happy happy happy :)

(Kendra) I got the following email. 

Buenes Tardes Moms of our Misionaros,

These great missionaries just played futbol on their prep. day & I thought you might like to see a foto of them. This is taken at Capilla Don Bosco in San Jose Centro. At this very minute, they´re eating pizza : )

Hermana Diane Petersen, RN
Fondo Perpetuo/Autosuficiencia Centro @ Capilla Don Bosco
Mission Nurse Specialist
Costa Rica San Jose Mission

This week was sooo great. I LOVE THE MISSION FIELD!!! But really I feel like every day that I am here I am a little bit happier. 

This week we saw lots and lots of milagros. We have an investigator named Jessy (the one we found when we crossed the river) anyway she disappeared for two weeks. We had called and called and went to her house but finally we left a note that said we have been worried about her and that we hope she will call us. And then one night we were with a member and our appointment fell through so my comp felt like we should call Jessy. And she finally answered wooohoo.

So we rushed over to her house and she told us that she has been looking for a job these last few weeks. She doesn’t have money so she has been walking miles and miles every day. So the members are helping her out a little bit. But we had an amazing lesson. It was probably the most random lesson every, but it was completely by the spirit. The member was perfect and could relate completely to her situation. She is such an amazing person and I know that the Lord will strengthen her in these difficult times.

On Sunday was her son’s baptism. It was all kind of last minute but it turned out sooo beautiful!! The spirit was so strong. After church he was waiting outside of the bishop’s office but some members said they would give him and Jessy a ride and he told us that he just wanted to ask the bishop how he can come to church with a tie. Sooo cute!! We found him walking in the street that night on the verge of tears and he said that he had bad news. He said that we wants to be so happy because it was his baptism day but that his girlfriend broke up with him. Poor little thing but we explained that the Lord has a plan for him and that he will prepare a beautiful young women but he needs to do his part and strengthen his testimony. He keeps talking to his mom how he needs to start preparing for his mission! He will be an amazing missionary!! 

This week I found this girl in the park that I felt like I should talk to. So I approached her and she ended up knowing English woohoo. She actually has been to like 4 sacrament meeting. Wow what a blessing. We have an appointment with her on Wednesday. It’ll be interesting to teach in English but good practice! I still am so amazed at how many people we have found that are prepared. It just shows how lots of the time people won’t get baptized with you but in the Lord’s time they will make this covenant. 

My companion and I get along very well. She is a funny one. I need to start writing down the stuff she says. This week we were trying to figure out what we were going to eat because we hardly have any more money for this month and so she was dividing the meat that we had to see how many days it could cover and so we somehow had more than we thought. So in every prayer after that she thanked heavenly father for multiplying the meat. 

This week somehow a black devil butterfly got into our house. Ah man it really was one of the funniest moments. I wish I would of recorded my comps reaction. Anyway everything is going really really well! I feel so blessed to be serving a mission. I know this is the Lord’s work. And it needs to be done in the Lords way. I’m so grateful to have the support I have. Thank you all for all your support and birthday wishes!! 

Love always

Hermana Fowler