Father and Son reunite

So we just had transfers and I'll be staying in Corona and unfortunately, they are moving Elder Moloney out of here because he has been here too long. But, Elder Royce will be coming here to be my new companion!  Elder Royce trained me in my first 12 weeks in the mission back in Hemet and now we will work here in Corona together!

This last week ended pretty solid!

 

We are going to start teaching a woman named Alicia and her grandchildren this week. Alicia has been to church a few times and the sisters were planning on teaching her, but they realized that she lives in our area.  Alicia has a friend who is a member in Anaheim and the member has told us that Alicia is pretty interested in getting baptized, so that's music to our ears!! 

We also taught a few young families. There is a lot of potential with them, but we are trying to help them free up their Sunday schedule, so they can all go to church!

Jesse went to the temple this week, but unfortunately Elder Moloney and I weren't able to go because of some of the rules. We weren't able to get Jesse to take any of his own family names in time, so we are still working on that, so that we can all go together the next time!

We started teaching a man named Jorge who has a friend out in Orange county who told missionaries to go by like 8 months ago. Missionaries went by once or twice, but then stopped. Jorge has a lot of potential as well and he has a son who we were able to teach Sunday night as well. 

Then there is a really awesome guy named Vicente who is trying to get back on track and come closer to God. He has 6 kids and a wife at home who we will try to teach on Tuesday. 

If you want a good talk to read, then read "Like a flame unquenchable" by Elder M. Russell Ballard from April 1999

He said:

"Sometimes we are tempted to let our lives be governed more by convenience than by covenant. It is not always convenient to live gospel standards and stand up for truth and testify of the Restoration. It usually is not convenient to share the gospel with others. It isn’t always convenient to respond to a calling in the Church, especially one that stretches our abilities. Opportunities to serve others in meaningful ways, as we have covenanted to do, rarely come at convenient times. But there is no spiritual power in living by convenience. The power comes as we keep our covenants...

'Now is the time for labor,' he said. “Let the fire of the covenant which you made in the House of the Lord, burn in your hearts, like flame unquenchable."

Can't wait to get working again this week!

Also, have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Elder Moon

 

Getting the Zone picture organized, after district meetings

Zone Picture

Office elders (my old zone leaders)

This is the Jaldin family that we taught (they just moved to Virginia)

This the Millan family (recent converts in the ward)

 This is the Hunt family (elder Moloney's extended family)