{We`Ve woRKEd our buTTs ofF}

Fam!

I`m still in Santiago. I`m loving it!! We`ve had a rough couple of weeks with the baptisms falling through...but we`re planning on it all going down the 31 of July. Four baptisms! It`s pretty sweet because everyone talks bad about the zone i`m in...but Elder Chevez came in and we`ve worked our butts off...like J Dub..haha. And we`re definitely seeing the fruits of our labors . So marsh man...that makes Cecilio, Ceferino, Emiliano, and Erick, plus the four that i will hopefully be able to see soon! I love the mission. word. Tell the jackson family that i loved the birthday package and lots of gracias! And also thank the kinghorn`s and the burg`s for the packages...they keep me going in the mission for real!

Yesterday we went to a place called la yeguada...it`s gnarley i`ll attach some pics. It`s super beautiful...the highest point in our area supposedly. We took Tomàs and Kathy Salinas with us...the investigators that are going to be baptized this month. It was soooo fun!! There`s a sweet lake up there so we all went swimming and then went to Costa Rica again...haha just kidding mom! But there was a really cool waterfall and some sweet pine trees that reminded me of Utah. Why the heck are there pine trees in Panama?

Dad...thanks for the summary of the Old Testament...now i never have to read it! Haha. It`s pretty sweet that we have the book of mormon to clarify the bible. If it werent so...wow. Lots of apostasy. I talked to a guy on the bus this morning who was convinced that Martin Luther was a thief. But when you testify about the Book of Mormon...they are always at least a little more interested. It`s a pretty dang powerful book!

And I hope J dub is doing well...sounds like the surgery passed well enough and he`s still alive. Quick story...on saturday we were teaching a lesson to a guy named Luis Barba. He started contending about Joseph Smith and the Sabbath Day (He had the bible MEMORIZED man) and we just stopped him...testified...and left. It was a really good experience for me. We left without any bad feelings and he felt the spirit come into the lesson. I am amazed at the effect that the spirit has on people. Always teach with love i guess would be the moral of the story.

Love you all fam!

Elder Tanner