Finally!

 I am so sorry! I didn't get to email last week! We had to go to immigration on our p day and we were stuck there for like 5 hours it stunk! But I am finally writing and I have no clue what to say! I have really been missing everybody a lot lately! I have the picture of our family hung up so it's the first thing I get to see every day. I love all of you some much, I'm excited to see the girls start school next week. I want to see their first day pictures! I'm going to send some pictures today or at least try. I'm sorry I haven't sent any, it's way hard. You think and hour is a lot of time to write a message but it's not! I can't think of everything I want to say! I can honestly feel your love and prays from here. I went through a rough patch when I didn't get to write last week but I am doing so much better! I will be writing every Tuesday from now on but my p day will be on Friday! I guess what we are doing this Friday, we are going out to proselytize. haha I'm so scared but that is honestly when I feel the best out here, when we are practicing with our fake investigator and trying to change their lives. So pray for me alot on Friday I'm going to need all the help I can get!  I love all of you soo much

Love Elder Chavez

Picture of the traffic in Bogota.  Mason said the traffic there is CRAZY!

Bogota Temple

Bogota Temple

Bogota Temple

Mason and His 2nd Companion
Elder Ludwig

MTC President

They made Mason get his haircut!
I told him I liked him with longer hair but he said
"Me too, but hey I haven't had to do it for the past two weeks!"
That's Mason for you! Always seeing the positive in everything!

Outside the Colombia MTC

Mason outside the Colombia MTC

MTC

View from the MTC

Plane Ride to Bogota Colombia MTC

Mason's New Companion

Elder Ludwig

Elder Tulusteck
Mason's First Companion!

Provo MTC

Kid that Reminds Mason of His Dad!

Elder Ryan Fife
He and Mason played Soccer together
at Jordan High School

Colombia

I have no clue what to even write. I really wish that I had practiced my typing more at home, I feel like I'm not going to be able to say everything I want to in this email. But I guess I'll try my best.  Colombia is great I like this MTC a lot more. The less people there are the more I have to speak Spanish which I enjoy a lot. It's crazy I can kinda carry on a broken conversation with anyone, but as soon as I'm talking to the investigator it all just clicks. I can totally feel the spirit come in to me and help me teach. The weather here is amazing! High of like 70 if that, and then it rains all the time, but there rain here isn't like the rain at home, it is like a constant mist, so you don't get wet but it keeps you really cooled off! I really like the food so far except breakfast today. We had cereal, but they don't chill their milk so you have warm cereal which i had to choke down. But other than that the food is amazing. It's made a lot of the elders have diarrhea or get constipated, but I've been just fine! I really like my new companion, he was really quiet at first but the last few days we have really started to bond. We've been helping each other learn a lot about the language. I'm glad everyone is doing OK! I hope dad is surviving all of the drama in the house! haha I miss him a lot, there is one elder in my district Elder Tlustex. He is way funny and reminds me of dad, me and him always talk about our favorite movies and they are all the movies I watch with dad. I love you Dad, stay strong, I'll be home soon! I love all of you so much, I start to miss home but then I think about the work that needs to be done and I can feel the spirit strengthen me! It's amazing how that can work! I'm going to try to send some pictures but I don't know how yet. Oh and the way p days work down here are weird. So I have my p day today, then I'll have another one on Tuesday. But my next p day won't come for 10 more days on the next Friday! kinda frustrating! But any emails are better than nothing! Well I love you all so much and pray for you every day! 

Elder Chavez

Colombia MTC Group Photos

Hola From Bogota Colombia

We made it! Sorry I didnt have anytime to call from Houston, we almost missed our flight to Colombia. But yesterday was a long day to be in an airplane it was almost a six hour flight. We got here at like 10:00PM but couldn't see a thing! So I didnt even actually get to see Colombia yet. We get to go outside in like an hour from now, so I will finally really see where I am living for the next two years. This MTC is awesome! There's only like 60 people here 35 North Americans and then the rest natives. I'm way excited to talk with the natives, even in the first morning they have showed me a ton of new stuff. I love that there are less people, for speaking spanish which is exactly what I want and need. The only thing I don't like is we have a community bathroom, which was pretty crazy this morning. So i'll have to get used to that. I got a new companion when we got here too. His name is Elder Ludwig. He was in my district from Provo and is from Salt Lake. He's a really quiet kid, but he is really smart, so I'm hoping we can learn a lot together. I know you want the address but I don't know what it is yet. But my P day is going to be on every friday from now and I would love to hear about home! So this is just a quick reminder that I love all of you and that I'm doing great. Talk to you on friday!

Adios 

Elder Chavez

Headed to Bogota Colombia MTC

Mason called this morning!!! He sounds great. He said it has been hard yet so rewarding at the same time.  He was made District Leader at the Provo MTC, so he is in charge of travel etc. for about 10 missionaries headed for Bogota.  It was so good to hear his voice.  The past few days have been so long and hard.  Hearing the peace and excitement in his voice brings me so much peace.  He is ready to serve the great people of Bogota Colombia! He should arrive in Colombia late today.  This is it ... Let his journey begin and let the spirit be with him every step of the way!