About to be a Panamanian

So this is my last few days here at the MTC in Utah. I leave for Panama Tuesday morning at 4 am so its going to be a long day. We land there around 8pm that night. This week has been really long here. We all received our flight plans last Friday and since then I haven't been able to focus at all. Just with wanting to start having cool experiences of my own. Not that I don't like it here, like we get all morning to study which I'm actually starting to like. but its just time to leave. So every night this week, Elder Keller in our district has party balloons so we fill one up as big as it gets and throw it off the apartment balcony symbolizing our last week in the MTC haha. I got to throw the balloon off on Tuesday night. Other than that this week has been the same as the others. Just a lot of thinking about the field and its weird because I thought I would be scared getting ready to be thrown out into panama but I couldn't be any more excited. The only thing I'm scared about is understanding the natives. in the MTC we have already learned basically how to speak perfect Spanish but all that's left is practicing and learning more words. Its crazy I've learned more Spanish in 1 month that I ever did in 4 years of Spanish at school. Yesterday we all tried to have a day of only Spanish but by lunch time we all wanted to tell jokes and have normal talk so we gave up. So this time next week I will officially be in the field and I can't wait.

1. Got Elder Miene back for when he took a pic of me sleeping 

2. Everyone Going to Panama

 

 

 

3. Playing with the a/c units and leaves

 

One week left in the MTC

So my letter is going to be a little short this week just because almost every day is the exact same. Wake up, study, eat, study, teach an "investigator" , study, eat, more study and then it is already time for bed. In between all of the studying and learning how could you not expect us to find something fun to do to take our minds off Spanish and all. So what we have invented, is leaf races. Yes leaf races. In the middle of all the apartments or classrooms there is a man-made stream that has a bit of speed to it. So each person picks their winning leaf to enter into the race and may the fastest leaf win haha. I've found that the freshly picked leaves tend to cut through the water faster than the dead leaves. Yes I know its dumb but if you know me, then you know being in a class room for more than an hour or so is torture, and we are in class for 16 hours. The second event we have is for height and duration of leaves. Outside the classes there are 2 A/C units with the fans on top side by side. So we take again a winning leave and throw them on the fan and see whose stays in the air the longest and goes the highest. Dead ones work better for that. Now I'm experimenting with the maple leaf tree seeds, the ones that start spinning when they fall, It's fun okay. So other than messing around last night I'd say one of my best friends that I've made here told us he's going home. I'm going to miss him and hope he'll be alright. This week our district has gotten into playing soccer during our gym time every day. We did earlier this morning also. Lucky for me I have an uncle I was able to learn from so its coming in handy. Never thought I would like soccer this much but hey at least when I come home I'll be in good shape. Well I love you all and hope you have a great week!

Elder David

 

 

1. View from the Provo Temple

 

 2. Provo Temple

3. Elder Gibby, then Elder Avery he is the funny Canadian and then me.

 

4. Provo Temple

5. The racing pond

6. The squad