Well hello! I didn’t even realize that it was Halloween once again!
So do you guys all remember how my area was super dead? And how we had zero possibilities to baptize for the month of October? Well I am here to testify that with hard work and diligence the Lord provides! We baptized two “goldens” that came to church the last three weeks by themselves.
One is Christopher, 15, and he is the son of drug lord. Well, his dad isn’t, but his uncle is. His dad is just a part of its ‘cause it’s a family business. He isn’t involved in any way, but actually we aren’t 100% positive that its a drug scheme they are running, but pretty much 100% positive.... We’re really good friends with the top dog of the operation who is Chris´ Uncle Tino. (Real quick. in Spanish there are different ways to say "you" and if you say it a certain way it means that there is a lot of trust. Well Tino and everybody else treats us in "vos" which is a very familiar way to say "you"-- we’re in deep) and the other person is named Zelina. She’s also 15 and is the first of a very large group that will be baptized a little while down the road. Her entire apartment complex wants to be baptized, and will be this month.
We don’t live in a mud hut. But there are lots. We have electricity and running water, but our house is gross and we’re trying to find a better one for the future.
That is all.
Love you guys!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
October 19, 2009 E-mail
My area is nowhere near the ocean--go back on the main road a good 20 kilometers and you’ll see some very small towns with houses made of mud and stuff. That’s where I live...but even though we had no investigators last week we now have 2 (possibly 3) that will be baptized this weekend.
Just goes to show that by hard work the Lord provides. I’m still district leader and of only 2 other areas. One of sisters (out by the ocean) and other of elders (on the peninsula/ island like thing), and we’ve hit a drought in the district. But we´re gonna squeeze as many as possible into the water this month and then work our buts off next month.
Love you guys!
Just goes to show that by hard work the Lord provides. I’m still district leader and of only 2 other areas. One of sisters (out by the ocean) and other of elders (on the peninsula/ island like thing), and we’ve hit a drought in the district. But we´re gonna squeeze as many as possible into the water this month and then work our buts off next month.
Love you guys!
Monday, October 12, 2009
October 12, 2009 E-mail
I’m in my new area. Basically it’s everything you could imagine of Honduras. Green, shacks, poor. And the District Leader that left didn’t work even though he was training. So the area’s is dead- no investigators, disgusting house and pretty much everything that could be bad is. So, there’s lots of work to be done.
I’m a stepdad (but everyone tells me he’s basically my second son because he wasn’t really trained at all). He is from Awatukee AZ!!! He went to Mountain Point HS. He’s a body builder and is enormous.... my area is called Campana. It’s a community that is a part of Puerto Cortes. Nothing big to report, but one story.
Yesterday while contacting we found a nice lady and her dog came out. I asked if the dog would bite and after getting a clear, ¨no¨ I proceeded to pet the dog. No sooner had I touched it when it almost bit my hand off. Luckily I have incredible reflexes and was able to avoid losing my pinky finger. No harm was done. Then at a member’s house (very, very poor members house) ,we were sitting down chatting and a pig came up an sat down beneath my chair. I thought to adjust my chair a few moments later and accidentally bumped the pig in the head. So it tried to bite me. In 4 hours 2 animals attempted to bite me. The dog is understandable, but the pig... I hadn’t ever heard of biting pigs, but sometimes they get upset too. That is all.
Love you guys!
I’m a stepdad (but everyone tells me he’s basically my second son because he wasn’t really trained at all). He is from Awatukee AZ!!! He went to Mountain Point HS. He’s a body builder and is enormous.... my area is called Campana. It’s a community that is a part of Puerto Cortes. Nothing big to report, but one story.
Yesterday while contacting we found a nice lady and her dog came out. I asked if the dog would bite and after getting a clear, ¨no¨ I proceeded to pet the dog. No sooner had I touched it when it almost bit my hand off. Luckily I have incredible reflexes and was able to avoid losing my pinky finger. No harm was done. Then at a member’s house (very, very poor members house) ,we were sitting down chatting and a pig came up an sat down beneath my chair. I thought to adjust my chair a few moments later and accidentally bumped the pig in the head. So it tried to bite me. In 4 hours 2 animals attempted to bite me. The dog is understandable, but the pig... I hadn’t ever heard of biting pigs, but sometimes they get upset too. That is all.
Love you guys!
October 5, 2009 E-mail
Well , to start off I have a change... I’ve been here for 6 months and I’m out now. I don’t want to leave, but it’s the will of the Lord.
To start us off I have a few spiritual experiences from yesterday. First, the mother of the family of 3 got baptized yesterday after conference and afterwards shared her testimony with us. She told me that when I had taught her about the meaning of faith she started applying it to her life, and that since the time we had been going to her house she had seen changes in her and her family’s life. She was baptized all alone--2 missionaries, the bishop and the 1 councilor came—(not the family), and she didn’t care. I was very touched and almost cried.
Afterwards we were going to go to an appointment without dropping the wet clothes off at the house when I had a distinct impression to go to the house first. I stopped, prayed, and asked if we really needed to go to the house. And we went. No sooner had we crossed the street and a man was at our side. I began to talk to him and as it turns out he had gone to church when he was a child, but hasn’t gone for years now. His wife died 2 year ago of breast cancer and left him the widower of 3 children and a grandchild. But it’s a family that really wants to hear the gospel.
One more: I finished the Book of Mormon this week in Spanish. I read a give-away copy to put my testimony that I had read the entire book. I prayed again and asked it the book was true. As I prayed I received a spiritual confirmation in the form of words, saying, "Si, hijo Mio." (Yes, my son.) I then gave the book to an investigator that will be baptized on the 17th who still hasn’t received an answer to her prayer, (but she was in the afternoon session yesterday and I guarantee she felt something listening to Elder Holland,) and she is committed to read the whole thing.
Conference was good, but the baptism was better.
Love you guys!
I’ll tell you where I’m at next week!
To start us off I have a few spiritual experiences from yesterday. First, the mother of the family of 3 got baptized yesterday after conference and afterwards shared her testimony with us. She told me that when I had taught her about the meaning of faith she started applying it to her life, and that since the time we had been going to her house she had seen changes in her and her family’s life. She was baptized all alone--2 missionaries, the bishop and the 1 councilor came—(not the family), and she didn’t care. I was very touched and almost cried.
Afterwards we were going to go to an appointment without dropping the wet clothes off at the house when I had a distinct impression to go to the house first. I stopped, prayed, and asked if we really needed to go to the house. And we went. No sooner had we crossed the street and a man was at our side. I began to talk to him and as it turns out he had gone to church when he was a child, but hasn’t gone for years now. His wife died 2 year ago of breast cancer and left him the widower of 3 children and a grandchild. But it’s a family that really wants to hear the gospel.
One more: I finished the Book of Mormon this week in Spanish. I read a give-away copy to put my testimony that I had read the entire book. I prayed again and asked it the book was true. As I prayed I received a spiritual confirmation in the form of words, saying, "Si, hijo Mio." (Yes, my son.) I then gave the book to an investigator that will be baptized on the 17th who still hasn’t received an answer to her prayer, (but she was in the afternoon session yesterday and I guarantee she felt something listening to Elder Holland,) and she is committed to read the whole thing.
Conference was good, but the baptism was better.
Love you guys!
I’ll tell you where I’m at next week!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
September 28, 2009 E-mail
The missionaries baptized!?!?!?!? Wow! I can only remember one convert baptism in our ward ever... That’s cool though. In my district we finished the month with 26 baptisms. My area had 4. But we have around ten that are ready for October. They just have to get in the water...
So, I got the package. Thank you very much! Especially for the candy (I had just run out). The ties aren’t looking as good as when you had just bought the bag... it may be time for a new one... (hint, hint) haha. I’m sure you guys know a little about the political nonsense that’s been going down here lately, but on Tuesday and Wednersday we didn’t leave the house again. It was way lame. Right now no huge problem though.
In the zone of 18 missionaries we baptized 53 people. That’s more than some missions do in a year with 200 missionaries...I’m only now starting to realize that we baptize a lot. Oh, hey funny note--that article you sent me about the Bird family with all the missionaries-- he's in my zone. I know the kid personally, man! No big news to report, just one question: could you throw my white tie in with the package? I sent it home to you guys before I left the MTC, and I had another one, but it got jacked too.
Thanks!
Love you all!
So, I got the package. Thank you very much! Especially for the candy (I had just run out). The ties aren’t looking as good as when you had just bought the bag... it may be time for a new one... (hint, hint) haha. I’m sure you guys know a little about the political nonsense that’s been going down here lately, but on Tuesday and Wednersday we didn’t leave the house again. It was way lame. Right now no huge problem though.
In the zone of 18 missionaries we baptized 53 people. That’s more than some missions do in a year with 200 missionaries...I’m only now starting to realize that we baptize a lot. Oh, hey funny note--that article you sent me about the Bird family with all the missionaries-- he's in my zone. I know the kid personally, man! No big news to report, just one question: could you throw my white tie in with the package? I sent it home to you guys before I left the MTC, and I had another one, but it got jacked too.
Thanks!
Love you all!
September 21, 2009 E-mail
I’ve written all of my byu friends, but no one has written me back. So who knows? I have come to the decision that I want to go straight back to school the fall of 2010 so that I’m not just sitting around doing nothing. So I’m gonna talk to President about that on Wednesday in my interview.
We have 4 people that are gonna get baptized this weekend, and so we are working hard with them. Stake Conference was yesterday and it was packed and very hot (we wore suits...) but also cool. President came and spoke.
Oh! I have news for you that you had no idea about. Before I tell you, you have to promise not to freak out or worry. Promise? OK. About 6 weeks ago I got food poisoning again, but this time I didn’t go to the hospital. But in the 2 days that we didn’t work I lost 10 lbs. Intense. I still haven’t gotten the ten lbs back, but I’m not sick anymore. (I’m at 180). I didn’t tell you ‘cause I didn’t want anybody to worry, but It’s all over now. I’m good to go!
OK, that is all! I love you!
We have 4 people that are gonna get baptized this weekend, and so we are working hard with them. Stake Conference was yesterday and it was packed and very hot (we wore suits...) but also cool. President came and spoke.
Oh! I have news for you that you had no idea about. Before I tell you, you have to promise not to freak out or worry. Promise? OK. About 6 weeks ago I got food poisoning again, but this time I didn’t go to the hospital. But in the 2 days that we didn’t work I lost 10 lbs. Intense. I still haven’t gotten the ten lbs back, but I’m not sick anymore. (I’m at 180). I didn’t tell you ‘cause I didn’t want anybody to worry, but It’s all over now. I’m good to go!
OK, that is all! I love you!
September 14, 2009 E-mail
Well, in my district this week we baptized 14 people. So President invited us to play soccer with him. I think that for the first time in my mission I’m going to reach the goal we’ve set-- 5 people. We’ve baptized 3 here (and married them) and have 3 people with a baptismal date.
Tell Caitlin never to wear my jersey again. No one said that was ok. No no, very sacred thing, a jersey. Not to be worn without permission of the owner...
I have a few wishes... remember how you bought me new black shoes? Do you think you could do the same with the brown ones? Please? The sole is falling off...
I still haven’t been reimbursed for the electricity (from Roatan’s church building).
Love you guys
Tell Caitlin never to wear my jersey again. No one said that was ok. No no, very sacred thing, a jersey. Not to be worn without permission of the owner...
I have a few wishes... remember how you bought me new black shoes? Do you think you could do the same with the brown ones? Please? The sole is falling off...
I still haven’t been reimbursed for the electricity (from Roatan’s church building).
Love you guys
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