Holy Cannoli!
Pday again? These weeks just fly by! This week has been one for the
books that's for sure! Last Monday we got a call from President saying
that sister Burgess needed to be Emergency transferred over to Anaheim
because another sister needed to get home. So just like that I'm back
to leading an area I know nothing about with a non English speaking
companion. This is seriously the story of my mission hey? It just
feels so soon for such a big responsibility. I still feel so green!
But it's been great, other than the fact that I can't drive in this
place to save my life! Pray for me, actually pray for my companion...
I'm sure I scare her to death! This week has definitely been full of
interesting experiences. We have had NO time to proselyte this week
which is always hard, but we've been so busy doing other things that
we just couldn't fit anything else in! Friday we moved a family out
with 16 other missionaries. Our elders are seriously amazing. They
help us out so much. While moving, we were introduced to kind of a
dangerous situation. Elder Meyers sent us home with in minutes and he
and Elder Thomas finished the move by themselves. Saturday was the
emergency preparedness fair. It was so super fun! We passed out
bookmarks with scriptures on them and cards teaching people how to
pray for 72 hour kits. It was a big hit! We sang and got tattoos... ;)
we built Popsicle stick houses! It really was a ball. There were heaps
of booths with lots of interesting things to stay prepared in case of
emergency. There was this booth with all these tasers!(and you all
know how bad I want a taser!) Elder Meyers is my district leader and
he is seriously so bomb. He wanted me to practice on him so if I ever
get one I'm not a danger to society;) it was so funny. Buzzed him
pretty good, but the noise of the taser scared me so bad I don't think
I want On my way! Anymore... We were able to prepare the baptistery
for our friend Lisa's sons baptism. It was such a neat experience.
Lisa has been a convert of 5 years and I seriously just adore her. Her
children slowly followed suit and yesterday her last son was baptized.
It was such a beautiful baptism. The whole family was very involved
and it was just so cool watching Lisa's dreams come true. Kyle was so
awesome and so prepared! President and Sister Taggart came. It's
always so good to see them. I sometimes feel so overwhelmed with all
there is to be done and the small amount of time, but the Taggarts are
so good at making me feel like I'm doing enough. I swear president
told me he loved me every 2 minutes:) (I think he just feels guilty
about leaving me here;)) but it's a good thing cause I need to be told
I'm loved as often as they tell me! This is hard stuff! Saturday night
we pull up to the apartment and pull into the garage and almost
immediately our car died. So we called our super elders to come help
us once again. Sister V, my Tongan princess pushed the car all the way
out of the garage and up the street to wait for the elders(seriously
she is so beast sometimes I worry for my life;)) the elders came and
charged the car and went to test it out and came back with more
COCONUTS. Elder Meyers and Elder Thomas have bought me coconuts before
and every time  they are so sick. But this time they assured us that
they looked for the most islander person in the store to pick out our
coconuts. They were so excited, but the minute we cracked it the room
just smelt rancid. It was pretty sick. Nasty coconuts have become
traditional in our district officially. It's so funny!  Sunday was
such a good day. Sunday feels so awesome, especially after the crazy
week we have had. We had a farewell for one of the young men in the
ward and it was so great to hear how excited he is about serving.
Reminded me of my own farewell and all the emotions and excitement
that came with that. It's such a blessing to serve as a missionary.
I'm so grateful to be out here. Thank you all for your love and
support! I love and miss you all dearly.
Love,
Sister Moon
P.S. A case any of y'all wanted to know how my beautiful companions
from Australia are doing , here's a picture of them all together:,)

 Hello my dear loved ones!
> How in the world are you people? I am seriously just loving the pictures and emails from so many of you. Its so glad to see your beautiful faces and hear about all your adventures!
> I am doing really well! This week has be really rainy which is great. California has had such a dry little bit. We pray for rain everyday so it is great to receive some moisture. We've had a rough week. All of our progressing investigators have decided to take a break for a while. Thats always hard but life as a missionary. We are being blessed so much though. We are doing a lot of finding and seeing miracles in our area every day. The Bishop in our ward is amazing! Seriously love that man. We got together this week and made some goals together and I am just really pumped. The California Anaheim mission turns 50 here in June! As a part of that President Taggart  has challenged us as a mission to get 50 baptisms in the month of June. To say that is a stretch is an understatement. That is nearly doubling our monthly baptism average, but I am really excited and know that we can do it. As a ward we have decided that we can get 2 baptisms to contribute to that in the month of June. I am so excited to see the miracles and blessings we receive as we put our faith in the Lord to bring 2 people into the covanant of baptism. It will be amazing! Please be praying for us. We are going to have to bust our bums to be able to do this but we know without a doubt it is possible! Other than that, not a whole lot to report. I get homesick still, I get Australia-sick still, and I guarentee I am lacking in vitamin SEA, but I am so grateful to be where I am. I know I am where I am supposed to be. I am so grateful for this gospel and our Savior Jesus Christ. Pray this week for a chance to share His love this week. I know someone around you needs it, and I know our Heavenly Father will lead you to them. Have a blessed week ya'll.
> Love you HEAPS and HEAPS!
> Sista Moonpie

HEY YOU GUUUUUUUYS!
How are you people?! I am having a great time (surprise!) in my little
home away from home:) Its been such an awesome week and it literally
blows my mind that it is P-day once again! This week we have kept busy
which is always such a blessing as a missionary, there really is
nothing worse than having nothing to fill your time and having to come
up with things to do! We had the chance to go to Mary's kitchen this
week which is one of my favorite things from when I was here the first
time! It was so awesome to catch up with the people there and be apart
of that awesome organization once again. We had many opportunities to
place books of Mormon this week, and im starting to pick up my little
Spanish and have taught 2 lessons this week in Spanish. I just hope it
gets better cause people still look at me like im a crazy white girl.
but its getting better. My companions are still just total crack ups!
Seriously we can not stop talking! Its a problem. We had president
interviews this week and he was teasing us that we are a party every
minute of every day! We had to tell him we could never stop talking
and it was like having a sleep over every night! He laughed! He
thought it was so great how much we like each other but did emphasize
the importance of sleep;) hahaha! Missionary work has its own set of
struggles! This week I have gained such a strong understand and
gratitude for the enabling power atonement. This work is so impossible
without it. I love my savior Jesus Christ. He truly is a God of
Miracles. I hope you all have a wonderful week! I love and miss all so
much. Keep on Keeping on!
Ofa lahi atu:)
Sister Moon

pictures:

 The Johnsons. Such a beautiful couple

 Always fabulous

4. My Snow White dreams coming true!!!

5. We made plan of salvation pancakes
 with a family of recent
converts! 

This is his new and perfect body
 pancake!

 The same family LOVES nerf guns.
 We are in the middle of a massive
war. Sister missionaries unite.

7. "I woke up like this"

8.  NO, we don't have 2 gigantic elders in our back seat... (Btw, this is
totally obedient and was approved by the mission pres, but they are
still so embarrassed to be in a car of girls)

Seriously love these girls!

10. This little girl crystal was baptized last night. We were at the
church having a ,eating with some other missionaries and she came up
to me and asked if she could take some pictures with me. Seriously
being a sister missionary is like being a Disney princess but actually
10000 times better.

Sister Chelsea Lou Moon
ASSM➡️CAM

Hey guys! How the heck are you people!? It's been so long since I've
been able to write that I can't even remember what has happened so
here are some picture summaries!

1) my teddy bear is still my best bud

2)  my little flirt of a friend Andre:) he is seriously the cutest!

3) we did service for a woman from SYDNEY!!! Such a tender mercy. She
heard me say my "auwsome" accent words I can't seem to get rid of and

she got so excited too:) 

4) something great about this area is we never go without food! But
everyday this week our members left us the same gift card to buy food.
This is day five of hamburgers:) so funny, bu but do your missionaries
a favor. Let them come to your house and share a meal with ya. They
need friends!!

5) conference selfie;)

6) chick fil a

7) my cutie companions

8) my sissle:) it is seriously the best thing in the whole world to
see my trainer everyonce in a while. She is the sunshine in my soul;)

9) sister v..... No other explanation required

10) I voulenteer at blood drives better than I donate blood.... No
passing out or hematomas;)

11) my own little ole faithful

12) my district leader asked if he could buy me a treat and I told him
I only eat fruit and he brought me a coconut. Best day of my life!

13) love my hick hat

14) my girls

15) temple day!!!16)we got pedicures today with a member, and we passed out 3 book of
Mormons. It was awesome!

Anyways! Life is good here in the Yorba Linda neighborhood. The church
is true the book is blue. I love all of you so much. :) chow for now;)
Sister Chels Moon