Dear Family,
Thank you so much for all of our letters, I really enjoyed them a lot. I'm sorry I didn't call you but it was a little crazy, and no one called home at the airport, but sorry. So at the MTC all the missionaries left the MTC except the missionaries going to Panama. We helped our mission President pack his things and our branch President because everyone is moving to the new high school MTC. After about 2 pm in the afternoon everybody forgot about us in the MTC. No teachers, no mission President, only people moving everything into trucks to be sent to the new MTC. So our group of missionaries had nothing to do that day. The temple was closed because it was Monday, all the computers were gone so we could not write, it was a very strange day. We were worried no one would pick us up at the airport, someone did pick us up, we were then dropped off at the wrong terminal, then we got picked up again and went to the right terminal, by the time we got to the airport there was very little time left. (I got a lot of cool pictures)
When we got to Panama, went to the temple, and stayed in rooms on the temple ground. Panama is very humid, it is very hot but not like Utah. You feel sweaty all of the time. It´s weird even when the sun goes down you feel sweaty. My trainer (or my dad) is Elder Johnson from Washington (ironic) [Eric also has a good friend who is currently serving a mission in Washington who's name is Elder Johnson]
He works really hard with me, and he can speak Spanish very well. He´s been out for a year. By the way thanks for sending me Elder Johnson email address. My area is called Chorrera, Panama. We don´t live in our area so we always take buses. In the buses they listen to Spanish rap music all the time. My Spanish is coming slowly and Church was hard to stay awake the entire time because I can´t understand everything but I know it will come.
He works really hard with me, and he can speak Spanish very well. He´s been out for a year. By the way thanks for sending me Elder Johnson email address. My area is called Chorrera, Panama. We don´t live in our area so we always take buses. In the buses they listen to Spanish rap music all the time. My Spanish is coming slowly and Church was hard to stay awake the entire time because I can´t understand everything but I know it will come.
Yesterday we gave a lesson to a lady and her children. We testified of the Book of Mormon and prophets and then her son (who is nine years old) gave his testimony. It was so cool, she started crying and the spirit was so strong.
In Panama I'm really surprised how many people will listen to the missionaries, a lot of people will listen even if they don't want to change churches but almost everybody believes in Jesus Christ.
Our apartment is OK, we have hot shower water which is cool. There are bugs, most are pretty small. I see a lot of lizards all the time. When we sleep we always have fans blowing on us, to keep the bugs off of us. There are a lot of dogs in the street, they don't bother us but they bark a lot.
The food here is rice, chicken and beans. Every meal I've had with members has been rice and chicken. I haven' got sick from it. For breakfast I usually just make myself eggs. We bought a pineapple here which tasted awesome. I can buy anything in the stores here, that I could buy in states. Everybody in the Panama mission came, and said their farewells to president Ward. I saw the missionary from Alex´s ward, I knew him because he went to Bingham which was pretty cool, Elder Clark.
Thanks Jake for your email.
I'm so excited to continue learn Spanish.
Yes I did watch the missionary conference, there are so many missionaries in the MTC in Provo. I loved all of the talks, and now I'm starting to realize how important the ward is in converting the members.
Love
Elder Weston
