1-21-15- Today we did splits I went with Elder Cordoba a missionary from Honduras we talked to Esbin in Mecco and he showed us his gun... it was weird because nobody has guns here... but it was just a little revolver.. and we talked to the investigators of the hermanas and they said their house rent was only 60 colones so 120 dollars a month but their house is kinda eh... but so are all the houses in Costa Rica we had to talk to them becuse they were going to get baptized but the mom abuses the kid so they don't want to get married again a long story...

1-22-15- We went to talk to Asuncion the guy with the acordian and he talked about tithing for an hour and a half he was really getting on my nerves because he was saying how he would never think of paying tithing but he wanted our church to buy him a car so he could work further from his house because he is a mariachi. But he doesn't understand... we taught Jose a guy I found with Elder Adams a young missionary. We taught him about the restoration and he asked us if he could switch religions from Catholic to us, so we planed a baptism date. so we will work with him.

1-23-15- Reina and Missiel can't get baptized this week because of their marrage and its hard becaue they are from Nicaragua. Their daughter was sick and threw up everywhere... their house was really nasty beacuse they don't have the stuff to really clean it here. It smelled so bad!

1-24-15 We went to Mecco again and one family we found had a rabbit as a pet... but it was like a cat they just let it run around their house and when we prayed in the middle of the prayer everybody decided to say their own prayer I guess it was a weird experience for me because I didn't know what was going on but I guess that's just their religion. After that we made tortillas and ate dinner with Gabby and Greiven... a really funny recent convert couple in our ward.

1-25-15- 2 Greengos came to our ward today. we went to Asuncion again and again he would not stop talking about titing and how the Lord would help him with a car and we have money in the states why don't we get our parents to help him out and everything.. and we have nice churches why don't we meet in houses and use the money to help him. Life's hard here being 2 greengos everybody just wants money from us! Reina and Misiel had a baby today! so they didn't come to church!! when you have a baby you have to take the bus for a half hour and then walk to the hospital beacuse there are not taxies in the middle of the night.. how hard!

1-26-15- We went to the waterfalls today they are on the side of a valcano my camera broke because I slipped while taking a picture and it fell... i'm trying to repair it but if I can't I don't know what I will do. We found some vines that we could swing from like Tarzan it was really fun!

It has been said that history turns on small hinges, and so do our lives. Decisions determine destiny. But we are not left unaided in our decisions. If you want to see the light of heaven, if you want to feel the inspiration of Almighty God, if you want to have that feeling within your bosom that your Heavenly Father is guiding you, then follow the prophets of God. When you follow the prophets, you will be in safe territory."-- President Monson

In this crazy world we live in I feel very strongly that our only safety is in following the prophets i try to focus on this when teaching investigators. It seems that outside the church and outside of their teachings, people just get lost and truth gets distorted and people lose their way. The things the world teaches and what it wants us to believe is almost almost oppositeto what the prophets tell us and teach us. We MUST follow the prophets or the world will lead us astray. anyways love you and have a safe week!

 Someone's house 

 Pictures from around town

 A flower by the river

 View of the town