They broadcast conference here to every chapel and the ward watches all 5 sessions on a projector because they don't have it showing on T.V. The only ways to watch it are from internet. I would love to talk to the missionaries there in Utah.. they have no idea how easy they have it. They don't have Easter here. they have something called La Semana Santa the sacred week. It's actually a Catholic holiday but the Catholic influence is soo strong here that everybody celebrates it. They take a week and a half out of school and the Catholics' dress up every night in a white robe and walk down the street carying a cross.. and everybody has crosses in their front yards and they don't eat meat or something.. it's weird but yeah they don't really have Easter this is the closest thing they have. I don't know the results of the skin test yet I will have to go there tomorrow I think (They are checking for skin cancer). My new area is great we have about 10 baptisms set up for next month so we will see what happens!

  Just a little story that was sent to me from the mission president!

March 31st, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) An early morning earthquake that struck two kilometers north of Vara Blanca, Heredia, produced more than 70 aftershocks, according to the National Seismological and Volcanological Observatory (OVSICORI).

 The initial quake, measuring 4.6-magnitude on the Richter scale, struck at 3:09 a.m. Aftershocks continued until 5:17 a.m., according to OVSICORI.

 Significant shaking was reported in various sectors of Heredia, as well as in Naranjo, La Garita, El Coyal and Poas in Alajuela, and the western San Jose suburbs of Escazu and Santa Ana.
 There were no reports of injury or damage.

 

 Happy Easter from Costa Rica

 

2-24-15- Today my friend Commora from New Zealand is going home she is a member but is living with a family here. We went and had a little party at her house.

2-25-15- Today we went to san Jose another 4 hour bus ride.. to get my finger prints. I felt really cool though because I was the oldest missionary there. So I had to translate for the new missionaries.. I also met some Chinese people that only spoke English.. they weren't that amused when I tried to speak Chinese but I translated Spanish to English and helped them becuase they couldn't understand Spanish then we went to the church and my companion made me play soccer against these guys to get references I was supprised when I got here how terrible the players are here.. they have good footwork but they don't understand soccer..

2-26-15 Our investigator asked us if he could pay tithing with money that he stole.. haha the people here are weird!! We visited Eermano Cascantes house he has an aquarium with a perannah and a bunch of other fish. also he has like every single exhotic fruit in his back yard. There is this fruit that cures cancer and headaches but it tastes kinda nasty it is called Noni. He had coco like the stuff you make chocolate out of..in the picture that is the thing that my companion is holding if you suck on the seeds it tastes really good!! but if you eat them it's bitter. By mashing the seeds and letting them sit is how you make cocoa. He also had pineapple, mango and others..

2-27-15 Today was the birthday of Elder Pratt. they smash eggs on you when it is your birthday... great I can't wait until April haha. I have a ton of stories for this day but I don't have time to write them all but today was really interesting..

2-28-15 We worked hard!

3-1-15 I had a laser pointer while we were eating with a member and I was shining it arround and she was freaking out because she thought it was a sign from God or a messanger angel.. hah this day was really fun too but I don't have a ton of time to write..

3-2-15 We tought a family in the ward how to make pb an j and they were astonished and thought is was sooooo good haha the people here...

3-3-15 Today we woke up early and played soccer in the morning at the stadium... their professional players play there but for some reason anybody can play there.. weird but it was really cool!!
Also that picture of penut butter, the story is I asked Sonia when she left to go to Price Mart to get me chucky peanut butter and she came back with this... price mart is cheap though these two things together costs 10 dollars.