Elder Jordan A. Shoaee of Pleasant Grove, Utah, is called to serve as a full-time missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to proclaim the gospel of our Lord and Savior and to help build His kingdom in Honduras.
This week was pretty awesome. We worked on finding some people that were referrals and we went to a lady's house. She was super interested and we taught her about baptisms for the dead and also the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. After we made a cheese grater out of a tin can by hammering holes into it with a nail. Also we went to San Pedro Sula. There is a cool store called Uncle Sams, they sell American stuff. It was awesome to go there and get some things. Also this week is changes. I am not sure if my companion will leave, but we'll see what happens. Elder Shoaee
This week was awesome! On Tuesday we had a zone meeting, then
later in the week I went on divisions with one of the zone leaders, Elder Baird. He and I were in Puerto Cortes while my companion was in our area. We basically
contacted most of the day, it was pretty cool.
The next day my companion and all
the other leaders had to go to San Pedro for a meeting so I stayed in Puerto Cortes for most of that day, then we had some lessons in the afternoon. On Saturday we
went to work as usual, but a lot of our appointments fell through and we didn't get to talk
to this awesome family that we had planned. Today as a zone we watched Meet the Mormons, it was pretty cool. It was a lot different than I thought it would be.
Elder Shoaee
There are times when you
might feel aimless
You can't see the places where you belong But you will find that there is a purpose It's been there within you all along and when you're near it You can almost hear it. It's like a symphony just keep listening
And pretty soon you'll start to figure out your part Everyone plays a piece and there are melodies In each one of us, oh, it's glorious
And you will know how to let it ring out as you
discover who you are Others around you will start to wake up To the sounds that are in their hearts It's so amazing, what we're all creating It's like a symphony just keep listening And pretty soon you'll start to figure out your part Everyone plays a piece and there are melodies In each one of us, oh, it's glorious
And as you feel the notes build you will see
It's like a symphony just keep listening And pretty soon you'll start to figure out your
part Everyone plays a piece and there are melodies In each one of us, oh, it's glorious!
Week #46 | Monday, June 08, 2015
This
week was great, Elder Tomas and I contacted a bunch this week because a lot of
our appointments fell through. We are working on finding more people that are going to
progress, but we will see how it goes this week. We had some nice lessons and
some investigators came to church. Our ward is awesome, they give us so many
referrals and go out with us too. We have a ton of support from them.
This week went by super fast. We had a multi-zone meeting and I
got to see some of the missionaries that I lived with in my previous areas, it
was awesome and I learned a lot.
I got a small fever on Friday and took medicine and prayed that I would feel better and the next day I didn't have a fever! I wasn't 100% better, but
progressing. I wear bug repellent
and use hand sanitizer, but I am just on the front line here. People don't understand
about sanitation here. We are cautious and smart with what we eat, but it just
happens...
In the mountains in my new area
On Sunday we had Stake Conference and a Seventy, Elder Maravilla, came. He
is awesome. He taught about the day of the Sabbath and how we can sanctify it
and what we should do. Also, he talked about the plan that Central America has
for the year. He also focused on how to make Sacrament Meeting way better and how its supposed to be. That's about it for this week.
This week was great! Elder Tomas and I are doing good and we are working on finding new people. We found a new investigator and she said she that she was praying that
someone would come for her, and we came. We shared the message of the
Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with her. It was a super spiritual
lesson and we were able to help her with her problems.
Another lesson we had someone straight up say, "I don't like your church!". We then explained
about the importance of the church as found in Ephesians 4, then we talked about the
Book of Mormon. By the end of the lesson she was interested and said she would
read the Book of Mormon!
The language is coming along my companion doesn't
speak a lot of English, so I am learning a lot more Spanish, it is great!
In the Jungle with new comp Elder Tomas (in background)
I had changes this week and they sent me to Campana it is close to Puerto Cortės, which is around 20 minutes to the beach. It's awesome here, the ward is super great, and our house is really nice. My new comp is Elder Tomas from Guatemala
and he has like 16 months in the mission. We have an awesome investigator with a baptismal date in two weeks.
This week was super chill. I went on divisions with
Elder Trejo, my district leader, on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday and Thursday all of our appointments fell through and we had to contact a lot.
Friday was
super awesome, we ended up`teaching about the restoration of the gospel of Jesus
Christ. All the lessons we taught were super simple and
great!
On Sunday we had an awesome lesson with an investigator. All of his family members belong to the church and we are working with him to become converted too. He is progressing
a ton and we are going to continue to work with him.
Elder Shoaee Restoration: God’s reestablishment of the truths and ordinances of his gospel among men on earth. The gospel of Jesus Christ was lost from the earth through the apostasy that took place following the earthly ministry of Christ’s Apostles. That apostasy made necessary the restoration of the gospel. Through visions, the ministering of angels, and revelations to men on the earth, God restored the gospel. The Restoration started with the Prophet Joseph Smith (JS—H 1:1–75; D&C 128:20–21) and has continued to the present through the work of the Lord’s living prophets.
On Wednesday, Elder Perry and I were on our
way to lunch and we found two kids and one of them had cut their toe in a
river. We both felt that we needed to help so we cleaned out his wound and
got him to a moto-taxi to go to the doctors. It was an amazing experience.
Also, we are teaching Esmirna and she took a huge leap of faith and decided to leave her
marido (husband) and follow the commandments as they are not legally married.
Also the military came to
our area and now our area is protected by the military police.
It is super
legit here in Cofradia. I am not sure if I will leave the area in the next
coming week, but either way it will be sweet.
