5th Week - Coronado, Coronado Ward

Family ~

Another week has flown by! I am loving it here with the cows and mountain hills!  Coronado is beautiful you should search it in google! It has one of the most famous catholic churches in Costa Rica. And it also produces the majority of the milk for Costa Rica. 

My companion and I have been trying to figure out how to best work in the area and see what we can do to change the ward and help the ward grow. It's been a rough time but we have found some success and we've grown together as well.

Our house is the two floors. it's nice but far away from our area so we have to walk alot.. And we don't have rodents but the other day I was looking for something in my suitcases and I saw two little white balls. i had no idea what they were so I sniffed them and it didn't smell anything. I thought it was moth balls but then I threw one on the ground and it broke. Ha it ended up being an egg of some animal. I think it was a gecko because they are usually friends that come and hang out with us for awhile. My companion decided to take the other and look at it and throw it on the ground too haha so two messes to clean up.

Another story is that we were walking down a mountain the other day messing around with my companion we started playing baseball with little rocks and our umbrellas. I hit one so I started running and celebrating in a diamond. Not until I completed a diamond I noticed that there was someone in a car watching me so my companion and I started laughing and I walked away all red because I looked crazy with my celebration run haha

This last week we have gotten phone calls from distresed men who have found some trials in their life. One night while I was talking to a man on the phone while he was crying to me and talking about how he has had trials in his life and his family is falling apart he told me something that I will never forget. he said, "Elder I am old enough to be your Father, I have 39 years and I need your help. I need you to help me get out of this situation. I know that you can help me because you have the priesthood and you are called by God and have been ordained by Him. Please help me..." 

I was struck by how much this man trusted in me even though I have never met him in person. He helped me strengthen my testimony in really how strong is the priesthood and the power those who worthily work in the priesthood. 

I am happy for this week even though it has been hard. I know that I have been able to help others. Many have trusted in us to help them overcome trials and to help them strengthen their relationship with Christ.

I love you all and hope you have a great week!

Love Elder Moss

A family that we were teaching in Guapiles. The dad got baptized this last week

Two families we were working with. The other lady will be baptized next month.
Love these families in Guapiles!