I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. I wish you guys could just read my mind so I wouldn’t have to type.

                              Okay so last week... We had a zone meeting with President and interviews. It was great! I really love the new president I’ve learned soo much from him.

               

Oliver’s baptism was this Saturday!!!! Ahh I feel so bad I haven’t been able to let you guys all know about his progress. He is amazing. He is a rock star and I really have never met someone sooo prepared to receive the gospel. Like almost the same as Griseylda. Oh by the way she is now engaged to a member. Uush temple in a year :)

               Anyway he has an earring and when we taught him and told him he needs to take it out he took it our immediately. After his baptism he bore his testimony and it was amazing. He said that while he was in the font he heard a voice in his head say, “I have a plan for you.” He will do great things :)

               Sorry I have no more time. I loooooove you all :)

Christmas trees

Sorry I can’t write much this week I’ll fill you in the next week :)
Here’s a pic from the leadership meeting with President Laboriel and
Hermana Laboriel :)

The following are some pictures that Anna's friends took. They were taken the day the mission was divided and she said goodbye to some of the missionaries.

Hi Family :)

               No time to write much sorry... So I’m just going to share a cool experience. So there is a less active in our ward named Reina and about a year or so ago she had some problems with some members which led her to decide that she would never come back to church. She also told me and my old companion to never come to her house. Soooo we did.

               I had a really strong impression that we needed to stop by her house. I didn’t tell my companion that she doesn’t want any missionaries in her house so she wouldn’t get freaked out. So as we were outside her house I said a prayer that she would see us as servants of the Lord and I told my companion to put a biiig smile on her face (which she doesn’t like to do but did so that was the first miracle :))

               She came out the door and we just kinda looked at each other then she said please come in. So we did. That morning I was reading in my journal about a time in my mission that I was having a harder time and how I just wished I could express the feelings of my heart in Spanish. And I realized that during that time I completely relied on the spirit to talk and now it had just become kind of a routine. And when I heard people’s problems I just started to kinda attack them with doctrine.

               So when we walked in I remembered that and a thought came to my mind just
listen to her. So we did and we found out what her challenges really were. I know she will come back to church. I’m not sure when but I know that the Lord needs her in His church and Satan knows that too so he is working on her but when she realizes that salvation is individual she’ll let go of all other problems. I know that listening is more important than talking.

               Today we had an activity for our zone. We hiked a huuuge mountain and then had a testimony meeting at the top. I loved it. I wish we could do it more. I got to talk a lot with Hermana Peters which always is exactly what I need. Since we were in exercise clothes my knees saw the sun for the first time in a year and they did not like it. I got friiiied it hurts so bad. But it’s okay I like it:)

               I love you all and love what we are doing  :)

Hermana Fowler

              

Hermana Peters and Fowler
Companions for a day!

Hi hi hi :) This week I had divisions with.... HERMANA PETERS!!!! It
was the best day ever!!! It was so cool to see how much we both have changed since we got here. We were in Escazu (her area) and it’s absolutely beautiful. People are really rich there. And there are lots of gringos. Ranell was staying in escazu so when I was walking down the streets I felt like I could run into her at any moment. But unfortunately we didn’t :(

               The next day we had the first leadership meeting with President Laboriel. The day before the zone leaders told us that we needed to memorize all articles in faith in Spanish, all the prophets in order, and all the commandments and section 4 but not just like memorize them but he will randomly just say Hermana Fowler the 10th article of faith. So Hermana peters and I just went crazy and made up all these songs to help us. We had some good laughs. There was soooo much to catch up on when we got to the house. I seriously respect Rachel sooo much she is such a huge example to me. She helped me with a lot of things not just in the mission life but in life too. The next day we woke up early so that we could go help the elders clean the church. So then we got to talk a lot more about our missions and families and all that fun stuff.

               After we went home got ready and hurried back to the church. When we got there the new president was walking in but as soon as I turned the corner where he couldn’t see us
we started running. We just got nervous. So the meeting was incredible and I already love the new president soo much!! He is soo funny. But it bugs me because he doesn’t let the sisters so ANYTHING. Like I was trying to move this table and he yelled at the elders for letting me do that. Then I got up to throw away my plate and get dessert and again he yelled at the elders and told them to throw away our stuff and get us desserts. So ya I bet all the elders hate me now.

               He has given us a few new rules.

1. We can’t drink coke.

2. We can’t have boyfriends or girlfriends.

               Luckily I don’t have problems with those two things. But the sister next to me has a wedding ring and her dress and her date to get married soooo that must have been hard. I’ve learned that the new president will change a lot of things but just practices. The principles will always be the same!! I have also learned this week that I came into the mission to get rejected, because Jesus Christ was rejected. And Christ directs this church so I shouldn’t expect any less. And when we have fear it’s because we don’t completely believe what we are teaching. And without fear we have power :)

               I love you all and know that we can see lots of miracles in our life if we get rid of our fear and open our mouths. The people around us need what we have. And we promised lots of those people that we would find them. Sooo lets keep our promises :)

               I love you all. Go help the missionaries they need you!!!!

Hermana Fowler