Pura Vida Y’all
I didn't write much about last P Day, but we did some grocery shopping and then went to the church and played some soccer with some natives. Their experience is definitely more than elementary school Lindon soccer league. After soccer, we went and got some Burger King. Maybe it's better here, or I was just hungry for some American food, but it was delicious. During companion study a few days ago, we were planning out our day, and I was just chilling there, I guess I was pretty tired, and I fell asleep sitting in my chair. I didn't wake up until i felt the sensation of my chair tipping over, and I shot up and luckily didn't fall. So, I stood up for the rest of the study.
I had my first district coun bettercil meeting this past week. The district is super chill and welcoming. I didn't understand most of the meeting, but I got some of it. There's a few from America that speak English, so I got to talk with them a bit and get to know them better. Lunch after was the highlight for sure. The whole district went to a restaurant together. I got Spanish rice with grilled shrimp, beans, and some salad type stuff on a massive plate. Put some habenero sause on top, and it definitely hit the spot.
The next day, we had Zone Conference. We were there for 6 hours. Got to see my old companion Elder Pykles again and see what he was up to in his area. He had to leave his area at 3am. to get to the 9am meeting. I didn't know hardly anyone in the Zone, but they were super welcoming and patient with my Spanish.
Had an awesome Holy Ghost experience on our way to Turrúcares. I was standing on the isle of the bus because there weren't any seats, and I noticed a guy who was giving up his seat to old ladies and people who needed it more than he did. It was the first time I'd seen a native actively doing so. The Holy Ghost just told me to pay attention to him. So I noticed he had on a Blue Jay's (MLB) hat on. He didn't do anything crazy but was just super nice to everyone. We got off the bus, and I didn't really think much more about it. After some lessons and giving someone a Book of Mormon and some door to door contacting, it was getting dark (it gets dark at 5:30) we knocked on this one house and it was dark so I didn't really notice who it was. He let us in and wanted to learn more. We sat down with him, and he looked so familiar, but I still didn't think much of it. Then he said he recognized us and asked if we took the bus here. And the spirit impressed my mind exactly at that point of the guy I was paying attention to on the bus. I asked him if he was wearing a blue had, and he said yes. He was really interested and we gave him a pamphlet about the restoration and he was really excited about learning more. Love how the spirit works and guides.
We visited what was essentially the "slums" it's called Infiernillo. I'll let you translate it. The people are still so humble and are willing to offer you a drink.
I also got to teach some English to one of the girls in our area. She had some English homework for school, and I realized i do not know anything about how to teach English properly, so we will see how it goes.
And apparently, Costa Rica doesn't have a military. So, can you wage war on a country that doesn't have a military?
The rain is crazy here. Our first meeting it was sunny and hot when we arrived at a recent converts house and 15 minutes later the street was almost a river and it didn't stop until we were on our way home for the day.
Here's the link to my Google Photos album. I think it will be easier for you guys to join it and see more pictures because I can only send so many pictures per email.
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