Week 15 in Juncos - We must be truly converted to the Gospel

What a week!!!!! This was a great week for me and I know why I was sent here to Juncos!!!!

To start it off what I learned this week:

I really learned what it means to be truly converted to the gospel.

I have some things that I have been working on myself in my heart to be truly converted to the gospel and it is not easy. none of us are perfect and none of us know what it is like to go through physical pain and suffering like Jesus did but we all can know what being truly converted to the gospel means. I am so grateful for this lesson I have had to study and to really focus on!!!!

So great news family and friends

I am in Alma in the Book of Mormon!!!!! I have been reading it in English and Spanish and my Spanish has gotten better I am so grateful for the Book of Mormon and everything that it is has taught me. I am grateful for Joseph Smith for the Sacrifice he made to give us the Book of Mormon.

Ok now onto my week!!!!!!!!

Saturday May 2nd I have my first baptism here in Juncos!!!!!!!! His name is P he is so cool and he has honestly helped me to grow and become a better person. I am so excited to be able to watch him follow the example of Jesus Christ and come closer to him. He has quickly changed his life for himself and I am so grateful for this opportunity to teach him.

Our other investigator right now is M he is doing great we have to push his baptismal date back once more because he still hasn't come to church but it is ok I know there will be a time to be baptized and it is ok if I am gone for it.

We are really struggling to find people to teach but it is ok because I know that the Lord will bless us and help us find people to teach.

This past Saturday we had an opportunity to participate in a great service project in Caguas it is basically like Surprise Pride Day [It's a community clean-up day]. It was really cool but I am sorry to say I don't have pictures I accidentally left my camera in my car that day!!!!

Yes I said my car ;)

My Spanish is getting better I am able to have 15-20 minute conversations with the Elders in the house I am so happy how my Spanish is coming a long!!!!

Some more great news:

My knee has not been bothering me as much and I am so lucky for that I am so grateful that my prayers and fasting has worked it hasn't slowed me down at all and it really hasn't affected me at all!!!!!

Now some bad news

It is getting to stinking hot here the past couple of days have been the hottest days in Puerto Rico what the heck!!!!!!!

I do have a couple of pictures to send home to you guys today!

I love you all and I love this gospel and I am so grateful for this opportunity to serve a mission I know I am where I am supposed to be and I am so grateful for this opportunity.

Con Mucho Amor

Elder Musgo 

Elder Stinchfield and I are getting along great and we are doing great we have a baptism this week and really looking forward to it.

 

   

[No explanation came with the above photo, but it's just like Elder Moss to make friends with the animals he comes across!] 

What a Week!

We are having a lot happen for us and I am getting really excited!!!!

To start it off church has just changed for us, we now start at 9 and we have Priesthood and all those classes first and then Sunday School and Gospel Principals and then we have Sacrament Meeting!!!! I like it better this way because as a missionary here in Puerto Rico people tend to be late for things and now having Sacrament meeting last we are able to get our investigators to church!!

This week we have lost a lot of our original investigators we are still teaching M, P, and J.

M:  has accepted to follow the example of Jesus Christ and be Baptized on May 2nd I am so excited he is a great young man and will really help the ward out, all he has to do is gain a testimony and I know that the Lord will bless him and help him receive his testimony.

P:  what a guy!!! Last night we had a great lesson with him!!! We taught him The Gospel of Jesus Christ and he as well accepted to follow the example of Jesus Christ and be Baptized on May 2nd! 

I am so excited for these two and I know that the Lord will bless both of them!!!! 

J:  we are getting back on track with him it is hard to get in contact with him and really hard to find him at times especially this week he is getting ready to sign with the army!!!! But I know that we will have the opportunity to talk to him and share a great message with him again!!!

So those are our investigators right now but we are really focusing on finding new people and trying to figure out the whole area. There are a lot of places that I didn't go in my training and so Elder Stinchfield and I are trying to figure out all of the area and trying to find new people to talk to and to share our message with.

My new companion, Elder Stinchfield and Me

 This week I learned a great lesson on how to talk to people. I really don't like talking to new people especially in a new language but with my companion has really helped me not only talk to new people but helped me with my Spanish. I am able to understand a lot more now and I can't wait until I am able to understand a lot and just be able to talk. I know that the Lord will bless me and will help me with everything that I do.

Proverbs 3:5

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding

I have to trust in the Lord with all my heart that he will help me to understand and to speak Spanish I cannot do it alone and I know that he will help me.

I also learned how to be a better teacher and how to write a lesson plan in Spanish.

For district meeting on Tuesday I had the opportunity of teaching the district How we can become better teachers!

Here are 4 things that I shared about:

1: Use the Scriptures
     - present the scripture
     - Read the scripture with them
     - Apply the scripture

2: Ask questions
     - Inspired questions
     - Bad questions (that we shouldn't ask)
     - Good questions (that we should ask)

3: Listen
     - Always listen to the answer of the question

4: Share your testimony

I know that this works for I have been able to help people understand what we are trying to teach and help them to know that we are there for them and really care about them. I know this church is true and I know that if we trust in the Lord that he will bless us and help us to become the person that he needs us to become. I love you all and I miss all of you. Thank you for all the support and Love.

I miss you guys and I pray for you always.

Con Mucho Amor
Elder Musgo

 

Heading into the church to email home!

Week 13 in Juncos

This week went super slow for me, what about for you guys????? 

Like you all know I got a new companion and his name is Elder Stinchfield, he is from Washington State, he has 19 months in his mission and we are getting along really well!!!! He has really helped me already to come out of my shell of talking to people I really am grateful for the things he has done to help me.

As far as investigators this week we haven't really found any of them they are hard to find this week but its ok we will always keep trying!!!!! I know we have had multiple dates but we have to push them back because people aren't willing to come to church but its ok we will never give up on someone!!!

We had a sister in our ward start her mission paperwork and she went to general conference with a question and it was "should she serve a mission or stay home and get married?" Well we all know what the 1st session of Conference was and as she went to the temple she prayed and recieved the same answer, so I am happy to tell you that she has decided to stay home and get married. I was completely shocked at first but I know that the Lord has specific plans for everyone and hers is to stay home and get married. 

I love this gospel so much and I am so grateful for all the things that it has done for my life!!!! I know that we all have specific plans and that we all chose to come to earth at this time. I strongly believe that we have a purpose in this life that is waiting for all of us and all we have to do is go out and find it.  

I know that out here in Puerto Rico there is someone waiting for me and I have to go find them!!! It may not be here in Juncos or in my first 6 months of my mission but I will never ever give up trying to find those people!!!! 

1 Nephi 3:7 

7 And it came to pass that I, [Elder Moss], said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.

The things I made bold is what I want to testify about right now!!!! 

I know that the Lord will not give us anything that we can't do either by ourselves or with his help. I know that he is always there to help us all we have to do is be ready for our call to go....

I have accepted my call to go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded and he will prepare a way for me to accomplish it.

My question is to you guys,

Will you accept your call to do what the Lord commands?

I love you guys and I really miss you and I can't wait to Skype home with you on Mothers Day!!!!

Elder Musgo

P.S

That red car we have at our house, I am the driver of that car!!!!!!!

I love my new companion 

I am grateful to be here in Juncos for at least 6 more weeks!!!!

It is getting hotter 

I miss you all!!!!