Sister Anna Leigh Fowler: Happy Valentines Day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTER BEARNSON!!! I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!!!!

Wow I don’t think I have seen so many miracles in one week. I really just can’t express how grateful I am for this experience to serve a mission in Costa Rica. I don’t ever want this time to end.

Okay so this week we spent a lot of time just looking for new investigators because we hardly had any. It’s been really fun to be with Hermana Mazariego because we can go to a park and talk to everyone naturally. I love contacting with her. We found this park that we call Magic Park. Every day we spend like 30 minutes just talking to people.

Hermana Mazariego & Hermana Fowler

We took a picture in front of the house because it was an excuse to start talking to people.

Okay so one day this week our appointments fell through so we decided to look for one of our investigator’s house (we always taught him in Magic Park) so we decided to ask a guy in the street and he happened to know. But to get there we had to cross a river. So we did obviously. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard watching my comp cross that river. I love her she’s a funny one.

So finally we got to the house and his mom came to the door. So we introduced ourselves but she seemed like a little tough of a person. That didn’t make sense but okay.. and pretty much she let us in. oooosh :) So we started to sing a hymn and after we finished she was bawling. After the prayer she explained that two days ago she was planning on killing herself. But she decided to pray first and after her prayer her body went numb and she blacked out. She said that we were her angels and this was her answer to her prayer.

Her son had explained to her that he wasn’t going to drink coffee anymore. She doesn’t have a job so her son literally hadn’t eaten for days and he wouldn’t drink the coffee because he had made a commitment with his Heavenly Father. The spirit was so incredibly strong during that lesson. I learned the importance of truly having a broken heart and a contrite spirit. She is so incredibly humble and ready for baptism.

She came to church on Sunday and was so cute about everything, sadly her son Jairo couldn’t come because he was throwing up in the morning (because he hadn’t eaten). She even took out her nose and tongue ring. After church we had talked to the Relief Society president about their situation and within 2 hours she had gathered a TON of food for them. I don’t think I’ve ever seen two people so grateful. There is a lot more to the story but I don’t have time I’m so sorry.

Another investigator we have is always sooo incredible. His name is Carlos. He had an accident about 6 months ago and now he can’t talk. The only word he can say is bein. Ahh I seriously can’t express my love for the investigator. Ahhh. We watched the movie John Tanner and he just bawled. We then after invited him to be baptized and he was so confused on why the date was so far away (he can’t talk but he can like play charades with the bishop) anyway his baptism is this week!!!

Seriously this week I had some of the most spiritual experiences in my life. I’m so grateful for my companion. We work really well together!! I loooove talking to people here. I’m so glad my fear has gone away. We definitely had our fair share of haters but no importa. I love you all so much! I’m so grateful for my family! Please be safe!!!!