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| Elder Gurr, Elder Dial, and new members in Tiloarque, Honduras. 7/7/2014 |
Sunday, July 13, 2014
7/07/14 July 7th Elder Gurr
Hello family,
Ha, what a great week and also a
funny one. Here is a little bit of what
happened. So after I told you that on
Sunday that one of our investigators wanted to get baptized we passed by her on
Tuesday and we passed by the questions of the baptism interviews. There was some things she did and we talked
to the mission president but he said that not to worry and if she was fully
repented she did not need and interview with the president. I was so happy because
she is a great person. So the next few
days we invited everyone to attend her baptism. We then got to Saturday and we
still were asking the zone leaders to give us clothes. They gave them to the district leaders and we
took them to the baptism. Well that's
the funny thing she was given clothes that were big to my companion. Then when she tried to put them on they didn't
fit. It was super funny. Also the other problem was the zipper didn't
fit. It was like are you kidding me?! Super funny. We ended up using the shirt of the little girl
and putting it on the young woman right after the little girl got baptized and
then vise versa. It was the funniest
ever. It worked out in the end and on Sunday
she was confirmed. They are both super
happy and I am happy to see their progression in the gospel. That was great.
Well the family we are working with
is still working on their wedding so who knows when that will be done. That's all I got. I have to get off but enjoy
the photos.
Elder Gurr
6/30/14 June 30th Elder Gurr
Hello family,
This week was nothing special but it
was an awesome week. So here is what happened. With the families that we have
baptisms we got 4 people and 1 is a family. It is super great to see
people progress. Let's talk about the
family first. The family has been very
good. We passed by with them but they
were not able to get the papers for their wedding because the wife got super
sick but she is ok now. The husband is
doing good and loves to learn more about the gospel. So here is the cool thing that happened with
them. We got to church and the husband was
there before us at church. His wife didn't come but a miracle happened she came
right after they passed the sacrament. It was incredible. They have plenty of attendance and now we are
just waiting for them to be baptized.
OK the other two that we have, a
woman and her daughter were incredible. She
had surgery and when she came it was a miracle but wait it gets better. Sunday
night she calls us and said she wants to be baptized this week. We should baptize her this week and her
daughter. That's all I have got so I am posting more photos through "dropbox.com".
Love you all and see you next week.
Elder Gurr
6/23/14 June 23rd Elder Gurr
Hello family,
How are things going this time in
the year? I can't believe it's almost been a year and a half. Well, I got a lot to say so bare with me. Let's just say it was a good week. First we visited an investigator who is great
but he needs to finalize his papers for the wedding that happened seven months
ago. The devil works hard to destroy the
happiness of having a family. We might
have to remarry him because who knows what happened to their papers. They have photos but of the legal photos they
don't so we will see on him.
One of our
baptisms and her daughter that was going to be baptized well she had a bad
accident. She is pregnant and she, I
guess, fell down and they operated on her thinking it could be three different
things so the checked all of them but found nothing. Remember in Honduras Health Centers are not
the best so we gave her a blessing and she is in bed doing fine. She is told she will be able to continue in
about a week or two and she still wants to get baptized so we will practice
patience and wait for her.
A funny story happened on Friday we
were not having much success because the soccer game of Honduras was happening
so we just went around in the night. We
called the bishop for information on a youth activity that was happening. We had to run to the top of the mountain to invite
an investigator and then he called us and said he couldn't. God had a plan for us when we got there we got
a reference from someone who told us there was a kid that wanted to be
baptized. It was a crazy experience. He is super positive and we have plans to
visit him this Tuesday. The people here are great and I love being closer to
the church here in this area. That's all Folks.
Elder Gurr
6/16/14 June 16th Elder Gurr
Hello family,
I cant believe it was Father's day. That was really fast. Well I left Tizatillo for a new area called
Tiloarque. So we are starting all new
here. My companion's name is Elder Dial
and he is from Utah. The first companion
from Utah and we had a lot of fun this week.
Well, I really don´t know too well the investigators so I will describe the area. The area is more like a downtown area but it's got some beautiful parts. It's crazy over here. It's like the city but also its has some country to it. It has sisters in the area so that makes it a little more safe because the president only sends sister missionaries to places where it is really safe for them. So yah, I am excited for my area. It's going to be so much fun. The members are awesome here. I have never seen so much animation for missionary work till I got here. The members are crazy. There is this member who has a hawk, a few birds, a turtle, and a raccoon as a pet. I think it's the first time I ever saw a raccoon in real life. I want to pet him but I probably would get scratched. I will get photos but it's hard to bring a camera because you know it is not easy to walk around with a camera. Well, just to have it out.
They pulled a prank that didn't go
as good as they wanted it to go. They
said that they were Jehovah Witnesses and the problem was I saw a Honduras
temple on their wall and my last companion talked to me about them so it didn't
go as planned as they wanted it to. They
also brought out super huge pants that it was for a fat tall guy. It was really funny because the pants were as
tall as me. Well I am loving the changes
for now. My companion is a great guy.
Love you all and we will see what we
got because the house we live in is like an apartment building. We get told to be quiet at night but it is
safe because there is always someone home. Love you all.
Elder David Gurr
6/09/14 June 9th Elder Gurr
Hello Family,
Well it's time again to see if I go
or if I stay in this area. It has been a
hard time working with these families but still helping them with a smile
because I am probably not the one who is going to baptize them but eventually
they will be baptized. They are working
hard for it to happen.
First, one of the families, the
father is great because he is working super hard to complete his divorce. Apparently he was never divorced in the
first place but we will figure out more later. Also the fact is that we can't control too
much but we did bring a lawyer along and she wants to help them to be baptized.
First time a lesson took 2 hours and 15
minutes. They may not be baptized till next month and all we are teaching now
is profound doctrine. It gets insane
when you learn something new when all the basic doctrine is done. This family has the biggest testimony I have
ever seen. They will be great members
when they can. That's is the story with
them.
The story with the other family we
are working with is the fact that well, we really can't invite him because he
gets offended to easily. But he is
opening up to us more so we will see. I
think that some time in the future maybe he can build his testimony more. The
sister is ready and we have a plan to invite just her to be baptized soon so we
will see. Everything else is going good
though.
The third family the father needs to
be divorced and the fact is he is not really working to find out all about it. He went to church once and then he looked hard
for work and he works every day almost all day except Sunday. So we don't know
what more we can do.
Well I have to go. I will take
pictures of the new house and send them next week. Love you all.
Elder Gurr
6/02/14 June 2nd Elder Gurr
Hola familia,
How are things going? This week we went to a family investigating
the church and they are OK but the problem is that we can't really invite him
to be baptized because for a time he even wasn't listening to us. He is good but the problem is that we need to
let him make the decision for himself because he gets offended too much. We will continue to follow him and hopefully
one day he will make that decision.
The story with another family is
that the father is still fixing something with his divorce so we really can't
do much. He said that he would talk to
his lawyer, but that it's going to take some time before it can be done. He says maybe next week but we will see. They are still very positive and I know they
will get baptized. I just fear that I
will be gone before that, but I am not building my kingdom but the kingdom of God.
These families I know will one day
partake of baptism. The man always looks
like a stake patriarch to me. I know
that what we are doing is hard but it will be all worth it for him.
I love the understanding I am receiving
every day. Also, we have recently found a
lady who seems more interested then I have ever seen in my life. She asked us
questions that she did not understand and asked us about the Book of Mormon and
why we don't drink coffee and stuff like that.
She is golden! I am not kidding.
Well, not much else progressing but I
do have photos. Enjoy and I love you
all.
Elder Gurr
5/26/14 May 26th Elder Gurr
Hello family,
Wow it has been one of the best
weeks here on the mission. It has been
really good. One of our investigators asked us if we could come by today so we
will see what will happen. It's because this week he wasn't really talking to
us. Then we took him to the temple in
Tegucigalpa and he said that he liked it a lot. He then came to church with a smile on his
face. He loved it and asked us to pass
by like I said before. Who knows he
might ask us to baptize him. Who knows?
Also good news the zone leaders
finally left they are now living at the bottom of the house. So everything is so much better now. Things
are moving along.
Also we talked to a family investigating
the church and they said that they will get their papers ready to be married. They are the most positive family I have ever
seen. They understand the doctrine very well, better than most people even new
missionaries. They are 100% sure this is
the true church. We hope to baptize them
before the end of the change it would be a first family baptism. Not much else. The thing is this all happened
yesterday.
I think God likes to test our faith
a lot because it has never been this hard on the mission till now. I keep praying the time will go slower. This is my report because it was a hard week
to find new people but at least we have two families in sacrament meeting. It is incredible! Well I have to go time goes
by fast. Love you all and happy birthday
to Shannon and James. Happy Mother's day mom.
Elder Gurr
5/19/14 May 19th Elder Gurr
Hello family,
Wow!
The story I read about what happened in San Diego with the fires was crazy.
I think for this week it has been the
most rewarding and the hardest part of my mission. Well the family that I said
that they would be baptized on the 17th, well the father has a lot of problems
that he has to clear up. He is not ready
and doesn't have a desire to repent but we are going to work hard so that he
can feel that he has repented of all of his sins through the atonement. If he gets baptized it is because he wants to
follow Christ, but right now he doesn´t and we can´t make him do anything he doesn´t
want to. All we can do is just help him
understand. Also, I do have good news
the family that we had a hard time finding came to church. It was awesome. They want to learn about repentance and
baptism. They were very hard at first but now they are making progress. They
like to joke with us like we are their friends.
The other family that we worked with is ready
but the father needs to fix things from his previous divorce to be married with
his girlfriend. He said it could take
another month but he will try to get it done as fast as he can. They believe in what we teach and I could see
the guy as a stake patriarch. He is that
good.
It has been a hard and fun week
here in Honduras. This is my report to you all. Also, I was thinking about what is gross here
that I ate. Well, I always get a drink
of oatmeal in water and that is really gross.
Love you all and thanks for the
update.
Elder Gurr
5/12/14 May 12th Elder Gurr
Hello family,
It's another week here. We are busy getting ready to baptize one of
our families that is investigating the church. Also it was fun seeing you all again. It was a shocking call to here that I am going
to need to leave a change earlier to make it to college. 6 months will go by
really fast. We are also working with
others and we have two other families that we want to baptize as well. It has been hard but if they were not hard we
could not find people who could progress in the gospel. Other things that are happing well we went
contacting people in a new area we haven't been working in. We do not know what will happen but more will
come soon.
We were also able to find a new
family that we are going to work with. They
seem to be shy but I think we can help them.
The area is a lot of fun to explore.
It's like working in the middle of nowhere but with tons of people who
are somewhat hard to contact. The people over all in Honduras are kind. It has definitely been a hard journey and I
think I am going to take more photos with the zone leaders. Well it's time for me to go. Love you all and will be seeing you very soon.
Love you all.
Elder Gurr
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