November 14th-November 20th, 2017

Happy Monday everyone! 

It has been a wonderful week for a Hermana Torjesen and I! We have been so guided by the Lord and this week especially He has taken our plans for the day and changed them completely. At the end of the day I usually look at my companion and say: “So... why did we even plan today?” It has been awesome. Here are some highlights. 

We had exchanges with my favorite past companions who are serving together in Alicante. That’s right, you guessed it! Hermana Bailey and Hermana Twede! I sure love them.

On Tuesday after district meeting we celebrated Elder Jamison’s birthday with a big pan of banana bread and Domino’s. 

This week we’ve knocked quite a few doors and contacted a lot. One of the coolest experiences from this week was meeting José Miguel. It was Saturday night and we had some time so we walked half an hour to a neighborhood we don’t get a chance to work in a lot. On the way up there we didn’t see a lot of people so every person we did she, we talked to them. A lot of rejections untillll José Miguel! We started talking and he’s just a really down to earth guy. He has a lot of the same ideas as we did. He rambled on for a while and Hermana Torjesen and I looked at each other and then at him and said, “We teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and help them make changes in their lives. Do you want that? Would you come to church tomorrow?” He said yes and he came 15 minutes early to church the next day!! It was AWESOME! He seemed to really like it and we have an appointment set up for tomorrow! God guides us to people who He is preparing! 

In my studies this week I’ve been reading about the teachings of Christ. I love the doctrine of Christ so much. He constantly invites us to mourn with those that mourn, purify our hearts, have clean desires and thoughts, to be a good example and glorify God, as well as so much more. After all that He pleads us to try to be perfect as He and God are perfect. I love the opportunity to progress and be able to see our own progression. 

Today we met up with the other missionaries and walked downtown Málaga. We got some ice cream together and walked by the boats by the ocean. :) It was a good day! 

I love you all! Until next week!

Love, Hermana Moore

The district!

Domino’s

Tortilla de patata and Gaspacho. :) 

Intercambios with Hermana Bailey and Hermana Twede!

Ice cream!  

November 7th-November 13th, 2017 Matches, Swimming, 18 months, OH MY!

Hello all you lovely people,

It’s been another fun week around here as a missionary!

Hermana Torjesen and I have stayed nice and busy as we had two sets of exchanges. We saw so many miracles this week and a lot of them were thanks to the faith and diligence of the sisters visiting. Hermana Torjesen met a family who we are going to start teaching and we are so excited to share the restored gospel with them! We met a LOT of cool people in the streets this week and we are excited to get in contact with them too. 

This weekend we had a ward talent show and we got to participate a lot as the missionaries. I played the piano for a song, played the tambourine with my companion for another and then swam. We did a synchronized swimming activity as the six missionaries here in Málaga and it was the silliest, most fun thing I’ve done in a while! I sure love being a missionary!

Bear with me while I share with you the ‘Parable of the Matches’ which is a real life learning experience from my week. 

We have a tank of butane that heats our water and in our kitchen we have this machine where we light a match, turn the knob and ignite the butane. Well, the flame went out this week and we were left with COLD water. I took a match, turned the knob and... nothing happened. I did the same motion countless times (there were lots more matches in the garbage...) with no results. I varied the motion and tried again and again. Nothing. I looked down in frustration and after lots of cold showers this week, I finally realized that I couldn’t do anything. I could use all the matches in the world but I just couldn’t do it. I was doing something wrong. The only person who could fix it is someone with more knowledge, in this case, a repairman.

Now, that got me reflecting on how we are all in need of a more knowledge-able and skilled repairman. We can drive ourselves crazy all our lives, running in circles and struggling with the same struggles and confronting the same trials. We need to pick up the phone and talk with our Repairman. We need to let Him help us and put our trust in Him. A few weeks an elder heard I was going home soon and asked me to give him my best words of advice. I just told him, “Learn what God wants you to learn”. My life has been a testimony to me that God is going to put us into hard situations in hopes that we will learn what He wants us to learn. This learning process requires us putting our confidence in God and letting Him help us. 

I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ and I’m grateful to have a few more weeks to share it with the people in Spain. This week my dear companion helped me celebrate my 18 month mark out on the mission! I love you all dearly!

Love, Hermana Moore

Exchanges with Hermana McKeown y Hermana Richardson

Our getup for the tambourine accompaniment. :)

The swim team. 

18 months!

October 29th-November 6th, 2017

Onceeee upon a time there was a little sister missionary named Hermana Moore. One day, her Norwegian companion and her decided to go on a BIG adventure. They studied their scriptures, prepared a presentation about the Church’s new Christmas video and were ready to go. 

On Monday morning they got up nice and early and went to church to have a day packed full of learning. Hermana Moore and Hermana Torjesen went to mission council and the Málaga zone meeting. They commented and prayed and sang and listened to Elder and Sister Bennasar. They visited from France and came to share special messages about how in a world where faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is declining, believers of Him are here to declare of His divinity. They spoke and spoke and urged Hermana Moore and Hermana Torjesen to put in the spiritual effort to receive a greater witness of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Now, they didn’t have to hear that twice, that Michiganian and Norwegian are some of the happiest missionaries you can find! They know why they’re in Spain and they know Whose work they are doing. 

On Tuesday morning they walked out the door with their scriptures and a bunch of chocolate chip cookies for their hungry elder friends. And then they were off in a van for a long road trip ride to Sevilla! There, they heard inspiring messages once again. After lunch and more than a few “last goodbyes” for Hermana Moore, they were on the road again. Off to Alicante, a six hour drive! We made a stop, a special stop, to see the Plaza de España. A place where StarWars was filmed but more importantly, a certain Hermana Echols once sat. After that, to stock up on snack food to last them the night.

At midnight they got to Alicante and woke up a few hours later to go to the last zone conference. After a five hour drive, they were back in their apartment. They sure slept well and were ready to work!

On Saturday night all the plans that Hermana Torjesen and Hermana Moore had fell through so they knocked doors and contacted without too much luck. But it turned out okay because they know why they're in Spain and they know Whose work they are doing. 

On Sunday they jumped in the car once again with their elder friends to go on a little trip to Granada for stake conference! It was fun to be back in that cold promise land place.

Hermana Torjesen and Hermana Moore continue working to bring others to this beautiful Gospel and they’ll do so forever. And they lived happily ever after.  

Love, Hermana Moore 

Just a small fire in our pizza oven. 

The trip! Elder Medina, Elder Jamison and us.  

The Plaza de España!! 🇪🇸 

The picture that has come with me every step of my mission. 

The dream. ✅