Hey family. Sounds like all is well. I can't believe you found Padmay. I miss that little kitty. The cats here are not as nice as ours. I'm sure Ryan Mathews will make a few mores errors in his carrier. I can't wait to see him play. Well, this week has been a good week. Oh, let Ashley know that I love her and I miss her. Oh, and let her know I said happy birthday. I can't believe she is 20. She is getting so old. Happy birthday, mom! I can't believe you are going to see "The Phantom of the Opera." Wow, I bet those tickets cost an arm and a leg. You'll have to let me know how it went. I've always wanted to see a live opera. Well, this week has been good. We have a baptism this Saturday. I'm excited. My convert here in Jesus de Otoro is really progressing. He is going to receive a calling really soon. I think the president is going to call him as the secretary. He is a good guy. I love that family. He is going to baptize his little girl in December. Well, we should have transfers next week. I don't want to leave the area. I like it here, but I think its my time. I have 8 months in the Siguetepeque zone. But you never know. I could stay here another 2 months. Well, this week has been good. I love you all. Have a good week. Enjoy your birtdays!

Email from Monday, 13 September 2010

Hello everyone! I cant believe you all had a party without me! Well, it sounds like it was a successful party. I am doing just fine here in Honduras. We saw several miracles this week. Someone who was investigating the church for almost a year now got baptized Saturday, and I also learned the meaning of sacrifice on Sunday. We have an investigator who walks about an hour and a half to go to church. I made the trip to his house Sunday and boy was I tired. He can barely walk. He has a problem with his leg, and he has attended church 2 times. He has a baptism date for the 25th of this month. We also found an older lady who dreamed of being baptized in the church of Jesus Christ 3 times! She has a baptism date for the 25th as well. This week was really interesting. We were in a trio. I was with my old companion. I don't like being in a trio. Well, to answer your question about if I do service here - We did a service project at a school here in Jesus De Otoro on Wednesday. We painted a library. It was a lot of fun. Is it normal to put gasoline in the paint? They do things differently around here. We also helped a member clean his yard. This month we are going to have a talent show at church. I am going to play the guitar. I'm going to sing "Soy un Hijo de Dios." I'm excited! We don't have activities like you all have in the United States. There isn't enough money here in Jesus de Otoro to do those kinds of activities. Well, my English class is not going so well. I don't have very many students. I think we need to promote the class better, but while I was teaching the other day I really started to enjoy it. I think I want to be a teacher. Well, thanks for everything. I love you all. You all are always in my prayers.

Email from Monday, 6 September 2010

Hey family. Thanks for the pictures. I miss those animals. The animals here are so much different. They're not as clean so I cant play with them. Well, this week has been good. I scheduled a baptism date for the other missionaries that live in our house. We can't teach the person that I found because she isn't in our area. She is going to be baptized on the 25th of this month. This upcoming week I will be in a trio. One of the missionaries from our house has to go to Tegucigalpa for a week because they are having a special training for the leaders. I will be with my old companion and the companion that I am currently with. I pray for you all every night before I go to bed. I hope you all are doing the same. On Sunday, my recent convert received the priesthood. I am really excited for him. The president wants to give him a calling soon. I think he is going to be our mission leader. I'm not sure. They are doing really well. They are progressing in the church. I hope that he passes the sacrament next Sunday. That would be really cool for me. I'm sure he will. Well, I miss you all and I hope the best for you all. Thanks for everything that you all are doing right now. It really means a lot to me. This mission has really changed my life.

Email from Monday, 30 August 2010

Hey everyone. I have had a wonderful week. We married, baptized, and confirmed a family this week. I married someone before I got myself married. How funny is that? Thanks for the advice that you gave me about the mosquitos. The mission has given us bug repellent, and a mosquito net. I put the bug repellent on everyday. Its a commandment here on the mission. I'm happy to hear you have experienced dancers in your class. I'm glad you do not have to dumb it down, hehe. I have to do that for my English class. I understand your situation. The only way to fix the problem if there are student on different levels is to separate them into groups. That seems to be working in our class. Well, we recently got new students in our English class. One of them can speak English fairly well. She still needs a lot of practice. Well, this month has been really good. For the first time on my mission I achieved my companionship goal for baptisms. Our zone also achieved its goal for baptisms. We are very excited. Today we are going to go out to eat. Hopefully we aren't too late. We are suppose to meet at the restaurant at 1 and its 12:50. I always new Ryan Mathews would play for the NFL. I said that from the beginning. He is a good football player. Well, I heard something the other day that I would like to share with dad. If we miss a meal through out the day. What usually happens? We get hungry, right? Its the same with church. If you miss a class, you will go through the week spiritually hungry. You have to attend all of the classes. If you really pay attention to what's being taught I promise you, you will be uplifted and the Holy Ghost will teach you new truth that you never knew. As much as those programs that you watch are entertaining, they are not truths. If you want to know what a truth is read Jacob 4:13. OK, I love you all. I really do miss you. It sounds like everything is going well. Well, I love you all. Have a good week. Stay out of trouble and don't lose anymore cats.