Hermana Amy Geis: Week 34- Cartago!

Hello everyone!

Well this week was really good! It feels like I havent been in Nicoya for like a year, its really weird. I called my converts yesterday on Pday (we can do that now :D) and everythings good with them! But i feel like im in a different country than them haha. Jakeline was sustained as a counselor in the Primary Presidency on sunday!! :) Sooo happy for her.

So we have been seeing lots of miracles in Cartago! We´ve been finding people who are really prepared to accept the gospel. But it is so crazy to see how fast satan works on people - the first visit they are awesome and want to get baptized and all these things, and then the next day they dont want anything. It is so sad to see. But its also their own decision - we cant force them to do anything. We just have to keep following the spirit and trusting in the Lord, and focusing on the people who are willing to accept the gospel and follow the answer that they recieve.

I just love my comp! We have been having lots of fun together. And we love teaching together - we just have the same vision of what we need to teach and its just really good. I miss nicoya and everyone un monton but I really like Cartago! :) its so different though. Here´s some things that ive seen that im not used to:

-American fast food

-People exercising

-Stylish clothes

-etc etc etc

Haha even the sense of humor is different here than in nicoya.

And of course ive been freezing. I had to buy jackets and sweaters yesterday...where am i?!

Going to the ward on sunday was suuuper weird, because its a lot bigger and a lot more like the wards in the states organization wise and everything. But it was really good! And the converts that have gotten baptized recently are just golden. And the members are really strong as well. But again people have a lot more money here so its different!

We get fed a lot more here which is also weird, but good! We walk a lot but also take a lot of buses, because lots of people live super far away.

Our mission president is really sick :( hes in the states right now getting surgery and treatment for cancer. It was amazing because at first he refused to leave costa rica to get treatment. he said that theres too much work to do in costa rica and he said, ¨I will rest in the millenium.¨Can you believe that? Hes a great example to all of us for giving EVERYTHING to the Lord. But unfortunately the first presidency insisted that he come to the states to get treatment. So he´ll be back hopefully next week. We have one of his counselors acting as the mission president right now.

Well times up, sorry i didnt get to write too much this week. But i love you all and ill talk to you soon!

Trust in the Lord!

Love, Hermana Geis