Gravilias

My Dearest Family and Friends,

Let me just say again how cool my boots are!!!!! Ha ha they cost me a little more then a pretty penny so I feel like I need to tell everyone forever how awesome they are. For those of you who have asked, my foot is doing super. It’s sore sometimes, but nothing that impairs me, I mean I’ve definitely had worse. Plus, every week I meet a new missionary and you should see the look on their face when they figure out that I’m "that one Hermana who fell in a sewer!!" its always the same reaction, and its funny every time so that’s okay.

Well let’s get right to the good stuff, being a missionary is awesome! Yeah its hard and whatever but the best part is that you get to talk about Jesus all day, EVERY DAY. And that makes it worth it. We had a really great week here in Gravilias! So great that it got me thinking about everyone else that I love in the world;) I realized that before my mission I had a testimony, I knew that everything was right and true and fabulous. But being on a mission has taught me the WHY.. And the why has strengthened my testimony more then ever before. I mean before I liked the Book of Mormon, now I love it. Before I thought Joseph Smith was pretty cool, now I can’t imagine a world without hearing his name. Before I knew who Christ was, I knew a few of the things he did and I was pretty sure he loved me, now I UNDERSTAND who he is, what he did for me, how to apply it to my life and now I feel his love for me that a desire has grown into an a surety of his love for me; imperfect, tired, stressed, silly, happy, sad, maybe a little chubbier, etc. etc. I know he loves me anyway:) sometimes writing home makes me feel a little selfish, like all I care about is me and what happened in my week ya know? How’s my testimony and stuff, so I wanted to make this email a little interactive.!!  I want you all to ask yourselves these questions, just try it...  okay, do I love Christ?? Am I sure? How do I know?? What does faith mean to me? Do I have a testimony of tithing? Fasting?? Why is the sacrament important? How do I repent?? Why is joseph smith so important? Is the Book of Mormon true?? Am I sure? Why/how do I know?? Yes there is a purpose to all these questions; our answers to these questions are our TESTIMONY. And you know what I want for Christmas..? I WANT YOURS! To anyone and everyone who’s reading this, for Christmas please send me a copy of your personal testimony. Letter, email, card, video, dear elder (sister ha ha) lo que sea! (However you want). I want to hear how what why when who, everything! Grand, small, simple or complicated. I just want to know how my loved ones feel about this miraculous gospel!

Well, I sure love you a lot. One of my constant prayers is that as am here serving, your faith and hope and trust in the Lord and his marvelous plan of salvation continue to grow. THIS is the most important thing in the world, in our lives. Blessings and prayers from Costa Rica!

All my love,
Hermana Kugath