9/16/2013

Buenas Familia!

Well first off I am really glad that everything is going well at home!!! It's funny Dad, that you mention the district in your letters. I don't know if you guys know this, but the church uses those episodes of the District to train missionaries now. So every time you quote it, I know exactly what is going on. And the missionaries here in Costa Rica really envy the missionaries in the states. (They have cars, cell phones, people that know how to read...) but I love it. I would never change my mission for anythng, Costa Rica is the best country and mission ever!

Well things are going great here in Tres Rios. This last weekend we had an amazing marriage/baptism of a family, Hector, Petrona and their daughter Yaritza! This family has been such a tender blessing of the Lord. We found them as a reference from a member family that lives close by, we passed by the house and they let us in, and 3 weeks later they were married, baptized, and preparing to enter the temple. I love how this gospel really changes people lives, and invites them to live a higher standard of life. So that was the great news that happened this past week. Oh also some good news that is happening this upcoming month, so they are opening a "PriceSmart" right behind our house, (PriceSmart is the Central American equivalent of Costco), so I am really stoked. Here in the mission we should be having only about 10 transfers in the whole mission, so I probably won't have changes this next transfer!

Well, I am so thankful for this mission and for all the blessings that I have received here. But I am more thankful for all the changes that the Lord has allowed me to make in my life so that I can really become a true disciple of him. I would not sell the knowledge of truth that I have for anything. I know that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is real, and that he can help us, but only if we are willing to follow his will and not our own.

I know that God is a god of miracles. I have seen so many miracles in my life, and I know that when we are finally willing to throw our own selfish desires away, God will bless us with a miracle. I love all of you so much.

I love this country. I am so sad that I will be going home in less than a year, but I know that serving a mission was the best thing that I ever did.

I love you all, take care, and always remember to keep us misisonaries in your prayers.

Pura Vida,
Elder Taylor

P.S. This week I did Family History work. I love it so much! I am so stoked to do it after my misison when I have a little bit more free time. Okay Love you All!!!!!!