Hermana Warburton: Costa Rica San José East Mission: January 30 2023

Week 76

This week we had many people stand us up for lessons. But we saw many miracles in our missionary work.

I learned this past week that I had been lacking faith and I didn't know until I was able to see the miracle of increasing my faith. After interviews with Presidente, I felt I needed to strengthen my own testimony about how the gospel strengthens families. Then interestingly enough all of our appoints fell through that day so we had time to go visit our friends. They have been wanting to get baptized for a long time but haven't put a date yet for fear of what could happen, that it could be similar to the last time. That is why we were also hesitant to put a date. But that day I had also learned that "Sus montañas variarán y, sin embargo, la respuesta a cada uno de sus desafíos es aumentar su fe." So with all the faith I had in that the gospel blesses individuals and families we invited this couple to be baptized (and married) and they said yes. So now we are working with the ward to plan a whole wedding.

Other small miracles we have been a part of our being in the right place at the right time: usually in the city we knock on houses with open doors because otherwise they don't hear us. Well we walked past a door I saw open and I felt after walking past that we needed to go back. Well, turns out they had just come back from viisitng their recently deceased father's grave and we could share a little about the plan and a nice prayer with them. Also yesterday while walking we just happened to pass by the house of a member as her dad was pulling away because he was moving. We got to be there to comfort here.

Our friend also miraculously had the day free yesterday because he had to work Saturday for a problem at work, but sadly our calls and texts didn't wake him up and he missed church. But the change in his schedule was a miracle.

As for the title, well some weird guy may or may not have come up behind us in the dark. Luckily we got away and a member drive past in just the right moment to take us far far away.

Mucho amor,

Hermana Warburton