Okay
so first, stake conference. Not gonna lie, I got a little homesick this
week. For some reason for stake conference I got all excited that I'd
get to see all of you guys haha! Then I showed up and remembered none of
you are in Brazil with me. Kind of really devastating... but stake
conference was good nonetheless. At least from what I understood it was
good haha. It was really difficult to pay attention, we had C and
her little brother A with us and it was very noisy!!! It made it really difficult
to pay attention, but I did my best. If I understood correctly each
speaker touched on the importance of prayer and that we need to have
that connection and relationship with our Father in Heaven. He may
already know what's going on in our life, but he wants to hear from us
every day.
Second,
teaching English! So it was kind of nice to speak English even though I couldn't think of anything to say in English haha. But we taught a class
full of 12-18 year olds who have been studying and learning English
anywhere from 2 days to 2 years. We really just got to know them and
asked real simple questions but it was really fun.
Teaching
was a little different this week, we did a lot more searching for
people than anything else. We got a list a couple weeks ago with people
who were baptized but never confirmed, so we've been searching for those
people and trying to get them back on track for confirmation or baptism
again. We found one who was really interested in going back to church
but when we went and picked him up for church he was like he was a
totally different person. Super sad to see him turn away from the chance
to become more like our Savior... Then just a regular investigator, a
mother and daughter. V and E, we taught on Friday night, and
V had some questions about why good people suffer so much and
feel so much pain. So we taught her the plan of salvation and explained
that all people struggle, as much as that sucks everyone suffer with
their own difficulties. And that through the endless undying love and
mercy of our Savior we can overcome these trials. All we need to do is
take that first step of faith and ask for help with our struggles. I
know it's difficult to ask for help sometimes because we don't want to
feel like a burden, but if we humble ourselves and ask for help, Jesus
Christ will help us, and he will lighten our burdens. It's been promised
to us, if only we act first and ask. We felt the spirit so strong during
this lesson. V was crying and Sister Velasco was on the verge of
tears. It was such a good lesson. We committed E to baptism next
week and are still working with V for baptism. But I am very
optimistic about it.
You
guys, I know with all my heart, that if we just ask for our Savior's
help, he will lighten our burdens. He is with us every step of the way.
He atoned for our sins and felt every pain and struggle we will ever
feel. He knows every bit of pain we have, and with a small act of faith
on our part He will without a doubt be there to help us and support us
through our struggles. I've seen the blessings of this tiny act of
faith, I know that without Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost I would be
unable to fulfill my calling as a missionary and representative of
Christ. I know that if we just ask, Heavenly Father, our merciful Father
in Heaven will bless us with the most amazing help. The help, love, and
support of our perfect, loving brother Jesus.
I
love you all, and am so grateful to have you all in my life. Each of
you has blessed my life in some way or another and I can't thank you all
enough. Have an awesome week, até próximo semana!!!!
com todo o meu amor,
Sister Moss
Questions and Answers
What did you do? This week we did a lot of searching for people. we
got a list of people in our area who were baptized but not confirmed so
we were trying to find them and figure out why they never finished the
ordinence.
What songs give you peace? I love all hinos!! I
really enjoy singing and learning them in Portuguese!
Tell me ALL ABOUT
your new companion... So Sister Velasco is amazing!!! I love her!!!
She's so fun!! She's from Texas and is a band geek (her words not mine).
She did marching band and plays the flute. She's an only child, is 21
and almost 9 months into her mission. She is so direct when teaching,
it's awesome! She teaches so well and always by the spirit. I love
listening to her teach.
What was the hardest thing you had to do this
week? The hardest thing this week was probably finding and trying to get
in contact with those who were not confirmed. They don't think its
important to receive the Holy Ghost... devastating really...
The
easiest? The easiest is loving the people, I don't know why it's so easy, but
I know these are my brothers and sisters and they need help finding the
path home.
Why does every day feel
like Christmas in Mossoró? Everyday is like Christmas in Mossoró because there are so many little blessings everyday. Tiny miracles everyday. It's amazing!!!
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