A funny lesson

Hello!! 

 

So, I dont know how, but another 6 weeks has passed. Not only that, but 18 months has passed. Tomorrow is changes, and i aint going anywhere. I am perfectly content where im at and whom im with. I will get another 6 weeks here in santa fe. In other words, Im all good. So this week has been a very interesting week. For a few months now we have been planing something called a Noche Blanca, or Night of White. Essentially, the plan was that every companionship of misionaries in the stake would have a baptism, and were would baptize everyone all on the same night. Everyone would be dressed in baptism cloths, white clothes, for the baptisms. In theory, great idea, in reality, kinda worked haha. So a week ago, we had more than 22 baptisms planed for this saturday. Due to certain problems, we had 12 baptisms. Unfortunatly, not every companionship had baptisms, but honestly, the majority did. Me and Elder Martinez had the baptism of Samuel Aplicano. Samuel is great. Hes 12 years old, and almost all his family is members. Hes just a good kid haha. This past week we have sacrificed alot of time to plan and organize the baptisms. We had to give various interveiws, various meeting with stake leaders, various everything. We really didnt have a whole lot of time to do normal misionary work, but yet the lord provides. When all was said and done, we had a baptism, so no complaints. Other crazy things, as I mentioned, we have been really ocupied doing other things than normall misionary work. We were really worried yesterday that no investagator was going to show up to church, because we honestly didnt teach or visit much investagators. The lord provides and 6 investagators showed up out of nowhere. Through sacrifice comes blessings.

 

So also sometimes crazy things happen. So yesterday  showed up to church an investagator named Angel. We have been teaching this guy for a few weeks. The only thing is that this guy is super odd, like weirdo. Hes in his 40s, lives with his wife, 2 daughters, and his two cats. I can not explain why, but everytime we teach this guy, something has to happen. He belives in everything that has do with christianity, like most honduras, but he is just a lilttle confused with his beliefs. For example, this last week we tried teaching him about prayer, something super simple for almost anyone that believes in Christ and the Blible. We taught him how to pray, and everything was just great, but.. then he was like, "I dont like the idea of praying. I dont like having to rely and depend on God. I think God wants us to be independent. Look, America is the most powerfull country because it is the most independent." We were like dude, its not like that...  Angel is just like that, just a little lost with his beliefs. Well yesterday after church we wanted to visit him. he told us to come by at 5, but we showed up a little early at 4. We knocked his door, and he let us in, and sitting on his couch was a jehovas witness, cool. The witness finished quicly and left, actully this guy was pretty chill. So we start to teach Angel, we sing a hymn, pray, and then he says he has a question. ok. He said that he heard in church about a war between the Nephites and the Lamanites, and he wanted to know what was that. The most random thing.. We were trying to explain the whole story behind the book of mormon, and then someone knocked on his door. Angel let him the guy in, and it was another freaking jehovas witness.. hahaha, but this guy wasnt as chill as the other, the secund witness was some old crazy man.. THis freaking man tried for an hour in front of our investagator to prove us wrong, and he couldnt do it.. We got talking about the spirit world, and the witness just got furios that we would believe that. The craziest thing is that he tried to respond to our doctrine by teaching what happens to dogs when they die.. He was so lost. Angel was so lost. And the worst part is that for an hour straight, in the same freaking room was Angels daughter in the corner making out haha It was literally the oddest lession that i have ever had in my mission. Sometimes the mission just gives you lemons when you dont want nor expect to get lemons. hahaha. The mision sometimes.. 

 

So, hopelly you all get the vibe, that im dong great, becausse im doing great. 

 

Love yall

 

Elder High

 

 

 

The day he bought a machete

Muy Buenas Dias mi Querido Familia!

 

Yeah, Honduras is so going to win their first olympic medal. So honestly here, people could care less about the olympics, for that reason theyve never won anything. The only thing that really matters is Futbol, soccer. Let me tell ya, Catrachos, hondurans, love their futbal. Everyone and their dog plays all day everyday out in the streets. Me and Elder Martinez were in a lession with one of the very few hondurans that doesnt like futbol on saturday, when Honduras scorred the goal. This country went crazy.. hahaha. I am in heartland Tegucigalpa, and everyone in this freaking city lost it when Honduras scorred. THe whole city erupted with shouts and screams, and then came the firecrackes. Literaly, 5 minuets straight of anyoine and everyone throwing firecrackes.. hahaha.. Yeah, I heard that Honduras won... 

 

Other than Futbol, this week was actually quite good. We've been trying to do all that we can to help this poor little ward of Santa Fe out. Still, we dont have a Bishop.. Its very sad to see a active ward with more that 130 asisting members every week, have no leader. This church is the true church, and it is a church that doesnt change or adapt with the philosphies of man. If a man isnt worthy to be bishop, he wont be bishop. And thats that. The Ward is in a very rough patch right now, but what is thriving is the mision work. Honestly, the mision work is what is holding this ward together. The members get excited when we bring new people to church. Members are more willing to visit with us than to fufill with their callings. Its good for us, just not ideal. Weve been trying to think of ways to balance it out, and weve decided to try to leave more with members without callings and with priests and youth. Almost everyday this week we were able to go out and work with some great youth. From what weve seen, its been working. We are hoping that this saturday we will have a few baptisms. It would be good for us, but even better for this ward. The work continues.

 

Also just a few little things,1. Elder Paiz finished his mision last tuesday. You should try to look for him on facebook, Joseph Paiz. 2. Today I buy a machete 3. Happy Aniversary!!!!!!!!

4. Love yall

 

Elder High

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Great Week

Good Afternoon

 

So.. THE FAMILY REYES FINALLY GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!!  

 

yes, that was the focus of this last week!!!

Really not a lot else happened. just the family is soo good. They were so happy. Honestly, This is why im here. More than three months ago Elder Johnson started working with them, and then I came in. We married them, and a month later, they get baptized. It has been a huge pleasure to help this family. Just to let you know, im doing great here. Things are going good. There is so much I want to tell yall, but there just isnt time today. Just have a great week.

 

Elder High

 

 Familia Reyes

 

Buenas Tardes!!

 

Pues, aquí estoy escribiendo, recordando todo lo que paso este semana, y que loco semana tenia. So... this was a very odd week. So on Monday, we had a lesion with the Family Reyes. As we were teaching them, we asked them when they were going to get baptized. Literally the sat silent for 3 minuets, and they responded saying in spanish a phrase, Dele Viaje este Sabado, o lets get it done this saturday. We were so freaking suprised! It was a miracle silence. So we thought that everything was good with the family. We talked about what they needed to know for the interveiw. Everyone that gets baptized has to pass an interview. I asume you know the usual questions. On Wednesday, they were complety fine for the interview. On thursday, we had the interview. The wife Waleska passed, but.....the Husband Carlos drank a cup of cofee in the morning, didnt pass the interview. They couldnt get baptized this week. In this mission, the perosn getting baptized has to be clean and worthy for a full week. Honestly. i was a little depressed. We have done so much for this family, and then at the last minuet they fall. They have never had the desire to be baptized, and then when they finally have the desire, they cant. I am starting to understand more what the higher plan is. God doesnt just want people to get baptized, God wants people to be converted to this gospel. God wants people who are willing to live and to give everything for this gospel. The family isnt quite ready yet. I am okay with that. It is a lot better to wait for someone to get converted before their baptism. Hopefully they will be ready for this saturday, but if not, we arent going to give up on them. We arent going to stop with the family untill they experience a full conversion. 

 

Other things that have been crazy. So on Friday, I went on an interchange with Elder Caballero, (Elder gentleman haha) from colombia.It was a really good interchange. Just in the night I called my companion Elder Martinez to ask him how his day was and what happened, and he told me that he had to go home early because he had a bad earach. The next morning he called me really early and told me that he was going to the hospital because he was bleeding out of his ear the whole night.He had some wierd infection that caused his inner ear to bleed. The crazy thing is that I wasnt with him when all of this happened haha. The next day He had to stay inside with another sick misionary of the zone, So i had another interchange. This time with Elder Ramos de Ecuador. On sunday, we went to church and then went home and did nothing. As a misionary, the house is like a jail cell. Literally, there is nothing worse than being stuck in the house as a misionary. So yeah, I am with my poor companion writing right now haha. Oh the mission sometimes haha.

 

Hope yall have a great week!

 

Love yall

Elder High

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All is well in Zion or Honduras

Whaz Up!!

 

So Where to begin.. umm.. So this week you could call it a little abnormal. So this past week we had Multizone conferences yay... It was prety good, just forever long. I like all the meetings and everthing that we have to go to as misionaries, its just at times they are so long. This Conference started at freaking 8 in the morning and ended at almost 6 at night.. Oh well. It was good because Elder Espinoza was there and I was able to talk to him, and Elder Paiz was there. Elder Paiz is going home in 2 weeks which is super crazy. All of my ex companion are starting to go home, and it leaves me with very little time.. President Ferman talked a good little bit about the Importance of the book of Mormon. Qoute, Without the book of mormon, we are just excellent Catholics or just really rightoues Evengelists. Hahaha. Really though, the book of Mormon sets us apart from any other Religion. It is the book most perfect thats out there. No other book brings us closer to knowing the misteries of our Creater. Other than the Zone conference, we did a ton of service this week. We have mixed and poured a ton of cement this week. Remember that I am in Honduras, so we do everything the old fashion way, all by hand. Me and Elder Martinez are doing great, we get along really well. Hes a very fun guy! We are still working with Family Reyes. They have come to church now 8 times. They are so close to getting bapized. They will get baptized, its just a matter of When. All is good in Zion or Honduras that is... Honduras is a little far off from Zion, but close enough hahaha. The future is as bright as you make it. The Church is true!!

 

Love yall

Elder High

Elder High and Elder Espinoza. This is who Bradin trained.

 

 Zona Country

 

I think this video is showing how all they have to go to get to their house. (maybe someone elses house) All the houses are built on top of each other so it seems like quite the journey.

 

Forever friends in Honduras

Buenas Diashmmm

 

So.. This week was great! Elder Martinez has been a blast. I have said many times this, but I have been blessed with the best companions. Elder Martines is from Quetzaltanango Guatemala. He has a crazy past but a very strong testimony. he also has the same amount of time as me. There are very few misionaries that will go home with me, but he is one of them. We are going to have a fun change together. 

So there is some interesting things that has happened. Elder Martinez has alredey served in Santa Fe. He is repeting area like I repeted Monterrey. This again has been a very neat experience for him to see how his converts are progressing, and to see those that he loved and served again. We have also been visiting old investagators which has been very neat. The family reyes that got married last week have been going through some rough times right now. On thursday we visited them and their little daughter Jenny was sick. We were with the primary president, and she asked the mother if it would be okay if we gave her daughter a blessing. The mother aproved and so we blessed the little girl, and the next day she woke up healthy. On saturday, the little boy joel came down sick, and also the mother had a tooth infection that was causing a ton of pain. They were not able to be baptized this week, but the hope leads us to the next week. Oh well.

Also i like always have been meditating about everything. Ive come to the realization that im not just a misionary of Mision Honduras Comayagulea. I will one day inherit the kingdom of God, and I am here in honduras looking for friends to come with me. This work is incredible. I have made a ton of friends, and i feel like i will see many of them again some day. The church is true.

 

Elder High

solo tango uno photo

hes my new comp

Zika - yuck!

Halooo!

 

So what a freaking crazy week was this one. First off, so this was the last week of Elder Johnson, he is sitting down next to me writing his last letter to his family...weird...  Other than that, this week has been off the wall crazy. So on monday yes i got sick, and not just normal stomagh flu. Yeah, i got zika... it sucked...  So that put us out a few days. We still worked, just not as hard. After that, on tuesday, we had a planchero (look it up) misionary go home in the zone, so with his companion, they stuck him with us. So we rolled in a trio covering two areas this week. We were with another of my good friends Elder Kratzer. on top of that, we had a wedding to plan for. Holy cow, it was so stressfull, but everything turned out to be beautifull. It was very very nice. We have high hopes that the family will get baptized the next week. I have a ton of pictuers to share with you. Other things, is that my new companion is going to be Elder Martinez. He is one of the chillest guys in the mission. Well get along great. Honestly everything is going great. No complaints whatsoever. This has been the best decision that i have made. The church is true!

 

Love yall

Elder High