Saturday and Sunday

John got home from San Jose surprisingly early on Saturday. I didn’t expect him until late afternoon, but he was back by 12! Nothing exciting to report on the seminar. He said it went well and all enjoyed it.

We, of course, headed straight for the beach. On the corner by our house there were a couple of men selling fresh lobster (meaning WHOLE lobster). John haggled with them for a while (they wanted $50 for 7 of them) and after I said no so much, they finally dropped it to $30 and John made the deal.

He had the dirty job of de-tailing and pulling the meat out. He then bbqed half and cooked the other half on the stove in garlic butter. I threw together rice and beans, fruit salad and jello (and chicken for those of us who don’t like lobster) and we had a feast by the pool!

This morning we made the hour drive to church in a little town called Quepos. This is always a humbling experience. Church was held in the missionaries home! They have 30 members in their little branch. The large front room is used for sacrament meeting, relief society and Sunday school. A garage (that has been made into a room) is used for primary. Priesthood met upstairs in their bedroom.

I sat in primary with the kids (we doubled their numbers). The cute primary teacher spoke English very well, so she would make a point in Spanish, then translate it into English. She was also the ward chorister! She gave a great lesson on modesty and clean language. When she finished and let the kids color, I thought I’d pull the candy out of my purse and pass it around. By the time I dug it out and looked up, she was already passing out suckers! She even had enough for all of our kids. She was very wonderful and a great example to me as a newly called Primary teacher.

It was so fun to watch the members there. They seemed dedicated and happy. The missionaries were working hard (just so you know Presidente y Hermana Claybaugh). And what would church have been without a mother nursing her 2 year old in Relief Society?!?!