Beachside Sunrise

Alright, it´s been a somewhat eventful week.

First off I´m glad to heard everyone in Santiago is fine. I saw the news reports in a bus stop Saturday afternoon and was like "Oh snap!" I´m glad Grandpa and Grandma Nuñez decided to go home with everyone at the last minute. That would´ve been really sketchy. Nothing happened here, just people freaking out about the end of the world what with 2 devastating earthquakes in such short time (Haiti and now Chile).

Last Monday we went to Limón to play football with some jovenes, but it turned out just being us. I guess the kids got scared. =P Nah, it was fun though. Just Elder Logan, myself, and the Limón district. Wednesday we had district meeting in Limón to practice the song we had to sing for District Conference, and then we had a special divisiones. Elder Logan went back to Siquirres with Limón´s district leader, Elder Butler, to visit a family an old family they had both taught in their old areas. I stayed in Limón with Elder Nelson (from my MTC group), and work in his area of Cieneguita for the day. Thursday morning Elder Nelson and I got up a little early to go running along the beach, but we ended up just watching the sun rise over the ocean. That was just amazing. Thursday night we got the call about Changes, and Elder Logan started to pack his things.
Thursday and Friday we were just hammered with hard rains, to the point an umbrella didn´t mean anything.
Saturday we headed out to Limón, again, for the District Conference. We sang our piece, and then Elder Logan and I spent the night with Elder Litchfield and his companion. It was a good time talking with Litchfield, I love having him in the same zone.
Sunday we had a special satelite broadcast from Salt Lake for all of Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Elder Costa of the Seventy spoke, as did Elder Christofferson of the Twelve and President Eyring. I really liked what Elder Costa had to say in particular. He focus on the 3 basic pillars we need to support ourselves in the gospel: Family Home Evenings, Family Prayer, and Daily Scripture Study.

Today we had Changes Meeting, and the morning didn´t quite go our way. =P There had been a mudslide due to the extensive rain, and the main road to San José was closed. We ended up taking a 3 hour detour, but we somehow manage to make it to the meeting JUST as they were beginning. My new companion is Elder Rodriguez from Honduras. He made it a point to tell me the time he has is how much time I have left...I´d rather not think about that. He seems like a cool kid, kind of inicuo with internet though. He tried to sign into his MSN Messenger, to which I had to shut him down quietly.

January of this year we set a new record of 116 baptisms, which had beforehand been unheard of. February we made 2nd place, with 108. Things are changing in the mission. The way we think is different, as is the way we work. Everything´s becoming more efficient. And it shows.

Alright I don´t have much more time. Have a great week and take care. I love you all and I can´t wait to hear from you next week.

Tu Hijo,
Elder Nunie