1. What was the funniest thing that happened this week?
We burned a cockroach in our house. That was awesome.
2. Are you tired of the rain yet?
Nope, I love it. It's insane here.
3. Tell me your favorite things about your companion. (What is his first name btw)
He is a great trainer, he knows a lot and knows how to handle like every situation. Julio Daniel Alarcon Agustin.
4. How often do you see the other missionaries in your zone?
Every Thursday
5. Will you go to the mission home every six weeks for changes? How do you know if you are being transferred?
I am not sure how that works, I think you only go if you are being transferred. The ZL's will tell us if we need to go the changes meeting.
Monday, September 14, 2015
WEEK 10 - Week ummmmm can't remember
Tuesday
Tuesday was my cumplemes, 2 months in the mission! We contacted our colonia in the morning, we ended up finding some kids, their stepdad is a return missionary, and the sons name is Elder. Coincidence? I think not. For lunch we went to a members house, it was really good, except for the giant slices of cucumber and tomato soaked in lemon juice. Wow. After that we went to Urrutia, we taught Luz, her baptism is on Saturday. We are a little nervous for the interview cause she is timid and doesn't like answering questions. But she will be prepared. Then we went and taught Heidy, her baptism is also on Saturday. SO excited for them. In the evening we taught Katherin, and I didn't really say much but at the end I bore my testimony. I feel like it was good. I just opened my mouth and it was filled.
Wednesday
We went to an investigators house in the work to chop part of his backyard. It was great, except for somehow the tallest person in this country (me) ended up with the smallest machete. LOL. We went to Arauli, with very little success. The work is hard up there cause there are two churches that aren't us up there and it is easy for the people to go there instead of traveling down to Danli. During the middle of the day, someone was calling us from the office of the mission.. Because a lady from Costa Rica needs our help because her parents are from here and she wanted to get in contact with the Stake President. She is really good friends with the boxing girl from Meet the Mormons and so we told her to say hi to her. At night, we had an awesome lesson with Ingrid. She is super smart and super interested in everything we teach her.
Thursday
We had our district meeting in the morning. After that we went to a chinese? place here. I don't know why it is here. But it was way too much food for like 6 people and me and my companion shared it. After that we went to Quiquiske, we met some insane girls that had weird joke questions. Then we went to a members house, and her grandchildren LOVE me. We played a game with them where you write someone famous on a piece of paper and then trade it with someone and put it on your forehead. So you don't know who you are and you have to ask questions to figure it out. And one of her grandkids wrote down me as his famous person. And then when we left, he grabbed onto my leg and asked me to take him with us. LOL. After that we went to Katherin's. There was a giant tarantula on the wall, and they wanted us to kill it, so I sacrificed my shoe and Elder Alarcon killed it. After that we went to dinner at a member's house. She is a cute little grandma and her sister was there. Her sister when we were leaving asked us to pray for this kid that lives next to her because she was worried about him. Really showed me the faith that people have.
Friday
On Friday, we finished chopping the Hermana's house. Which was super fun. And hot. And hard. But really it was great. Service is one of my favorite things here. After that we had a cita and no time for lunch so we bought tortillas, avocado, and beans from a pulperia and made "baleadas". After that we went to prepare Luz and Heidy for their baptisms more. Quality. For dinner we went to a less active's. We helped her move the other day and so she asked us to dedicate her house, with permission from the bishop. It was a little different.
Saturday
We helped a lady set up for a baby shower in the morning. It was boring and service. After that we contacted and taught a few lessons. While we were walking, there were some teenagers that asked us about polygamy. Weird. Then we had another awesome lesson with Ingrid. And then the people across the street from us had a party until about 1 in the morning. Simply lovely.
Sunday
We had church. Hardly anyone came because this week is the independence of Honduras so all the schools do a march. It was empty. After Church we went to Urrutia to prepare Luz and Heidy for their baptisms.
I love you all so much. I miss you all so much!
Elder Baller
Tuesday was my cumplemes, 2 months in the mission! We contacted our colonia in the morning, we ended up finding some kids, their stepdad is a return missionary, and the sons name is Elder. Coincidence? I think not. For lunch we went to a members house, it was really good, except for the giant slices of cucumber and tomato soaked in lemon juice. Wow. After that we went to Urrutia, we taught Luz, her baptism is on Saturday. We are a little nervous for the interview cause she is timid and doesn't like answering questions. But she will be prepared. Then we went and taught Heidy, her baptism is also on Saturday. SO excited for them. In the evening we taught Katherin, and I didn't really say much but at the end I bore my testimony. I feel like it was good. I just opened my mouth and it was filled.
Wednesday
We went to an investigators house in the work to chop part of his backyard. It was great, except for somehow the tallest person in this country (me) ended up with the smallest machete. LOL. We went to Arauli, with very little success. The work is hard up there cause there are two churches that aren't us up there and it is easy for the people to go there instead of traveling down to Danli. During the middle of the day, someone was calling us from the office of the mission.. Because a lady from Costa Rica needs our help because her parents are from here and she wanted to get in contact with the Stake President. She is really good friends with the boxing girl from Meet the Mormons and so we told her to say hi to her. At night, we had an awesome lesson with Ingrid. She is super smart and super interested in everything we teach her.
Thursday
We had our district meeting in the morning. After that we went to a chinese? place here. I don't know why it is here. But it was way too much food for like 6 people and me and my companion shared it. After that we went to Quiquiske, we met some insane girls that had weird joke questions. Then we went to a members house, and her grandchildren LOVE me. We played a game with them where you write someone famous on a piece of paper and then trade it with someone and put it on your forehead. So you don't know who you are and you have to ask questions to figure it out. And one of her grandkids wrote down me as his famous person. And then when we left, he grabbed onto my leg and asked me to take him with us. LOL. After that we went to Katherin's. There was a giant tarantula on the wall, and they wanted us to kill it, so I sacrificed my shoe and Elder Alarcon killed it. After that we went to dinner at a member's house. She is a cute little grandma and her sister was there. Her sister when we were leaving asked us to pray for this kid that lives next to her because she was worried about him. Really showed me the faith that people have.
Friday
On Friday, we finished chopping the Hermana's house. Which was super fun. And hot. And hard. But really it was great. Service is one of my favorite things here. After that we had a cita and no time for lunch so we bought tortillas, avocado, and beans from a pulperia and made "baleadas". After that we went to prepare Luz and Heidy for their baptisms more. Quality. For dinner we went to a less active's. We helped her move the other day and so she asked us to dedicate her house, with permission from the bishop. It was a little different.
Saturday
We helped a lady set up for a baby shower in the morning. It was boring and service. After that we contacted and taught a few lessons. While we were walking, there were some teenagers that asked us about polygamy. Weird. Then we had another awesome lesson with Ingrid. And then the people across the street from us had a party until about 1 in the morning. Simply lovely.
Sunday
We had church. Hardly anyone came because this week is the independence of Honduras so all the schools do a march. It was empty. After Church we went to Urrutia to prepare Luz and Heidy for their baptisms.
I love you all so much. I miss you all so much!
Elder Baller
Monday, September 7, 2015
WEEK 9 - Photos
We were SO happy to get photos from Elder Baller for two weeks in a row! Read his letter first and then the pictures will make more sense. :)
WEEK 9 - Q&A
1. What was a spiritual experience this week?
Hearing a little kid pray in a home. It really showed me that you don't have to have tons of knowledge to have an amazing spirit.
2. What was something that happened that made you LOL this week?
Elder Alarcón chopping the Zavila.
3. Where/how and how often do you wash your clothes?
This lady in our Ward does it once a week.
4. Do you walk everywhere you go? How many miles would you estimate you walk in a day?
We mostly walk but we take taxis to our áreas that are far away. I would guess at least 5 but probably more.
5. What is something you wish you had done to prepare before your mission?
Gotten in the habit of studying everyday. Because I don't really have that great of studying habits, which is a struggle.
Bonus question. I asked him what they do when they get sick (which happens a lot there) and aren't at home.
We still work. Basically just hold it in, cause other peoples bathrooms aren't always safe. Drink some Pepto, say a prayer, and go to work. Feel free to share that one on the blog if you want.
Hearing a little kid pray in a home. It really showed me that you don't have to have tons of knowledge to have an amazing spirit.
2. What was something that happened that made you LOL this week?
Elder Alarcón chopping the Zavila.
3. Where/how and how often do you wash your clothes?
This lady in our Ward does it once a week.
4. Do you walk everywhere you go? How many miles would you estimate you walk in a day?
We mostly walk but we take taxis to our áreas that are far away. I would guess at least 5 but probably more.
5. What is something you wish you had done to prepare before your mission?
Gotten in the habit of studying everyday. Because I don't really have that great of studying habits, which is a struggle.
Bonus question. I asked him what they do when they get sick (which happens a lot there) and aren't at home.
We still work. Basically just hold it in, cause other peoples bathrooms aren't always safe. Drink some Pepto, say a prayer, and go to work. Feel free to share that one on the blog if you want.
WEEK 9 - Third Week in Danli
I decided this week to do a kind of day by day thing, so here we go.
MONDAY
Monday was really good. We played basketball at the church. Then we went to lunch at Comedor Totito, which is this restaurant run by a member family. We go there every P Day. They have the BEST carne asada. Then we went to IPF, which is where we have internet. After that we went to a "grocery store" called La Dispensa. It was chaos, but it was great. After that we went looking for a lady we contacted named Alejandra, but couldn't remember what house she lived in, so we guessed. There ending up being a girl there named Alejandra, she goes by Miselsy, that has basically taken all the missionary lessons, and really wants to be baptized... umm what... Inspiration or what. After that we went to dinner at a member's house. They didn't have much so they gave us bread with eggs, beans, and avocado on it.
TUESDAY
On Monday night when we planned, I wrote in my agenda for Tuesday, "Today is going to be a good day." I think the He tested me a little bit with that one, cause that was a hard day. But I made the most out of it. In the morning we went to the house of an abuelita, named Christina, in our Ward to chop some stuff. I had basically a hoe and Elder Alarcón had a machete. He ended up chopping her lemon and zavila, her two favorite plants. She actually ended up inviting us to dinner every Thursday night. LOL. After that we went to Arauli with Samuel, our líder misional. It was actually really good. His girlfriend didn't believe him that he was with the missionaries so we took a selfie with him. LOL.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday was not super eventful. We taught Miselsy again, and at the end of the lesson, she was like "I want to give you a hug"... Umm I just stood there awkwardly and said, "Ummmm no puedo, lo siento." That was interesting. It rained. Hard. Like crazy. There was a river in the calle 30 seconds after it started raining. And all the lights in the city went out. Lovely.
THURSDAY
It rained. A lot. Again. Not much else happened. We were going to watch Meet the Mormons with investigators and less actives, but no one came.. so that was fun. We also had dinner with Hermana Christina. For some reason Elder Alarcón doesn't like tortillas but she told us we have to eat everything. So I ended up sneaking his tortillas because he wouldn't eat them. So I had 8.
FRIDAY
On Friday we went to Arauli again. It is super fun to go there cause we have to take a taxi to the bottom of the mountain and then take a little mototaxi up to the city. It is great. For lunch we made baleadas. Dang. I am making them for everyone reading this when I get back. And on the way back from Arauli, we took the bus. I was literally a foot taller than everyone else on the bus. No joke. I feel like giant here. It's awesome. And I also washed my towel in a pila. Which was different, cause we have a lady in our ward who washes our clothes.
SATURDAY
On Saturday we went to the Hermanas that we kinda share an área with. They are both super sick, and they have a ton of weeds in front and back of their house, so we thought that is what was causing it. So we chopped most of it down. It took three hours, and we still have more. Blister heaven. Pics to come, courtesy of my mother. Also spider, frog, and gecko heaven in the weeds. Splendid.
SUNDAY
Church was amazing. We finally had investigators at church. FIVE! Oh, we were so happy. So good. Also we fasted, which was easier than you might think. Just the lack of wáter was killer. Mentioning lack of wáter, we didn't have any to shower with. So we didn't shower. But we did go to San Angel to meet with one of our investigators, and she wasn't there but her sister in law was. And she is super awesome. She is basically ready to be baptized, she accepted everything we taught. The Lord Works in mysterious ways.
Love you all and miss you all so much.
Elder Baller
MONDAY
Monday was really good. We played basketball at the church. Then we went to lunch at Comedor Totito, which is this restaurant run by a member family. We go there every P Day. They have the BEST carne asada. Then we went to IPF, which is where we have internet. After that we went to a "grocery store" called La Dispensa. It was chaos, but it was great. After that we went looking for a lady we contacted named Alejandra, but couldn't remember what house she lived in, so we guessed. There ending up being a girl there named Alejandra, she goes by Miselsy, that has basically taken all the missionary lessons, and really wants to be baptized... umm what... Inspiration or what. After that we went to dinner at a member's house. They didn't have much so they gave us bread with eggs, beans, and avocado on it.
TUESDAY
On Monday night when we planned, I wrote in my agenda for Tuesday, "Today is going to be a good day." I think the He tested me a little bit with that one, cause that was a hard day. But I made the most out of it. In the morning we went to the house of an abuelita, named Christina, in our Ward to chop some stuff. I had basically a hoe and Elder Alarcón had a machete. He ended up chopping her lemon and zavila, her two favorite plants. She actually ended up inviting us to dinner every Thursday night. LOL. After that we went to Arauli with Samuel, our líder misional. It was actually really good. His girlfriend didn't believe him that he was with the missionaries so we took a selfie with him. LOL.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday was not super eventful. We taught Miselsy again, and at the end of the lesson, she was like "I want to give you a hug"... Umm I just stood there awkwardly and said, "Ummmm no puedo, lo siento." That was interesting. It rained. Hard. Like crazy. There was a river in the calle 30 seconds after it started raining. And all the lights in the city went out. Lovely.
THURSDAY
It rained. A lot. Again. Not much else happened. We were going to watch Meet the Mormons with investigators and less actives, but no one came.. so that was fun. We also had dinner with Hermana Christina. For some reason Elder Alarcón doesn't like tortillas but she told us we have to eat everything. So I ended up sneaking his tortillas because he wouldn't eat them. So I had 8.
FRIDAY
On Friday we went to Arauli again. It is super fun to go there cause we have to take a taxi to the bottom of the mountain and then take a little mototaxi up to the city. It is great. For lunch we made baleadas. Dang. I am making them for everyone reading this when I get back. And on the way back from Arauli, we took the bus. I was literally a foot taller than everyone else on the bus. No joke. I feel like giant here. It's awesome. And I also washed my towel in a pila. Which was different, cause we have a lady in our ward who washes our clothes.
SATURDAY
On Saturday we went to the Hermanas that we kinda share an área with. They are both super sick, and they have a ton of weeds in front and back of their house, so we thought that is what was causing it. So we chopped most of it down. It took three hours, and we still have more. Blister heaven. Pics to come, courtesy of my mother. Also spider, frog, and gecko heaven in the weeds. Splendid.
SUNDAY
Church was amazing. We finally had investigators at church. FIVE! Oh, we were so happy. So good. Also we fasted, which was easier than you might think. Just the lack of wáter was killer. Mentioning lack of wáter, we didn't have any to shower with. So we didn't shower. But we did go to San Angel to meet with one of our investigators, and she wasn't there but her sister in law was. And she is super awesome. She is basically ready to be baptized, she accepted everything we taught. The Lord Works in mysterious ways.
Love you all and miss you all so much.
Elder Baller
