{I'M sweATIN HardCorE EverY DaY Here}

Hey fam!

That`s crazy that it`s so cold there. I`m sweatin hardcore every day here. It´s been an interesting week haha new years is kinda crazy here. Some sweet panama traditions...burning a ´muñeco´, its a big doll stuffed with newspaper...don`t know why but it´s really funny. And youre supposed to throw twelve cents over your shoulder at midnight to throw away whatever bad happened last year and start off good. And then of course...lots of fireworks and beer.

There was a really cool baptism in one of the areas in our zone yesterday morning and we got to go to it to sing. This kid, a returned missionary, baptized his father, José Aizpurua. It was honestly one of the greatest moments i`ve seen on my mission. After he was baptized he started crying and his son started crying in the water with him while they hugged each other. It had been such a long time that they were trying to get him baptized...he was the last in all his family to be baptized. Pretty much everyone there was crying. It was incredible!

This week we started teaching a 17 kid named alberto. He is a reference of our neighbors who are members and he`s really positive. Yesterday he came to church with a shirt and tie! It was cool...we´re going to put a baptismal date with him tonight at family home evening! Hope it all goes well.

ps my leg is fine...basically healed...i took some anti biotic pills and they took out that infection. good stuff.

sad story this week. One of the missionaries got sent home 3 weeks early because he just couldn´t control himself. After two years of serving...he went home three weeks early without honors. It was a pretty sad story. The mission is doing good though. Presidente Ward came to Alcalde Diaz yesterday to have a meeting with all of the leaders..and i think things are going to go well next change here. Elder Poli is probably out of here the 12 of january...haha happy birthday mom :)

this week has been a little tough but things are picking up here. We´re hoping that Alberto will progress and read the book of mormon.

J Dub i hope you´re feelin better bro. Sounds like it´s pretty rough. And i felt bad about mom´s food poisoning story...:( bummer.

i think i´m going to buy a new camera today because the old one is long gone by now.

i love you all the church is true. Had some sweet experiences this week...just need to work harder on recognizing god´s hand every day. Sometimes it´s tough when you´re tired haha. The book of mormon has helped me out a lot in the tough times in the mission. I always feel better when i read it. And i KNOW it´s true. I´m not sure if i was positive before the mission. But i´ve seen how much it changes the lives of people who really live what it teaches us.

I love you all A TON!

Con mucho amor,

Elder Henrie