so im here! yeah this is wierd.. not sure how i feel about it yet... still nervous and not much time today because we have 30 min to write our families. so here is the update.
this keyboard is different. haha
so yeah. its so hot and humid.. but it is so beauiful here. its so crazy how beautiful it is. i love it! so yeah. im here and safe. the money here is crazy 1000 is 2 dollors and everything is kinda expensive. unless its fruit. so yeah. i got her late monday night. and that was so hard. i think i cried all night in the mission home just in this like barracks place. it was so different. and its so hard. the next day we sat in the mission home all day and tried to get our paperwork done. than after our interview with the pres. who is the best guy. our motto is baptizar y retenar. baptize and retain. haha if we baptize a family and they get sealed in the temple. no matter where we are. we get to go to it. anywho. so after a day sitting. we went out at like 5pm on exchanges i loved this guy he knows little english but it was good. we taught 2 families. and i helped a ton and the spirit. was so strong. and so powerful. than we recieved a referal. and the guy was drunk. and old. like spanish is hard enough to understand. hahah fail.oh well. so
Pday is monday. so youll hear from me again then. this is just to tell you how i am. i forwarded you the email about letters. packages are too expensive dont send those hahaha its like 50 for the smallest. thats 25mil here.(mil is thousand) but yeah. its different. but that lessons and stuff were good. i havent eaten much in days. we had mcdondalds when we landed and pizza for lunch.the next day and than we had breakfast today. im always hungry here.
So yeah. i love you all. im struggling. keep me in your prayers. i feel like i cant do this. so just keep me in your prayers. this is hard. i dont recognize anything. oh and the worst part. there are no straight roads in costa rica. no speed limits and the police dont do anything. so yeah. its crazy ive almost died like twice hahaha oh and they dont watch out for pedestrians. so if i get hit. dont wory its inevetable. hahaha so yeah. thats hard. even the buses like 60 mph around turns. its... scary hahaha but im safe dont worry. god keeps me safe. and its crazy. they are all two feet drivers. they are all good. at driving bad.
So yeah. thats costa rica. gorgeous crazy drivers. nicest people ever. just got my new companion. elder rodriguez. yeah. minimal english so that should be good for me. oh well. just excited to get to my new home for 3 months. not sure where it is yet. but im going. =D sorry not smilies i cant find the buttons to do it. spanish keyboards. well. i love the teaching part. i just am having a hard time. i cant understand i cant talk. but i try. im not coming home. i can do it. god is lifting me so much. its crazy. i can see and feel it. also. i miss you all. letters get here in about a week. but for me to send them back it takes like 3 haha so fail. but its good here. the missionaries the people the serving. i think it will be better when i unpack. and have a home. here i just have worries and anticipations.
i love you all. im here to serve the lord. he will make up my weaknesses. i can do this. just need to push on. i love you all. i keep you in my prayers. i will help these people. i will adjust. and i will serve. i love god so much. i think i would have gone home if i didnt come here. cause the beauty is why i want to be here. i wnat to see more. and the lessons are so amazing. i am excited. well. i love you all. ill write yoou later. and my computer is super slow haha i miss home. hahaha oh well. it feels like june. not jan so i might forget what month it is. haha anyway i got to go now. i love you all. stay strong. for me. and work hard.
Love elder evans.
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