I ALMOST CLICKED THE LIZARD 🦎Oct 13, 2026

 Hello everyone! The sun is shining a little brighter in Nogales this week. Lots of awesome things happened so I'll try to cover them all! The title is just something silly Hna Winegar said today when she was trying to react to a text with a heart haha 

️ ZOCO + exchange! We had zone conference, where all the missionaries get together for some training - its always such a spiritual boost AND we had an exchange! So I stayed in Tucson for a day and we met so many cool people! I learned a lot about testifying powerfully, especially about restored truths that are unique to our church.

️ Irania!!! She is such an awesome lady. Shes been taught for a looooong time and we've been getting to know her and felt like we should invite her to be baptized and she said YES!! She is such a deep thinker and super open to starting on the covenant path. Please pray for her! 

️ I had my first bash en español! It was this old guy who seemed super nice but then started grilling us about religious things that really dont matter in the grand scheme of things. But we got a few seconds to share our testimonies so I'll call it a win.

️ Noche de Hogar - we have a scripture study class every Monday night and this time we taught about God's plan for us after this life by pretending that we were on a plane and it crashed - it was super fun! 

Cloudy moments:

I accidentally invited one of our friends who was already on bap date to be baptized again.... he was very confused 

we have a super sweet friend named Marta who REALLY wants to come to church until about 5 minutes before and then she'll cancel... pray for her too! 

Bug of the week: there haven't been many lately, but I saw a cool praying mantis the other day! 

Spanish word of the week: la vida loca (the crazy life)

We were talking with this old guy about how the world needs Jesus and he said "yknow its just like Ricky Martin said, la vida loca". So true king, la vida is loca rn.

Spiritual thought: at zone conference, we talked about testifying of restored truths, like how the church Jesus Christ established is on the earth again, and that we can receive personal revelation, and so many more! They're such beautiful truths and everyone should get a chance to hear the truths they once knew. So share your testimony this week! 

D&C 9:8 But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.

You are loved! Your efforts are appreciated. You are doing good things. Sending lots of love, 

Hermana Morales  

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Address: 797 W Mesa Verde Dr #9, Nogales, AZ (thanks to all who send letters and emails, you're my favorites! ) 

Zoo wee mama- Oct 6, 2026

 Hello all! This week has actually been so crazy and was topped off with a hectic pday so this is going to be short and sweet! 

Wowie so many people on date!! We have really been focusing on inviting everyone to be baptized so now we have FOUR friends preparing for baptism! Please pray for Chris, Raquel, Irvin, and Abel! They are amazing and God has prepared them. 

temple! Amid all the craziness of the day, we went to the temple! As a missionary, rhe peace and quiet that comes at the temple has never been more appreciated.

we knocked this awesome street with a bunch of nice cats and a nice lady too! 

General Conference! Basically the best weekend ever - messages from special witnesses of Christ broadcasted to the whole world?? Yes please! More in the spiritual thought.

Fransisco, the other hna's friend, got baptized!! He is amazing! (Also i played the piano... let's just say its a good thing the piano was so far away from everyone )

Spiritual thought: This week we saw miracles. I also felt like a chicken running around with its head cut off and went to bed exhausted every night. But as we worked hard with faith, we could see God working with us! I loved that in General Conference, i heard the message over and over again that God usually works miracles through other people. We can be that person for someone else! So look for how you can be the angel in someone's life this week! I love you all! 

Hna Morales 

Oops- I forgot! 

Here's all the info stuff I always forget to add!

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Address: 797 W Mesa Verde Dr #9 Nogales AZ 85621

GC Talk to study: Sister Tamara Runia's talk!

A note from Mom- I recieved my first text from a stranger with a picture of my missionary this week! I immediately burst into tears. Unironically, I sent pictures and videos to a stranger mom this week of a missionary whose birthday we celebrated at our house. Good karma!

Sweet September

 Life really settled in and got serious quickly this fall! September means fully back to school, but it also means a lot of fun along the way!

Poor Noah got left with this lunchbox one morning. 

Emma, helpful big sister that she is, has taken it upon herself to help Noah prepare for any touching that may happen between Prince Eric and Ariel in the fall musical. He hates it. 

Letters from Leah! Always unexpected, always a delight! 

One Sunday, we all matched so we had to take a picture!

Friday night lights are the best part of the fall. 

The sunrises that reward the kids for their 6:30 AM practices are pretty incredible too! 

Look at these characters!

Locked. In. 

High brass dinner parties are always entertaining.

Noah considered switching to percussion this fall, which would have made the father's secret dreams of having a percussionist in the family come true, 

but then he remembered how good he is on the trombone! What a stud. 

Leah is with us every week, and we always try to take a family picture! What a bunch of realtime snapshots of life on a Tuesday!

One night Leah and I had extra time together, so we brainstormed an acronym for her goals- IDEA seems much better than the first attempt (DIE). It stands for Initiate, Diligent, Earnest, and Amable (friendly)! 

Do you?!

Sweet pup, she always views clean laundry as an invitation to snuggle up. 

Even when I offer her her baby blankie. 

Bird-nado! That is a bajillion turkey vultures!

Nine turkey-turkeys!

The turkey council was making some very important decisions this fall. We decided that they cast their votes by standing up or laying down. 

"When I was a kid we didn't have TV! We just watched the birds out the window." 

I promised Leah I would wear her vintage Stake Smoke-off t-shirt to this year's picnic. I felt so mean! 

These sticky guys have been on our ceiling since February! They come down all the time, then get thrown back up again. Spiderman fell into a downward dog!

I love hearing jazz music on a random Tuesday in September!