Earth Life

                           Hey y'all

       This past two weeks have been very good! The lessons we taught were great and I loved talking to you guys it was really Awesome!, I was able to feel the spirit so strong. I feel really strong about families and how we can teach about the spirit. The scripture on my iPad this week was really good and I feel that it talks about all of us!

Alma 56:46 46 For as I had ever called them my sons (for they were all of them very young) even so they said unto me: Father, behold our God is with us, and he will not suffer that we should fall; then let us go forth; we would not slay our brethren if they would let us alone; therefore let us go, lest they should overpower the army of Antipus. I think that this is perfect for me not only in my mission but in my earth life! Before this life we were called to come down to this earth to gain bodies and grow and progress and come back to Heavenly Father. We were afraid that we might fall but God was always with us and he made a way that we could be safe or to return. I love my mission and I want to be better every day It is a little scary at times but I have to keep the faith that Heavenly Father is on my side and he will bring me through to the end. I love every one and you don't need to worry just keep on sending me lots of memories I have been thinking about a lot of close friends in the ward and all the teachers that helped me on my way it has been a pleasure to get to know y'all and I'm excited to share all my stories with you! With lots of love Elder Beal

Elder Beal,

What a treat to visit with you on Christmas!!! Best gift ever!!! We know we were spoiled rotten to have you for so many hours although it felt like minutes. It was great to have Karly here with us, she just fits right in so perfectly, how we adore her! I hope the family you were spending the evening with was not offended by our making you late, please give them my heartfelt love!  Sorry your package had not arrived, I was glad to hear Elder Howard's mom included you in her package to her son.  That is so thoughtful of her! The letter from the mission president is so discouraging against packages, I am afraid of offending them or breaking any rules.

Today we attended church with Grandma and Grandpa Brumble because Brooklyn Gillespie just came home from serving her mission in Russia and was speaking in her ward.  She gave a lovely talk about the account found in 3 Nephi when the Savior visits the American continent.  The whole Sacrament was on making Christ the center of our lives.  It was really great.  Her parents said to let you know they love you.  

On Christmas morning just after 4am the Butte Creek Mill caught fire.  It is just a pile of rubble with a few pieces of timber eerily hanging on.  Our poor Mayor and owner of the mill, Bob Russell has faced major tragedies this year~his wife lost her battle with cancer just a couple of months ago and now this.

We were able to FaceTime with Aleesha and the boys tonight, they are super adorable!  She seemed to be doing really great.  Christian will be able to come home earlier than they expected even before their anniversary!  They have never been together on it as he has always been deployed.

My scriptural pondering this week has been:How can I give away all my sins so that I can know God?  It started with my reading verse 18 in chapter of Alma 22 When the King offers up his prayer to know God and volunteers to offer up all of his sins. Two chapters later in Alma 24:10 the prayer of Gratitude that even their sins of murder have been forgiven, I haven't murdered anyone yet so I have hope that forgiveness is available.  The trick is giving up our sins. So this brought me to the last General Conference a talk entitles " What lack I Yet?"  This talk conforms that when we ask this question with sincerity the Holy ghost will give us very direct and precise instruction that we will benefit from acting upon that instruction.  Line upon line as it also states that perfection will not happen in this life. Holding on to hope.

I love you, 

Mom

Christmas Phone Call!!!!

Merry Christmas!!


I think everyone in our home agrees that visiting with Moroni via FaceTime was the Best Gift Ever!!!
We, the parents are really new to it and did not record it or even take pictures, I know a few of the kids did, so I will have to beg them for some and update this post at that time.  We had the privilege of talking with him for two hours as a family and then individually in a quiet room over the third hour. Plus I was able to text and email him for an hour prior to that, I feel so spoiled!  It felt like minutes.

He seems really happy, getting the language, loves the food, but mostly the people.  There are six missionaries assigned to build up this branch.  There were no investigators when they arrived and Moroni and his companion have 5 progressing.  It was fantastic to hear his enthusiasm as he talked about sharing the Gospel with them and their amazing strength and faith.  One of the couples he loves and admires they met while on the street.  They were handing out pamphlets and a person said no as they turned to walk away they heard a man say~ I will take one (Yo quero uno)sp?. Turns out he was baptized in Mexico at 8 inactive by 12, married a lady (not a member yet) from England, now lives in Spain.

He said that in the city portion of this branch it is all apartments, so when they go tracking (sp?) They have to stand in front of the apartment complex and ring the intercom to invite the people to hear a message.  He said not once has that worked!  He said their goal is to meet 25 people each day on the street and hope for 3 phone numbers.  Chapel tours are another way they increase their teaching pool. He said the members are the best help in this work and that they have been fed almost everyday. They walk to everything within 30 minutes, taxi up to an hour away, and ride a bus for visits that are further than an hour within their branch.  When his companion, who is the zone leader, has an Elder come to him on exchanges then Moroni has to take a train solo to spend that day with the remaining Elder.

Overall he beamed with light and LOVES reading the Book of Mormon, he said every page has markings on it.  His testimony has caught fire and he is working hard to keep that fire burning hot.Here is a picture of him on a train for exchanges.

Look at what Karly made for our home, I love it!!

This is one of the gifts I made for Karly

Our Christmas was all homemade this year and Moroni did not get our packages yet.  Karly's is held hostage in customs and mine is MIA. So I sent him pictures of what we made each other here.

Christmas Caroling

Not many words this week but he spread it over three emails :) And some fun pictures!

1. Hey mom! That bike is definitely my favorite! I can't wait to see
y'alls beautiful faces it sucks that I have to be away for the
holidays because they are my favorite! I miss every one so much but I
have to go because I have to go do compras but I love y'all so much
and I am doing my best to serve the lord! Love your son Moroni

2. By the way we are going to to skype 5:00pm here and 8:00am there! Love y'all!

3. Oh and could you get Karly a little something for Christmas too!

Coolest bike yet in Spain.

No room in the Inn

Elder Beal,
Guess what? We woke up to snow this morning! I thought Sariah was just kidding when she came in the room, then she opened the window and there was 3 inches outside it is so beautiful. Secretly, I was hoping church would be canceled, only because it was the primary program today. I am glad it was not cancelled, the kids did an amazing job! They all wrote their own parts and Malachi gave a wonderful talk about you. I will try to send it. I'm not sure why I was so nervous :-) hopefully we'll get a school snow day this week!
Nauvoo's team is undefeated and the older girls won their first game this week. They went into overtime and then won by six points. So far they have only played nonleague teams all the schools that are much larger than ours.
My first semester of pathways ends this week with two finals. I should not be nervous about that either but I am a little. Karlita comes home this week too. It will be great to see her! I know she is super excited for your Christmas call, hopefully you two can stay strong for each other and not break into a sad cry-fest! ;)
Dad's birthday is coming up too, he said to tell you that my boyfriend loves you. I guess he wants to feel younger so that's why he is my boyfriend, who knows? Speaking of boyfriend, Sariah and Collin made their relationship official. Now she is not as excited about serving a mission as she is about him. I can't really blame her as he is a great guy. Maybe she can have both?
I know I should have sent your package sooner but I promise, it is in the mail today (Monday). I know it takes just shy of a week to get to Spain. Not sure how long to get from the mission home to you though. This year all our gifts are homemade, that takes a lot longer than Amazon Prime! I am hoping we will be able to finish the rest of the kids on time, fingers crossed for that snow day! I could use some extra hours this week:)

I trust you and your companion are still working hard and getting along well. I loved the tunnel video and you look great in a scarf.  This week during my scripture study, I have been trying to visualize what I am reading and I have found that really brings it to life and deepens the meaning for me. Are you reading the scriptures in Spanish, English, or both? My quote this week was found in a conference talk but originally was by Mother Theresa, "You can't love someone  if you're busy judging them." I know when we serve we can't help but love. I love you!
J'taime Toujours,
Mom

Dad and Jeff testing their tires in the snow ;)

3rd Transfer- no longer the youngest!

This week has been pretty good and I had a lot of fun! For the jerky you can't label it as jerky just as missionary supplies! We have a branch not a ward and we have about a 100 people that go! We had Chinese food this last week during zone conference! Today is the starting of my third transfer its kind of weird I'm not the youngest in the zone! I can't wait to Skype y'all and see your beautiful faces! We have been teaching this pareja and they are awesome we found this guy we and he ended up being baptized and then we had a lesson the next day! It went awesome the Sunday after that they were taught the restoration and loved it! Then we gave them bombs and 

3 Nephi chapter 11 to read and they did and they talked about baptism and how the wanted to be saved! It is amazing to see a desire in someone like that to freely partake of the saviors gospel! Kim y Ivie are their names!

~Moroni

Moroni's Companion, Elder Howard teaching Moroni some cool missionary skills.

Learning new words in Spanish as they go to share the Gospel.  I love his smile at the end of the tunnel.

Elder Beal,

I am so happy to hear that your companion took great care of you while you were sick! It is crazy that the kids were really sick here at the same time with a fever as well!  They were projectile puking repeatedly, hopefully that wasn't the same for you. I would be totally tripped out if Christian was feverish too!  We kept both Elder Gearig and Howard in our prayers along with you to stay healthy.  Who know maybe some of those weird ideas you heard really do work! Above all stay hydrated and get up and shower everyday, that will always make you feel your best.  Keep giving 100% everyday!

I decided not to send your perishable package straight to you as not to make you waste a P-day waiting at the import office and risk having to pay tariff, so I will keep it chilled here and send it in your Christmas package to the Mission office address.  I think it will keep several weeks not chilled, I just want to play it safe.  How often are care packages delivered from the mission office to the field?

My parents are on their winter exodus to the warmer states.  Currently they are visiting Grandma Perez, but soon they will head out to Arizona, I think.  Dad has always dreamed of traveling and mom loves the warmth so it is a good fit for the two of them. The girls first game is tomorrow, they go up against North Medford, a much larger school. I think if they have team jive, they will do great!  Malachi sent you an email, hopefully he got the address correct. Aleesha just had a birthday and Christian's is in just a few days in case you want to send them Birthday wishes in an email.

Did you get any appointments scheduled from your last round of Chapel tours?  A chapel tour is a really great way to talk about the sacrament ordinance.  Does your chapel look like a typical chapel in the States or does it have some Spanish influence?  Maybe you could send a picture of that to us? Are you in a Branch or Ward and how many members would you say attend on an average Sunday?

This last month the Bishopric was turned down by 8 people in our ward to serve in Nursery!  Turning down callings is really not an option, we should always be willing to serve the Lord in whatever capacity He needs us in!  Always be willing to 'observe then serve' - we all would be better off to live by that motto.

My favorite video of the week is from a couple years back, Reclaimed but I love it every time I watch it.  I have attached it for you.  I wonder if there is a Spanish version?  Through the Atonement, the Savior can turn our garbage into a work of beauty.  We should never go digging up old sins we have given over to His care.   I love you! 

J'Taime Toujours!

Mom

Thanksgiving

This week has been pretty rough, but I am glad we got some work done!  Last Wednesday I was really sick and for the rest of the week I could't do anything.  I was in bed for like three days with a high fever.  I'm not sure what it was, but my comp took care of me!  The first two days we worked and met our goals and then we had to stop, but on Sunday we did Chapel tours and those are a really easy way to get contacts and referrals. The air is cold here and it feels like Oregon, the thing I miss the most about home it getting together as a family and eating lots of food and playing some sort of game afterwards.  Those were my favorite memories back then! (see our cheesy video below)
Whenever I told someone that I was sick, they immediately gave me their recipe for a healing! And they were pretty weird!  This week my comp is Elder Gearig, because our companions went to Madrid, so he is someone you could pray for because he will need it!  I think that you can send me a package, but I would have to wait in import line on my p-day to pick it up and pay tariff so that it why we have everything sent to the mission office with "missionary supplies, not for resale" written on the outside.  We'll see.

How are your parents? I didn't see them in the video, it was so great to see all of you surrounded by Grandpa's cherry cheesecake!  We had Zone Conference last week and it was awesome, I loved it!
I love you guys and can't wait to FaceTime or Skype y'all, it doesn't matter!
Moroni

We went to a Indian Kebab  and ate food it was
really cheap but kind of sketchy  because the meat was rotisserie
chicken and lamb that is straight instead of horizontal but it was in
open air all day!

Moroni's only Christmas wish!

Elder Beal,

     I know Thanksgiving is just like every other day there in Spain, so you might have not even realized it came and went.  We made three silly videos to entertain you.  I love your video letters, it looks so pretty there, and the weather still seems nice. Malachi's favorite contained a water bottle, I did not post that one on your blog cause I don't want you to get in trouble, but it did make us all laugh to know not much has changed.

      You know how we always dedicate 5th Sundays to missionaries? It was so wonderful to get an update on each of you.  I will try to recall a little of each.  Jenna Schlosser is serving in Wisconsin, her parents moved to our ward while she was on her mission.  The mom said she looks and acts like the main red haired character on Brave.  I think she said she has been out just over a year.  Adam Huntsman comes home in two months.  His dad challenged him to work really hard, harder than the rest of his mission during the final three months and he would see miracles.  He is and shared one.  They had an appointment with a less active family.  When they rode up on there bikes it was obvious they were having a hard party and they felt like they needed to leave.  Adam felt impressed to go a different route home. As the were riding this new route home, a lady who was on the phone in her yard shouted out hello.  They smiled and waved and kept riding. Adam felt impressed to turn around and visit with her.  They did.  She said I am on the phone speaking to the sister missionaries at Temple Square, they said they would send you and here you are.  Needless to say she is progressing well. 

      Rick is a trainer again, he is now in Albuquerque, his first big city.  His companion has been real sick and so Rick is spending his days cleaning up the books.  When he cleaned up the books in his last area, they had over 400 contacts.  One guy was 80 years old with 12 kids and he is getting ready to be baptized and some of his children are starting to visit with the missionaries.  When they contacted him, he said I have this pamphlet from your church, I have been to a lot of churches but none of them felt like how this pamphlet makes me feel. Rick has just passed his year mark and feels like he needs more time to get it all done.

       Gavin is on some island I can't recall in the Philippines, says being obedient to every rule is the hardest part, but he is trying.  Loves the place and people.  Ate a two foot worm that this man harvested from a log deep in the water, which scared Lisa to death as there is no doctors there but Gavin said I'm okay mom.  He is a trainer now as well and thought the look on his companions face was priceless every time this family kept offering him more chicken heads and feet.

        Donavaghn is in the deep remote parts of the country now and says there are swine and wild pigs everywhere.  He wore a big hole in his shoes but just kept wearing them without telling anyone.  It was getting pretty bad and he was trying to figure out how to fix them when they tracked into a guy who repairs shoes.  He says they are better than new now.

       Eric is really startled by the amount of people in West Australia who simply don't care if there is a God or not.  He says it is a real tough mission but when they find someone whose heart is softened and ready to let the spirit teach them it is amazing!

       Brother Ogle's daughter just left for the MTC last week.  She is headed to Brazil.  They were able to see her off. 

       Dad got up and shared about you teaching in the park in Madrid, where you are now, your shrimp and rice dish and most importantly the powerful impact you have on your brothers. Malachi has figured out to the day how long before he can serve like you.  Dad shared how grateful he was that you were able to influence your older brother to pray.  

      All is well here, I am going out with the sisters to meet less active families and I think they are so wonderful. I want to help support our ward missionaries, but I never have any friends who are interested in the gospel so it is difficult.  I hope that you do not feel discouragement and that your ward members are sustaining you and Elder Howard.  I am glad to hear you are being fed good lunches and get along so well.  I want to send something directly to you so it doesn't perish.  Is that an option?  I need your address if that is a possibility.  I can still mail your main Christmas small package to the mission home, but I am concerned about this one going bad if it doesn't go straight to you.  I would like to mail it tomorrow so let me know!  

             We called Karlita on her birthday and sang to her from you.  She is really looking forward to visiting with you at Christmastime.  Do we FaceTime or Skype? And you are 9 hours ahead of us so what time do we visit? It is just a couple of weeks away!  Collin comes home on Tuesday and Sariah is giggly as a little schoolgirl.  She is also nervous because she really feels like she is supposed to serve a mission.  

       I am glad you are meeting  25 contacts each day, that is a great goal.  It is a good thing you are in good shape to walk a lot.  What other goals do you guys have?  Do you have a set of Spanish scriptures? Do you need some? Is there a family you are working with that we should be praying for?

     Dad and I are really proud of you and hope you continue to look for the best in people and keep up the hard work.  We love you!!!!!

J'Taime Toujours,

Mom

ps. the most important questions to answer from this letter are:

1. Who / what can we pray for?

2. Can I mail a little package straight to you tomorrow?

      If yes, what is your address?

pps. Tell Elder Howard we love him and will keep him in our prayers as well.

Love,

Mom

Video Letters :)

Elder Beal,

Hey son, I always love hearing from you!  I looked Vigo up on the internet and it looks amazing!  Please tell me more about the food, you mentioned it was different there.  What are you doing in the picture you sent that looks like your hand is in a bowl full of Taptatio? What is your companion's name? I hope the two of you get along well, I am certain you will make eternal friends. 

Tell me right away what you would like for Christmas.  I need to know!  Do I ship it to the mission home like they asked with you being so far away from there?

I love going out with our sister missionaries, it reminds me so much of you.  I took the girls to Portland last weekend for Time Out For Women & Girls.  We briefly stopped at the Portland temple for a quick photo-op and to share the beauty of it with Megan.

My ponderizing scripture this week is found in Words of Mormon 1:7, I love that Heavenly Father knows all things and he will prompt us for a wise purpose to accomplish his work and glory if we will just be obedient. 

Dad in Crescent City with Jeff

Sariah and Camilla both made Varsity Basketball and Nauvoo is playing on the Freshman team so it will be a busy season for these girls!  Sariah is applying to colleges but leaning towards serving a mission.  Lots of people are always asking about you, you are loved by many!

I love you and can't wait to see your pictures and read about your week! Here is one of dad for you.

J'taime Toujours,

Mom

Video Letters from Moroni

A fun reminder of dad!

VIGO, SPAIN

Elder Beal,
Thinking about you all day. Wondering how difficult it is for you to travel on the public system with all your luggage. Wondering how your first haircut by someone else went. Wondering about your new area and companion. Thinking about the people you will meet today as you travel who might strike up a conversation with you because of all your luggage and your bright eyes and loving smile. Also, thinking a lot about Christian and Aleesha with tomorrow being veteran's day. How you both are serving in different capacities in foreign lands. I love you! Have a fabulous day!
Love,
Mom                                       

Here is a picture of your brother.

Hola Buenos!
My week here in Vigo has been awesome and I love it here!
My comp is awesome he is a ZL and he is a great teacher! I love the people  here but the food is kind of weird! Last night we contacted 60 people and we put a bunch of pamphlets on a desk in front of the chapel we got a lot of referrals! Vigo is really pretty and I love the beach I am really close to Portugal! I wish you guys could see some of the things that I see! The members are awesome I have been fed every day for lunch but we never eat dinner because the lunch is so big! I love ya'll and I hope that you're safe! I'm having lots of fun and I can't wait to tell all you about my wonderful mission!
Love,
Moroni

I have no idea, looks like Tapatio initiation?

 Pictures of his Piso in Vigo, above.
Pictures of Vigo, below.

Paris Attack

Dear Parents,

We are saddened by the acts of violence perpetrated yesterday in Paris against innocent people, and are closely monitoring the situation.

We want you to know that all the missionaries in the Spain Madrid Mission are safe and accounted for. We are continuing to monitor the situation regularly. We are fortunate to have access to serveral news channels in the mission home so we can stay abreast of things.  Thes misison ahs an emergency plan, and we are taking this opportunity to review it and make sure that all of our missionaries know what they are to do in the case of an emergency.

We pray the Lord´s safety and blessings upon those affected by the awful attacks in Paris.

Sincerely,

President and Hermana Pack

 

Querido padres,

Estamos muy entristecidos por los hechos de violencia que se han cometido ayer en París en contra de personas inocentes y estamos monitoreando la situación cuidadosamente.

Queremos que usted sepa que todos los misioneros en la Misión España Madrid están bien. Seguiremos monitoreando la situación con regularidad. Somos bendecidos de tener acceso a algunos canales de noticias de televisión en la casa de la misión para que podamos enterarnos de los acontecimientos de tales situación. La misión tiene un plan de emergencia y estamos tomando esta oportunidad de revisarlo y asegurarnos de que todos los misioneros saben que hacer en caso de una emergencia.

Rogamos que las bendiciones del Señor estén sobre los afectado por estos ataques tan terribles en París.

Sinceramente,

President and Hermana Pack

Last day at CCM (MTC)

I have only been getting emails from Moroni on Thursdays, his prep day at the CCM, what is this in my inbox from him on a MONDAY?!

Hey Mom today is my last day at the ccm! I leave tomorrow at 7am and

that is when I find out where I am going! I am going to miss a lot of

things about the ccm! I get an Ipad tomorrow and I cant wait to take

pictures and send them! I met my mission president yesterday and he is

awesome! I am going to miss the Lovell's they are so loving and kind

and they have prepped me for the field! I hope that I go somewhere

cool! I love you guys! The Field is White and ready to Harvest! I love

it here and I love the people! A godly love my testimony is growing

especially about the Libre De Mormon~ I love sharing Gods gospel and

Testifying of Jesus Christ I love you guys and pray for y'all every

day -Moroni

Aahh, my heart flutters, he is moving on, I'll check back tomorrow to see where he went.  Oh no, I had to wait a week!

Elder Beal,
I love you so much! And I am so proud of you. You will love whichever place they send you to. Thank you for keeping the family in your prayers, you are always in ours! Enjoy your new companion, these friendships will last forever. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your new area and companion. Keep your chin up, I love you!
Mom

Feed My Sheep

Family,

I want you to find the talk by Elder Holland called feed my sheep I think that it is a MTC devotional or a conference talk! It is truly inspiring!

Love,

Moroni

( His letter is at the bottom of this entry.)

Click on this link Feed My Sheep if you would like to hear Elder Holland's talk.  His words are always so powerful and profound.

First Contact Slip :) !

So beautiful here.

Elder Beal,
I love that you can look right out your window and see the temple. I really should have a picture of one in each of the kids rooms. Of course it is okay with me if you did Grandfather's work in the temple. I spent a couple nights with grandmother recently and I look forward to doing their sealing work. I am so grateful for the knowledge that families are forever. Remember *** & ***** across the street? She died on Halloween. She went to the hospital a couple days prior for a common surgery and her body just kept shutting down. He called me at midnight after she passed and asked me the typical questions about life after death. My heart just hurt for him. He said he is not much for organized religion, but the Mormons always  made him feel something. I can't imagine losing loved ones with out the testimony that families are meant to be eternal.   I do know beyond a shadow of doubt that when we give our struggles up to the Savior, he will help us through. Sometimes he carries us, other times he strengthens our backs.
For the most part ours is doing well. Nauvoo  is still sweet, kind, and easy to love. Sariah has been studying really hard for the SAT test while playing basketball. Most importantly, she had the chance to go on splits with the sisters. I can't tell you how thrilled I am that we finally have sisters here!!! Tell the sisters in your training center that I love them! Camilla has such a heavy class load right now. I don't know how she keeps up. Malachi had his last games on Saturday till Spring anyway. He was one of just a few that scored the top on a quarter review test in his math class at the middle school, which is more amazing by the fact that he joined the class only a couple days prior to the test. Smarty pants:)
Dad and I escaped for a night with the Barber's so they could ride their motorcycles through a couple of ghosts towns. It was a fun silly thing to do on Halloween morning. I imagine you'll need a haircut soon if you haven't gotten one yet. I know dad is overdue. If I understand the program right, you just have one more week in the MTC. Do you know where you're headed to? We love you and are super proud of you.
J'taime Toujours,
Mom

Mom

I hope that *** is doing ok! Send the sister missionaries over there fast! I pray every day that all is well at home! the girls are going to be fine! I went through a long ruff patch and now I am here helping people through theirs! I am happy that y'all got a way for a trip! Tell my grandparents that I love them and I am looking forward to going to the temple with them when I return! I love you guys so much and I can't wait to see you during Christmas! Could you invite Karlita over!¿ I would Love that! I miss you guys a ton and I'm excited to do grandpas work! 

Love Moroni

Ghost town on Halloween

Birthday Wishes!

So many daily experiences remind me of you, and each one makes me realize that your really serving the Lord....I just can't imagine Heavenly Father doing anything else but cheering you on, cause that's what were doing.  I daily have you in my prayers and joy in the thought of you learning who the Savior truly is.  He is really the key to everything, everything leads back to him in some way, think about it.
     On another note, I took Malachi on an adventure ride this last weekend to Squaw lake.  The lake was about 5 feet down, while Applegate was almost empty,  bad drought this year.  Malachi caught 9 Bluegill and 1 Bass.  We hammocked and it got down to 39 degrees, but we didn't get cold.  Malachi misses his big brother a lot, I have to teach him things, but I just don't seem to be as good as you are with him.  I think that's why you were put together in our family.  We also hiked to the big foot trap, but big foot wasn't there.
     Work is the same, but life is really good.  Keep being obedient and fast for baptisms, the Lord will show you the way.  I love you, and hope you had a great Birthday.

Dad

Click here to see the video Brett sent Moroni:  Applegate fishing trip

Hey dad I'm bummed that I missed the trip but there will be more to come. Malachi is doing awesome and I WANT HIM TO USE MY FISHING STUFF and all the rest! I miss not being around you and being moved by your powerful spirit and wisdom. I love you dad! and I loved the video! Moroni

My buddy Elder Tullis sent me this. its from outside our class window!

Here are several pictures from the MTC:

Moroni's bed is top right, by the window.  We figured it out by his Karlita wall:)

Karlita wall :) + Sariah

Lovely view of the temple from dorm room at MTC.

I sent you a card but I might as well send you an email too!! Happy birthday!!! Can't believe you are all grown up!(: I pray this email finds you well and that you are thriving. Hopefully the language isn't coming along too hard and that you see the lords hand in your everyday life. I love you lots(:
Sariah

Sariah~I love you you and the rest of the fam so much and I cant wait to FaceTime y'all! and I am doing good!~Moroni

Elder Beal,
Today is a very important day in history for on this day you were born on Earth. You chose to follow our Heavenly Father's plan and you are still on that course of obedience. You were so eager to obey you came super early. You were the strongest baby in the NICU, really probably didn't even need to be there. One week later we came home and your journey in our family and through this test of mortality begun. I love you with all my heart and pray this day you might recognize the many gifts our Father in Heaven has blessed you with for they are more numerous than you realize.

Happy, Happy Birthday!
J'taime Toujour,
Mom

Ps. You should have received your package by now, if not very soon.

Mom~

I loved the package and the apron and all the letters! I wish that you guys good see Spain through my eyes! I am so glad that you guys raised me right! because I know that there is someone here that before we came down here to earth wanted help to come and partake of the plan of happiness and live forever! I know that I am here for the right reason and the right time I cant wait to FaceTime y'all and i want to send you guys some letters! I love you guys so much and I have Lots of pictures! ~Moroni

This is a picture of the apron I sent him for his birthday, many thanks to Kim Marshall, his birthday buddy for helping me make it!  It is a riddle that I don't believe he has solved yet.  ;)   ~Kimberly