Letter 23!

6/10/13
Dear Family,
We had stake conference on Sunday and Elder Duncan(Of the seventy) came to speak as well as President Wilkinson. Both brought an amazing spirit to the conference. We had 3 of our investigators come with us and a less active was reluctant to agree to go with us. Our stake was split into two stakes and there is now 7 stakes in Costa Rica. The Church is growing and prophecies of olden time prophets are being fulfilled! So exciting!!
On Thursday we had divisions with the Hermana Zone Leaders. Hermana Garcia went with Hermana Marqcuez to Belen and Hermana Jones came to my area. Hermana Jones has about 10 months here and is from Salt lake City, Utah. She has special talents and when she talks to people everyone wants to be around her. She has an amazing spirit and has taught me so much! She made me laugh a couple of times with the different techniques she uses for street contacting. We had been walking in a suburb area and saw a family walking down the street to their house. We both thought the same thing and turned around to follow them. When we met the mom; Hermana Jones randomly said “does Louis live.” I was so confused and didn’t remember that we were ever looking for a Louis. The mom said no and Hermana Jones told her that Louis said that he lived in a red two story house which was the description of the house in front of us. The mom told her maybe the other street and then I realized it was a tactic.
I’m still trying to decide if it would be considered a sin or not to lie in order to help someone find their salvation, haha. Ill have to ponder more on that one, but our introduction was a lot smoother and she didn’t end up thinking we were stalkers. A few days later Hermana Garcia and I went back to that house to visit with the mom but she wasn’t home. We ended up talking with her mom, Anabel, who agreed to let us into her house to share a little message. Before we even said the opening prayer, Anabel began crying and shared with us that she just went through a divorce, has a lot of stress, and suffers a little bit of depression. I really don’t know if she will accept the gospel but in that moment I felt like i was there for one purpose, to be an actual representative of Jesus Christ.
Our Father in Heaven is aware of all of His children and knows our needs! I was so happy to give her a copy of the Book of Mormon and share my testimony of how it could bless her life. The Book of Mormon is here to help whatever challenge any person has. I pray that there isn’t one day that goes by that you don’t read from that true book. I love the book of Mormon and know as we read it our testimony is strengthened and as we apply it we become converted disciples of Jesus Christ! I love you all! And this gospel is true! Pura Vida!!! Hermana Pease