Week 11 in Ponce 2

Me in my suit

Family and Friends

What a week!!!! I love it here in Ponce!!!! I am learning so much and we are trying to improve as missionaries. 

This week we really focused on how we can get the right members to help us with our investigators. This took a lot of praying and actually fasting. But we found them!!!!!!

It was so cool so first off we have...

M and S  - and they are rocking it they are doing everything now it was so cool first off Elder Fox and Elder Lopez had a Family Home evening thing with some of there investigators and some members and so they called us up and asked us if they could invite them so Elder Robinson and I talked about it and said go for it, they invited them and it helped M so much he really wants to get baptized. After this the next day there was an activity for our ward and the member asked us for their number to invite them and so they both showed up to the activity and really enjoyed it and are making a lot of friends, after this there was actually another activity for the stake and M showed up (S was going to come but there was an emergency at work) so M got talking to the Stake President and made friends with him and just went and enjoyed everyone's company. The next day was Sunday and M and S both showed up at church!!!!!!!! It was awesome they participate in the classes its so cool to see the ward help us. Later that night we had a lesson with them and we went to a members house and he is a Sealer in the Temple in the Dominican Republic temple and it just so happened that we were talking about Marriage, Temples and Priesthood. They really helped us and you could just feel the Spirit so strong in that house. 

Next we have a sister named M and boy did the Spirit really tell us who to use. We were sitting in her house and we were talking and all of a sudden 7 gun shots went off and M started to freak out because she didn't know where her son was, she got a hold of him on the phone and so the member stood up gave her a big hug and sat down with her and so M had her face in her hands and was crying so the member looked at me and said I am going to say a prayer, after the prayer we just sat and listened to the Spirit and I got the Impression to Sing "Abide with me Tis Eventide" and in the Second verse it talks about how, if we walk with the Savior, He will give us peace in our lives. M really liked the song after this we shared with her our testimonies and the member gave her her number and told her to call her whenever she need help with anything. After the lesson we asked M to say the Closing prayer and in her prayer she said "thank you God for giving me my new friend and for protecting my son." That was one of the most powerful lessons I have been in here in my mission, I am so grateful for the Spirit and the way it helped us to have a member in that lesson. 

Lastly we have P and L and family and things aren't looking so good. they aren't reading and they are keeping any of there commitments. We have asked them to come to Church and every week they say Yes but then Sunday comes a long and we give them a call and none of them answer their Phone so we always pass by their house and see what is going and how come they didn't come to church and for 3 weeks in a row they have told us that they are having car problems and they can't make it, but the sad part about all of this is that we see them driving in their car that same day. But we are just showing love for them and really try to find out what we can do to help them. We have had different members invite them even and they just don't show up. 

This is what happened this week I am so grateful for this Gospel and all that it has done for me. I know that the Lord is watching out for me. I can really testify now that Prayer and Fasting really help when trying to get the right answers!!!!

I love you all and I am grateful for all that you guys do for me.

There has been a lot of rain here and it is SOOOOO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

Con Amor

Elder Musgo

After the rains

Ponce

Love my girl glasses

Same girl glasses

I'm really tall

Really, really tall!

Or maybe they are short?!?!

Ponce - Week 10

Family and Friends 

WHAT a week!!!!! Elder Robinson and I are seeing some really big changes here in Ponce but really in ourselves!!!!! We are working and really trying to find our lost brothers and sisters. Elder Robinson has given us some great things to work on this week!!! He is really helping me to grow as a missionary!!! He has really stepped me up to work more with Members and just have the courage to ask them to help us. This week it really showed how we did with those member present lessons.

To our investigators this week was a little sad for us we had to change almost half of our dates but thats because we really want to make sure that our investigators are ready. Also they have to get married and the paperwork is such a long process and it costs a little money so they have to work on that. 

M  and S - we are having a little trouble getting them to come to church. They say they are coming everytime that we invite them and we call them again on Saturday night to confirm with them and they say yes and then they don't show up on Sunday we have taught them the Dia de Reposo and they understand it they are just having a hard as S is a nurse and makes house calls and M won't come unless she comes with him because they want to do everything as a couple. They are doing really good and living the Word of Wisdom and all the other commandments and are just working on this last one La Ley de Castidad. They are doing really good and know this is true and want to be baptized but they just have to wait to get married. Our new date for them is on the 21 of November so that they can get married on the 20th. 

P and L and their family they are doing good we had the chance to go over to their house last night with a member and they had asked us for a blessing and so we gave them both blessings. P and L are both less active members and they have 2 kids: L (the son) and C. they both want to be baptized but the problem is, is that L (the son) is living with his girl friend and they have to get married. her name is D and we are teaching her as well. They are doing good they are reading and praying everyday but the only problem with them is that it is hard to get them to church as well, they also commit to coming each week but never show up we ask them what happend and they always have an excuse but we are still working with them rthe three dates in this family are all for the 21 of November as well and D and L (the son) are going to get married the same day as M  and S. The ward wants to do a big activity for them. 

Lastly we have M she is older and was a contact in the trio she is doing great and she wants to get baptized she knows this is true and she feels that this church is the only true church but with her is she is smoking and she doesn't come to church. She has a 15 year old son and he is smoking and drinking so she really can't leave him alone or he will get in trouble and her husband is always busy and her other son doesn't really help her, so she is always at home watching him. We have tried talking to the kid but he doesn't want anything to do with us and he won't come to church with her. So we are really struggling with her on that subject but she knows this is true and has recieved an answer about all of this. 

Our other baptismal date is F - he is a new investigator as of yesterday and we were there to find the mom she is a less active and we are trying to get her to come back to church and her son was sitting in the Lesson and he asked us how did you guys find out your answer that The Book of Mormon is true and Joesph Smith was a true Prophet. We explained to him that we had to pray to know and explained that to him and then Elder Robinson invited him to be baptized and he said yes and then set a date with also. After Elder Robinson gave them a chapter to read and invited them to read and pray as a family.

This is our week in a little bit we are seeing a lot of great things happening here in Ponce. Elder Robinson is really helping everyone out here and really knows what he is doing!!!!! 

Con Amor 

Elder Moss 

I love you all and miss you all so much I hope you have a great week and can't wait to hear from you next week!!!!!!

 

Moss and Fox wearing ties that were sent to Robinson

Moss and Fox wearing ties that were sent to Robinson

 

Mid-week Surprise Handwritten letter!

 

A photo sent of Elder Moss from a member in his ward

A photo of Elder Moss and one of the sister Missionaries in his district - sent by a member in his ward

Week 9 in Ponce

Family and Friends

Where to begin? This week was good we have a lot of things going good for us!!!! We are finding and teaching. We have really been working on working with the members!! They are starting to open up and help us more. 

After a hard Service project

Our investigators are doing good. We still have M and S and they are still progressing, S has completely given up on Coffee and M has quit smoking and they are starting their papers to get married. They really want this for their family and are trying really hard to get this all taken care of. This last week they weren't able to make it to Church this last week because S was working but she said this week she is going to go into her boss and tell her that she can't work Sundays!!!! M has already gotten all of the weekends off so he now works Monday-Thursday!!!!!

We also received a reference from the Zone Leaders and it was for a Less Active Husband and Wife so Elder Robinson went and contacted them and comes to find out that it was a part member family and so now we are teaching all the Kids and by that I mean 2 kids and the "Wife" of the son!!! They are such a great family and the parents are remembering all of this stuff now and are helping us teach their children and they told them that they get to choose if they want to be members that their parents won't force them at all!!! All three of them accepted a baptismal date and a date to get married!!!!

I am really enjoying Ponce and being able to train Elder Robinson. Everyone that we talk to keeps asking how much time he has here in Puerto Rico and every single person is very shocked when he tells them only 3 1/2 weeks. He is doing really good!!!!

We had a Zone Meeting today and it was so much fun but it was so Spiritual. 

Mom thank you so much for the wonderful packages. that candy package is really helping with my DIET ;) Just kidding the other Elders are really enjoying the candy part.

I love you guys so much and miss you too!!! I am so jealous of you guys for going Beach Camping I really miss the Beach.

Here are some pictures!!!

Con Amor 

Elder Moss

COCONUT!

My companion: He is doing really great!!!! I love him like my younger brother that I don't have.

Someone is really sleepy - Elder Robinson

Elder Robinson - Again asleep!!!!!

MOM I LOVE YOU SO MUCH (Dad a reminder of the time mom almost killed me)

Ponce: Week 8

Family I love you so much!!!!!

This week was great and bad, we are getting a lot of things taken care of but also we are loosing people. 

First off 

My Favorite talk from Conference was from Henry B Eyring's talk from Sunday Morning I had some questions about The Holy Ghost and receiving answers and Elder Fox told me to go to Conference with my questions and I did and he spoke exactly what I need to hear and it really helped me. 

I also really liked Devin G Durrant's talk and I have actually picked my Scripture and I will be Ponderizing Alma 42:31 I really like this scripture!!!!! 

3 New Apostles what the HECK!!!!! Saturday Morning I called that Ronald A Rasband would be called to be an Apostle don't ask me why I did, I just did!!!!!  

I love Conference so much it always helps me to grow to be a better person!!!

Now on to our week!

We are doing good. we are struggling with Y. she was doing so good and then she told us she didn't want this anymore and she was done but I was able to talk to her and get another lesson with her so we taught her about how if she had problems with anything that she could come to Conference and she really said ok she will come. Sadly she never came instead she was moving all of her stuff because she was getting kicked out of her house, I believe right now she just moved back in with her boyfriend, I feel as if I messed up or it just isn't her time. She didn't give us her new address but she is still in our area so we are going to have some fun contacting her new area and we will find her because I know this is what she needs. 

On the bright side of our week we have M and S and they are really doing good. S has given up Coffee and M has given up smoking and they are starting the papers for their weeding!!! We have them planned to get baptized on the 24th of this month!!!!! M and S both showed up to Conference Saturday and they loved it. S asked where she could watch and or listen to them again. Then M showed up to the Priesthood Session and really liked it.

This week I learned that Elder Robinson is teaching me more than I can ever teach him.

Also the Lord has really heard my prayers!!!! I was having a fear to talk to people for a long time and now I don't have any fear and I am talking to everyone I see and I couldn't be more Happier.

I love you so much and thank you again for everything.

Love 

Elder Moss

A bigger friend [than the one that was in their kitchen LAST WEEK!]

SORRY!!!! I LOVE YOU

Found a REALLY nice car

AHHHH Old times