Usulutan, La Union, El Salvador

Dear Family,

So it happened yet again but I figured it would after my companion got the call to be a trainer. I am now in Usulutan, La Union. It is about an hour and half away from my other area, so I am even further from the Capital. I am literally in the place that when you think 3rd world or El Salvi. It is a ton of country land and the houses don´t have a lot of things, it is a lot more poor. I am loving it though and have grown so much already from this change. I am with a Latino!! Which I truly needed though cause I have got to get this Spanish language down. So this is going to help me so much!! My companion is from Panama. He is great and he is so pateint with me and my Spanish so I am so grateful for him and his willingness to help me. We are in a rama again but we are so close to being able to change into a ward. So we are trying to hard to get that to happen. 

This area is blazing hot, like its as hot as that 3v3 tournament a few years back that we all thought we were going to die at!! So you can say I am about to loose everything I have which is good cause I need to get back into shape and look some what okay. We are basically starting from scratch again though so its a restart from my last area, and my companion again only has one change more than me, so we are learning together again and trying our best to get it going! 

Thank you so much again for the package! 

Here at night I am using flashlights to teach in some houses and using them to getting around cause there isn´t any lights so that kinda helps ya describe this area a little bit, as well every street is either cobble stone or dirt like I feel we should be riding our dirt bikes and four wheelers on these trails or something!!! 

We are doing good, oh ya we already got a bautism lined up for this week though!! So we are starting on the right track and this will for sure get our spirits going so stay tuned in for that next week and pictures!!

Sorry not to much to report this week, have question feel free to ask. 

Oh ya!! That volcano that went off here is about thirty minutes from my house so I can see it and everything so if it goes off again you bet your butt I am about to have some sweet Pictures!!!!!!!

I love you all so much, especially you mom to the moon and back and then some!!!! 

Have a great week everyone!!

Con amor,

Elder Leatherow

Weston says these are his newest companions…

I once again was able to chat for a few minutes with my Jungle Missionary:

Mom: Those just made me stomach flip flop….you are truly in the middle of the jungle/nowhere. 

Crazy! ~ speaking about the creatures….

Wes: ya your telling me!! Its all good though!!! I can survive, you raised a manly son!!!!  (;

Mom: Just pretend you are a contestant on the show Survivor or maybe you are taking Bear Grills place on Survivor Man.  

Wes: Oh YA you are not kidding!! Its all good though thats what you get when you are in the country and what not!

Mom: You have such a GREAT attitude ~ what an example to us all.

Wes:  I have found I have to to get through this if not my days would be long and my investigatores can tell as well, so I need to have a great attitude so they can feel that happiness and the spirirt more!! 

Mom: So true.  Keep smiling ~ not that I am counting but tomorrow you hit 175 days out in the field.  :0)  OK so maybe I am counting.  ….love you ; be safe!

Wes: hahaha!! WOW!! Freak!! Where is the time going?!?! It sure is flying for me mom I don´t know about for you! I will be home before we know it!!

Mom: It seriously is going by crazy fast.  I find myself wanting it to go fast so you can come home but I also know that the when you come home I send off Colton….got the package last Tuesday!  LOVE!  LOVE!  Thank you for thinking of everyone.  

Wes:  I know it's crazy how that will work. What are his thoughts?? He is going to serve then for sure??? Good!  I am so glad hopefully you all like it, I now they are basically all alike I did that so people wouldn´t get into to any fights or think I love the other more than one, cause I love them all the same!!!!

Mom:No fights ~ and I love them all.  I seriously chose mine by which one had the cutest flowers.  Brooke loved her turtle and your brothers took the shot glasses of course.

Colt is planning on serving.  He talks about it all the time so hopefully he will stay the course but we as a family will support his decision. 

Wes:  Good I am so glad that everyone enjoyed them then and there was no fighting!! Good I am so glad he is going to serve it will forever change his life, it has already changed my for the better and I haven´t even been out here six months!! I am so proud of him and his decision!!!

Wes:  By the way yes you sent me the pictures I have them, so thank you!!   These pictures were suppose to be for my missionary wall but in the craziness of the holidays and such they got stuffed in Wes' Christmas package and I have torn about the house looking for them ~ call off the search they have been found in El Salvador!

Wes: Well mom I  am about out of time, I love you so much and enjoy getting to talk really quick, have a great week, and know that I love you to the moon and back and then some. I am always with you in spirit and will be home shortly!!! Con mucho amor!!!!! Your jungle missionary!!!

How how I love this boy!