Elder David Gurr's Mission: The Journey, The Trials, The Fun, and The Memories

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Elder David Gurr at the Zone Leadership Meeting in Honduras. 09/17/13

Elder Gurr with a dog adopted by the Elders. 9/16/13

Elder Gurr with a puppy named "Oso". 9/16/13

9/16/2013 September 16th Elder Gurr

Hello Family,

On Monday I didn't write because I got my residency updated. It took all day and I ended up finishing late. Tuesday, I had to go with my companion to a leadership meeting. We stayed at another missionary's house, then the next morning around 5:00 am we drove to the Temple. It was about a 4-5 hours drive to get there. I was able to sleep during the drive. Attending the Honduras Temple was awesome because we got to visit the temple and feel the spirit inside. We then ate a pizza at Little Caesars and food at Wendy's. We got home about 9:00 pm so I didn't have time to write.

The next day we arrived back home and then the power went out. All day there was no power on Thursday. By Friday we had a zone leader with us. We couldn't spend time writing so we taught one investigator and didn't do much else.

Our Saturday was OK, we taught a few lessons, but the best was on Sunday, yesterday. It was awesome! We left the house and went tracking and we were able to teach a bunch of people. We found a group of 7 people and one of them was really interested. She's Catholic which is the biggest religion in this country. She wanted to know more about the church. The spirit in that room was so strong.

Later we helped a family of 7 kids and a mom to teach the kids something while the mom could cook food for the kids. I have photos this week.

Elder Gurr

Sunday, September 15, 2013

9/9/2013 September 9th Elder Gurr

Hello Family,

Sorry, it's been a long time since writing, but I am back online and I am alive.

Here's my week...

On Monday, I woke up at 3:00 am to go 4-hours from Marcala to Tegucigalpa to talk to someone to get residency paperwork and I didn't get home till 7:00 pm at night. Nothing is open past 7:00 pm. Long Day...

Tuesday I met someone who I believed was prepared by God. He is ready to hear the gospel and knows how to speak English. Wednesday I went with another companion to do interchanges and we were able to teach some people. We found a new person who seemed to be interested. Friday, I found a blanket with a picture of wolves on it because it's cold in my area. It's awesome!

On Saturday there was a celebration of the children. There was a fun activity at the church for all the children. Yes, there is a kids day called "Día de los Niños".

Sunday we taught someone and it was so powerful and spiritual that he felt the spirit and he is going to be baptized I know it. He is awesome. I talked to people in English from the United Kingdom, but they left today. It was fun to talk in English with them.

Out of time, but I will email you all next week.

Elder Gurr

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Elder Gurr and Elder Osborn in Marcala, La Paz, Honduras. 9/2/2013

9/2/2013 September 2nd Elder Gurr

Hello Everyone,

This week has been very spiritual to me personally. I had the privilege to help the other new missionaries in my district. They had been struggling with getting a baptism date confirmed for an investigator. We went with the Sister Missionaries, Sister Kuhns and Sister Olacho to help and they were able to set a date for baptism for the investigator. It was such a spiritual experience for all of us. We all felt the spirit. The spirit testified to her of the true church of God. It was so powerful it's hard to describe the feeling I felt in that room. It was interesting to see so much love the sisters had for this investigator. It reminded me a lot of the sisters in the movie District 2.

We also worked on someone's papers to get them married and it took a lot of time and money but we were able to fix the problem. There is joy that comes over me when I am able to help a family enter into the kingdom of God.

We were able to eat at Burger King which was the first time in a while. We don't have a Burger King and Little Caesar's Pizza near us.

The rest of the week we worked with the district to help them. We all have trials but God gives trials to us so we can learn. My faith is tested every day. It's not easy being a missionary but it is worth it. The journey, the trials, the fun, and the memories. I can't believe how much fun it is being here. It's safer out here in Marcala and the people are so nice. I am learning to humble myself to have the spirit with me always. Thanks for the support.

Elder Gurr

Haz lo Justo!

(Choose the Right!)