Forty Six and Counting . . .

Hello fam ~I am doing just fine. Another week down, who knows how many to go! The work has been going great. We counted yesterday and we have 46 investigators. I guess you could say that we are doing ok. So I am thinking that Elder Lowe is going to be transferred. He has been in the area for 6 months now. Holy smokes ~ it seems like I have been here for an eternity and I have only been on mission for 3 months. We have been teaching a lot of families lately. It is awesome until all the kiddies get out of control and then we have to settle them down but other that that I really love it. I am going to get into my whites this week for the first time since the temple. I don't think my pants are going to fit anymore but we will see what happens. I am pretty excited. He is a young boy named Ezekial and he said he wanted me to baptize him. I was kinda surprised cause everyone wants Elder Lowe to do it. I am excited for the Bens family. It seems like they are on fire plus they have a kid named after me so I guess that's pretty cool.

So this cool/really kinda scary thing happened to me this week. It was in the middle of the day and a guy pulls over and offers us a ride so we say ok. Something seemed kinda crazy about this guy but any way, to make a long story short, this guy was crap drunk and he pulls out a beer and starts to drink while he is driving. So you have to understand the traffic here it is nuts. I am told like twice as bad as NY sometimes cause there are no laws about drinking and driving! Scary!

Thank you I got the package. That is the way to go, vacuum sealing everything tight. Thanks. So I wrote a ton of letters. It will probably be like three weeks until you get those but we will see. Also I need to tell you thanks for the pics. I looooooveee pictures. I love to show off the family. I can't even begin to tell you how fun it is.

So, hmmm . . . Oh my gosh, I found a machine shop its awesome. It was crappy but I sent some picures. My package to you might come this week, we will. Oh Elder Lowe is sending pictures as well, so ask his mom. Also I have been training people in our area a lot, maybe they are preparing me to lead, I don't know but we will see what happens. I hope they give me more responsibility. I think I work better that way. Oh ya, my goal to live on $5 ha haha super easy.

Something I have been learning about is honesty and we talked about it in our new branch (which I am going to make a good branch if it kills me). I I think it is so important that we are honest and never lead any one on or omit or anything. Mom I know you love me and that's why you worry, its ok. Just don't worry too much because when you worry, I worry cause I love you more than you know. I have been writing more personal letters to you and dad now and I will keep on writing them. Hmmm I don't know what else to really talk about. Sorry this letter has about zero structure.

Something President Roggia said, that I really liked, was about missionaries feeling alone and being tried so they can grow. Hmm I hate to be alone and it's so true that sometimes I feel alone but I just get down on my knees and pray. I know that I always have the Lord there for me.

So I am about out of things to say. REMEMBER YOU CAN'T SEND TOO MANY LETTERS. Love ya guys!


Love Elda Mooooos (they call me that all the time)
alias Elder Kevin Moss


Ps Whats up with Caden ~ tell him be glad he's not in Africa haha, I am the doctor here!!!! jk

An African Moss?

Hey family,

So my week has been alright. Mom don't worry about me!!!!!! A mission is hard but I'm tough and pushing through. I hear through the grapevine that you are really worried about me. Don't be I will live. I just hope you recognize me and hug me when I get off that plane. You might not be able to find me in that suit. I am going to try to just live on 5 dollars the whole week I think, just for fun ha. I have done about $7 pretty dang easy. All you have to do is eat like a piece of bread a day.

Before I forget, Happy 25th Anniversary! I love you guys and because of you I am here today and I never let people forget that. Today I sent off a package to Riss via Liberia mail. It has a shirt in it and my memory card. I hope all goes well with that. I got the newsletter this week it was great. I loved it I should get the package this week. This crazy thing happened. I got a random letter from Mitch Tenny. I haven't talked to him in forever but it was cool to get a letter from Brazil.

So Pres Roggia is here. So our branch got split this week. I was really nervous because I was told that our names were on the list for branch pres and that is one of the last things I would want to be responsible for. Luckily, I get to be just a missionary. But we have a lot of work and I want this branch pres to start doing things the right way.

So someone must trust me high up because for this weekend I got to be the senior companion with Elder Taylor. All went well. We did good and, hopefully, I taught him a lot. It is just crazy cause no one ever trains this early in their mish and I will have him tomorrow too. I very much like training.

Sometimes Elder Lowe doesn't like to teach families much because they can get crazy but I think that is my purpose in coming here. A quote from sacrament meeting from pres was that families take priorities over all responsibilities in the church and every thing!!

Thanks again for the package. I love those mints and those nuts mmm. They are delicious!

So I held my first chimp oh and a sea turtle. So I guess that was pretty cool.

We will now be kneeling at every prayer in the lessons. If you don't know, there is dirt and muddy poop everywhere, so that should be fun. I will tell you something. It is funny to see two white guys in the middle of town with millions of people around, dressed nice, kneeling and praying on the muddy dirty sidewalk. Picture that. Well lessons are great. Still teaching all the time and teaching the bens family I love them.

GUESS WHAT?? So I thought it would be fun to get people to name their kids after me or at least try so I did I and now I have two babies named Moss and another baby girl named Riss. I tried to get them to use Sherissa but that was too hard for them to say. So forever will Riss and Moss be in Africa!!

Well I think we are giving up on the lady that killed someone because she is burning up too much time and keeps bouncing interviews. We will see what happens.

I love all you guys so much. Keep staying strong. Soon you will have pics from me. Did you get the scripture case?

From Africa ~ Love Elder Moss

love ya

Another week in Liberia

Hello Family,

Hope sarah had a great b-day, also happy grandparents day yesterday.  I forgot to say that last week. Sarah, so what did you get?  Did Riss give
you a hug for me?  So I actually have not sent a package yet.  Through fed ex it is $95 (ha-ya right like I can afford that!) So I think I will try through the postal service.  Speaking of which, everyone can handwrite that way and send pics too please.  I am super stoked for your package you sent me though. I am getting a letter from Riss' dad? Uh oh -  ha.   There are a few things that I need slash would like, if you don't mind.   I need shaving crème and I need some after shave.  So wahoo, shopping trip.  Maybe mom and Riss can find me some yummy smelling kind. Also I need a pen pencil set that I can carry.  Believe it or not,  you cant find pencils here. And maybe some AA batteries.

So the work has been going pretty good.  The scriptures that dad sends me, every time it seems, that they are perfect for what I need. So it seems that we teach so much on families here and the importance of eternal marriage. It is so crazy because that is what I love the most. I decided to totally change this lesson around and I decided to make a priority list with this guy Thomas. He made his and I made mine.  His list was crazy so I told him some things and gave him my list.  I put just a few things on mine.  God and families and then I gave him a few scriptures from Nephi like my favorite one that talks about defending your families. That is so important. Also, when I was on splits, I was prompted to share yours, Mom, and Riss' testimonies.  Wow, the spirit took over that lesson! All I know is that me and him were both in tears by the end of the lesson. How great it is to be able to have eternal families.
 
Oh my goodness I almost busted a cap on this lady. It is a handicapped community and they were punishing the nicest little handicapped boy.  I walked up and he is crying on the ground.   They took his wheelchair.  Oh my, I was ticked.   I went up and helped this boy and I said I swear if this boy doesn't get his wheelchair back asap I will bring a world of hurt to the person that took it. (Not very missionary like, I know).  They listened.   I said this better not happen again. How can they punish him?   How can he do wrong?   His spirit is the most pure out of all of them.   It bugged me.
 
Ben's fam is great, getting ready for baptism. Oh our branch is splitting.  Hope I don't have to be branch pres or anything, ha, ya right!  It would never happen but we were told our names are on the list so I guess I am not doing too bad.  We just need to stay in tune with the spirit and mission work is easy. It's all about family, everyone remember that. Keep doing family prayer. The spirit there is amazing and  it brings everyone so close together.

So thank you everyone for all that you do for me and the prayers the and letters and everything.  I love all of you so so very much.  I could not do
this with out you.  I love you guys.

Love Elder Moss


 

Food - Yeah!!

So this week was pretty good for me.  I need to first start off by saying Happy Birthday to Sarah I hope it is well and I love you loads.

 

So this week we had a baptism.  I wish  could send you pictures but this computer is really dumb so  won't make you any promises. Oh my heck, so  got the package.  love it!  There is so much junk food that I will never be able to eat it all.  Just kidding, I  will.  Man this keyboard is terrible!  It is like an old typewriter.  Oh man, it frustrates me so much to be in Africa sometimes.  So I got the card reader.  It is nice but I love the the letters and pictures the most.  So snail mail turns out to be faster than we thought.  Your letter you sent took only 8 days to get here. So please send more like that.

 

So me and Elder Lowe are doing well.   Actually we are doing good enough that our branch is splitting, which is surprising because I have no idea who is going to be the branch pres.   I am getting so sick of Liberia time.  If you are not 30 min late you are way too early. You schedule appointments with people 30 min earlier than you want.

 

So I was reading today about priesthood blessings and it talks about how we need to plant the seed before we ask God to grow our corn.  Faith with out action is nothing. I like that it really makes you want to work.  So this one lady Lucia, she is on fire we have taught her 4 lessons in 2 visits she knows so much. And uncle ben, the one we baptized, his whole fam is coming  to the church.  I  love that.  It makes me so happy to see that. That's what I want to see from this mission.   Not how many baptisms but how many families we can get sealed. You can get to.

 

Dad thank you for your scriptures.  I love them, so you can keep them coming.  I always love to learn new things.  And thanks for raising me the way you did to love families and nothing else comes first. So many people can lose sight of that and its importance.  I really want to someday be the best husband the best father and have my kids love me and be sealed to them  forever.  That is my goal.  I would love nothing more . And it is because you taught me the importance and showed me how you love and respect mom.   

 

I arm wrestled a ghana army trainer and worked him ha.  Embarrassed him.  Just thought I would throw that in.  Well I love all you guys so much and Iwill be home  twice the man I was when I left.  Seriously,  keep up all your good.  I will talk to you next week.

 

Love Elder Moss