Week 2 in Salinas

Family and Friends

This week was better for us we are really getting better at everything. Sadly we don't we have a baptismal date anymore, but its ok she just wasn't ready right now. But we have two great investigators that we are working with, they are progressing and one of them is coming to church. But other than that we are doing good here, we have started to talk to President Diaz about what we can do and he is awesome when it comes to missionary work here we are having our meetings here in with him and then he takes what we talk about and puts it into his meetings on Sunday. He is really trying to help everything approve here and get the members working more with us. 

But for this week we have two great investigators, one of them is named T, she is reading and keeping every commitments but the only thing that she is not doing is praying to know if this is really what she wants in her life, she knows that this is the true church she really likes this church but she doesn't want to get baptized at all. She says because she was baptized once she doesn't have to be baptized again.  She also says that she doesn't like to pray for herself she doesn't think she needs to ask God if she needs to be baptized. 

The other is named E he is really cool and we actually went and visited him with a member and it was a great lesson he says that he will be coming to church next week and hopefully we can get him with a baptismal date, we have invited him but he won't commit to a date until he knows that the Book of Mormon is true. He really likes the church and he wants to be apart of it but he said he will when he finds out if the Book of Mormon is true. 

This week with Elder Johnson was really awesome he is really improving and really trying to get better at Spanish, it isn't the easiest to learn a new language but he is really trying and really wants to improve. He is a great example to me, he is really trying everyday. We are just trying to get him to speak to everyone but other than that he is doing great. It was so awesome to see him talk to his family on Friday we were able to find them on Skype and I haven't seen him so happy before.

Con Mucho Amor

Elder Musgo

PS MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone I hope you had a great day!!!!

PSS HAPPY NEW YEAR 

I love you all so much and miss you so much have a great week!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Week 1 in Salinas

Family and Friends

This week was really different than in Ponce but I am learning a lot about who I am!!!! Also what kind of missionary that I want to be.

 

 

 This week was difficult, not bad but a little different. When I got here to Salinas we got straight to work we were really focusing on those that they were teaching before me.  But also I wanted to visit the Branch President so we passed by his house I got to know him and I got to talk a little about this Branch and what our Branch Mission Plan was and that I did not want to Burden him but that I was here to serve with him and if needed to serve for him.  He took advantage of that I am now the Music Director for the Branch. I love this Branch so much they are such strong people and really want to see the work go up here. 

With that said for us we have one Baptismal date her name is Ines she is really cool she has been reading the Book of Mormon and we invited her to come to Church with us Yesterday and she said that she could so we gave her a call on Saturday and reminded her about church and she got sick sadly, but we now know that she lives really close to her so we are going to start working with her, Ines needs a ride to church and so we are going to talk to our member and ask her if she can help us. Ines's date is for the 23 of January.

This is really different here in Salinas but I couldn't have asked for a better area and Companion. 

 

Elder Johnson is so amazing and Special he is trying so hard to get the Language he really wants to learn and to be able to speak to the people. He really wants to be the best that he can be, he always has his dictionary out and is just trying to learn new words but he is still having troubles to understand but we are working on it he is getting so much better at listening.

Elder Johnson is from Jamaica and he is the only Jamaican in the mission and I have the wonderful opportunity to work with him. He is a convert of 5 years and he just loves this Gospel!!!!!! I asked him why he decided to serve a mission and he just really wanted to get even more answers and to share his love for this Gospel with others.

 

 

My new area is amazing it is more like Arizona here it is a dry heat and not as humid here so as you can tell I am in long sleeve shirts in some of the pictures. I can handle this heat here.

My new assignment is a blessing especial now that I am the one planning for the District meetings I have the opportunity to learn so much more about this Gospel. Also I get to work more closely with the missionaries and I just love that opportunity because they help me to grow also!!! 

Have a Merry Christmas!!!!

I love you all and I am so grateful for all that you do for me. I can't wait to talk to you this Friday!!!!

I miss you and love you all so much!!!!!

Con Mucho Amor

Elder Moss 

 

[We received this letter from President and Sister Boucher and wanted to share with all of you!]

 

December 21, 2015

 

Dear Elder Moss

 

Congratulations on your new assignment to serve as a District Leader in the Caguas Zone we appreciate the diligent service you have rendered in the Puerto Rico San Juan Mission. As we mentioned to you when the assignment was extended to you, we want you to know that this leadership opportunity comes from the Lord. 

 

Your new assignment brings with it sacred responsibilities as is true whenever we are called to priesthood leadership in the Lord's Church. You bear responsibility for each of the elders and sisters in your district. It is essential that you do your very best to be exactly obedient, faithful in your hard work and diligence, and be guided by the Spirit like a true man of God. The missionaries in your district will look to you for this kind of example. 

 

Remember that your stewardship includes providing leadership in the proselyting efforts within your district. You should look for opportunities to build the confidence and spiritual strength of the individual missionaries within your district as you go on exchanges with them and have opportunities to teach and lift them. Never forget that you represent the mission president, and more importantly the Lord, in carrying out your duties and responsibilities. 

 

We encourage you to review the leadership section of the Missionary Handbook and review the scriptures mentioned in that section. Please remember that as a leader your success will come from humbly trying to accomplish the things you do with an eye single to His glory, and not for your own. You must submit yourself to all rules, requirements and standards of excellence. When you diligently do so, the Lord will bring forth blessings to your area and your district. 

 

We are so grateful for your worthiness and ability to accept this assignment to join the leadership of this mission and help bear the responsibility before the Lord to move this work forward in a way and at a pace acceptable to Him. As you seek His direction through prayer and revelation, you will effectively accomplish the Lord's purposes.

 

May The Lord bless you always,

 

                                   

           

President K. Bruce Boucher                     Sister Rebecca Boucher

This was my miracle for the week!!!!!! We were walking and all of sudden a car pooled over and said hey come here so we went to them and they said that they have something for us, so they handed us this food and said thank you so much but for what??? They then said we were messengers of God and then they left!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  

A fond farewell from Max y Sonia

Thanks for everything

Christmas lights

Horses on the street in Salinas

Week 18 in Ponce 2 (Special Announcement)

Family and Friends

I don't know where to begin!!!

I am so grateful for this wonderful opportunity I had to be here in Ponce 2 I have learned so much about myself and how to be a better Missionary.My new companion is Elder Johnson he is from Jamaica I have been assigned to him as a special assignment from President Boucher, this Elder is having a hard time with Spanish and he can barley understand Gringo English, so I got a call from President Boucher and when he calls it is normally to be called as Zone Leaders but I got lucky he started to talk to me and explain the situation and I told him I would accept the new call and then right before he hung up he told me "Oh Elder Moss we would like to call you as the NEW DISTRICT LEADER over there in Salinas." 

 

 

But for my last week here in Ponce it was really good, Elder Robinson is a great Elder and a hard worker. We were really trying to find  sold investigators so that whoever was still here for the transfer would have people to go and visit. That's just what we did, we went and we found 5 new good looking investigators and they were interested in what we had to say. 

As of right now we only have 1 date here and she is looking good, the sad thing is, is she didn't make it to church. But she has friends in the Church and they are talking to her and trying to help her come to church. But her name is Rosa she is a great person and so willing, she reads what we ask her to and she does everything minus come to church.

Well someone also asked how I am doing so I might share a little about my feelings right about now!!!! I am so scared out of my mind, I was not expecting this call actually none of us were expecting this call. I want you all to know that the Lord calls people in their weaknesses and boy does this prove that statement, I don't feel qualified to be a District Leader but I know that the Lord has something  Special planned for me. I am so grateful for all that you guys do for me!!!!

Oh I also want to let you know how much I have really changed you can tell in the Pictures but I want to put some numbers with those Pictures.

Before my mission sadly I weighed almost 260 pounds 

Right now in my mission I am proud to say I weigh 215 pounds.

 

Moss - down 45 pounds from his beginning weight

I just want you to know that I feel great and I am so happy for this opportunity that I have to be a missionary and to Serve our Father which is in Heaven.

I love you all and miss you so much!!!!!!!!

Con Mucho Amor

Elder Musgo!!!!!!

 

Moss and Robinson - last week as comps

Never too old for Santa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 17 in Ponce 2

Family and Friends

Out finding our lost bothers and sisters

This week was a great week we are really trying to find those people, and we found some of them. This week was really good for our finding!!! We were able to find a family and help them move and then we shared a lesson with them and we are going back this week.

Elder Robinson has grown so much these past 11 weeks and he has really become that Elder that I know he can. I have really learned that I don't really teach him it really is the Spirit and it helps him to grow, I have learned that I was called as a trainer to help not just Elder Robinson but to really help me to grow as a missionary. I have really been able to see that change in myself as well. 

For our baptismal dates we have 

Arturo for the 26th of December and also Rosa for the 26th of December. 

To start off we have Arturo

He is really cool and he is really helping the obra misional (missionary work), he has given the other Elders the address and number to his family and they are awesome and progressing. But he also had us talk to his Wife and his Daughter so he is really cool we are working on getting him to church but he is reading, he can barely read but he is trying. He is willing to listen to us and he accepted a date right away and he seems like he understands his date a little but we are going to go in with Mind the Gap Calendar and get him Baptized.

Our other Fecha is Rosa she is so awesome she has actually been investigating the church for awhile she knew a member from almost 18 years or so and this member gave her a Book of Mormon, it was through work and so she started then but she just never got baptized, so then she also has another friend in the church who she has been friends with FOREVER and they both remember each other and so now they are talking again. With her she has Mind the Gap and she is reading, she wasn't able to go to church with us, she said she had things to do but if we give her a call Sunday morning she would give us a yes or a no, we called her up and she said she was sick but promised us three times that she will be there next Sunday.

Family I want you to know how much I really love you and miss you. You guys mean the world to me. I am so grateful for the many wonderful things that you have done for me. I am so grateful for the wonderful family that I have been called to be apart. Thank you again for EVERYTHING!!!!!!!! 

Con Mucho Amor

Elder Musgo  

PS Brandon and Coleen thank you so much for that package two weeks ago I was so bad at remembering to write thank you last week but I wanted to make sure I said Thank you so much, I loved everything about it, I really enjoyed to be able to eat Taco Salad again, it really made miss being home. I love you guys so much and I want you to know how much I appreciate you, you have helped me change my life and I am so grateful for that.

PSS Corey I don't know if you see this, I imagine that you do but I have a question for you, my companion and I  we were contacting and we found this lady and we started talking to her and she said that the missionaries would always go by her House, she lives in El Paraiso, but she said yes one the Elders was from Colorado, but she didn't remember the name, so we continued to talk and then we gave her a card with our names and number and she saw my name and said that is him that was the name, so really quick do you remember 3 kids names "Edwin, Adileny, and Maillim Borrero???"

 

Soccer field - I miss playing soccer

Eating

Elder Moss

My "hump day" gift from home

Penguin decoration - I love penguins

A street named Colorado!