30th Week San Miguel, San Jose

Family ~

I have changes this week. After 7 and a half months I will be leaving San Miguel. It´s sad to see so many people I love and have been able to share spiritual moments growing the kingdom of God here on Earth. I have been blessed the last 14 months to be able to stay in only 2 areas. This opportunity has given me more love for every area that I´ve been at. Because I have been able to get to know everyone in the area and serve them and know their needs. To strengthen them and let them know that God loves them.

Hermana Diaz y yo dispuse una actividad  

My old area

This last week we have been busy with a wedding and baptism of the Aleman Family. They are a miracle being able to find and teach them. They just came to the area about 2 months ago and we found them a week after they moved here. God prepared their way and He has a purpose for every challenge we have in our life and everything that happens. I know that he knows us personally and loves us and is here to help guide us through our challenges. We just need to let him in. He is always ready to bless us we just need to obey His commandments.

La Boda de la familia Alemán  

Bautismos de la familia Alemán

After decorating for the wedding

I will know Wednesday what my new assignment will be and who my companion is. I can´t wait to be able to serve the Lord in a different area to learn from others and share this Gospel with those who are waiting for it. 

Trip to the Temple

I Love you all and hope you have a great week!!

Love Elder Moss

It started raining and I din´t have an umbrella so members gave me this umbrella

29th Week San Miguel, San Jose

Family ~

Monday we started with a monthly check up with my companion. It was great to sit back and look at this last month in what we have done good and what we can do better. Also to have a BBQ!!! Tuesday we had a district meeting and I went to a different area to do interviews. Then Wednesday we went to the temple and rented a small bus to go as a zone! That was so great because we didn't have to wait for the public buses! Thursday we did divisiones with the zone leaders so they can do interviews in our area and Friday we worked to invite everyone to General Conference.

Eating between conference

Oh how I love General Conference and the opportunity to learn from God's Prophet and Apostles. We were taught sooo much and filled with the spirit.

I hope we were all able to ask, "What can I do to change? How can I improve? or What weakness needs strengthening?" We have been guided on how we can better ourselves. For the Gospel is for bad men to be good and good men to be better. 

"If spiritual growth is not a priority in our lives, if we are not on a course of steady improvement, we will miss out on the important experiences that God wants to give us." - Elder Larry. Lawrence

We are here to on Earth to improve. Let's try to make the best out of it and become the best possible.

I hope we all were able to learn something from General Conference that we can apply in our lives. That we can become more like Christ everyday.

I love you all and hope you have a great week!!

Love Elder Moss

28th Week San Miguel, San Jose

Family ~

What can you do in a year? In a month? In a day? We are here on earth that we can receive a body and learn and grow. That we can repent. And through the atonement of Jesus Christ we can be perfected.

Trainers / Newbies at monthly checkup

Alot has changed this last year. Tomorrow I will complete a year in Costa Rica and I have learned so much. I have learned that I need to humble myself and rely on the Lord. That I need to repent everyday and become a better man. That families are central to the purpose of God that we MUST create a family that loves one another and helps one another in God's camino (path or journey).

In Alma 34:32 says, 

"For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors"

What labors can you do today to change your life? Pick up the scriptures and read them with your family? Get on your knees and pray to our Father in Heaven? Serve someone and humble ourselves that we may apply the atonement of Jesus Christ in our lives.

I have tasted of the sweetness of the fruit of the atonement. Now I want to share it with all of my loved ones. Although it has been the hardest year here of my life in Costa Rica I wouldn't trade it for anything. Because of this time I have had I KNOW that Christ lives. That God loves us and that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is Christ's Kingdom here on earth. His church which He guides through living Prophets and Apostles. I KNOW that the Book of Mormon is true. With all my heart and all my body I can bear testimony of these things because of the change that needed to take place in my life. 

I love you all and hope we can all apply the atonement everyday!

Love

Elder Moss

Elders Rivanderia and Moss

27th Week San Miguel, San Jose

Family ~

A family we are teaching that have plans to get baptized next month.

The four Elders and a brother. We have on ties from the islands of Panama where they do hand made designs.

I LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD and want to let you know that I am doing great and I am healthy and loving it here!

You both are always in my prayers at night!

Love Elder Moss

26th Week San Miguel, San Jose

Family ~

A week full of wonderful miracles!

We are teaching 4 families that are progressing very well and every single one of them are planning on getting married. So it will be a very stressful month or two with trying to help plan 4 weddings but I hope all goes well! 

Members dressed as clowns for the kids

We had a lesson with one of the families who committed to be baptized when he knew these things were true. At the end we finished with a prayer and he offered it. At the end of his prayer we asked him how he felt and he started tearing up and said he felt something that he has never felt before like a relief from all of his world problems. 

Elder Moss & Rivanderia - San Jose behind us

Another family amazes me because I feel like they are already members. Their kids go to mutual and institute and participate in all of the activities and are understanding so well. It shows how by the spirit we can understand so much better because sometimes I don't even know how they understand my Spanish.

Mom asked for pic with jacket covering part of costume

A week full of interviews! I had to do an interview in a different area with an Elder. It was in an area just a little dangerous and it was raining all that day. So the ground was covered in mud and we were slipping everywhere. We walked up these stairs and with houses on both sides. Got to the top super tired and was able to see San Jose in the night time! It was a crazy experience and I love going in to this area because every time it gives me great experience that I will never forget! And the feeling of safety during the mission is awesome. I have never felt so safe in my life. I feel as if I can go into any place and I will be safe and guided. (So don't worry about me at home). Being a missionary I have received so many blessings with safety and health that it just shows me everyday how the church is true!!

Our area is behind the green hill to the right.

I LOVE YOU ALL

Elder Moss

I don't have too much time but I just want you to know that I LOVE YOU Dad and hope that you have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 

Mom asked me to write you a letter. I never got around to it. I haven't even written in my journal the last 4 months I've been so busy. But I want you to know that I love you and I hope you have a great BIRTHDAY! 

Please take care of my truck so that it will be in good shape when I get home! 

LOVE YOU DAD

25th Week San Miguel, San Jose

Family ~ 

This week was super crazy with changes and everything! I don´t have too much time (because he was chatting with his brother). But my new companion is Elder Rivanderia from Panama. He is great and I´ve learned a lot from him.

Meeting new companion

We´ve been teaching a family who just moved here into our area! It´s great because they all come and listen to the messages and they are understanding really well. They change houses because they had problems with a few neighbors before and they have some crazy stories too! 

La Paz Zone P-Day Hike

The rain here hasn´t been too strong but rainy season is starting to get in its heaviest time so we will see how it all goes!

Jungle Hike

It´s going great here and i´ve learned so much on how change myself to better situations when they become difficult. To change my attitude to see things at a better point of view and to always enjoy hard moments! 

I love you all!!

Elder Moss

Zone Hike