I pray that I will forget English until I need it!

I am so excited to hear all the good things happening at home it makes it easier to be away!  i am so excited for you guys to meet the kiddos this week, i love the picture you guys sent, i look at it often and im still in shock but i am so happy.. i pray everyday for you all, to feel my love and support from brazil!

its getting a lot easier here, the work is still hard but the language is much easier, i pray that i will forget English until i need it.... i think its finally happened where i can understand and speak, I'm not perfect and i have a lot more to learn but it's finally not my major worry!!

things are going well, i am excited for transfers this week, and to see what will happen. but i am so sad too, Sister Poulsen finishes her mission this week, and the other two sisters in my house start their count down of 12 weeks!! let's just say the people in my house a little trunky (excited to go home)!! but it's all good, they all help me a lot with my Portugues and its wonderful.. 

this week i studied in Mosiah 20 - Alma 1 but i loved Mosiah chapters 23 and 24. mostly in Mosiah. it's about how the Lord will lighten our burdens when we are struggling, he will always be there to help us no matter what, sometimes we don't acknowledge him there but he is and will always be there..

eu sou muito grato por este oportunidade para servir minha missão, eu sei que, nosso pai celestial vai sempre ajudar nos em qualquer coisa no queremos para fazer. eu sei que nenhuma momento passar eu não sinto seus amor pra mim! muito obrigada por todos quem apoio mim aqui em Brazil, eu quero vocês para saber eu orei cada dia por vocês todos. eu amo Brazil, eu amo português e este oportunidade pra aprender<3

Sister Moss

My List of Postives...

my love for my family grows more and more each day!!!

 

this weeks email will be a little different than normal. my mom wanted me to write 3-5 good things in everyday so i will just list what i have written down.

 

Monday:

1. P-day we went shopping ate açai

2. i watched movies (thanks mom)

3. we had a family home evening and as we walked into the house the member asked why we were so happy and smiling and then she said she can see our love for one another, us sisters are a family!

 

Tuesday:

1. i fasted for my português today

2. the sisters were ask to sing in the choir for our ward conference

3. district meeting, today we changed it up and we meet with all the district leaders not just mine

4. i said a whole sentence in português without a mistake

 

Wednesday:

1. today started rough so i knelt down and asked for peace and comfort, and i had this wonderful overwhelming peace, it was wonderful

2. i taught the English class this week

3. we ate açai to celebrate Sister Poulsen - she hit her 1 year and 5 months, shes about done!!

 

Thursday:

1. 6 months for me today, we ate pizza to celebrate for me

2. a great day with my companion

3. i wrote a letter to kenzie in português and there weren't a lot of mistakes!!

4. in our only lesson for the day i started to speak and the investigators just kept saying i don't understand (i hate this phrase) i took a giant breath said a little prayer and continued to teach the rest of the lesson they didn't question what i had said!

 

Friday:

1. ate açai with Sister Diniz after lunch

2. we ate hamburgers to celebrate Sister Diniz and Sister Dias 1 year and 3 months

3. i have pictures of a cat with a bird in its mouth (Mom note: I did not post these pictures! If you really want to see them, just ask!)

4. a very nice lady helped the other sister pay for their hamburgers because their cards didn't work

 

Saturday:

1. splits with Sister Poulsen <3

2. we had a difficult decision to make, she (Poulsen) has a RC about 30 minutes away and this would be her last week seeing him before she leaves, but we couldn't get a hold of him, so we didn't want to go and him not be there, but we said a prayer and asked what to do, we received an answer then prayed and read scriptures to confirm right as i finished the prayer the bus showed up, and the scripture we read was Alma 37:10 its perfect

3. the investigator said my português is better than Poulsen's when she arrived here in Matão - that's strange to hear

 

Sunday:

1. we had ward conference i sang in the choir

2. i have never prayed so much in my life, there is no more good to say about Sunday a VERY hard day for me and my companion

 

but this was my week i loved doing this, mom thank you for this challenge! i challenge everyone at home to do the same in everyday - find at least 3-5 good things that happened for you. i love my family and the milagres that are happening for us, i love my mission and the chance i have to learn and grow. thank you for all the support i have from home.

 

eu te amo<3 

Sister Moss

Weaknesses Changing to Strengths

this week... i am working everyday to listen to the spirit guide me and my companion in where we need to go, who we need to talk to, and what i need to say to help these people understand and accept the gospel.. this week was a good one. we had splits 2 times this week, one with the STL

the first splits i was with Sister Dos Santos. she is awesome and we got along great and we had great lessons, we had a great experience too. we got to the investigators house and she told us of all her problems have been having a lot of problems in her home, but we showed up and she welcomed us in, we were there and started to teach, i felt the spirit so strong, i am finally saying the 1st vision in portugues without reading!!! it helps a lot to feel the spirit more, but anyway, we finished and i had asked her how she felt, she instantly said happy and peaceful, i was more than happy for her, because i know we showed up in her life at just the right moment!! then i had a prompting to say "i know we are just young adults, but i want you to know we truly love you and are here for you in all things" she just started to cry, i know that its what she needed to hear - and me as well.. its great to know how much our Savior loves us...
 

 

and then one splits just with our house to help in my area. the first splits i was with Sister Dos Santos. she is awesome and we got along great and had great lessons, the second i was with Sister Poulsen, we walked about 2 hours to the other side of the earth for one lesson that we didn't even get to teach, but that's okay. we talked with the investigator and he is super excited to hear our lessons. we met him in our English class!! its so cool.. other than that we are having a hard time contacting new investigators we talk to everyone but no one cares for us to return, so its sad!!! but we will keep trying!

 

i know this is exactly where i need to be, and what i need to be doing. i know i have my weaknesses but i do see them changing to strengths everyday, and i am grateful for the love our Savior has for me and everyone there. i can see a glimpse of how much he loves me by the way i love the people of Brazil. i know that this will continue to be hard but i know that its worth every moment. i love my mission and i am so happy to be serving our Lord!!

i love you with all my heart and i am grateful for everyone that has played a role in my life..

com todo meu coração 

Eu te Amo<3

Sister Moss

Ether 12:27

This week has been different I'm having a hard time learning the area because it's so much bigger than El Dorado, but it's good...

this week i have been studying in the Book of Mormon too, as a mission we started again this past transfer and we need to read up to Alma 14 before this transfer is over. i am in Mosiah 7 but i read a scripture this week and it stood out for me more than normal, the scripture was Ether 12:27 but the first part stood out "and if men come unto me i will show them their weakness" this week I've seen EVERY weakness that i have - either i realized one or someone pointed it out. i have a lot of work to do to become the person the Lord needs me to be and i know everyday i try my very best to learn and grow more... 

<Mom note: In his letter to Sister Moss, her dad made it clear that she was missing one really important part of that scripture (it's always easier for us to see the "negative" first, isn't it?) Here is his response to her: 

...and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them. Ether 12:27 

Highlights from his first paragraph... I have never had to worry about you... incredible person... biggest heart... care about people - and about what the Lord thinks and wants... The Lord has blessed you with so many strengths... natural leader... every coach that watched you play told me so; they said they wished that everyone on the team had your heart, your kindness, your willingness to listen and to learn.

Here's his complete second paragraph: Sis, listen to me now - they Lord is ready to show forth his power in you, today is the day that you start believing that Jesus Christ can make more out of you than you can ever make of yourself. All you need to do is get out of the way and watch the miracles happen. Everyday I notice my weaknesses as a husband, father, brother, son, friend and bishop. But then every single moment I notice that Jesus Christ is taking over, giving me EVERYTHING I need to the person he needs me to be. That is not the perfect person, just an instrument in His hands that day to accomplish what He needs.

It is time to stop worrying about what you cannot do and see what Christ can do with you. 

End of Dad's response.>

The language is becoming easier but I still struggle everyday, as well. everyone says 6 months is where it makes sense and you should be good, so i am hoping within the next 3 weeks i will finally get it!! i have faith!

we have only 2 investigators they are progressing very well, only thing they need to do is come to church, it's so frustrating when they don't come because we will have to cut them soon, and i don't want to do that because then they wont care to keep learning and growing. i am loving the mission and the sisters i live with help me so much! my companion tries really really hard to stop me from speaking any kind of English!! i don't speak it a whole lot, just when i forget a word or out of habit to say an English word... hahahah

i love you all so so much and i hope you all know that i miss you and pray for you all everyday <3

com todo meu coração eu amo tu <3

Sister Moss

Sister Moss did not send pictures this week, so here's our family's message to all of you...

Sister Moss has received this same message!