06/03/13 June 3rd Elder David Gurr Honduras

Hello family,

How's it going? My week has been very interesting. I hope I have time to write all of it.

So this week I got a new companion. I am staying in the same area. My new companion is Elder Jamieson. He is a very hard worker and we had some very spiritual experiences these last four days.

Day one we went to go teach a family. They have been investigating for quite some time. They didn't have faith in tithing The wife asks questions but doesn't really listen to our answers. We taught them with my new companion. This was the first time that the man seemed interested. He might help his wife build a testimony.

On Sunday we went to go see another investigator. We have been teaching her on and off. The weirdest thing is she didn't seem interested when we met with her, but the spirit was so strong and I challenged her to baptism and she said she wanted to. I was shocked. She then told us she wanted to be baptized 5 years ago. We have been teaching her forever and my testimony has expounded so much it is crazy.

The same night after dinner at 8:00 pm the zone leaders said that he had a package for me. It was the package you sent. I received the filtered water bottles and the cards. Thanks for the package.

I have one more story, when we went to our lunch appointment and we got lost I was going the right way, but I felt like we were not so we walked around for awhile and then the spirit told me walk this way so we did. We found someone on the street who was interested to talking to the missionaries. He said he wants to go to the temple someday.

The spirit is incredible because the spirit told me where to find him. That was not by accident that was where we needed to be. I know my Savior lives!

Thanks for all the support. I love you all see you next week.

Elder David Gurr

Elder Gurr and Elder Rodriguez. Honduras 5/27/13

Typical Food in Honduras 5/27/13

Typical Food in Honduras 5/27/13

Typical Food in Honduras 5/27

5/27/13 May 27th Elder David Gurr

Hello Family,

Missionary work has been hard this week because of how hard the rain has been pouring. Our numbers are very low this week. My companion is district leader and he had two days where he interviewed a family to get baptized. The baptism is for next week but it is with other elders.

President Fortuna, the mission president, came to see the family baptism but it did not happen. My companion has been sick this week but he is better now. He is back on his feet. It's because the weather here has been really hot and cold.

Right now no one is progressing. We baptized all the progressing investigators. We plan on finding more people today because we don't really have good investigators right now.

This week an area of the seventy showed up and he told us that 80 percent of convert baptisms are in Latin America. His name is Elder Amado. He was at a conference for a part of the mission which lasted all day. I could understand most of what he was saying.

While we were walking we saw a pulperia named David. A pulperia is a small place like a 7'eleven but different because it's part of someone's house. Maybe one day I can take a picture of one so you can see. If we need food we go there. This week has been a little slow but hopefully we find more people to teach.

Elder Gurr

Elder David Gurr at the church 5/20/13.

5/20/13 May 20th Elder David Gurr 
 

Hello,

Wow it has been over a week since I called home, that is crazy! This week has been interesting. We had a baptism and that was the highlight of the week.

We went and visited a lot of less actives this week and were able to get 3 less active families to come to church which was so cool to see. The investigator that was baptized was very excited to be baptized and is continuing to be strong in the church. He is going to be a good member in the church.

This week has been hard to find people and we only have currently one investigator progressing but we are planning on finding new people. We had more lessons with less actives members. This was more of a less active week.

Things here are going good and I am excited to learn more Spanish. I am starting to understand people a lot better and understand the things I read and watch on DVD's. The mission here has been a little bit hot this week but besides that everything has been good here. The next change meeting is happening really soon in about a week or two.

The mission is going so fast I can't believe I am almost half way into the year. I am learning so much Spanish and the culture here. Thanks for all the support. Sorry not much happened this week. We only taught 7 lessons to investigators this week which is low but 9 to less actives which is high. We are ready and willing to find those who are ready to receive the gospel.

Thanks for all your support and everything. I love you all so very much see you next week.

Elder David Gurr

Elder David Gurr's shoes after 2 months walking in Honduras. Does your shoe shine include repairs? 5/13/13

5/ 13/13 May 13^th Elder David Gurr

 

Hello Family,

How are things going?  Here are some things that have happened this week.  One of the investigators just got his baptism interview and he is going to be baptized this Saturday.  He is ready to change his life and focus on doing what God wants him to do.  It is so cool to see him change and working hard to change his life around.

 

We found another new investigator who is married to a less active member.  She came to church the other day and it was so cool. She seems really interested to hear more about what we have to say.  She is very excited to know more about the church and if she is baptized then we complete a family.  On Monday we had a movie night which was the Testaments video in Spanish and we got to explain that the Book of Mormon takes place in America and how these two books complete each other with the same doctrine.  

 

We visit another sister, who we baptized two or three weeks ago, and she feeds us a lot of food.  She is very dedicated and invites her friends to come to her house and listen to the gospel.  

 

Another person we met was  going to be baptized but it never happened.  He went on vacation and the newer Elders didn't know who he was.  We found him and he loves the temple picture we gave him.  We should be talking with him very soon.

 

The last family seems to have some family unity problems and they are trying to fix it. We had the inspiration to help them see the benefit of Family Home Evening (FHE), so today we are going to bring them to a member and show them how much FHE can mean to them.  We are hoping to baptize them as our family for the month.

 

There were 24 baptisms the last Saturday in April.  This is high for any Zone in our mission.  42 baptisms and 5 families is the highest it has ever been.  The temperature here is getting hot with random rainy days so you never know.  We get up at 6:00 am to play soccer with members and its fun. Thanks for the support.  

 

Love you all like I said yesterday on Skype (Mother's Day). See you next week.

 

Elder Gurr