"Blast your Christmas music in my honor this week!"

I'm in Guapiles now...IT'S SO FETCHING HOT HERE IM SWEATING RIGHT NOW!!

Hermana Herrera is my new companion

This past week has been really crazy for me. Hermana Perez and I spent all day Monday and Tuesday saying goodbye to all of our favorite families in Aserri. We had to tell our investigators that we couldn't visit them but that Elders were going to come. They were a little confused but we are confident that they can continue with their lessons. It was really really hard to say goodbye to them. We had so many amazing investigators prepared for baptism and I had seen them get to that point.

Tuesday was really tiring. Hermana Perez and I packed all morning and then went out to meet with people. At about 6 we had to come back to our apartment and help the other hermanas move all of their stuff into another apartment. Then after that we had to move all of the stuff from our apartment into the old apartment of the hermanas for the elders. We had to clean ours too. This was an extremely long process and honestly we didn't go to be until 12. Yes, that is way past 10:30 but President Hayes knows haha:)

Slideshow with me and my new comp on the screen:)

Cambios were exactly as I had heard about. We had a slideshow and it was a huge surprise for everyone. My companion is Hermana Herrera! Another Mexicana!! She actually has the same time in Costa Rica that I do...3 months! How crazy is that? We are in Guapiles, Zone Atlantica. Its about 3 hours from Aserri with multiple busses but the climate is totally different. It is hot and humid here!! There's also rain so it feels a little like Hawaii!! Our area is really big and the nature is so beautiful. I really feel apart from all of civilization though.

Honestly, its been really hard lately. This area only has a few investigators and every one of them has marriage issues...like they aren't married but living together so we can't do anything! We only have 1 person has a baptismal date, ugh I'm stressed and nervous....we found 4 new people this past few days and I FOUND them and talked the whole time!!! I feel a huge responsibility to fix the problems here and get everything moving. I'm honestly a little stressed but I know I'm here for a reason. I hope I can be that motivation that my companion and this area needs. I think that's why President Hayes sent me here. Everyone else is with someone who has more time in the mission...we have the same amount. I think that this area needs me:)

It's been really weird not to have 2 other Hermanas with us here. It's just us in our little apartment and the Zone Leaders work in our area too. They are super awesome, Elder Moss and Elder Tobledo. I knew Elder Moss from my first cambio in Aserri and so it's nice to see a familiar face.

Last night we got to watch the Christmas Devotional. I loved it sooo much. This time of year is super tough for me. I'm trying so hard to bring in the spirit of Christmas. No one really listens to Christmas music here and there aren't many lights. My new companion doesn't really care for Christmas either. The devotional was exactly what I needed! Joy to the World!! We have the Stake President in our ward and after the devotional he invited us to his house along with other families in our ward for dinner. his house felt like home. It was gorgeous and looked like a normal American house!! Normal Costa Rican houses don't look anything like that. All of the families there were so nice and welcoming. I was super happy to be there.

For the random news...I'm Argentinean., No seriously everyone thinks I'm from Argentina!!! My Latina blood is doing me well haha!

Well that's it for this week. I love you all soooo much. Blast your Christmas music in my honor this week. This is the season to celebrate. Family, love, and above all, our Savior Jesus Christ.

Love you. Pura Vida!

Hermana Zerilli