Boots on the Ground

Darling Family,

Last weeks letter was sure depressing wasn't it??? Sorry, woman and emotions right? I'm not sure why the Lord thought that would be a good combination...lets just say this week has been 298% better! for one thing, I don't think a missionary's feet have EVER been as happy as mine. I bought a pair of boots last week because, lets be honest the plastic rubber shoes just weren't cutting it. I haven't had wet, dirty, blistered, hurting feet in a week! its like heaven. not to mention they're suuuuuper cute. unfortunately they're not magic and they can't keep me from falling all over the place haha. Anyways, I'm happy.

It was a good thing I got them this week to cause it was a long week of walking. People here don't even celebrate Halloween UNLESS they can use it as an excuse to cancel our appointments haha. Funny? Yes. Frustrating? Maybe a little. We had some cool members come help us though this week. I love them members of Gravilias and I'm pretty sure they love us too:) Every day this week we had members helping us. Just in time to start NO TRACTING NOVEMBER too. Yay! As far as the investigators go everyone is doing pretty good. Yulesi is on track for her baptism in December, just pray real hard that she can give up coffee and we should be good (P.S. you should know that I betrothed her little girl Juliana to Cannon. she is adorable mom don't worry!!). We're also getting ready for Karol, Aaron and Harry's baptisms here in November. keep your fingers crossed!! and maybe pray a little too;) 

One of my favorite lessons of the week was when we brought Ruth Lopez to meet Yulesi. They're almost the same person! They got along so well and it was a fabulous lesson. Yulesi set the family proclamation on the table and said "I want you to explain this to him (pointing to her boyfriend) and make him understand it!" haha. it was great though because Ruths husband also doesnt want anything to do with the church so she could help her and comfort her when he refused to listen to us. My second favorite lesson was with an old lady named Carmen that we met. We walked in and started talking to her and her boyfriend (keep in mind she's 80 something and he's up there in age too). We asked why they weren't married and she said she wanted to be married again (for the 3rd time haha) but they had decided not to because he didn't believe in marriage. but she said that if we knew anyone who wanted to get married we could introduce her to them.... that's when we invited her to church and told her there were lots of single elderly men there ;) hahaha she got real excited and said she'd come next week.

Anyways, Halloween was kinda lame, we didn't do anything and neither did anyone else, but that just gives us more time to get ready for CHRISTMAS!!!!! :):):) I sure love and miss you all. Thanks for the letters and emails and photos.
Prayers from Costa Rica!
All my love,
Hermana Kugath