Week #79 | Four Baptisms!

This week was great! My companion and I gave service twice this week. We made a hole for an outhouse and a few days later we went to the forest to cut some firewood. 

We also have four baptisms planned for this Saturday and hopefully all goes according to plans. 

My companion and I and  other missionaries helped with a Relief Society activity on Saturday. On Monday we had an activity with our investigators that we made baleadas and played basketball. 

This is a good area and I hope that we can keep working to help make it even better. 

Elder Shoaee

Day #550 | Week #78: New Area

El Ocotillo, Cortés, Honduras

This week was pretty cool. I was transferred to a new area to a town called El Ocotillo. We are about 20 minutes away from San Pedro Sula. 

My new companion is Elder Ortiz from Ecuador. He is pretty funny. 

There is a huge ward and a ton of members here. I am still trying to get to know the area and the members. We also have a few investigators with baptismal dates. Hopefully all will go well.

Elder Shoaee

My New Companion, Elder Ortiz

Mi Casa

Day #543 | Week #77: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

I am being transferred out of Choloma after being there for 9 months. I do not know where I'll be transferred to yet, but where ever it is, it will probably my last area as I only have 4 changes left. I am basically packed and I have to leave the house around 6:00.

We worked a lot with members this week trying to activate everyone. We also where working with some new people that we found. 

This area has been a little difficult, but we have activated a lot of people and we are close to baptizing a few others. 

Elder Shoaee

Week #76

This week was a little difficult in the beginning of the week, because a lot of our appointments fell through and we lost a few of our investigators. We decided to change our plan and make more specific goals on what we want to do with the area and how we are going to do it. After we did that, things worked out a lot better and we had good success. 

We had a good church attendance on Sunday. It was almost twice as many people as last week. Most of all, one of our investigators, Karla, showed up at church even though we didn't have a chance to visit her this week. 

I think this might be my last week here in the Jutosa, but we'll see.

Elder Shoaee

Day #530 | Week #75

These past couple of weeks have been really hard for us, but this week was a very spiritual week! We were able to get a baptismal date (01/23/2016) with a referral named Karla. She is super awesome and really interested in the Book of Mormon and our religion. 

Also we taught this one guy who's name is George. We were teaching him about prophets and Joseph Smith. Even before we started teaching him the spirit filled the room and everyone was super quiet. It was great! I know he felt something different. Also my companion and I finished painting our house. The owners asked us to paint it so we helped them.

We played basketball and soccer today it was super fun, but hot. Also, I think I will be transferred out of this area in two weeks.

Painting the House

Rain Storm

Flooded Streets

 

Elder Shoaee

Day #508 | Week #73

Elder Kevin R. Duncan, First Quorum of the Seventy

This week was good. Our mission had a conference with Kevin R. Duncan of the Seventy.We learned a lot about goals and what we should do. 

We also have been looking for new people and have found a few good investigators. We also have a Christmas dinner this Saturday and we have a lot to do. Today we were just help to paint a house with the owners.

Elder Shoaee

Why We Need a Savior — A Christmas message about our Savior Jesus Christ. #ASaviorIsBorn.

Week #72

This week went well, Elder Coc and I were inviting everyone to our Stake Conference so we reached out to a bunch of less-actives and investigators. I will be in this area for another 6-weeks.

It has been raining a ton here and the river a few blocks from our house overflowed, it was crazy. 

Also, we watched The First Presidency Christmas Devotional on Sunday. It was awesome to see the apostles and prophets. We are still looking for people to teach and to try to activate the members in the area. 

Elder Shoaee