First the Worst, Second the BEST!!!

July 15, 2014

Welll....we didn't win the world cup, but first the worst, second the best, right?? (; 

We actually had permission to watch the game on Sunday, so we went over to Familia Cauda's and watched it with them!! They played really good and that goal by Germany was AMAZING!! But enough about things of the world haha...

This week flew by, but I feel like they all do! Monday we were in Rafaela with the zone and watched a movie called ''Turbo'' about a snail and race cars..haha it was weird! But then we played fútbol for 4 hours (: Then we slept there Monday night and went to Santa Fe on Tuesday to meet President Zanni and his family. THEY ARE AWESOME!! We had a 3 hour meeting together, and then I got to have an interview with him. It was supposed to be for BYU, but we both didn't know what to do, so it was just a normal interview. He is inspired and called of God. They are all so nice!

Then I worked here in Sunchales Wednesday and Thursday, contacted, taught a few lessons, walked a lot. Normal stuff. Then Friday and Saturday I went to Paraná for divisiones. I was with Hna. Rasband, who was actually in Justin's BYU ward. Small world. We had a great time together, and Hna. Sanders, here in Sunchales, had a million and one miracles! She taught all the lessons, she programmed Cecilia Villareal for baptism on August 9th, saw Jorgelina and Toto again, and had 2 member present lessons!! She did so great! She has grown and learned so much. I love her. She is leaving Sunchales this transfer and I'm going to miss her a lot! But she is staying in our same zone, so at least we get to see each other every month still!! AND....I'm training again! I can't believe it! Luckily, Hna. Sanders was the easiest person to train ever! I'm excited to meet my comp tomorrow. I get to go back to Rosario at 4 AM tomorrow morning! Fun stuff (: 

I'm glad the World Cup is over because the people are willing to listen to us again. Their hearts are softening and we are being able to teach more lessons! Last week we taught 11 lessons! We had 14 people at church, and things are looking brighter. It helps me remember that with faith and patience, the Lord can do all things. 

This week I was rereading a conference talk to the women. I think it was Sister Reeves, who talked about the Provo Tabernacle burning down. She said that when it burned, so many people wondered why God would let something like that happen. But then 10 months later, President Monson announced that it would become a temple. She compares it to ourselves. When we go through trials, we also burn inside. Sometimes we ask why is this happening to me? or why couldn't God prevent this? But really, he lets us burn and become purified, so that después (after) we can become holy temples where the Spirit can dwell within us. He will never leave us in the ashes. We just need to trust in Him and let Him mold us to become perfect. I loved that! It makes you think of how we react in times of trial or persecution. Something to think about (:

No news on anyone right now, I was barely here this week. But pray for them, because no one understands the importance of coming to church. That is our trial right now. We pass by in the mornings and remind them, but still they aren't getting it. With a little more time, they will (:

I love you all so much! Have a great week and let Christ and Heavenly Father mold you to become holy and pure temples!<3

Hermana Moberly

Hermana Sanders Finished Training!

Hermana Sanders, Hermana Moberly, Elder Cruz

 

After the World Cup Semifinal Victory

Yummy Food From Hnos Hohermuth

VAMOS ARGENTINA!!!

Hola a todos!! (:

I really don't have very much to say about this week, it flew by, and we didn't have very much success. After playing futbol with the elders, we couldn't walk because we were so sore haha. My leg is now purple and yellow and blue. Our week consisted of trying to contact people and visit people, but no one was home or had time to listen to us. And it is even worse with the World Cup going on. Everyone loses sight of the important things here in Sunchales. But they are a really awesome people. They want to listen to us, but never really make the time to. The both of us were sick for 2 days and couldn't leave the pench. I had the stomach flu and Hermana Sanders had a migraine. At least we have companionship unity and both get sick together (: Hna Hohermuth came over to take care of us and made us soup! She is the best!! They also went out and visited our appointments when we couldn't leave. 

Joana and Joel are learning to recognize the Spirit and tell us they still feel clean. We explained to them the importance of the sacrament each week so that they can be cleansed each week. I love the sacrament and have really learned how important it is. It is the most important thing we do each week, and why wouldn't we want to remember the Savior more in our lives and promise to follow Him more. Plus, we get the constant companionship of the Spirit if we are obedient. Heavenly Father loves us so much, and it's really sad to see that sometimes we don't take the time to show our love back for Him. 

This week we are going to meet our new mission President and I'm so excited! This is my third one on the mission, but he seems really awesome and inspired. 

We did have some really awesome lessons this week. One girl, Diana wants to come to church and is reading the Book of Mormon. Eliana finally prayed for the first time with us! And an old investigator, Sylvana, is golden! She really wants to come back and learn more. SO please keep them in your prayers! (: 

The weather here is FREEZING and I can't feel my fingers right now typing.  Some funny things that happened: we spied on our neighbors celebrating Argentina’s win because we couldn't go outside and celebrate ourselves. They didn’t catch us looking haha but we felt a little creepy. The whole city was outside our apartment for and hour and 5 minutes celebrating...can't wait to see what it's like next week!!

Well, one thing that I learned this week was in Alma 32: 28, and 40. I was studying faith and remembered how important it is to act. If faith is compared to a seed, it also cannot grow if we do not constantly nourish it. We need to continually focus on it, continually be obedient, and continually press forward so that it can grow and be stronger. So, this week, we should all focus more on the faith we do have and set goals for how we can help it continually nourish and grow.

Love you all so much! The mission is changing my life and I am so grateful to be doing the Lord's service! Have a great week!<3

Con amor,

Hermana Moberly

4th of July Outfits :)

Argentine Bread made by Cory

Little Masitas

Sunchales July 1 2014...BAPTISM!

Hola!!!

I don’t have too much time today, sorry it's a day late! Yesterday the elders came to Sunchales and we had P-day together. We played soccer for HOURSSS and now I'm super sore and have a huge goose egg and bruise on my shin. But I scored 5 goals (: So fun!!

Well, this week was SO successful and we saw so many miracles! We really were praying more specifically and focusing on completing our goals. We had 2 baptisms, Joana and Joel, and contacted 145 people, and taught 12 lessons. Which has NEVER happened in this area before! We really focused on having more faith in the Lord, and now I truly know that He will always fulfill His promises when we trust in Him and do what He asks of us.

The baptisms were so special! The font wouldn't fill up so our zone leaders filled up buckets from the kitchen and would walk back and forth filling it up from 1 PM to 6:30! They are the best!! Everyone arrived on time, we sang a medley of My Heavenly Father Loves Me and When I Am Baptized that I kind of threw together last week. It was so great! Their dad, Felipe baptized them. This whole family was inactive about 6 months ago and finally started coming back. They are progressing so much and really notice how much the blessings of the gospel change their lives. I love it! Their 7 year old son had a soccer game on Sunday so the mom and him were going to miss church and the confirmation, but they came anyways and I know that when we sacrifice to keep the Sabbath day holy, we are blessed so much more! I love how much this family is changing and being obedient. They are all so happy and you can really tell they are different and have a different light in their eyes. 

So we had a few funny moments this week as well, as always! One night we were soooo cold and were walking out on an old back road. We started quoting the Princess Bride when the old woman screams, ''BOO! Boo!!'' haha and then there were two little girls who saw us and ran away. We are never doing that again! haha One guy also told us he couldn't understand our language when we contacted him in SPANISH haha...he asked us if we were from Brasil. At least I was asked if I was latina (: We did celebrate Christmas and only sang Christmas songs all week. Happy, successful, growing, learning, memorious week!!

Happy Anniversary to the best parents in the WHOLE WORLD<3<3 Happy Birthday to my favorite Grammy<3 and hope you all have a great week! Have faith in the Lord because with Him all things are possible. Focus on the goals you set, and pray specifically, and He will fulfill the rest!

Con amor,

Hermana Moberly

Post futbol recovery

Baptism!

Lazy Bones

World Cup?

Baptism!

Baptismal font

Cookies for the baptism

Still good with the left foot :)

Merry Christmas :)

Holaaaaaa!

Well, we decided that since it is cold here and it's more like December back home, we would celebrate Christmas again! So Merry Christmas from Argentina (: This week was really successful and miraculous, but flew by! I don't have too much to tell, but a few great stories. On Tuesday, we visited with Joana (14 yrs old) because she said she had a few doubts about baptism and didn't understand why it was important. So we prayed and prepared a lot and I have such a testimony now that if we do our part in preparing, the spirit will guide us in whatever way we need to go in a lesson. We shared Alma7:14-15 and talked about how baptism is a way to follow Christ more fully in our lives, and to receive a remission of our sins. That was really important for Joana. We knelt down with her, she prayed to know if the church was true and if she should be baptized, and then we waited. After 3 minutes, she said, okay I still have a few questions, but I know that this is true and if I have faith, everything will be okay. It was the most spiritual and rewarding lesson I have had my whole mission. We were all emotional...like girls always are...and then we ate brownies haha. But Joana and her 11 year old brother, Joel are now all ready for their baptism this Saturday and are so excited!! Their parents are members and they want to go to the temple later this year to be sealed as a family for eternity!<3 Even though this area has been really hard, this week has made up for all the challenges. Heavenly Father really does answer our prayers, and when we are patient, He will always bless us for our sacrifices and trials. We also had lunch with Hna. Sara this week and finally her inactive son, Diego sat down with us!! He served a mission in Chile, and he came home and a few months after stopped coming to church. But on Thursday, he ate lunch with us and showed us mission pictures and we had a really great time! Then right before we left, we felt like we should sing ''Nearer My God to Thee'' and he sang with us. He loves music and it was a really great experience as well!! We had a district activity in Rafaela Friday, and Familia Cauda(Joana y Joel) went with us. We learned an Argentine dance called ''el gato'' and ate lotssssss of food (: Saturday we had two lunches, one asado, and I still feel full haha. Lots of good things are happening here in Sunchales, and we are working really hard to find new people. We had a few other miracle lessons and are going to pass by them again this week to see if they are reading and praying. The spirit is really working on the hearts of these people, so we are just praying that they will listen and follow through. The spirit testifies of all truth and when we listen and follow the promptings or feelings we receive, we will never be misguided. Love you all so much and hope you have a great week! Enjoy the summer!!

Con MUCHO amor,

Hermana Moberly<3

Hermana Moberly and Sanders Sunchales June 2014

Argentine Folkloric Dancers Sunchales June 2014

Branch Piano and Fans

Activity Days Girls Sunchales June 2014

Vamos Argentina!!!

Hola Mis Amigos y Familia!! (:

So...this morning I was reading in Alma 26:27 about how when we are patient in our trials, the Lord will bless us with success. That pretty much sums up our week! We have had a few really rough months with the work here in Sunchales, but we kept going and had to really have a lot of faith and patience, but the Lord always keeps his promises! We had a lot of miracles this last week!! Here's a few:

1. We finally found a menos activa, Jaqueline, and it was my first time meeting her. She let us in and we taught her a quick lesson on the power of prayer and scripture study. She said she would start reading the scriptures again and would come back to church! She lives alone and is 26 so it's hard for her to get up on Sundays, but we are going to start helping her have more desires to come! She is awesome!!

2. We are still visiting familia Villareal and we invited the 2 daughters to be baptized on the 4th of July. One of them has already prayed and said she knows it is all true. They are a super special family. Really receptive to the Spirit.

3. We finally found Silvia again. She was in Brazil with her family the last few weeks. But she told us she has been reading the Book of Mormon and loves it, we are going over on Thursday to teach the whole family!

4. Every day from 5:30-6:30 we contact streets we have prayed about and this last week we found and taught 3 people who are so awesome! We are going back this week to invite them to be baptized and they have so much potential.

5. After district meeting on Tuesday, all the elders (there are only 4 haha) walked us to ice cream and they bought it for us! That was a miracle (:

Now for some more updates...Joana and Joel didn't feel ready for the interview so we moved their baptism to the 28th. Jorgelina and Toto are pretty far away right now and it just proves to me how much we really need to do the little things to help us have spiritual strength. They have forgotten almost everything already and don't want to do anything either ): But they aren't ready so we will just keep praying for them, and their time will come. Eliana has a date too, but she won't come to church. We are trying everything and it's so hard, but we really want to teach her whole family so she isn't alone. We had 15 at church yesterday! It's pretty consistent now and we will be getting a new place for church at the end of the moth instead of the grandparent's club room, haha. We have a keyboard now so I get to play the piano for church!! YAY! (: It really was a great week, 5 news, 5 Books of Mormons given away, and lots of little miracles! (:

I have a lot more funny stories than anything else! Yesterday was Branch Conference (we thought it was the 22nd then the district presidency showed up, haha). But we did a musical number, and Karen (the 10 year old music conductor) thought it was the last song, so she came up too and started leading the music and she was so confused why no one else was singing…hahaha we just let her keep going. (: We decided that maybe this week we would start a diet since we are kind of obsessed with the chocolate here...that lasted one night and we had to buy chocolate the next day haha. We walk all day so we burn it off easy. Everyone denied us during contacts this week because they were all watching the World Cup games...I don't blame them, but we are sharing a message for their salvation (; Hermana Sanders always gets comments on how beautiful her eyes are and I just stand there and feel like, ''But what about my eyes?'' haha but then last night Hna Sanders told me she feels the same when all the people in the streets call out ''RUBIA'' which means blondie basically haha...we just stand out as Americans I guess. We decided to learn more hymns and try to sing a new and unknown one every morning for comp study...it’s terrible and I'm losing my sight reading talents haha.

Well, not much else. We are doing great and are so happy being able to serve the Lord at this time. Something I really studied this week was commandments and why we have them. I love the kite analogy. Kites can't fly without a string holding them to the ground. The same is with the commandments. Without something holding us down, we can't fly or reach our goals to become better and live with God again. God knows what we need to be happy, and if we will just obey Him and keep all the commandments, we are promised happiness, blessings, and prosperity. Mosiah 2:41. I know that the commandments of God are for our benefit and that if we just try a little harder every day to be more obedient, we will never be lost or fallen. I'm so grateful for my calling and to share the message of the Restoration with everyone! Our message is different and will bless the lives of others more than they know until they listen to it. Love you all so much!! Have a great week! <3

Con amor,

Hermana Moberly

Beautiful Argentina Sunrise

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever

 Some pictures sent from our convert in Echusortu, Kristina: