Workng so hard!

I cant believe I'll be home in 4 weeks! Its crazy!! I'm beyond excited to hug all of you but super sad to leave here... buuuut I think I'm a little bit more excited than sad so thats awesome!!

This week has been really really good!! we're working really really hard, probably more than i have my whole mission. Its insane. I know that the work I'm doing and the effort i'm putting in are not my efforts. but power and help from the Lord, if it were up to my carnal body and my carnal mind I'd be sleeping everyday until lunch and then a nap afterwards. I'm tired beyond compare. but somehow I seem to be able to get the work done! its incredible! 

Questions and answers... 

Do the members ever ask about your family? What do you tell them about your life at home?

Everyone asks about the family, I always show pictures and explain about the kiddos. They don't usually ask about life at home, generally, just about you guys. Which I guess counts as life at home! haha. But yeah. 

 

Do you dream in Portuguese?

Yes I dream in Portuguese haha and sometimes English too. Depends who is in my dreams I think.

 

Who are you teaching?

We're teaching a lot of people, and most of them are references now which in my experience works much much better!! (than knocking door and street contacting)

 

love you so so much!!! 

 

Love,

 

Sister Moss 

I kind of have a greenie!!!

This week was awesome! So Sister Barlow (Sister Ribeiro's greenie) got here this week straight from the CTM!! She's from Washington and is super super cute!! Love her so much already!! Sister Ribeiro is from São Carlos, São Paulo and is amazing too!!! love them so so much. I really feel like Sister Barlow is my daughter (greenie) too! We are always laughing it's insane! haha but really really awesome!

The area is huge!!! The ward seems really awesome! I don't know very many people yet but they all seem awesome! We have lots and lots of investigators right now! who are also super awesome haha! I don't have much time to explain more about them, but we're working on helping a few people get married and really just helping people feel more ready for this step. 

It was a really good week, Sister Barlow killed it this week. She speaks so well already!! She's a little shy but that's usually how it is when we start. It's weird, this week I've seen myself do so many things that I never thought I could do. It's amazing what a mission does to you haha! 

Sorry it's short today, keep those questions for next week and I'll answer them then.

love you so much!!! 5 weeks!!!!

 

Love, Sister Moss 

ONLY 6 MORE WEEKS!!!!!

Well everyone, this is it! Last transfer!!! Last 6 weeks in the best mission in the whole universe!!! I'm beyond excited to return home and hug my family but my heart breaks at the thought of leaving my family here in Brazil, literally break my heart. I've loved this place and it has become my home here.

BUUUT I still have 6 more weeks of hard work! So to start off, I've been transferred from Panatis to the literal city of Natal! I will finish my mission, literally in Natal!!! WOOOOO!!!! As sad as I am to leave my family in Panatis, I am so so excited to work in Natal. My new companions are Sister Ribeiro and her daughter (her greenie). We don't even know who it is yet but it'll be awesome!!!! I'm super super excited!

For the last week in Panatis we had a ward party, which was awesome!!! and Tia Lourdes, who has been a "member" for 6 years and she finally decided to get baptized!! Yesterday was her 79th birthday, and we celebrated with her baptism!!! So so awesome guys! Cried my eyes out haha! It was incredible! Love love love her, and feel so privileged to have been there to share her sweet sweet day with her. It was an incredible way to end my 3 transfers there. 

Beyond this, not much has happened. I'll update more this week, lots of changes! 

Love you all so so much! 

Sister Moss 

Bem, todo mundo, é isso! Última transferência !!! Últimas 6 semanas na melhor missão em todo o universo !!! Estou muito animada para voltar para casa e abraçar minha família, mas meu coração se quebra com o pensamento de deixar minha família aqui no Brasil, literalmente partir meu coração. Eu amei este lugar e se tornou minha casa aqui.

Ainda tenho mais 6 semanas cheia de trabalho! Então, para começar, fui transferido do Panatis para a literal cidade de Natal! Eu terminarei minha missão, literalmente em Natal !!! WOOOOO !!!! Por mais triste que esteja em deixar minha família em Panatis, estou tão animada em trabalhar em Natal. Meus novos companheiros são a Sister Ribeiro e sua filha. Nós nem sabemos quem é ainda, mas vai ser incrível !!!! Estou super super animada!

Para a última semana em Panatis, tivemos festa Juninho que foi incrível !!! e Tia Lourdes, que tem sido um "membro seca" há 6 anos e ela finalmente decidiu ser batizada !! Ontem foi seu 79º aniversário, e comemoramos com o batismo dela !!! Foi incrível! Chorei chorei chorei! Foi incrível! A amo amo amo, sinto-se tão privilegiado por ter estado presente para compartilhar seu dia especial com ela. Foi uma maneira incrível de terminar minhas 3 transferências lá.

Além disso, não aconteceu muita coisa. Vou vos dar mais noticias semana que vem, muitas mudanças!

Amo todos vocês tanto!

Sister Moss

 

This is Elder Nielsen - his twin brother is serving in the same mission with Kadie, my twin sister!

Headed to the beach - can't touch the water!

Oh my goodness!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the pics!!! I'm crying here because I miss you all so much and really wanted to be there with y'all. Just missing Kade and I.... uggghhh!!! glad you all got to be together and have such a fun time!!! Looks awesome!!

These past few weeks have been rough. One of our investigators passed away. It looks like she had a heart attack... super super sad. We've been traumatized, she never leaves our minds. 

Also, our other baptism that was marked for Saturday fell through... ugh, she's 100% ready for this step, but wants her mom's support. her mom said she could get baptized but she doesn't support the idea. and that really messed with her. she wants to get baptized but wants moms support. that makes sense, it does. but sometimes the support comes afterwards when she sees that it really is something she wants. I can't get her off my mind, I really want to see her take this step of faith, but I think she has a lot of fear. I'm not sure how I can help her.... I can tell you right now, that it's because of her that I stayed her one more transfer, she's my friend here. I'm trying everything in my power to help her but i don't know if it's enough.. please keep her in your prayers this week and that her mom can learn to support her. 

Beyond this there's not much going on. we'll have a baptism this week. a little old lady who has been going to church for 6 years and finally decided that she wanted to get baptized! Super super excited for her! 

Things are great, my companions are great! Yes sister Lima goes home next week. I think I'll get transferred next week and possibly go to an area called Patos. which is really really far. its actually in João Pessoa. if i get transferred there it'll be really hard to say my goodbyes. but I'll definitely say goodbye to Tia Lu. 

Last week we just went to play soccer with the elders. today we're going to the beach again. I'm getting tired of going to the beach every week and not be able to touch the water haha! 

that's about it for me haha. not much else! 

love you so so much !!!

Love,

Sister Moss 

No Time

Hey guys - glad you all had such an amazing week. 

Sorry I don't have a lot of time today, but I'm good and alive. 

I'll talk to you all next week! love you bunches!!!

Sister Moss