Last Letter from the CCM! (August 9, 2014)

Hola,

So, Mom you aren't going to be very happy about this. We found out we aren't supposed to call in the airport. I might be able to call and say I arrived safely but that is solely up to Pres. Erickson. President Pratt made it a rule we cannot call in the airport because apparently a few missionaries have missed their flights because they were talking on the phone. I don't know how they could talk that long since we have to be to the airport three hours early. I don't know what I would say anyway. I could tell you in about five minutes what has happened these past six weeks. I wake up, study, go to breakfast, go to gym, study, go to lunch, study some more, go to dinner, study, go to TALL (language study on the computer), plan, go to bed. That is what has happened every day for the past six weeks.

I am super excited to go to Peru, although I am definitely a little nervous. It is a little sad to leave the CCM because I have made so many good friends and I like the teachers a lot. I am ready though to experience something new. I kind of want a native companion so the language will come faster but it would be really hard if I wasn't able to ask him to help me translate certain words or phrases. I saw a map of our mission today. I hope I get sent to the one stake that covers the entire mountainous area. I want to go to the pueblos. I would much rather be there than in the city but I will have to be in the city most of the time probably. There are nine stakes, I think, in my area and eight of them are lower down in the city.

I will be flying with about 15 elders. My bus leaves the CCM at 11 o'clock in the morning. My flight lands just before nine so I figure I won't get out of the airport until at least 10 at night. I don't know what we will do then. Maybe we will spend the night in the mission home because I don't think they will try to get us to our companions that late at night.

Don't worry I will always use my filter bottle. I will try and get a few extra filters before I leave also. I will do my best to stay healthy and safe. Don´t worry I will be fine. I packed most of my bags today besides the few things I will still need. I am surprised I could get it all to fit in my bag. I still haven't packed the books but I should make the weight limit although it will probably be pretty close.

I am glad to hear that the kid was able to get my car registered. I had been wondering about that. Hopefully it will treat him well. It should though because it was a good car to me.

Hopefully I will be able to let you know I made to Peru safely, but if I can't I will have made it fine and talk to you in a few weeks.

Adios,
Elder Karter Isaacson

My District and Hmno. Martinez in front of the entrance sign.

 ​Hermano Martinez and I. He is a RM and my teacher. He is really cool. He can be very fun but also very spiritual.

Hermano Leon and I. He was my afternoon teacher. He was a little more serious but got distracted a little easier.