Week 54 - August 6, 2018 (Rionegro - Week 6)

OK Family, its going to be a short email since it is transfer week. I am currently in Medellin to pick up my companion, Elder Quispia from Bolivia, and I don't have my camera or audio recorder. It was a busy week with lots of traveling. I have realized that a lot of missionary work is just opening your mouth. I have no problem opening my mouth, whether that is eating or talking to people. We do lots of contacting people as we walk from appointment to appointment or anytime we are traveling. Keeping a rough estimate, I know we contacted over a 100 people this week, 60 of them said we could come to their house, out of that 10 of them actually came to church. I know a lot of people just like to talk to me because I'm an american. So I just talk to everyone. Even when we are on the bus, I will start talking to people, I realize as we open our mouth and invite others we will find those that are wanting to know more.

The hi-light of the week was the baptism of Alejandro's family. Alejandro is a member and we have been teaching his wife and two daughters for awhile. Well Saturday the three of the them were baptized. They are an awesome family, and will be going to the temple in a year. I was asked to confirm them, so I was a little nervous since it was my first time doing the confirmation. They are awesome and always feed us on Sundays. They are a strong family, Alejandro wants to sell his business so they can move closer to the church, he is awesome and it going to have so many blessings.

We have also been teaching a young man named Mitchell. He is awesome and wants to be baptized, and event though he is like 20 years old he wants to get the OK from his mom to be baptized. He is the one that took us to "Piedra de Peñol" the first week I was here. He is awesome and will be baptized soon.

Another thing that happened that was really cool, was we saw this white guy that we could tell was a Gringo, and he was trying to get a room in this hotel. I go over to help him out since he doesn't speak Spanish and get him signed int the Hotel. Anyways we find out that his traveling around South America on his giant motorbike. He asks if we are hungry, and of course we always are, so we go across the street and he buys us some huge bandeja paisas. We find out he was a bishop, he wanted to do this trip like 6 years ago, but he was called as a bishop so he had to wait till now to travel. He is a great guy and told us about all his kids and where they served missions at.

Well that's all for this week!

Os Amo a todos,
Elder Moore

The Gringo bishop we met and he took us out to dinner

Mitchell with us at "Piedra Penol"

At the top of the "Rock" looking out at Guatapé

Lunch at Alejandro's house

Awesome lunch