Hey
Family!
It is good to hear that you are all dong well!
So, changes this past week. It was a little hard to leave Ciudad Bolivar
after being there for four months and working so hard there, but I was excited
to see where I would be going. So, I
stayed at my zone leader's house on Tuesday night with some other elders who
had changes, and then we woke up early and got on a bus to go to changes. It was a good meeting, and Elder W, my
MTC companion, got called to Ciudad Bolivar! I was super excited about that!
So... I am now in
DAVID! It is in the interior of the country, on the complete other side. It is the second biggest city in Panama, but
really isn’t a CITY in my eyes. It kind
of reminds me of the town that Marty McFly travels to in the first Back to the
Future movie. It is super quiet and
different from the city, but I like it. My companion is Elder P from Mexico City. He is cool, but he doesn't really want to work, so I am going to try to get him
excited. He kind of just wants to sit in the house, which is hard. But I will try to get him excited!
The zone of David is one
of the highest baptizing zones in the mission, so I am excited to work here. I am in a ward now, not a branch, but you can't
really tell the difference. It is a fun
area, and I can see mountains (well, what Panamanians CONSIDER mountains) from
the front door of my house! Our house is bigger than the last one. It has one big bedroom, a small exercise
room, kitchen, bathroom, and the entry room. I like it, it is kind of dirty and old though...
at least we have a laundromat close so we don’t have to wash the clothes by
hand! Luckily, the stores and church are
within a ten minute walk of the house, so that is nice! We have been having a tough time finding people
in their houses when we have appointments to teach, so we have only taught a
couple lessons so far, but it has been good. I am excited to see how the work picks up
here!
So, snow in Utah? I miss the snow a ton! Maybe you could find a way to send me some for
Christmas?? haha! This will be my first
Christmas without snow! I will most likely spend Christmas out here in David….Halloween
too. I miss going out on crazy
adventures with the friends, Halloween soup, and parties with the family and
trick or treating.
Well, time is running
short. I love you all so much! I am excited to get to work here in David,
teach people, and learn a little more myself. Thanks for all the prayers, and everything
else you all do for me! I Love You!
Love,
Elder Austin Michael Kipp
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