December 23, 2014

What a week!! In a good way :) Ahh I’m so happy to hear everyone is doing so well! I love this time of the year! I feel so honored to have maybe 2 Christmas’s as a missionary. I really couldn’t ask for anything else!

Okay so first off I have to tell you all the big news! On Thursday we had our Christmas party with the president. He started off by showing us some Christmas Mormon messages and then we watched a little clip of John Schmidt. I felt very close to home. It was like I was at his concert pretty much. Can’t break tradition. So then president talked to us about tons of great things. Honestly I look up to that man so much! He talked about how all Christ wants from us this Christmas is our sins. He wants us to utilize what he has sacrificed and to lay our mistakes on the table. I can’t express how much love I have for our Savior!

So after that he explained how he came to the country 2 and a half years ago with specific goals. One being to make another mission in Costa Rica. And last week that goal came true!! WE ARE GETTING ANOTHER MISSION IN COSTA RICA!!!!!! AHHHHH I’m so haaaaappy!! It’s really such an honor to be here to watch this country grow in the gospel. So in July there will be two missions in Costa Rica. And we will be getting almost 300 more missionaries. (MAREN)  And the really cool part is that the quorum of the 12 apostles will be reassigning us to the mission that we will serve in. I’m so happy I’m so happy I’m so happy.

So after President told us the great news they gave us this adorable key chain that says Costa Rica San Jose mission. It’s sick because this mission won’t exist for much longer. And then they feed us the best food EVER!!! I love good food. Then we all got to go to the temple :) :) but our zone was the last session so we all just hung out on the temple grounds. It was great to get closer to my zone. I really love where I am at soo much!! My mini missionary got to go through for the first time. I was lucky enough to be there with her. There is not a more peaceful place on the earth than in the temples!! After the temple session it was 9:30 so we didn’t get home until 11:30. It was a crazy day. 

So currently back in my trio and my mini missionary went home. She has been having back problems and just felt really sick. The president said that he is looking for another mini missionary but for now we will be in a trio. It’s crazy covering both areas but everything will work out. I love my companions soooo much! They really are like my sisters!! They are so sweet to me! 

This week we had our Christmas activity for our branch. We all sang and the president of our branch talked to us in between each song. I love my branch so much. Everyone is so nice and humble. I’ll never forget these people! 

Funny story... So one of our investigators, who has some mental problems, didn’t come to church the other Sunday. I was studying a lot on how I can help my investigators keep their commitments and I remembered this part in preach my gospel that said that the first thing you should do when your investigator doesn’t keep a commitment is to be devastated.

So I saw Ramon walking on the other side of the street so I yelled for him to come over and then I explained to him how sad we were that he didn’t come to church on Sunday. He then started bawling. And just kept saying macha macha (means blondy). Then he gave me his pamphlet of the plan of salvation and his bread he just bought and laid in the middle of the sidewalk bawling. I told him I forgave him a million times but he wouldn’t stop crying. Then a policeman came by so we had him take care of him. Poor guy. I hope everything works out. 

I’m running out of time so I guess I’ll just have to tell you all more on Thursday!!! AHHHH I’M SO EXCITED I JUST CANT HIDE IT!!!!!!!! I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!!!!!!! Please answer your skype. I love you all so so so much!! 

Love always

Hermana Fowler 

P.S. Sorry mom but I left my camera at our house. Just know that our house is decorated adorable and that the temple is beautiful. I’ll send them next week no worries :)