Hey Family!
  I hope everyone is happy!  Well, in two days I'm going to see Elder Nelson.  I'm excited to hear him and, hopefully, President and Hermana Monestel.  It's been fun to be in the choir, and it sounds pretty good.  Hna. DeHoyos only has nine days left.  So, I'm definitely going to the change meeting next Wednesday - the 25th.  And I'm probably going to receive a companion, but it's possible that I'll get taken out of Masatepe.  Who knows!?  Hna DeHoyos has taught me a lot about being organized, using the area book, retention book, our agenda (planner) and just planning every week.  But there's still a lot more to learn.  Our stake is trying to open a little branch in Nandasmo, a town about 10 minutes away.  There aren't any missionaries there.  But the Elders are working over there now.  Once they get 30 people going to church in Masatepe they can get a branch started up in Nandasmo!
     So, on Thursday night at our meetings they talked about it and President Mercado (he's such a good guy. legit.) said that everyone was going to meet at the church at 12:00, go contacting in Nandasmo from 2:00-6:00.  He was going to provide lunch.  So, the plan was to have all the missionaries and ward leaders (B. President, RS President, YW Pres, EQP...) go contacting.  There were 6 missionaries, the RS president, and about 8 others.  Nandasmo was having a party where everyone gets drunk, so we went to PioXII, another nearby community.  we went contacting.  It was fun.  We only went for about 2.5 hours.  It was awesome to see the Branch President and others who never went on missions go up and talk to people about the church.  So cool!
     Later, at 6:30, President Mercado came with his wife to chirinos to visit with us.  It's dark and they came on their motorcycle.  we visited Jamilet, two new families we were teaching, and some more recent converts.  It was good to see President Mercado just chilling with the recent converts.  Hna Xiomara came over and talked to a family with us. The dad is menos activo and the mom isn't a member.  She just talked to him, told him what he should do, and he was really receptive.  I have a feeling something good will happen there.  
   Hey, so it's February, and I still haven't sent this letter.  Hey! the branch in Nandasmo is doing really well.  It hasn't started yet, but there are families fro there investigating the church. but I still love you all , and I'm still fine, happy, healthy.      [picture of me, hna zapeta, and a Dog]
Love, Hermana Tew