Hey Family,
Elder Archibald
Well its been another great week. The end is
getting closer. Only 2 more weeks...pretty crazy. The weeks feel like
days. first things first, I got the $100 from elder hamilton, (2000
lempiras), I also have the card in my possession now. I though the letter
from Brooke from US bank was pretty funny. Hand written, "hi tyler, i
hope youre enjoying your time in honduras..." good customer service
haha.
Also i have no problem speaking in the 2 sacrament meetings on the 4th when i get home, im glad they both want me to speak.
On tuesday i was pretty sure that america one the soccer game,
because nobody said anything to me about it, so that was kind of a
relief that we one to not have to listen to people talk about it for the
next few weeks haha.
Things are going really well with Allan and Angel and Cristian.
We brought them to mutual with us so they could have a little more help
making friends. They are making models of temples for a multistake
youth activity that theyll have soon. At first they were kind of just
sitting in the corner, but later on they were right there helping
everyone cut and glue and laughing a lot with the youth in the ward. Its
awesome seeing your fruits remain.
On thursday we had the soccer tournament, we took our
investigators and recent converts and they had a lot of fun. It ended
when somebody kicked the ball over the fence and went down a really
steep and long hill...they looked but couldnt find it.
On friday the zone got invited to the birthday dinner of one of
my old investigators in Lempira. They have a really nice home. She
studied in the states and her husband was a less active return
missionary. Anyways, we ate a roasted pig leg which was delicious and
met a bunch of her friends. She said that she wants to get baptized on
the 6th before i go home. Ill have to see if i can go to the baptism.
Theres a family here in the ward, familia flores, They have been
investigating the church for the last 5 years now and go almost every
single sunday.
They havent gotten baptized because they were both married previously
but hadnt been divorced. They have about 20 years of living together,
the wife, leslie, got divorced from her first marriage a few years ago,
but the husband has had more legal problems with his divorce because his
legal wife wants a piece of land that he owns and he hasnt wanted to
give it up. But lately we have been talking a lot with him about
sacrifice and the blessings he is missing...he decided that he will give
away the land so that his legal wife will sign the divorce papers. Its
amazing to see his sacrifice to obey the commandments. The papers and
divorce should be done next week. Then they will get married and
baptized very soon after. I doubt ill still be here for the baptism, but
im glad that they will be able to finally get baptized. There son who
got baptized a few years ago will be leaving on his mission this
december.
The missionary broadcast was amazing. I loved it. I felt like a
lot of it couldnt really apply exactly to the work here in honduras,
because we are a few generations behind in the church. But its good to
have a vision of how its should be and help the members get to that
point. But more than anything it made me excited to get back home and to
be a good member.
How is everyone else doing? thank you so much for all your
prayers and support. only a few letters left. Im sad to be leaving
Honduras and ending my time as a missionary, but it makes it easier
knowing that i have a great family to come home to.
con mucho amor,
Elder Archibald