Hey mom! Wow...what a crazy week! Now, to start off explaining the title, I'm a trainer! I got the call Sunday night that I was leaving Leticia to go "open" an area in Kennedy called Marsella 3 with my new son [companion]. So yesterday I came up to the mission home to pick up my new comp! His name is Elder Hancock and he is from Gilbert, Arizona. I'm super pumped to be out here working with him. It's going to be an adventure since we are both in an area we have never seen before. There were just missionaries here a week ago, but for some reason the president pulled them both out, and sent me and Elder Hancock in. So far so good!
Also, another cool thing is now I am a district leader! I have 8 missionaries in my district, 4 sisters, and 4 elders. I'm super pumped. Its going to be a cool experience.
So, just a little about my area: Its called Marsella 3, its in the Kennedy zone. Its considered the "Poopiest" area in the mission. Thats Colombian for the richest area in the mission. Its really cool. It's covered in really cool malls and restaurantes. Apparently we have a Fuddruckers here, hahaha. And Pricemart...which is freaking Costco. Literally, everything is Kirkland brand, hahaha. So its a pretty cool place. I don't know the ward yet, but everyone that's been here says its the coolest ward in the whole mission. I'm super excited to get everything figured out. It's gonna be a really cool experience.
Haha, my Marci senses kicked in Monday when I got to my new house with another elder who was staying with me for the night (Elder Cantos, Quito, Ecuador). We got there and I have never seen a bigger mess in my life, haha. You would not believe. It was covered in boxes and papers and crap. It was pretty bad. So Elder Cantos and I speed cleaned everything. It went pretty well, it doesn't look super bad now. It was at least clean enough for my new comp to be able to come in comfortably.
So that's about all that's been going on! It should be really good! Also, thanks for the package! I love the ties! I'm rocking the polka dot one right now :) and def if you ever send ties, don't feel obligated to send flower ones, I've got a bunch :) Thanks so much mom! Love you. Talk to you soon.
Tanner and his new companion, Elder Parker Hancock
Hugging a sloth - from last week's Amazon River adventures
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