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Dear my favorite family,

I do apologize I have to talk about this week and I have a lot I want to explain so I do apologize if it is a little bit of a crazy mess this letter...so here we go.

Let's start from the beginning, Tuesday we had intercambios with my District Leader so he could interview the kid that we baptized this past week, so I went with his companion who had just arrived in the mission the Wednesday before. So he has almost a week under his belt. So we were out working and it started to seriosuly down pour like no ones business. So we went and took cover under a porch close by and asked for plastic bags to put our scriptures in and what not, because the water was so much that it would just go through our back backs. I couldn´t just turn in though and let this new missionary think that when it gets tough you turn in or take the easy route. So we went at it head on and yes you will see in the photos, I need my duck hunting waders here. I was walking in a river about up to my knees. No one was out so we went to knocking doors, and I was like let's knock this door, so I went to go knock and I fell into a huge hole, up to my waist in water so after we got the contact I ask if she would take a picture of us in the hole!! It was great, it was a great day, he is Black, yes I know he is from the Republica Dominicano. 

Wednesday we went and did service for one of my investigadores, named Hydro! He is great, he lived in the U.S. for 23 years so speaks english perfectly and he has a bautismal date. We went and helped him chop down trees, repant pineapple trees, pickup a ton of mangos! Whatever we could so that was great!!

This past Thursday was a really rough and sad day in the Rama I am in there is one missionary who is out in the mission field, who we found out died this past week. He was in the back of a pickup and they crashed and he was killed. So that was really tough and super sad cause his family  isn´t members. So hopefully this will be the gate though that they will accept it and find the truth so they can live with him for an eternity!!

Mormon missionary dies in Honduras
May 23, 2014

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 27-year-old Mormon missionary is dead after a fatal car accident in Honduras.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says Jesus Martinez Campos of Usulutan, El Salvador died on Thursday.
Church officials say Martinez was in the car at the time of the accident with fellow missionary, George B. Lewis, of Francis, Utah. Lewis was injured but expected to survive.
Martinez was eight months into a 2-year mission in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The fatal accident marks the third missionary death of the year.
Last year, 12 missionaries died in what was an abnormally deadly year for proselyting members of the faith. There are usually only a few deaths each year.
The church has more missionaries than ever before with about 85,000 men and women serving around the world.

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Saturday the big day!! We had our baptism!  It was so great, this guy is such a great example to me! I was visiting his neighbors about a month back and he was there and I started to talk and tease him and told him he should come to church with them. That following Sunday he went and hasn´t missed one sense! He lives about half an hour away in bus too! He comes from a broken life, that is crazy that he is such a good kid and choosing the right!! So it was great, I was able to get Elder Toro my new companion into the font for his first time too!! So that was such a great expereience all together! 

Today since we all had a baptism this past week, we decided to go and take the three missionary here, to the Surfer Lake that I sent pictures to ya a while back. So there will be a few or one pic of that and us in the mountains having a great time and me kicking back drinking a cold one, as I am on my day of cancel!!  (I think this means his P-Day?, crazy Wes) 

Well family that is about all I have for ya sorry to take so much of your time it was a crazy but good week! I love you all! 

I love you mom to the moon anc back and then some!! 

Have a great week!

Con mucho amor,

Elder Leatherow 

I was able to chat with Wesman for just a bit today:

MOM:I was just getting ready to head to grandpas!  So glad I checked the email before I headed out the door.  

Sounds like an eventful week.  Was the missionary that was killed was he serving in Hondorus?  If so his companion was from Park City. ~ his companion is expected to be OK

WES:ya that is him. and wow really?!?!

MOM:When we saw where the missionary that lost his life was from we wondered if you knew of him or his family.  I pray his family will find comfort in knowing that their son was serving his Father in Heaven and that sometimes bad things happen to good people.  And thru our loving brother and Savior they can be with their son again for eternity.

WES:Ya we have a service project planned this week at the end of the week so hopefully they will get into and start to see the light!!

MOM:Now that is a hole!  ~ love the attitude of  'go get 'em' ~ you are such an amazing missionary.

WES:Not really just doing what I love! (:

WES:I am sorry I am not there to help with the roof for grandma and grandpa next time I will be there I promise!!! How did Ster´s talk go yesterday?

MOM: He gave a great shout out to the Leatherows for always feeding him and loving him.  You two are truly going to be the best of friends for years to come.  We were able to meet his cute girlfriend Sierra.  I approve.  :) Cristian O also says hello

WES: That is awesome! You will have to tell him I said hello back!! Tell him I am sorry then, (Granpa) Well I am out for the week. Have a great week and work hard with that Roof and know that I love you all so much and miss ya!!!