Week 11 in Salinas

Family and Friends

What a week we had!!!! This week we had a wonderful opportunity to see what we as a companionship really wanted to do. Well through a lot of talking we really do want to find baptisms, so that is what we are doing!!! All week we were focused on finding a family and really focusing on contacting!!!! We weren't really finding anyone and we were wandering why, but this week I had the opportunity to go on an exchange with Elder Ruiz and we had plans to find a family that we could teach and we found a family it is the grandson of a member that doesn't live in our area but he was at his grandpas house when we went to visit him. We were able to share with him, it was a great lesson and they said we can pass by again so we gave the reference to Elder Lopez and Elder Dubon and it is also a less active. While Elder Ruiz and I were talking he thanked me for something that I did, it was I followed all the plans exactly how we had them planned and he began to explain at times a lot of missionaries have plans and then go and change their plans because that person is not normally there. So yesterday we decided to stick to our plans exactly how we had them, that is when we saw the miracles happen.

The only miracle that happened for us yesterday was we were contacting and I had a feeling to visit one house and Elder Johnson had the feeling to visit another house so we talked about it and we came to the conclusion to visit the house that I was feeling and then his house , well we went and knocked on the door to this house and this lady comes out and starts to talk to us and she said that none of her family was home at the time but come back another day, we told her ok and as we were getting ready to leave her Husband and 2 daughters pulled up to the house, so we began to talk to the husband and one of the daughters and then we asked if we can share a message with the whole family it was such a nice lesson and we did what Sister Boucher taught us at Zone Conference to sing a Hymn with them we chose to sing Families Can be Together Forever. Then we asked them how they felt during the song they loved the song and asked to read the lyrics of the Hymn and really enjoyed that they can be a family forever, at the end of the lesson we invited them to be baptized and they all said when they receive their answers that yes they will be baptized. They are such a great family and was such a miracle. Their names are J, W, P, and F.

I learned this week that if we follow our plans exactly that we will be blessed with so many miracles, we also have 3 member present lessons this week and it was just because we followed our plans.

Another miracle that we saw this week was that we were contacting and in our prayer to start contacting Elder Johnson asked for us to find a couple and a priesthood holder so we were contacting and we were finding nothing so we said ok one more house and we need to leave so we went and knocked on the door and a husband and wife walked out they began to talk to us and we told them we share a message about Jesus Christ they told us to come in we went in and started to share the first lesson with them, when we got to Joseph Smith we asked them if they believed that if they prayed with Faith the God would answer their prayers and they said yes and she shared a story that she has had a lot of back pains and has been praying for someone to bring a pray and a message to her and then we knocked on their door. Their names are J and B.

Family this week I have learned so much and I am so grateful for everything that you have done for me!!!!! I love you all so much and am so grateful for the examples that you are for me!!!!!

Con Mucho Amor
Elder Musgo

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Salinas: Week 10

Family and Friends

This week was good for us, I have really seen a great change in ourselves and in the area. I am doing so much better. I feel great I don't feel to over stressed now. I am so grateful for all the support that I have been given from other missionaries, you, and my family. This week we did a lot of contacting looking for that Baptism and we found 3 good people that have some good potential. We still have one on date [baptism date] and she is good.

I felt God watching over me and taking care of me

Our investigator on date - her name is Z and she has a lot of potential. we didn't have the opportunity to visit with her this week but we have an appointment tonight with her and her husband. So we don't know very much right now about her progress.

But this week through contacting we found this sister named I, she is Catholic and loves to listen to the word of God so we shared with her the first lesson and everything was great. we invited her to be baptized but she said she had to pray about it, but she said let me read and find out for myself. She is a great person and we have a return appointment for this week.

Also, this weekend we were contacting and as we were praying I had the feeling to pray to find a couple so we finished our prayer and were contacting for about an hour. as it was getting close to end our day we said we will contact one more house and as we contacted it we were waiting and the Sister said that we can come up to her door because she was to tired to walk all the way down the stairs so we went up and she told us to come in and sit down. we began talking to her and then her husband walked out and he started to talk to us also and then they said come on in the Mosquitoes are coming out, so we went in and we were able to share the first message with this couple and we invited them to be baptized they said they had to think about it but it was so awesome to be able to feel the spirit tell us go one more house!

Yesterday we had an awesome experience so as we were going to our visit, T, the investigator that is going to get baptized this weekend from Elder Lopez and Elder Dubon, she was in the park that we have to pass by and it had been awhile since we had seen her and so we went and told her hi and asked her how she is doing. but as we were leaving she asked us if we knew about her baptism for this Saturday we said yes of course and then my favorite part, she said "usted puede hacer mi bautismo para mi!!!!" (Can you baptize me!!!!) I really wasn't expecting that. I told her of course I would love to!!!!

I am so grateful for the gospel in our lives and the opportunity that we have to be missionaries! I have been able to witness a lot of milagros in my mission! I am so grateful for prayer and the opportunity that we have to pray everyday and be able to feel of our Heavenly Fathers presence everyday! I love you all! We are all truly missionaries here in this world!

Con Mucho Amor

Elder Musgo

Week 9 in Salinas

Family and Friends

This week was a little better for us. We went and changed our attitudes and we went to find and to find to baptize!!!! This week I also found out that I am stressed a little and I am working hard on it. I sat down during my personal study today and read through the Adjusting to Missionary Life and I found that it really helps. I have felt so much more peace throughout my day today.  I am so grateful for the gospel that we have in our lives to help us with everything!!!!

 

 

But for this week we had an awesome experience, Elder Lopez and I were on an exchange and we were contacting and we went and knocked on this door and this older lady came out and we started to talk to her, she had told us that she used to go to a church but she stopped. then we started to share the 1st lesson with her and we got to the Book of Mormon and she paused us and asked us if we had one and we pulled out one and she started to explain that her husband passed away about 6 years ago and he wasn't going to a church but he told her before he passed away that there was a church that had another book that she had to find that, that was the right church. So we said that she could have this one and then she said she would read it. It  was such a spiritual moment and we then invited her to come to church with us and she said she would love to but she didn't remember if she had a commitment so we told her we would call her to confirm on Saturday but during the day we received a call from her and she told us that she didn't want us to pass by right now that she didn't want to be confused but I explained to her that, that's what we are here for - to help her not to be confused and to understand everything. So we are going to respect here decision. She is reading and she is understanding up to now. 

We also have a baptismal date for someone named Z. she and her husband have listened a little but nothing really came from it. But yesterday we went and shared the first lesson with them and invited them to be baptized and she said yes and he said give him a little time to think about it. Her date is for March 26th!!!!!!

We have really seen a difference when we have an good attitude about the work and a bad attitude about the work and we are really working on changing. 

I have noticed that with me being stressed has brought out my bad attitude and I am doing everything in my power to change it now because I can't be a good leader if I am stressed and am getting mad at myself which I am getting mad at others, that is not why I am here. 

A quote that I really like that I am working on is "God doesn't care nearly as much about where you have been, as he does about where you are and with his help where you are willing to go." Jeffrey R Holland

I love you all so much and miss you tons!!!! Please keep me in your prayers at this time. I am so grateful for all that you are doing and all the support you have shown me throughout this time as a missionary. Thank you again for everything!!!!!!

Con Mucho Amor

Elder Musgo

 

 

In Need of an Attitude Change - Salinas Week 8

Family and Friends

This week was hard for us but we are not giving up, something that we are working on is our attitude. for this area here in Salinas we really want to find people and we have realized that our attitudes have such a huge role in finding. I took a long time to realize that my attitude has changed as well and that is not what we need right now. So we had a talk today and we have made the decision to change our attitude right now and we are going to change and we are going to get a baptism!!!!!! That is our goal and it is still possible for this transfer to get a baptism. 

For us right now we really only have one person that we are teaching consistently his name is R. he is a great guy but we are really trying to help him the importance of being baptized again and how its going to be hard and but it is possible and that he can do it. 

This week as you can see was something hard for us but I have really learned that ones attitude changes everything, if your attitude is bad or hard then the other persons is also bad but, I know that we can always have people to help but first we have to change everything in ourselves first. 

I love you all and sorry this is a short letter today but we have things to get taken care of and I have to get going but I really miss you all and can't wait to hear from you next week!!!!! 

Con Mucho Amor

Elder Musgo

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salinas - Week 7

Family and Friends

This week was a good week, we are really growing as a companionship and as missionaries. Elder Johnson and I have had some great talks as we what we should do and how we should be better in the streets.  I have noticed that at times he is getting mad at himself because he isn't understanding everyone still. But we had a great talk and I had the opportunity to let him know that I love him and I want to see him succeed, and to learn the language. He has really improved since I have been here and is really working hard to learn the language.  This week we are seeing things differently here as a zone we are focusing on inviting to baptism the first lesson and so Elder Johnson and I have, have had the opportunity to invite people to be baptized.

For us this week there are some newer people that we are teaching... 

One of them is J he is an older man and he was an old investigator of Elder Johnson and Elder Kemsly but we went to him and we had the opportunity to teach him about the Book of Mormon. He had told us he had been reading it but he really didn't understand the importance of two books so we had the opportunity to share with him Ezekiel 37:15-17 and we had the opportunity to teach him what the meaning of the two sticks and what the meaning it is by hand in hand and after we explained this to him he told us that he understood better on why we need to have two books. He is a great guy and he loves the Bible and Jesus Christ.

Someone else that we taught this week is named L he is a great guy also he was also an old investigator and we have tried to pass by but he has never been there but this last week we found him and he started to talk with us about repentance and what he had to be good with God so we taught him about the Gospel of Jesus Christ and after we taught him we then invited him to repent and be baptized and he said yes that he will so we tried to set him for the 6 of March and wouldn't except a date right now he said he has to pray about it and think about what God wants for him. He is a man that sounded super sure that this is something that he wants to do. 

Also for this last Sunday we had invited T to come to church and to go to the classes with us and she is improving she came to church but she also came to the class. She is really improving here and really growing. We are trying to help her understand the importance of baptism without pressuring her into be being baptized. 

I am learning so many new lessons each and every week but the biggest lesson that I have learned as a missionary is who I am and who God wants me to become. I was reassured about who I am in the last General Conference I can't remember who said it but he said that the Primary Children sing a song to remind them who they are, but I sing it also and I am a Child of God. I have really come to know that my Father in Heaven loves me and wants whats best for me. That is why he sent me here to Earth. 

I love you all and miss you tons!!!!!!! I know that we are all children of God and he loves us and wants whats best for each and everyone of us!!!!!!!

Con Mucho Amor

Elder Musgo