October 31, 2016 - Snow!! Elder Ham's Birthday! "we are also living with a missionary from tahiti elder O. I love him to death. I got a video of his reaction to his first snowfall. That was also a very tender moment. I don't know if I have ever seen someone else so happy. He was throwing snowballs and laughing all day!"

Comp: Elder Seelos (Kaysville, Utah)

Zone Leader

Area: Ottawa Ontario Stake, Champlain Ward

1- Saturday - So I was on an exchange with the other elders so we woke up and we helped someone move and then went and found 4 new investigators right after! We taught them in our work clothes haha.. So that was awesome and then we were exhausted so we decided to go eat some food and we got those Lebanese taco thingies and they were so good! After that we helped someone else move into a new apartment and basically the entire day was full of service.. and it was elder pink hams birthday so we sang to him and overall it was a really good day! I don't think it was as exciting as back home though! How was that! Obviously throughout the day my thoughts were towards home so I hope that everything worked out and I am so excited to have a bigger family now! 

2- Hmm this week was really peaceful. I can't even describe the love that I have for the weather. This week it SNOWED! So I think one of the best moments this week was when I was doing some community service and working in a soup kitchen and I looked outside and.. IT WAS SNOWING! I was so happy I can't even describe how I felt! I was so happy to see it I don't even know why. We got 5-10cm and it snowed all night and we woke up to a blanket of snow in the morning. Definitely made me smile!  also I don't know if I told you this this but we are also living with a missionary from tahiti elder O. I love him to death. I got a video of his reaction to his first snowfall. That was also a very tender moment. I don't know if I have ever seen someone else so happy. He was throwing snowballs and laughing all day!

3- Definitely just the little miracles I think one in particular was we showed up to brother L. house and he said  that he has someone he wanted us to teach and we got a new investigator on the spot but to make it better this man is 73 years old he is in a wheelchair and honesty he is the best missionary I have ever seen! He shared the gospel with everyone he sees! He constantly asks for pass along cards and lately he has really been trying to get his hands on a tag so that he can be like one of us. 

He is the sweetest old man.

4- ben.. haha cette semaine c'est super bien passe! Je peux pas dire toutes les chose mais je veux dire que mes pensiments ils était chez nous. j'ai fier de devin et Miiko et j'ai hate pour le moment que je peux les voir encore. Apart de ca.. je ne sais pas. Je t'aime beaucoup et je suis content avec toutes les chose qui et en train de passer maintent en ma vie!

5- hmm.  Well about what? All I can't think about right now is how excited I am for the winter and for Devin and the family and for everything that is going on right now! I know that my time is running out in this area but I love it and I am excited for whatever adventures are to come in the future!

6- Hmm On  my mission ether 12 has really come to mean something to me especially versus 4-6 I love the line the said that those who believe in God can hope for a better world. What better message is there than that? The message of the gospel is of hope. It is of joy. When we choose to have faith in God and believe that he is there everything in our lives becomes better. We can be assured that as we trust and rely on him that everything will be okay because he is there for us, he loves us, and we are his children. 

7- This was super great! I am so excited to have another sister and I am looking forward to the day that I get to see all of the family together! Other than that I don't think there is too much else to say about this week.. It was just awesome and I am happy! What can I say more?

LOVE YOU!

-Elder Masse

1. What did you do Saturday?

2. What made you smile?

3. What were your successes this week?

4. Tell me something in Francais.

5. What are your thoughts!

6. Do you have a devotional or scripture for us?

7. Tell me anything!

Oct 29. 2016 -Pics! Cardboard Cut Out Picture for the Wedding!

Elder Masse's cardboard cut out for his brother's wedding!

October 24, 2016 "It is interesting as time goes on as a missionary you just start to get 'it' I cant always explain what 'it' is but everything starts to just work out. Success starts to happen, you start to work harder, You see miracles. It is amazing. I am getting to the point in my mission where I dont want to go home haha.. I know that I must return one day but It feels like that day is an eternity away. All I want to do is just serve and help others and spend the rest of my life in this great service. I cannot imagine it any other way. I am the opposite of trunky haha.. I dont know what that word would be but I love my mission so much. So to connect the point this week was amazing! There are so many awesome changes that are happening with president phillips and I have already seen so many miracles and positive results because of his loving influence! Our mission is changing for the better!"

Comp: Elder Seelos (Kaysville, Utah)

Zone Leader

Area: Ottawa Ontario Stake, Champlain Ward

1. How was your week?
2. Did you get your package? What do you want for Christmas?
3. Any words/letter for Miiko & Devin?
4. What is something you do with your district/zone? What games are popular?
5. What successes are you having?
6. What have you been thinking about lately?
7. Tell me anything!


I dont have too much time today so I will just write the family so sorry to anyone else.. but I am here I will respond as quickly as I can :D

haha.. that is so funny! I cant wait to see pictures of what it looks like! Sorry I dont have as much time this week but I will focus on just the family! I want to make sure you feel my love and know that my thoughts and prayers are towards home as you prepare for Devins wedding this week! 

1- It was so great! It is interesting as time goes on as a missionary you just start to get 'it' I cant always explain what 'it' is but everything starts to just work out. Success starts to happen, you start to work harder, You see miracles. It is amazing. I am getting to the point in my mission where I dont want to go home haha.. I know that I must return one day but It feels like that day is an eternity away. All I want to do is just serve and help others and spend the rest of my life in this great service. I cannot imagine it any other way. I am the opposite of trunky haha.. I dont know what that word would be but I love my mission so much. So to connect the point this week was amazing! There are so many awesome changes that are happening with president phillips and I have already seen so many miracles and positive results because of his loving influence! Our mission is changing for the better!

2- I did! Well if it was the vest and the tie.. That one? I also saw your letter in there and it is sitting on my desk awaiting saturday. That is a great question.. I am still thinking about it. Sorry I know that that information would be useful by now but I have not had the time to give it much thought. Also I feel like I have so much stuff haha. I just want to buy everyone souvenirs and get memorabilia haha. I will think about it more.

3- Yes. I will send it separately! 

4- mm.. Get work done! Haha Well we dont have zone activities in our mission if that is what you mean but we are allowed to have a district activity once every transfer and usually we just go to parliament or we go to Gatineau park. Rideau mall! There are a couple really cool places in Ottawa that I will have to show you when you come! Games.. I know a lot of missionaries that like to play munchkins haha.. Chess, checkers, There are a couple others. I have tried to teach some missionaries how to play cribbage but lately I have been way too busy I work all day sometimes we dont even have time for dinner and at night we do calls or prep for upoming district meetings and then we just crash at 10:30 and start it all over the next day. These last couple weeks have been particularly busy.

5- Well currently we have 7 people on date which has never happened on my mission. Also we have been teaching so many member present lessons. The standard of Excellence is 4 but this last week we taught 7. We have just been getting so much work done! We should be having a baptism soon as well we will see what happens but things are just going great! 

6- I have been thinking a lot about diligence and consecration. We will be having a member of the 70 come soon to visit our mission and I think that is really going to make a difference. I will represent my zone and we will have an hour to hour and a half long interview with him about our zone and what we can improve on.. Talk about intimidation! It will be amazing though I am excited for what is to come. My thoughts though on those subjects have just been that as we choose to be diligent and change the little things in our life for the better that is where we see the biggest improvement and change. In the little everyday things that we do. 

7- Well Life is super good! It is starting to get cold here! It is snowing in Montreal and it was supposed to snow in Ottawa but it has not happened yet. Winter is finally coming and I am so excited! Other than that.. I dont even know what to say. I love my mission so much. It has changed me. I dont feel like the same person at all.. I would say as well that I am not the same person. Anyways love you all have a great week!

Love you all

-Elder Massé

October 17, 2016 - Pictures! "I am doing so well mom I cant even tell you! I have everything I could ever ask for. Honestly being a missionary is the greatest thing. I can't even imagine what it will be like otherwise. I wish I could just do this for the rest of my life. I get to study all the time the best subject in the entire world I get to be surrounded by the people I love all the time and my sole purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ all the time! It is the best things ever! I get to bring joy to everyone that I meet I couldn't ask for something greater than that." "Alright here we go! So this week was amazing honestly.. I have never taught so many lessons in one week my entire mission it was so great! "

Elder Damas!

Comp: Elder Seelos (Kaysville, Utah)

Zone Leader

Area: Ottawa Ontario Stake, Champlain Ward

Alright here we go! So this week was amazing honestly.. I have never taught so many lessons in one week my entire mission it was so great! Every singly day we were super busy and overall it was a great week! 

1- Okay perfect! I think I will be sending a package home soon as well with little nick nacks and things in it so yeah! 

2- oh wow.. I will really have to think about that one give me a little bit of time! 

3- I am doing so well mom I cant even tell you! I have everything I could ever ask for. Honestly being a missionary is the greatest thing. I can't even imagine what it will be like otherwise. I wish I could just do this for the rest of my life. I get to study all the time the best subject in the entire world I get to be surrounded by the people I love all the time and my sole purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ all the time! It is the best things ever! I get to bring joy to everyone that I meet I couldn't ask for something greater than that.

4- Well usually as a zone leader and transfers week rolls around it is not the most productive week because you are crazy busy but despite being crazy busy we got so much done! We taught more lessons than I ever have we took one day to take a returning member to the temple for his endowment. Most of the day wednesday was spent making sure everyone got to their new areas! So much happened but it was amazing. I think something really cool that happened was when we went on member splits this week. I got to go with newly called bishop graham and there was a point where we took the wrong exit and well we ended up talking for an hour about everything and it was a tender mercy. I saw dad in him and I was grateful for that one opportunity to know what it must be like for dad right now. Even though I am not there I understand what he is doing, what he feels, and definitely how he is acting as the bishop.

5- Oh man haha. Well I think something that comes to mind is. Throughout our whole lives we are invited to make a difference in the sphere that we are put in, and that is what counts. One person can make all the difference for the people that are close to him or her and that he affects. That is our goal. Not to convert everyone at once but to take each person one by one who is in our sphere and help them towards Jesus Christ. Guide them and lead them and help them know truth from right. This makes our jobs seem so much simpler and easier and it is! All we have to do is extend beyond ourselves and reach out to those people that surround us. If we dont they will never have the opportunity to progress. Something funny though that I realized is that as a missionary my sphere expands for 2 years and includes every single person that lives within my mission boundaries so I have a pretty big sphere of people that I need to share the gospel with. Roughly 10 million or so haha. 

6- I just want to work crazy hard! I dont think I will be here much longer but I want to make as much of a difference as I can! There are people that need me and really as a leader I am supposed to be showing the example so I will do everything that I can this week to make the difference in every single way that I can. I will really be working on being diligent in everything that I do.

7- Hm.. that is a great question.. definitely between 2 they are all turquoise or blue. All good looking ties though! One of my favorites is the one that you sent me on my birthday and the other is one that I got from Elder Nilson.

8-Really that is so cool! tell Cam that I am super proud of him and everything that he is done! And of course aiden as well! I love them both! I miss just hanging out with them honestly! I loved just spending time with them and laughing with them and doing stuff with them. I loved late night taco bell runs and playing games with them. Those are the memories that count in the end and really make up who we are.

Well I love you all! You are the best I hope that you have an amazing week and I will try and get what I want to say to devin officially next week is that okay? I think I will record a little video or something will that work?

1.       I sent you a package so let me know when you get it.

2.       What do you want me to send you for Christmas?  I will need to get your package out right after we get home from the wedding.

3.       Do you need anything?

4.       How was your week?  What were the highlights?

5.       What have you been thinking about lately?

6.       What are your goals for this week?

7.       What tie is your favorite that you wear the most?  Lol

8.       What do you miss doing with Cam and Aiden?  (They are home today btw)

October 11, 2016 - Pictures!! Thanksgiving!! "I will be....... staying! For another transfer will Elder Seelos! " "I have come to appreciate so much more everything that I have. Being a missionary has given me a lot of perspective about the world. Other peoples lives. I am grateful for; my family, my friends, my mission, Heavenly father, Jesus Christ, My health, My brothers, Talents, the opportunity to serve, knowledge of the gospel, hope, charity, love, patience, the scriptures, You name it. I love everything! I will never be able to thank Heavenly Father enough for all that he has given me."

Comp: Elder Seelos (Kaysville, Utah)

Zone Leader

Area: Ottawa Ontario Stake, Champlain Ward

1- This is what happens when you get up at 6 and it is freezing outside so you decide to stay in the apartment haha..

2-This is our squad! I will miss elder Buck! 

3- This is on exchanges! 

1- I will be....... staying! For another transfer will Elder Seelos! That makes 5 here! I am super happy to still be here! It is an amazing area and I love elder seelos so I am happy!

2- Good! So that was our district thanksgiving day feast and it was a blast! I made Mémé's potatoes so of course they were super good and for the sauce I used poutine gravy! They were so good! It was a big feast though and it was very good! Other than that yesterday was the official day and we went and ate a members house and it was this big thing with 12 people and the food was so good! I think it was all gluten free too but it was delicious! We had the opportunity to share the gospel with one of the recent converts father who is now a member and who knows I think we will be seeing more of them! I am super excited! 

3- Hm.. Well Monday we had a little bit of time left after p-day so we decided to go and contact this old referral that looked like it had never been contacted and we found.. a FAMILY! It is a big family of 6 and they are all from africa. Honestly 80% of all our investigators right now were in Devins mission. Crazy cool but somehow most of them speak english which is really nice! But that was monday and then we saw them for 4 days in a row it was so cool! They have an amazing story and it is so cool to talk with them and get to know them. Throughout the rest of the week we visited 3 district meeting had 3 exchanges and went all the way out to Petawawa which is the farthest west art of our mission! It was so cool out there I love it! You will have to look it up on google maps and I will send you some pictures as well! Other than that.. Saturday we had tranfer calls which are always a blast I am staying but basically my best friend in the mission Elder Buck will be leaving which is sad, but he will be opening a new area training, new district leader. So I am excited for him. He will do great! I dont know if there was anything particularly difficult this week just managing everything and making sure that everything went smoothly we had a lot of stuff to do this week.

4- So definitely finding the family! That was so amazing! We just had all these amazing miracles with seeing people and currently we have 7 people on date for baptism and there should be 3 more soon. That is more than I have ever had. Elder Seelos and I are just killing it out here in Champlain I am loving it! Definitely a very good week in the mission! 

5- So many things. Especially as a missionary I have come to appreciate so much more everything that I have. Being a missionary has given me a lot of perspective about the world. Other peoples lives. I am grateful for; my family, my friends, my mission, Heavenly father, Jesus Christ, My health, My brothers, Talents, the opportunity to serve, knowledge of the gospel, hope, charity, love, patience, the scriptures, You name it. I love everything! I will never be able to thank Heavenly Father enough for all that he has given me.

6- I have really come to appreciate the scriptures on my mission particularly the book of mormon. The thought that comes to my mind though as I think on the scriptures goes to Mosiah. Particularly on the subject of culture in relation to King Noah and King Benjamin. Near the end of King Benjamins reign we read in the words of mormon that he had established peace throughout all the land. He has established a culture of peace and of a people that worshiped and respected God and His commandment. As the story goes on we see an entirely different culture in the sight of King Noah and his wicked Priests. His people became blood-thirsty and a wine drinking people. All because of their example and what they did. When I think of these two stories I see the importance of righteous leaders. What the ward council does established the culture of a ward. What the stake council does establishes the culture of a stake. Similarly as a zone leader or district leader. The things we do and say set the culture that other missionaries follow. As I think back upon my life I have a very deep appreciation for you mother as well as dad for all that you did. For the rightous example that you set for me because that is what I grew up to be. As we seek to be righteous leaders and follow Jesus Christ. We set the standard and example to the people that are looking up to us and it creates a culture wherein everyone will start to do the same thing and eventually you create a God serving Missionary oriented people if that is the Example you set. That is what I have been thinking a lot about lately. Love you! Sorry I wrote it fast so there may be some things that dont make sense!

7- Life is just great! I am excited for the changes that are to come! I know that this is going to be a crazy awesome tranfers so many things are going to happen! We will be having a 70 visiting us soon and we will have a couple special meetings with him. I am really excited! Other than that it is finally starting to get cold again which I am happy about! I hope that this winter gets cold! Last years was not as good so I am hoping that I will be able to bring out the whole shebang of things this year! Other than that everything is just dandy! 

1. TRANSFERS?!?

Same area? New area? New comp? Don't leave out any details!!

2. Tell me about Thanksgiving! Sis Scott sent pics... it looked amazing!!

3. What did your week look like?  Best parts, hardest parts...

4. What were your favorite things that happened this week!

5. What are you grateful for?

6. Any thoughts or spiritual thought for our family?

7. Tell me anything!

October 3, 2016 - General Conf Weekend! Transfers Calls this Week, "I have been thinking about what it means to be consecrated. I think of the consecration of the oil that we use for the healing of the sick and afflicted. It has been set apart for a specific purpose it shouldn't be used for cooking or anything else anymore because it has been set apart for that purpose and to do anything else with it would really just undermine its ability what it was meant to do. Similarly we have been set apart and chosen by God to go around the world and to teach people the gospel of Jesus Christ. When we arent doing that we are not fulfilling our purpose. We have to be consecrated to a specific purpose and goal and I think sometimes we get lost in the means of things instead of the ends. We make the means the ends and forget what our actual purpose is here"

Comp: Elder Seelos (Kaysville, Utah)

Zone Leader

Area: Ottawa Ontario Stake, Champlain Ward

1- Conference has honestly become one of my favorite things as a missionary. There is just pools and pools of revelation that we get to swim in and if you go into ready to learn and listen to the spirit you are going to come out with the knowledge of what you need to do to change and become better and strengthen you testimony. I love conference so much! I did both actually! I got to watch the sunday afternoon session with some members and we ate dinner with them afterwards and it was great! We got to talk about the talks that we liked and everything that happened and it was a very edifying experience! I am doing so great! I am loving life, my companion, and my area! I could ask for anything more! I really like it here and it would be nice to stay for at least a little bit longer. This week is transfer calls so we will just have to see! 

2- I really liked Elder Nelsons about joy. I really appreciated some of the comment about how we can be joyful despite the circumstances that we are in. I think that was one of my favorites. What more could we ask for then to be joyful? Men are that they might have joy! 

3- This week was interesting because we spent 2 days in montreal and then we had Conference so we didnt get as much work as we would have done but despite everything that happened we were still able to make some really good plans for the zone and what we can do to help everyone out! So success would include actually making it to MLC on time because of traffic! Being able to watch General Conference! This was my 3rd time as a missionary.. I will only get to watch it 1 more time! That is crazy.. But everything is just fine and dandy! 

4- I have been thinking about what it means to be consecrated. I think of the consecration of the oil that we use for the healing of the sick and afflicted. It has been set apart for a specific purpose it shouldn't be used for cooking or anything else anymore because it has been set apart for that purpose and to do anything else with it would really just undermine its ability what it was meant to do. Similarly we have been set apart and chosen by God to go around the world and to teach people the gospel of Jesus Christ. When we arent doing that we are not fulfilling our purpose. We have to be consecrated to a specific purpose and goal and I think sometimes we get lost in the means of things instead of the ends. We make the means the ends and forget what our actual purpose is here. So with that I have been thinking about what I can do to give that last little bit of energy. Am I keeping 5% for myself and not for the Lord? Then I am missing out. I have been thinking about what I can do to give that last 5% and also what I can to do motivate others to do the same. Each persons 5% is different, and what drives us is different but often times our goal is the same and we can find universal motivation in Gods love. Understanding that we are his children and we are here to help the rest of his children that dont have the same blessings as us receive those blessings.

5- Honestly just getting the members to do work with the missionaries. Missionary work is not solely to be done by the missionaries in fact it is to the contrary. Missionaries are simply there to help in the work of salvation of the ward. Not to do it all by themselves. Helping each auxillary and Quorum identy where they need help is really good and having the missionaries help the fulfill those goals is even better. There are broadcasts such as Hastening the work of salvation which are really good! It teaches each member of the ward council what they should do to fulfill their calling and help the members do their part. Making sure that the missionaries are at ward council. I have so much to say on this topic haha..

6- mm see number 4 haha. But I mean I am always thinking about my family and my wonderful mother at home ;) <3

7- I will do my best haha.. I am really bad at taking pictures but I may have 1 or 2

8- We switch off every single day so it is pretty equal in these last 4 transfers though I have driven roughly 13,000 kilometers. So overall in my mission.. probably something like 27,000 kilometers in total I have driven a chevy cruze, subaru impreza, chevty colorado, and a nissan rogue. I have driven quite a bit.. 

Anyways love you you are the best! 

-Elder Massé

1.       What did you think of Conference???  Did you watch the sessions at the Chapel or at a members home?
2.       What was one of your favorite talks/quotes?
3.       What were your successes this week?
4.       What are you thinking about lately?
5.       What has been a successful tool for missionary work in your ward?  Any tips for the ward council or Bishop?
6.       What are you thinking about lately?
7.       Are you going to send me some pics??
8. Do you drive more, or does your comp??