Week 63

Nahara Angelee Del Cid Lanza was baptized on March 10th!
(I am wearing a jumpsuit because I loaned my white clothes in Juti and never got them back.)

I want to explain a little bit more of last weeks letter and expand. I was really short on time to write you guys. The meeting with Elder Quentin L. Cook was the highlight of the week last week. His words truly have affected my mission and the importance of love in this work is of the utmost importance. It spoke to me on large levels. He told us not to just love the people, but to love your companion, your mission president, and the Lord. He spoke of some of his moments on his mission and the effect they had on his life. His examples taught me how important my mission is and the effect it will have on my life even after I am home. It’s an interesting thought. I loved his witness and testimony of the Savior. It touched me so strongly that I know the Savior truly lives, and he directs our church and guides us in these the latter days. 

This week was good too. We had the baptism of Nahara to complete it and the confirmation both were very good experiences. Nahara had a good experience and asked me to baptize her and enjoys Primary on Sunday. I’m very happy for her and her mother who we reactivated. 

I had a very good experience in my personal study about spiritual gifts this week and finding out that all of the gifts are based on love. It helped testify of the words of Quentin L Cook and the importance of love in the work and in the world today. I hope and pray I can obtain more love for the people, my companion, my mission president, and the Lord because this is what makes us effective tools in the Lords hands, if we have love. The lord has blessed me a lot and the people I’ve had contact with even more for my service, and I hope I can grow even more this week as I have to give a presentation tomorrow for a multi zone conference. Wish me luck and that I can have the spirit with me so that I can help these other missionaries learn something new. I realize now I don’t have much time to write anymore, but I hope its sufficient and that I can help the Lord with my service.

Love, Elder Roberts 

I had this suit made by a member tailor here in Country.  He is another ward and I don't know his name but he made it for me for about 75$ and it only took him about a week to do. I got it just in time for my presentation tomorrow. :)

It was Elder Rocha's birthday on Friday and we had a little celebration for him at the church in Country

This is Elder Sullivan on Friday before Elder Rocha's bday party.

This is Elder Rocha.

A chocolate Lava Cake at Denny's! It was super good as well as an ultimate omelette. Crazy thing...the whole order only cost about 12 bucks.

Elder Vazquez had a run in with Colonel Sanders and I had to take care of the situation.

our district with the colonel

I found Pokémon cards for my sisters

Dear Sydnee and Sophie,

I was walking and found these Pokémon cards and thought of you guys. So I might send them in the package in March. But anyway... you want to know how much they cost me? Each package costs 20 cents here. In the States they cost like five bucks. I was with my comp and I was just like well, I'm going to buy some of these, and I'm going to open them and see whats cards are in them. Are ya jealous that I can buy Pokémon cards for 20 cents in Honduras? I bought 30 cards for about sixty cents, so yeah... I'M LIVIN' IT!!!

Week 62

This week was really cool and was a lot of fun. We started the week off scheduling a baptismal date for the 10th of this month, which is this Saturday. The girl we are going to baptize is Nahara. Her mom is a member and her dad is nowhere to be found (sad story really), but Nahara is 9 almost 10 and wants to be baptized. We are teaching her and it’s really cool to witness because she is like a sponge for the doctrine, its really cool.

We then had other visits with some possible baptisms for this month also or maybe next month with a girl named Nazareth (10) and her older sister Rebbeca (16). Their parents aren’t members but some of their siblings are. We are going to try and teach and baptize the rest of the family. Our visits are a lot of fun as the two of them are so-o funny and they like the messages as well. They are really “goldens” as we sometimes call investigators. 

On Wednesday we helped move the sister’s house, and on Thursday I had interchanges with Elder Sullivan. We had fun and helped his area a bit with some members and set a new baptismal date. 

Friday was our district meeting and we talked about some activities to plan for the zone and the like, so we will be having some fun this change, I think.  

Hey- I found Pokémon cards for cheap. 60 cards for 60 cents! My sisters will be jealous! Don’t worry I’m sending them home to you. 

Saturday was the highlight of the week. Our meeting with Elder Quentin L Cook was a great experience and I learned a lot. He was very emotional and left us a very special blessing that I will treasure and left us with some counsels for the work which is, 1) Love your companion 2) love the people 3) love your mission president and 4) love the Savior. Elder Cook bore a very powerful witness of the Savior and the work of the Lord, and taught us to be the missionaries all of you think we are. 

There is not too much time to write this week but I’ll sum up with what I felt on Saturday. I know the Savior lives, I know it through spirit I felt in that meeting with Elder Cook, the testimony of one of the Lords Apostles, one of His living apostles is a witness of that fact. 

I hope you all have a good week! I’ll answer picture questions more next week. Sorry Mom I don’t have time today. I love you guys! keep truckin’

keeping busy as a companionship. Elder Vazquez is awesome!

Elder Giraldo (my trainer or "dad") with his companion

Elder Navarro (my son!)

Elder Mattson

 This pictures of me on the ground is because I found Carpet! It is so rare. And Mom- you don't have to put in the picture of the dead dog. The dead dog is another weird/sad story that happened on the same day as our meeting with Elder Cook. We saw the dog get run over.  All of the action and sounds are ingrained in my head. 

Pokémon Cards (20 cents a pack)