So we didn't receive much from E. Moore this week. His companion continued to have pain from the surgery, so his Mission President decided it would be best to fly them into Medellin and have them go to the doctor/hospital there in Medellin. So they flew in and he didn't have any connections for his camera or audio recorder. He did say that Medellin is super big, that he has been working/helping the office Elders. They stayed at the office elders place and they ate really well. The doctors said his companion had a little infection so they opened him up and cleaned his incision. He said they will probably stay about a week so they can go to the hospital a few times to have it checked out.
Monday, March 19, 2018
Monday, March 12, 2018
Week 33 - Mar 12, 2018 - Planeta Rica - Week 3
Well after a few days in the hospital, they let my companion leave Wednesday afternoon. However, he is still not to do any work for at least a week. So let me tell you what has gone on. When we got to the hospital one of our members that speaks English and Spanish was there and helped us out a ton. Then Sister Calderon (Presidents wife) arrived and everything went well with the surgery. I got to stay with my companion here at the Hospital, and lets just say they didn't like us sleeping, because every 15 minutes it felt as if someone would come into our room and turn on the light, not really do anything, and then leave, leaving the light on and the door open. It wakes up my companion all the time and he needs to rest. The first few days was pretty stressful in the hospital, I slept on the couch, and was able to travel with the zone leader to the house to shower and pick up things for me and my comp and return. Also with us in the hospital was Sister Fernanda, who is like our mother here in Planeta Rica, both her and President's wife made sure they took good care of us. We also have a member in the ward that just had his appendix taken out here so he has helped us out a bunch. I love the members here so much, they are awesome and have helped us out so much! The only down side of being in the hospital was everyone was either calling or coming by to check in on us. Like literally every 15 minutes we were talking to someone. Our dueno of our apartment is such a good guy, he came by a few times and made sure we were alright, and told us to call him if we needed anything. So most of our time in the hospital we spent watching church movies, so it was OK, but we were so glad to finally be able to leave and head home. I lost track of what day it was, but we finally got home and continued to watch church movies. Thursday I went with a member while his son stayed with my comp, and I bought a lot of stuff to clean and sterilize the house. I have been cleaning everything, I didn't realize how much stuff there is to clean and sterilize. I have learned a lot. I really have learned to appreciate everything that my mom did for me. She always had the house clean, and always went above and beyond when we were sick. I sure do wish she was here now! Staying in the house is difficult because we keep losing electricity in the whole city, and occasionally the water doesn't work. After spending the last few days in the hospital and now here in the house, I really miss going out and talking to the people and teaching lessons. At first we thought it was going to be 21 days, but my companion said we can start preaching in 7 days.
We can't really leave the house for the next few days, so the members have been great and have brought us a ton of food over. We have ate really well, and have had a lot of chicken. My companion is getting better, but it still hurts for him to walk around a lot, so he stays in bed for most of the time. I got to read the Book of Mormon and that was awesome to just sit and read and study the scriptures for a long time. The one good thing about us having to stay inside is that it has been raining a lot and we were already in the apartment so we didn't get wet. So we just have been reading, studying and chilling on the balcony.
Not a lot has happened, but my companion is recovering which is the most important thing.
Love all of you,
Ciao,
Elder Moore
We can't really leave the house for the next few days, so the members have been great and have brought us a ton of food over. We have ate really well, and have had a lot of chicken. My companion is getting better, but it still hurts for him to walk around a lot, so he stays in bed for most of the time. I got to read the Book of Mormon and that was awesome to just sit and read and study the scriptures for a long time. The one good thing about us having to stay inside is that it has been raining a lot and we were already in the apartment so we didn't get wet. So we just have been reading, studying and chilling on the balcony.
Not a lot has happened, but my companion is recovering which is the most important thing.
Love all of you,
Ciao,
Elder Moore
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| The baptism right before E. Harbertson went to the hospital |
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| The baptism right before E. Harbertson went to the hospital |
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| The scar they left on my companion, I have been cleaning it really well! |
Monday, March 5, 2018
Week 32 - Mar 05, 2018 (Planeta Rica Week 2)
So we didn't get any emails this week from Elder Moore, however we did get to talk to him this morning briefly.
The reason why we didn't get any emails and why he called is because he was in the hospital. Here is the backstory. Saturday was a normal work day and all went well. His companion wasn't feeling that good that night. They didn't get much sleep that night because he companion wasn't feeling good, however they had a baptism the next day so his companion wanted to be at the baptism and would trudge on and worry about how he felt afterwards. They had the baptism at the pool next to the church, then went home. When they got home his companion E. Harbertson decided it was time they go to the doctor. Before they could leave his companion started to pass out. Elder Moore, said he was really scared, and was really starting to worry about his companion. He said he prayed so much and asked Heavenly Father to watch over them and to bless his companion. Luckily right near their house is a health clinic, so he was able to take his companion to the clinic. Once at the clinic, the doctors there said he needed to get his companion to the hospital as soon as possible. Again the Lord was watching over them, as soon as they stepped out of the clinic, their apartment owner was outside with his car and told them to get in and he would drive them to the hospital. Upon arriving at the hospital there was already a branch member waiting for them to arrive. He said they had to fill out a bunch of paperwork before they would even look at his companion. After they took his companion back to do tests on him, he called his mission President's wife, and she was hoping that they could make it back to Medellin to get to a larger hospital. However, the doctors at the hospital decided that they needed to remove his appendix quickly before it burst. So his companion went into surgery and they removed his appendix. The mission presidents wife caught a flight and arrived later that evening. The branch president was there as well as the zone leaders. Everything went well in surgery, and his companion and him get to spend the next few days in the hospital making sure there are no infections. So looks like he will be sleeping on the couch in the hospital room for a few days. Elder Moore did say that he saw the Lord watching over them continuously. The day was very eventful, it went from an early morning Baptism to an afternoon appendectomy. It was definitely a day that he won't ever forget. We are so thankful for his "Missionary Mom" that came and watched over them and sent us the pictures and gave us updates and let Elder Moore call us. Our missionaries are in great hands. He also said the branch is awesome and most of the members have come and have checked up on them.
The reason why we didn't get any emails and why he called is because he was in the hospital. Here is the backstory. Saturday was a normal work day and all went well. His companion wasn't feeling that good that night. They didn't get much sleep that night because he companion wasn't feeling good, however they had a baptism the next day so his companion wanted to be at the baptism and would trudge on and worry about how he felt afterwards. They had the baptism at the pool next to the church, then went home. When they got home his companion E. Harbertson decided it was time they go to the doctor. Before they could leave his companion started to pass out. Elder Moore, said he was really scared, and was really starting to worry about his companion. He said he prayed so much and asked Heavenly Father to watch over them and to bless his companion. Luckily right near their house is a health clinic, so he was able to take his companion to the clinic. Once at the clinic, the doctors there said he needed to get his companion to the hospital as soon as possible. Again the Lord was watching over them, as soon as they stepped out of the clinic, their apartment owner was outside with his car and told them to get in and he would drive them to the hospital. Upon arriving at the hospital there was already a branch member waiting for them to arrive. He said they had to fill out a bunch of paperwork before they would even look at his companion. After they took his companion back to do tests on him, he called his mission President's wife, and she was hoping that they could make it back to Medellin to get to a larger hospital. However, the doctors at the hospital decided that they needed to remove his appendix quickly before it burst. So his companion went into surgery and they removed his appendix. The mission presidents wife caught a flight and arrived later that evening. The branch president was there as well as the zone leaders. Everything went well in surgery, and his companion and him get to spend the next few days in the hospital making sure there are no infections. So looks like he will be sleeping on the couch in the hospital room for a few days. Elder Moore did say that he saw the Lord watching over them continuously. The day was very eventful, it went from an early morning Baptism to an afternoon appendectomy. It was definitely a day that he won't ever forget. We are so thankful for his "Missionary Mom" that came and watched over them and sent us the pictures and gave us updates and let Elder Moore call us. Our missionaries are in great hands. He also said the branch is awesome and most of the members have come and have checked up on them.
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| Zone leaders and Branch President |
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| E. Harbertson |
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| E. Harbertson on the road to recovery |
Monday, February 26, 2018
Week 31 - Feb 26, 2018 (Planeta Rica Week 1)
Q&A
Q: How are you and your companion getting along?
A: Great, we both like sports and we have very similar personalities.
Q: Do you like your new area?
A:Yes, the people are very nice and always will listen to us. It is very hot, but it's flat.
Q: Favorite scripture study that you have had?
A: I was reading in Alma about being judged for what we do during this life.
Q: How is the branch?
A: There are not a ton of members, but they are super strong!
Q: Something interesting that happened?
A: They have a lot of huge bugs down here, we caught one that was as big as my hand, it was huge.
A: Great, we both like sports and we have very similar personalities.
Q: Do you like your new area?
A:Yes, the people are very nice and always will listen to us. It is very hot, but it's flat.
Q: Favorite scripture study that you have had?
A: I was reading in Alma about being judged for what we do during this life.
Q: How is the branch?
A: There are not a ton of members, but they are super strong!
Q: Something interesting that happened?
A: They have a lot of huge bugs down here, we caught one that was as big as my hand, it was huge.
WEEKLY RECAP
So the computers here are super slow so I won't be able to send so many audios. So I am in Planeta Rica now which is in the "Coast" area of the mission, and I love this place. The people are so nice here, we can do street contacts all the time and the people listen to us. The other day we contacted this guy on the street and he invited us to go sit down, so we were able to talk to him for a while about the church. It is so easy to find new investigators, the people here are so humble and nice. In the short time I have been here I have found that the people from Choco are some of the most humblest people. We are teaching this one family from Choco, and they are golden. They are very awesome to teach. We have set some baptismal dates with some of our investigators and will be setting more this next week. We usually teach like 3-5 lessons with investigators each night.
So this area is hot, kind of like Arizona hot, but its not bad, our apartment has a bunch of fans, so we sleep convertible at night. What I love about the area is that it is super flat, no mountains to climb! My companion is really cool, and we get along great. He is from Pleasant Grove, Utah. He speaks really good Spanish. This is his first area, and he has been out on the mission 3 months less than I have. The only bad thing is that we have to travel really far for our district and zone meetings, which is also expensive. Our apartment is really nice, it is big for the two of us. We have two bathrooms, and I like to use the one outside. The owner of the place is super awesome and funny. He took us out to eat and we made pizza. He also bought stuff so that we can hang hammocks in our apartment.
The branch is really good. They are super strong. They have like 3 missionaries out on missions right now. The branch president is super cool young guy. We only had 2 investigators at church, but we are going to change that for next week. It is super close for all the members and investigators to go to. It is cool the chapel is like this outdoor area with like palm branches as the roof to shade.
Love you all,
Elder Moore
So this area is hot, kind of like Arizona hot, but its not bad, our apartment has a bunch of fans, so we sleep convertible at night. What I love about the area is that it is super flat, no mountains to climb! My companion is really cool, and we get along great. He is from Pleasant Grove, Utah. He speaks really good Spanish. This is his first area, and he has been out on the mission 3 months less than I have. The only bad thing is that we have to travel really far for our district and zone meetings, which is also expensive. Our apartment is really nice, it is big for the two of us. We have two bathrooms, and I like to use the one outside. The owner of the place is super awesome and funny. He took us out to eat and we made pizza. He also bought stuff so that we can hang hammocks in our apartment.
The branch is really good. They are super strong. They have like 3 missionaries out on missions right now. The branch president is super cool young guy. We only had 2 investigators at church, but we are going to change that for next week. It is super close for all the members and investigators to go to. It is cool the chapel is like this outdoor area with like palm branches as the roof to shade.
Love you all,
Elder Moore
Monday, February 19, 2018
Week 30 - Feb 19, 2018 - Pereira Week 24
Q&A
Q: New words that you have learned this week?A: Mandar rápido paquetes
Q: Favorite food that you ate this week?
A: Turtle, JK just the normal rice and beans and meat
Q: What did you do for you P-Day
A: Transfers
WEEKLY RECAP
This whole week I was pretty positive I was going to be transferred out of here so I started packing up stuff and just getting ready for the next adventure. I kept thinking of where I would go. There is really on three major areas of our mission, South (Pereira), Center (Medellin), and Coast. So I am pretty sure I am probably going to the coast. I definitely have been here a long time, I have watched the building next to our apartment go from 3 floors all the way to 10 floors. I am kind of feeling two different ways, one I would like to stay because we have been super busy teaching some awesome people and have seen a lot of success. However, I would also like to go to a new place and just try some new things. I know everybody here and know the area really well, but either way I am excited to serve.
So a quick funny story, Wednesday was Ash Wednesday down here in Colombia, and everybody, I mean everybody had the black cross of ash on their forehead. Not sure if everybody knows why they are getting ash on their forehead but they all are doing it. Anyways as we were walking, we saw this one girl who did hers with makeup, it looked really good, but you could totally tell she had done it with her makeup. Another story was I was dreaming that I was snowboarding, then I looked down and I had no boots on just bear feet and they were freezing. When I woke up I realized that since the bed is to small for me, my feet hang of the bed and I didn't have any blankets cover them.
We had some really good lunches this week, once we went to this restaurant and had the bandeja paisa, I was stuffed afterwords. Then we had a good lunch with our mission leader, and planned the baptism for this Saturday. Two of our investigators are getting baptized, so it is pretty awesome, I'm excited for them. It has been a busy week since E. Miranda left for the office, we have been in a companionship of 3 with E. Cox. We always try to get members to go on splits with us since we still have two big areas to cover.
So on Saturday we got the phone call (we have weird ring tone for transfers) anyways I hear E. Cox say so E. Moore stays. I was like what? He was just joking, I am leaving and going to the coast to a place called Planeta Rica. My companion is E. Harbertson (gringo). So we left on a bus, and got no sleep. Traveled with E. Lopez to Medellin, we stayed in a hotel by the bus terminal, then caught the bus for our 7 hour trip to the coast. It was a long transfer. I didn't get into the apartment until after 11 pm. It is a really nice apartment with just E. Harbertson and myself.
One thing that I really like about Planeta Rica is that it is super flat. Its hot, but not that bad for this Arizona boy.
Love you all,
Elder Moore
So a quick funny story, Wednesday was Ash Wednesday down here in Colombia, and everybody, I mean everybody had the black cross of ash on their forehead. Not sure if everybody knows why they are getting ash on their forehead but they all are doing it. Anyways as we were walking, we saw this one girl who did hers with makeup, it looked really good, but you could totally tell she had done it with her makeup. Another story was I was dreaming that I was snowboarding, then I looked down and I had no boots on just bear feet and they were freezing. When I woke up I realized that since the bed is to small for me, my feet hang of the bed and I didn't have any blankets cover them.
We had some really good lunches this week, once we went to this restaurant and had the bandeja paisa, I was stuffed afterwords. Then we had a good lunch with our mission leader, and planned the baptism for this Saturday. Two of our investigators are getting baptized, so it is pretty awesome, I'm excited for them. It has been a busy week since E. Miranda left for the office, we have been in a companionship of 3 with E. Cox. We always try to get members to go on splits with us since we still have two big areas to cover.
So on Saturday we got the phone call (we have weird ring tone for transfers) anyways I hear E. Cox say so E. Moore stays. I was like what? He was just joking, I am leaving and going to the coast to a place called Planeta Rica. My companion is E. Harbertson (gringo). So we left on a bus, and got no sleep. Traveled with E. Lopez to Medellin, we stayed in a hotel by the bus terminal, then caught the bus for our 7 hour trip to the coast. It was a long transfer. I didn't get into the apartment until after 11 pm. It is a really nice apartment with just E. Harbertson and myself.
One thing that I really like about Planeta Rica is that it is super flat. Its hot, but not that bad for this Arizona boy.
Love you all,
Elder Moore
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| E. Steadman and I last time together as Comps |
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| Watched this building grow basically from the ground up |
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| I've been her a long time to watching this being built |
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| Bus ride to Medellin with E. Lopez |
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| The scene from the bus, Colombia is really green and beautiful |
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