I Lost the Memory Card from my Camera! Ugh!

This week doesn't have a lot to say. we worked very hard and a lot of things "bad" are happening. we are having the whole list of investigators stop listening to the lessons and it's been a bit more stressful here... my companion and I are doing well together. No problems there I just don't know how to help her and so it's a bit frustrating as well...

 

I lost my memory card with all my pictures from my mission and so i am very sad... I have hope and faith that someone will find it and bring back to me.. please pray for it to happen... 

I was not mugged I PROMISE. I took it out to print photos and I put it in my pocket to go back home and I don't know where it went after that. I thought I took it out and left it at home before I went to work, but I haven't found it at home and I don't know. I went to the store and the bus stop and we walked the whole route we did the other day. I have faith that I will get it back just keep praying!! 

 

So my week was a bit harder but I am doing fine. I'm loving my mission and every little trial I have. sorry 

 

I don't have a lot to write but I love you all and wish you a great week!! <3

 

Sister Moss

 

Why Did I Come on a Mission?

So happy for everything that happening at home. i am glad the kids are enjoying the activities that you have planned.. 

This week was a bit hard we had worked a lot and had nothing to show for it until Friday night!! i know that the Savior is always helping. we had a lot of help from him this week.. there was a point during the week i asked why was last week so easy and this week is so very hard, like no one cared for anything and my companion and i just had rough days and we were complaining about it and the Lord was like trust in me and everything will be alright and that same day we had been just walking in center and we had miracles happen. we had three people stop us to talk to us about the church and now they are doing well in the lessons.. also we went to church and had none of our investigators there but Heavenly Father helped and put a new family in our path so we can teach...

The week was great and i know without a doubt i couldnt have done it without my Savior on my side!!<3 

 

Mom asked me a couple of questions and I want to share my answers with everyone...Here are the questions she asked: Why did you go on a mission? Why do you think Heavenly Father needed you in Brazil? AND have you done what He’s asked you to do?

 

I am on my mission for a lot of reasons, but the most important is because i know that this gospel can change lives and that it helps our families have happiness.. i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my family and knowing that we can be together forever and that we are happy all the time. i know without a doubt that Brasil is the place our Father in Heaven needed me, i have never doubted it.. i know that they people ive helped needed me and i know that i have had the chance to change their lives for the better.. i try everyday to do what he has asked and a lot of the days i feel like i am doing well.. we can always improve and be better, i know that my Heavenly Father is proud of my work and that i have done what he needs.. i love my mission and the chance i have to be here <3 

 

i love you all so much have a great week<3 

 

Love, Sister Moss

 

 

A Plea from the Missionaries

It's awesome to hear all of the good things going on at home tell Makenna and Trey congrats for me!!

My companion is Sister Santos she is from Santos- Sao Paulo she has 6 months in the mission and she is the daughter of Sister Prieto!! (Meaning Sister Prieto trained her) we are living alone and its something very new for me. i thought i would hate it but i dont hate it, but its not my favorite. i like more people here!!! 

the ward is great they help us in literally whatever we need!! this is the wealthiest area in Ribeirao. its crazy, the members live in the nicest house i've ever seen!! all of our investigators are references and its so much easier to work. i have one piece of advice for you 

 

PLEASE GIVE REFERENCES TO THE MISSIONARIES -- PLEASE!!! It makes all the difference!!! 1/3 references are baptized and 1/100 contacts in the road are baptized. please help the missionaries!

sorry its very short this week but know i love you all!! 

Love, Sister Moss

 

Transfers...

So i was TRANSFERRED

i was transferred to a ward that (I've heard) is very hard to work with and with a companion i dont know and on the other side of the mission away from everyone i know and i just feel alone here.. i know its just a start to a new transfer and i will give my whole heart in helping this ward be better and to fit in here..  i know that there is a reason for everything and that it will all be okay. i know that i can and will finish strong and that our savior will be helping me like always.

this last week in Barretos was really sad, i HATE goodbyes, and the week was full of them.. members and other missionaries that i wont be seeing again before i come home!! but i love the work we did.. we had 2 people in church with us and they are really progessing well one has a baptism on the 9th which is Saturday i hope i will get the pictures of him!! things are going well i know things will be good in my new area!! 

have a great week <3

Love, 

Sister Moss

Christlike Attributes

This week we had mission tour and I wasn't as lucky as Kenzie to get someone who spoke English but it was still great! We had Elder Perroti - I think area 70, in mission tour. I understood about 3/4 of it! We talked about how to be a true disciple of Christ and what we need to do to become more like Christ. one quote I love is "we need to work for Christlike attributes, we need them to be interwoven into us." another thing is that we just can't have one, when we have one of the attributes, it leads to us gaining more and more we need to want to have them all and continue to grow them and become better!

This week I woke up Sunday morning with no to little voice... so that makes teaching other people really fun! our work has slowed down a lot we have to start cutting people from our list this week because they just aren't progressing, and it's sad... we have 8 investigators that are progressing but also at a stand, 4 of the 8 need to be married first. the others have finally gotten jobs or are not in the house when we schedule appointments... so that's frustrating!

 

We walk in part city and part country and depending on the day there are a lot of people out or none! We talk while we walk. We walk about, i would say, 10 miles a day the farthest we walk is about 35 min.  

Its been a good week for me. I have been helping a lot more in lessons and it's great! I just need to understand fully now!!! 

I love being here and I love that I'm continuing to grow and learn. I see progress every day and it's so great. I love you all so much.

 

Sister Moss 

It was the first time actually felt like a "real" missionary!

To start out I just want to say that I recognize that my attitude before I left for my mission had changed from what it was, I had a hard time with listening and being that always helpful person. so for that I am sorry! 

As for this week, it has probably been the best week so far for me, this week we had a little amount of lessons the work is slowing down, people aren't letting us in, and some of the investigators we had have hit a slow point and want to progress but not on one thing - the law of chastity. we thought they were married but they aren't so we taught castidade (chastity) and they flat out told us no they wouldn't live by this commandment. and that's sad because they had a baptism date on the 24th. 

This week I have been able to understand more - still not everything but more is better, we had a ward party (Festa Junina) and it's the best holiday because it's all about country and stuff!!! I have pictures of that night and when I figure out how to send them, you will see I'm definitely trying to love the people and give my all!!

I had the coolest experience so far, I was on splits with Sister Macedo, and we were teaching the Plan of Salvation, to J and J and it was the MOST spiritual experience, I was able to help with the whole lesson and I felt the spirit so strong, J said to me, because while I was teaching I was stumbling to get the words out, but she stopped me and said that she could understand exactly every word I was saying and she could feel the spirit. I cried... Sister Macedo almost cried and I think it was the first time actually felt like a "real" missionary (I know I'm a missionary, it was just different) it was so great!

I love you all so much and miss you tons!!! be safe feel better and have a great week!!

Love, Sister Moss

I Think I Caught Dad's Cold!

Hey...

This week was SUPER slow, we have caught a slow period in the work to where we are only teaching maybe 3 lessons a day. This week, however, was better for me - until Thursday. I think I caught dads cold ;-) hahah no it dropped from 80 degrees to 60 in just a day... but it's nice. also I went to the hospital...

I'm good. I told my companion that I just had a cold and it would go away in a few days, I got a blessing and I would be fine but she still took me there to a member, the doctor (member) said exactly what I did and she prescribed me stronger medicine. So that's good. 

We have 4 good investigators right now B and C. They are legally married and have a baptism date for the 24th. I hope they can do everything in time for the baptism, one has a problem with the word of wisdom. So I pray we can help them be ready in time. The other is another couple but they aren't married A and E they enjoy church and have been working on the word of wisdom as well, the cool thing is that they moved and actually told us where they were moving to so we can continue to teach them. Which is different in the field. 

I spoke (in sacrament a couple of weeks ago) on how missionary work can change lives. I talked about my mom and how grateful I am for missionary work and all that's its done for my family. I think it went well.. I'm glad it's over though!! 

 

Music...I love the songs: Give It All To Him, Trust Him, Emma (it's a sad song but I like it), It's Not About You, and Embark (in Portuguese) I AM SO HAPPY that i have music because it has become my stress reliever ahah 

This week was good but slow and I'm looking forward to a new week. I love what I'm doing and I'm so glad I have the opportunity to serve.

love you all <3

 

Sister Moss

UGH!

This week has been super hard for me, I haven't been able to understand anything this week - it was like I was in the CTM the first day again, and I don't like that feeling! I just cried one day because I couldn't understand...

WE FINALLY HAVE POWER, oh and it's great, haha

We sat at a investigators house one night and listened to him sing church songs. It was good because I hadn't had music for 5 days. Music is my stress reliever! This week we marked 3 baptism dates for this month and 2 of our investigators are now legally married so now they can now be baptized!!! So that's great.. I am always singing in Portuguese or in English it's pretty fun! Oh this week I wrestled with a membro to do the dishes after almoço....I lost, hahah I love her (irma Margete) I have about 3 new bug bites every day so that's fun.

Something spiritual this week was I was reading my scriptures (in Portuguese) and I normally don't understand but I read one verse and I UNDERSTOOD it completely it was Alma 37:13 and it's a great scripture. I am so grateful for the Savior and the miracles that I see daily. 

I love you all so much <3

 

Love,

 

Sister Moss

 

 

Alma 37:13

 

O remember, remember, my son Helaman, how strict are the commandments of God. And he said: If ye will keep my commandments ye shall prosper in the land—but if ye keep not his commandments ye shall be cut off from his presence.