Sister Brooklyn Moore

Elder Bennett and his wife

Hey mama!

This week was a good week. First off, let's talk about President Bennett from the quorum of seventy. That man can talk. He talked to us for 3 hours straight and we had lunch and then he talked for 2 more hours. It was a really good meeting. He had a huge desire to help us become a better missionary and person. He mainly talked about obedience and that is the first law of heaven. His wife told us a really cute story. This happened when she was about 17 years old. She had a father that never expressed love. He never kissed his wife or said I love you to her or to the children. He just sat in his living room and read the newspapers. One day Sister Bennett knocked into (I think it was a prophet). Back then they didn't have tv so she didn't know what the prophet looked like. She fell and the prophet picked her up and grabbed her arms and looked into her eyes and said, "I want you to kiss your dad on the cheek and say I love you every night." At first she didn't want to. She didn't understand why. That man didn't know anything about her life nor about her father. Later she found out that that man was a prophet. The commitment that he extended to her was stuck in her mind. She decided to try it. She goes into the living room, kissed her dad on the cheek, said I love you and ran away to her room crying. 2nd time, same thing, 3rd time same thing. It was like kissing a statue and he had no emotion on his face. He didn't say anything. Few days later, same thing. Few weeks later, her father said I love you back to her and she was shocked for she had never heard him say that. Few days later, her father kissed her on the cheek and their relationship developed. Few weeks later, her father passed away. She was grateful that she was obedient to something she couldn't understand why. Heavenly Father knew. He had told that prophet to tell her to do a certain thing that she didn't want to do especially when the prophet didn't know her. But she went forth with faith and it gave her a tremendous blessing. It's important to be obedient and when we obey, we receive blessings, joy, happiness, and protection.

We have a new investigator and she is tough but sweet. She was going for a successful life, she had everything planned out, she was planning on being an actress and then one night changed all and she was pregnant. She is 23 years old with a 1 year old daughter. She struggles to take care of her. The family is fighting for the custody of her daughter and it's been hard for her. She doesn't feel like she can change. She is carrying the burden on her back. We promised her that as she continues to meet with us, she will find greater joy, peace, and happiness as she learns about the gospel. We are meeting with her on Wednesday so we are super excited.

Members at the funeral

On Friday, We went to a funeral. It was one of the member's mother who passed away. We have never met the mom but felt prompted that we should attend. We went to the Wake. This member's name is Debbie. Debbie was the only member at the wake and she was so happy to see two sister missionaries walk in. She kept introducing us to her family and friends and what we received back was death glares. We kept smiling and we are truly happy. Sister Larsen and I talked about how grateful we were to be raised in the church and in a family that taught us to love everyone no matter what religion they are in or no matter how much they hate us or wrong us and etc. we love everyone. They are children of our Heavenly Father. They are our brothers and sisters. We went back to the funeral that night. Five of us members were there but two of us were wearing the tag. Of course we got more death glares but that's okay, we met some awesome people. One thing I was amazed at was that Debbie didn't care. She loves the gospel and she wasn't ashamed to share it with other people and introduce them to us. There was a pastor that preached to the congregation at the service. It was interesting because the members and I couldn't feel the spirit. He was reciting things but there were no testifying or no passions. It was weird and different. Afterward we wanted a picture with a member so Sister Larsen went and asked a lady to take a picture for us and she looked at Sister Larsen's tag and said no.  Well it's kinda of sad to see people act this way. We love her even though we didn't know her. 

Thursday night, we received a random call and it was an elder who has returned from his mission a month ago in Taiwan. He said there was a lady  and she is from China and she was coming to Long Island for school. We contacted her and she is excited to meet us. She has finals for school so we won't be able to meet her till next week. Yay another Chinese person to teach! 

Temple Bound!

We went to the temple yesterday for Melissa and Jessica's first time. It was so interesting to see how anxious they were to go to the temple. It was such a powerful experience as I sat watching them get confirmed and baptized for those on the other side of the veil. We sat on the bench waiting for other people to get dried  and ready to go, Melissa and Jessica were telling me how excited they were to do baptisms for the dead for their family. They explained how each family members who have passed away and how much each one of them means something to them. They are going to the temple on Wednesday. 

Baby shower gifts

After two weeks, we finally saw AM again!!!!  She had a fancy baby shower yesterday and she was given a lot of gifts. She asked us to help her bring up the gifts to her house. Yay for services because we got to see her again!

Another cool thing happened yesterday! Our ward mission leader, Brother Carlson, gave a talk yesterday. He talked about missionary work. It was such a great talk and because of his talk, we have so many people inviting us over for dinner this week, and texting us on how they could help our investigators and less actives we are working with. They asked how they can help us and bring others to come unto Christ! They also wanted to start scripture studies in their home and invite our investigators and less actives and help them. The Lord's work is truly hastening. I know miracles are about to happen!

Since Bill lives right by Melissa and Jessica's home, he comes over a lot and he just listens to us talk about the gospel. Bill is a 60 year old less active and hasn't been to church in a very very long time. The Elders had a hard time talking with him. But he is so sweet to us. On Tuesday, we taught the gospel to Melissa and Jessica and Bill randomly walked right in. I had the impression to ask him a question, "Bill, how have you seen Heavenly Father show his love for you?" His answer was simple and sweet. He whispered, "Because Heavenly Father fixed me. He fixed my leg, he fixed my feet, he fixed my heart." He was smiling so big. After he answered, he got up and walked out. Yesterday, Bill came and had such a big smile on his face. People were welcoming him back and expressing their love for him. When Brother Carlson spoke, he was touched. He went and talked to the leaders of the church and he wanted to help people. He wants to invite people to his home and do scripture study. Sister Larsen and I were just so amazed. He is such a sweet man and I am so excited for him and that he getting back on track.

We also have another new investigator, G.  He is A's grandpa. We always see him and say hi but never really talked with him till last week.  Last Sunday, we parked in front of Melissa and Jessica's house and G was sitting on the trunk of his car. I went out to talk to him and then a few minutes later my companion came and joined. It was such a great conversation. Remember last week, A's mom and grandma wouldn't allow her to go to church. Well she came yesterday. We talked with G yesterday because he was sitting by his car reading. He saw us praying and asked what we were doing. We explained. We talked with him for 30 minutes and it was such an amazing conversation. G is the reason why A could come to church again. G knew that the church makes A happy. He explained to A's mother about the church and said, "Don't judge the church if you haven't been there before. Go and find out for yourself why the church makes her happy." G made a great point. He hasn't been to church for a long time. He asked us about the organization of the church we are in. We explained. He said he is coming to church this Sunday. He is so excited!!

 I have been waiting for the right moment to talk about K. K is a super bomb member. She has a strong testimony and is full of love. She is so in tune with the spirit and receives revelation pretty clearly. I hope to be like her. She is married to a RM but he went apostate. They are still married. They have two little kids and they are so cute. When her husband left the church she heard a voice, "3 years." It's been two years and she feels strongly that her husband will come back to the church next summer. Last week we stopped by while K went to Utah. Her mom was in town taking care of the kids. So we wanted to make sure everything was going well. K's husband saw us and went into the kitchen and started making dinner and invited us to stay and eat with the family. K's mom was so surprised. It was the first time he made a meal for the family the whole time she has been there (2 weeks) it was so good and I can tell he is changing. K texted us a spiritual thought and invited us and AM and her daughter for Family Home Evening tonight. K keeps asking how she can help us and increase the Lord's work!! I love that girl to death. I can't wait for you to meet her! You would love her!!

I love you mama!!
Sister Moore

莫姐妹

P.S.  My cochlear implant appointment went really good! Not major changes or anything like that.

She did make the sounds a little louder and she did explain that my t-mic wasn't working and was broken and that why I couldn't understand anyone. She gave me a spare one to keep and now that is loud.  She ordered two more t-mics to make the sound louder and clearer for both of my cochlear implant.  She also changed the programs of my cochlear implant. Left Side: switch 1- normal sounds Switch 2- louder sounds Switch 3- turns the sound off from the world and Connect the phone (like Bluetooth) and I can hear the phone louder and clearer Right side- same thing except switch 3 is music. It went pretty good. I am understanding a little better. Just have to do listening practices again.