha! But its all good. I need to eat better cause I dont think Im losing any more weight! :( But my new companion likes to work out, so I think were going to start running in the mornings :)

I got my package yesterday :) Thanks for the books, hopefully I will read them! It was so great to hear from the ward! I miss them all! But the only thing missing in my package was my boardshorts :((( Por favor!!! Haha But thanks :) Loved it!

I NEED THE EMAILS FOR MIKE AND DANIEL!

Whats up with Adam Mackey? Is he going on a mission? It was nice to hear from Shelbey. I think he wants to serve a mission! Qué bueno!

Take lots of pics in Cali!!! Im gonna be depressed this week and next week! :( Haha but have fun. eat a burrito and a monster for me :) Well, I have to write Kenna :) Love ya Mom. Dad, have fun in Cali. Eat a bunch!!! Tell Lena Happy late Birthday and I LOVE YOU!!!! Haha Love ya guys!!! :)

Love MO

Ps Yes I got the Pics :)

New companion

Elder Guerro

E-Mail #30: This is truly why Im here. "To give people happiness"

Hey Mama!

BAPTISM!!!! Yea! We baptised Jorge on Friday. I baptised him! It is so nice to have a baptism. Its like a re-boost in the mission. It was seriously the most beautiful baptism that I have had in the mission. :) We made a wonderful program, the wife said the opening prayer. The talks were super good and Elder Castañeda played the guitar and a hermana sang Nearer my God to thee. I think I dont know the hymn ... only in spanish! Haha! But yea it was sweet!!! It was so awesome! After, when we were changing in the bathroom I asked how he felt. He told me with a soft and calm voice. "I feel so peacful" :) It was one of my favorite moments in the mission :D This is truly why Im here. "To give people happiness" UGH! So sweet! Then Sunday Elder Castañeda confirmed him.

But besides that the week was crappy! We didnt really do much cause it rained ALL week. You would think people are nicer when it rains and when ya knock doors people would let you in....NOT! The people dont come outside when it rains, not even to open the doors! UGH! So that was crappy! O AND we didnt have electrcity all week long! The secretaries didnt pay the bill! UGH! But the baptism was good :D Haha

I got a letter from Prez. Jimmy. It was soooo good! :) I miss him alot! I also got a letter from Haji and Lisa Geiser. I love her! She is the best! It was really nice to here from haji! I miss my friends! :( But the time is flying!!!! 9 days and I will have 9 months!!! The elders here say that the first year is slow then the 2nd is sooo fast! Well its all going soooo fast! Wow!!!! When does Monson come home? I read his letters almost every week. he doesnt even seem like he is coming home soon! Que bueno! :)

Thats so sweet! The missionaries are workin hard in our ward! One thing we have the members do if they live by an investigator is pass by on there own time and just say hi! Your doin good mama! :) Have they asked you to go with them?

Well mama Im doing good! Im happy and transfers are next week! Who knows what will happen! Castañeda and I are really good! But he really wants to leave. I was supposed to have an interview with President today cause he wants to talk but he bailed out an hour and half before it. Its okay. I email him every week. :) Anyways gotta go to the post office to mail some letters! Love ya! Tell Dad I love em and dont eat to much cause when I get back Ill be skinnier than him! Haha! Love ya! I LOVE THE MISSION!

Love , MO

I toatally forgot! Two weeks ago we got to listen to Elder Tenorio of the 70. He came to talk to us! It was good!

Baptism of Jorge Esparza

July 1, 2011

Familia Parra Esparza

First Habenero

I'm a Mexican Now !!!

Hmo Mars Banana Tree

Made a GREAT umbrella !

At the park

Goofing off !