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My Dearest Family and Friends...

Patience: Patience is the capacity to endure Delay, Trouble, Opposition or Suffering without becoming angry, frustrated or anxious. PMG (Preach My Gospel) pg 120

Well, I finally figured out why I’m still a missionary! The Lord really, really, REALLY needs me to learn how to be a patient person. As I look back over the last 2+ years of my life I can see how I have had specific trials with delays, troubles, oppositions and even suffering... At first I was a tad upset like "Hello Lord I got it, you’ve given me one of each already good enough." But what I realized was that its not the trail that’s important, its our ATTITUDE During the trial. I’m a little embarrassed to say that time and time again I was given the opportunity to demonstrate my patience but instead I was frustrated and angry (which aren’t fruits of the spirit so we should actually NEVER feel them). I kept asking why do these things keep happening to me?? But the answer is simply because I didn’t learn from them what I needed to and the Lord needs me to learn to be a woman of patience and he needs to to figure it out now.

So this week has been awesome! Apart from loving my companion we have a great investigator! his name is Fernando and we Love him!!! he acts like a member in the lessons. asking all the right questions and understanding the scriptures perfectly. He’s really special because his ex-girlfriend and 2 kids are all members and although they’re not together anymore they still live in the same house.... secretly we would LOOOOOVE if they would get back together!!! they’d be the perfect couple/family:):):)):) sooo cute. So this week we went over and talked about the importance of FAMILY SCRIPTURE STUDY and FAMILY prayer. that was our subtle attempt to hint to them to get things straightened out. as my companions says, were Suuuper duper sneaky.

Have I mentioned how awesome it is to live in a house with 2 other Hermanas from Idaho?!?! I’m honestly being spoiled silly. I apologize because last week I did not do justice to the magnificence that is My new companion Hermana Turner. This is probably the twin I never had. She’s the most sarcastic, energetic hilarious person I’ve ever met (at least in Costa Rica:)). I have never laughed so much or so often in my whole life. We even have the same sense of humor so were double trouble. We have one of those freaky finish each other sentences and laugh until we literally cry kind of relationships. Its such a relief because when Hermana Mendoza was transferred I was afraid I’d be doomed to boredom without her, but the Lord knows what he’s doing. Let me just tell you a funny story from this week.. so we both sort of sing, all the time. And one night as we were getting ready for bed the theme was Phantom of the Opera. We were just being our usual weird selves and singing part songs or verses as we remembered them. My companion got up on her bed and told me to hush up so she could pray, but I wasn’t quite done so I came out of the bathroom toothbrush in mouth and in my best phantom voice sang "Pray for meeeeeee!!!" (you know, like when he says sing for me!! only funnier:)) its not a lie if I told you that we laughed for 16 minutes straight. On top of being hilarious were also brilliant... this week we started a tradition, every night we turn on our little counter stove and roast marshmallows:) it reminds us of Idaho and they’re also perfect delicious smoremallows! I’ve never been a happier missionary!

Just a few other tidbits... last week when we climbed the mountain we climbed 104 sets of stairs. our greatest amount of steps was 25,380.. also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK TO MY FAVORITE LADY IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday Mommy:) I love you so much. I’m so sad I can’t celebrate with you, but I’ll be here wishing you a Happy Birthday and telling all these Ticos how fabulous and special you are! I hope its a beautiful, happy, wonderful day. I hope you know how much I love you and appreciate the example of sacrifice you’ve been in my life. I’m who I am today because of you:) lots of love and prayers from Costa Rica!

All My Love,
Hermana Kugath