FELIZ NAVIDAD!!

We went caroling with our whole zone!! :)

Elen and her daughter and niece!! :) yo la amo. 

THE VIEW FROM OUR PORCH!! 

Hi everyone :) 

Wow another week went by!! Each week comes with it´s own ups and downs and adventures. If anyone thinks that the mission is only a certain schedule and the same thing everyday is WRONG!! 

So this week was the monthly week of miracles! You all know and are familiar with it, that it is basically a week just dedicated to finding!! It was a really different week though, because we just focused on basically spreading the Christmas spirit. We went singing in the hospital, visited an old folk´s home and went caroling. It was so fun, and nice to have a change of pace, although we didn´t find a whole bunch of new people!! 

We had our ward Christmas party this week! It was NOTHING like one in Utah, but still way good!! We had a good turnout and we had a lot of investigators show up!! We had dinner, watched a video about Christmas and had karaoke and dancing!! It was so fun. We just set up outside of the church. Ticos are so so so joyful, it´s the best. Everyone is so happy. Plus FREE DINNER! And we never eat dinner, so it was a win win :) 

Elen and her son, Deivin are gonna get baptized this week!! I am so happy for them. They love the church and really truly have a desire to be baptized, which is the most important. I am just so grateful that God let us find them and get know them and help them :) 

It literally doesn´t feel like Christmas here! I feel normal, and the only time I feel like it´s Christmas is when we sing hymns of Christmas!! But, I truly am grateful for this time that we have to reflect and think about Christ, His birth and His life here. 

I love you all, and I love being a missionary!! :) I hope that you all have a wonderful Christmas, and a happy new year!! I will be here, happy with a sunburnt neck and a smile :) Thanks for all the support and prayers!! 


Hermana Hansen

The crazy statue here in Santa Cruz :) 

WE SAW MONKEYS!!!