Ponce: Week 14

Family and Friends

This week was a good week for Elder Robinson and I we are really trying to find those people that want this message in their lives. 

But this week we have also been really trying to prepare M and S for this weekend. This is such a great week for us over here. 

SO with them:

M is doing great he is really coming along and really wants this in his life!!! He has done everything he can and is ready to be apart of this church, he knows this is true and wants to bless his families lives!!!! He is doing great he is gaining a lot of friends through the church and really trying to understand the Gospel in his life.

S is also doing good but we have a question about her as well that she has been to church about 5 or 6 times through all of this and just these past couple of weeks she hasn't been able to make it, she has been working because M lost his job and now she is the only one working in the family. But thing with this is that she asked her boss if she could come in, in the morning and do some of her duties (she is a nurse on house calls) and then after church go back and finish the rest, but her boss told her no she has to do it all at once and said that she can't come in late, so I don't know what we should do about that. Other than that she is doing great.

They both are planning their wedding right now and it will be this Friday and then their Baptism this Saturday. Oh, with this they asked that I baptize them both and Elder Robinson to do the confirmation!!! I am so excited for this whole weekend.

Also this week we started to work in a new Area called El Paraiso and we have like 5 return appointments and a new investigator. This new investigator now has a baptismal date for the 19th of December!!!! It was really cool because Elder Robinson invited him and he answered yes really fast and so I re-invited him just to make sure he understood the question and he said yes I understand and I am sticking with my answer!!!!! I have never been so happy in my life he is such a great guy his name is E and he is about 71 years old but I know that the Lord prepares the way for everyone.

I love you guys and miss you so much and I am so happy to hear all are ok, minus Kenzie!!!! I love you all and Kenzie I am super sorry with what happened you are in my prayers and I love you so dearly!!!!! 

Con Amor

Elder Musgo

 

 

Week 12 in Ponce 2

Family and Friends

This week was a little harder for us but we are doing great we are really working now on trying to find those people that are ready for us. We have come to realize that we have to find the people that have truly been prepared to hear the Gospel. Sadly we had to let a family go or give them their space right now but that's just because it wasn't their time. 

But for our week with the investigators that we have...

M and S!!!!! They are doing great there is only one thing that we are working on with them is coming to church we have talked to them about the importance of church and the importance of the Sacrament but they are still having trouble with not working on Sunday. But other than that they are doing great!!! They are reading they are praying and they are working on their papers to get married so we will be having a marriage and two baptisms for sure this month. I am so excited to be able to help these amazing people to come closer to Christ. 

Next we have M (not the same M as above) she is doing okay she is reading and praying but she doesn't really want to leave the house. We have been thinking about it and we don't think it is her son because she doesn't leave her house to go shopping she has her family do it for her. So we are going to really focus on her and see how we can help her be comfortable to leave the house. This past weekend the other Elders had a baptism and we had the member invite M to it and she said yes and that she would pick her up to go the baptism so we were so ready for her to come and then on Friday around 4 we received a call saying that M can't go because her son left the House and was far away from the home? So we are thinking there is a little bigger problem that we don't know about. 

I was talking to Elder Fox on how we can find those people that are ready to hear our message and he gave us so great advice more like a talk, the talk about becoming a Challenging and Testifying Missionary and I began to read that and I really noticed that all we really have to do is rely on the Spirit and just testify of the things that we know. Just like how Elder Christensen was talking to us about the Holy Ghost it is really here to guide us and it will testify to the people we are taking to.

Con Amor

Elder Musgo

P.S this past Saturday we had Elder Cornish and Elder Christensen come and speak to the mission and man was it awesome!!!!!

P.S.S transfers just happened and I will be staying here in Ponce for at least 6 more weeks with Elder Robinson and Elder Fox and he will be training AGAIN!!!!!

P.S.S.S Remember Elder Boggess yeah he is a Zone Leader!!!!!!! 

 

 

Elder Moss

Elders Moss, Fox, y Hermana Keuhl

Moss y Hermana Keuhl

Ponce Firehouse - miniature

Ponce Firehouse - Normal size

 

 

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?!?!

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

Week 7 in Ponce

What a week!!!!

To start off I have finished week 1 of training and it is so much fun. I feel that this is teaching me more than it is teaching Elder Robinson. We have seen a week of firsts!!!!

Elders Moss and Robinson

This is the first time I have seen a baptism going so well and then the last day before their interview relapse and have to change the date!!! Yes we were going to have a baptism this past weekend but she did relapse, but it is ok she is making great progress and she really does want to change!!!!! She is making all the adjustments that she needs to, to be with her Father in Heaven again. 

Also this week we saw a milagro happen!!!!!!! We have a couple that is really wanting to get baptized but they have to get married first and the boyfriend is really struggling with getting married!!!! But just yesterday I received a call from the husband and he asked me if I could move his date and I said yes we can go to the 24th of October and he told me that was to far - could we move it to the 17th of October I said of course but you do remember that you have to quit smoking and your girlfriend has to quit coffee and you still have to get married and he said yes we know we both are stopping with those things and we are planning our wedding right now so we will be getting married the week before that.

That was a wonderful experience!!!! Something that has really helped me this week is knowing that I am going to be able to speak to anyone. I have to do a lot of the talking and so I have gotten rid of my fear of talking!!!!!!

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

One thing I want to leave with you all is that I know that this gospel is true and that I love this gospel and am so grateful for all the blessings it has brought to me and to all of you.

Con Amor

Elder Moss

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

September Zone Conference

Questions and Answers

1. Your baptism - please tell me his conversion story and send photos

Ok here are the pictures of the Baptism. His name is _____ He is a great guy and we was a member referral he really wanted this and he is going to make a great ward member!!!! 

 

Baptism

2. The zone activity you had last week. Tell me all about the bowling. Who was there? Did you get pictures?

It was only a district activity. It was a lot of fun there was 3 Elders and 4 Sisters and there was no one else in the Bowling ally we had it all to ourselves it was so cool. Yes I have pictures

 

District Activity - Bowling

 3. Brother and Sister Hanson - she sent us 4 photos. Where did you meet them? Were you confused when she called you? What did she say? I asked her to give you a squeeze and tell you that I love you!

They came to our house her brother knew right where it was. I was a little confused yes but she explained it to me and I understood. 

 

Elders Moss and Robinson with Sister Hanson

Elders Moss and Robinson with Brother Hanson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4. Elder Robinson - how's he doing? How are you getting along (I know I asked this question earlier!) What are some of the things that you like about him so far? 

Elder Robinson is AWESOME  he is really understanding the language and he can help in a lot of the lessons, there was one lesson that I had the wonderful opportunity to translate because one of the investigators spoke English and Spanish but the other only spoke Spanish so everything that Elder Robinson said I translated it for the one in Spanish it was so cool and she really understood my Spanish. I like a lot about him, he is so motivated to work and to learn the life of a missionary!!!!

 

5. Being a trainer - What do you like about it? What's hard? What's easy? Was it anything like you thought I would be? 

Training is nothing like I expected it to be I was really nervous but I realized I don't have to be that he is just another companion and we are going to get to work. 

 

Someone was tired...

 

This puppy's name is MOSS

 

We had a little visitor

 

Week 6 in Ponce - There's a new trainer in town!

This week was a great week I am so grateful for all that I have learned!!!

This week is transfer week and I am happy to say that I will be staying in Ponce but I am sad to say that Elder Heward and Elder Lopez are not my companions but the stressful news is I actually don't know my new Companion - I will be training a new Elder straight from the MTC!!!!!!

This week was great!!!! We had a baptism!!!! John is a great guy and I am so happy he decided to come to the fold of our Father in Heaven.

I don't have much time my companion has to pack but I wanted to let you all know that I am doing great and I love you and I will be sending a lot of photos home next week with our baptism and our activity with the District.

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

Love 

Elder Moss

 

Please send packages and letters to the mission office from now on. Sometimes people get letters and packages after transfers and it takes a lot of work to get them to the missionaries, so they have asked us to have all letters and packages sent to the office and then when we have meetings with the Zone we will get them!!!!!