19th Week San Miguel, San Jose

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Three new stakes in Costa Rica!

This month in Costa Rica we have gotten three new stakes. With the new stakes yesterday we had a stake conference to divide / establish a new stake. President Duncan of the seventy came and we had the chance to here from him. It was a big event with the church full and even all the rooms full of people to listen!

It's awesome to see the marvelous work here in Costa Rica with the three new stakes and two missions. This small country is growing in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and it is awesome to be apart of it.

Something that I learned this week from President Duncan and the scriptures is how we shouldn't forget the small things. How we should always remember to say our prayers, read the scriptures, and go to church and grow our Faith in the Principles of the Gospel.

In Numbers 21:4-9 Moses and his people are being chastened for disobedience and his people are being bitten by snakes. In this part Moses is commanded to make a brass serpent to heal the Israelites who had been bitten by poisonous snakes in the wilderness. This brass serpent was attached to a pole and “raised up that whosoever would look upon it might live”. The Lord referred to the lifting up of the serpent in the wilderness as a symbol of himself being lifted up on the cross. All they have to do is see the brass snake and everything will be fine. But some lack faith in the Prophet and don't obey and suffer from the snake bite. I love the scripture in 2 Nephi 25:20 "And now, my brethren, I have spoken plainly that ye cannot err. And as the Lord God liveth that brought Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and gave unto Moses power that he should heal the nations after they had been bitten by the poisonous serpents, if they would cast their eyes unto the serpent which he did raise up before them, and also gave him power that he should smite the rock and the water should come forth; yea, behold I say unto you, that as these things are true, and as the Lord God liveth, there is none other name given under heaven save it be this Jesus Christ, of which I have spoken, whereby man can be saved."

I love you all so much and hope we can remember to do the small things that are important and that we continuously call upon our elder brother Jesus Christ.

Elder Moss