Week 35...Transfer Time to Bosque

We heard from Chase this week that he was transferred.  He is still somewhere in the City of Tegucigalpa but is in a new area that he is being asked to open and train a new missionary.  Looks like a lot of responsibility for him to grow with.  He also shared that he has been very ill but is on the mend.  We ask everyone to pray for him in his new challenge and with his health.

Dear Family,

Well sounds like you have all hear about my transfer lol. Yes I did transfer to an area called el Bosque. I am still in the city but a different zone. Well I have been assigned to train, still be a DL, and open the area too. My new companion is named Elder Mancia from El Salvador, but talk about responsibility! I am happy and excited but a little overwhelmed. But I have some bad news. The night we received transfers i got really sick. Then I changed areas and received a new companion. Woohoo. haha Awesome when your sick. Then after I couldnt do anything really because I had a super bad cold and I stayed in the house for about four days. Please dont worry I am fine. Turns out my area its super cold in my area and  my cold turned into a sinus infection. Soo I didnt get to work in the area that much and my companion has problems too. Turns out his family is not doing so well and he wants to go home and doesnt like the area or the house either. I feel bad because I havent helped much because we have been on divisiones for four days with other Elders. BUT I am doing better!!! A lot bettter. I am on antibiotics and continue to better. But yeah that has been going on here for me hahaha. Well some good news I  have is we baptized Johnnys mom before changes and I will give  you more info when I call you guys. I am calling you guys on Sunday I am not sure when though haha. Because we only have sacrament meeting and our church is at 10 to 11. So in the afternoon be free at anytime. I cant tell  you guys when exactly .. I will explain later when I call you guys. But yeah sounds like you are enjoying your trip and be safe. You are all awesome and love you all a ton. Crazy for Chelsey!!! I wouldnt worry Chelsey knows how to bang up anyone lol. Well Hope all goes well on your Christmas day haha. Well I am happy and my health is bettering no worries MOM!!!! I am still alive! Anyways thanks for all the presents too!! 

Con Mucho Amor,

Elder Hall

Week 34 La Colonia Kenedy

We spent a weekend in Utah at our family holiday party which was odd without Chase......

Dear Family,

I am glad you guys had fun at the Christmas party.   That is so cool that Jarom is going on a mission and where is he going? Yeah I received the thanksgiving card that they sent to me. I am glad everyone had a good time and enjoyed being together. But we will see what changes are this week. We don`t know transfers until tuesday night and we will see. I hope I dont get changed because the members dont want me to leave quite yet and I really do enjoy this area. I took a last picture with the Valle family and they are all sad that I might be leaving. We will see though for sure. I might train or be assigned to another Zone Leader but who knows. I am fine with whatever area they send me too. I am here to serve the Lord in Honduras and I will be happy with any area. You are going to Disneyland!!! I remember we went with the Sparks Family and we would always say happy birthday to people who had the buttons for their birthdays lol. Good times. Well I am sure everyone will change physically. But anyways I will still recognize all of you. I am not sure when we are calling for sure but I think the 25th for sure. I will give you more details later. Also zone leaders said that we cant Skype but they werent absolutely positive. So I am going to ask President Hernandez and see what he says. Well this past week was good and we didnt have the baptisms because some little things happened. First was Fani, Stefany, and Melin are scared to be baptized because they feel like its to fast, so we put another fecha for this Saturday to be baptized and I am pretty sure they will. Then Hna Arita is ready to be baptized and will be baptized on Tuesday. Her daughter was going to be baptized but then she feels to pressured and so she is going to wait. Hna Arita is soooo awesome and she is ready to be baptized. Its super cool because her son Johnny is a member and is going on a mission in January, he still doesnt know that she is getting baptized and so we are excited to surprise him. What else happened.... oh yesterday night we were at a members house eating dinner and she was telling us that her daughter and her friend were in their room talking one day in the night. They said they heard voices or like a dark spirit in the room and they were frightened. So Hna Rivera wanted us to give a prayer in the room to make sure the Holy Ghost is there and make sure the house is safe and sound. It was interesting but I didnt feel anything weird but we did it anyways. So that was interesting haha. Also we gave blessings of comfort to hna Rivera and her daughter and some members. I gave one in English because Hna Rivera wanted me to give one in English. She knows English very well. Well thats all that I have for now and I hope you all have an awesome week! Also I have a question can I open my presents!!??? Cuidense Mucho!

 

Con Mucho Amor,

Elder Hall

Week 33 La Colonia Kenedy

Catching up on his letters.  Still in Tegu...

Queirdo Familia,

Well the weather here has been cold and cloudy. I bought a couple of sweaters to wear because at night its pretty cold. Yeah I feel like its Christmas time ever since we watched the Christmas devotional from the First Presidency. We watched it at a members house and ate dinner there too. I was singing the hymns in english with the choir and the members were laughing at me. My companion is super awesome and we get along really well. We have changes on the 14th and I think I am going to be transferred out to another area because some missionaries in our zone had mini transfers to different areas. So Elder Brooks got mini transferred into my zone for a week until changes. He has two changes left until he goes home. He is still fun to talk to lol Maybe you guys can go to his homecoming and talk with him about Honduras. Well sounds like you guys had a good time at alejandras house and ate some Honduran food. I love the food here and I want to learn how to make all of it. I cant believe you skyped the Valle family and I was there working on Friday lol. We will definitely visit the Valle family when you guys come to get me. 

Well sweet deal that dad is making the change and introducing you guys to another area that he will work at. I am sure you can go find Edward in Washington lol!! Well I got your package today and I absolutely loved it!!! Everything that I ever wanted to. Especially the hot chocolate!! I am excited to try that out! Also I will figure out the tree tonight. Also the decorations are finally being put up and Navy and the dog enjoy it.

Well this week was good and we have been working hard for our baptisms for this saturday. We could have possibly 3 baptisms but we are not entirely for sure. Fani, Stefany, and Maelin are doing okay. They are afraid to be baptized because they dont want to fall away in sin again. So they are praying to find out if this is what they need to do. But I think they will be baptized next week just because stefany hasnt come to church. So then the Hna Arita is ready to be baptized for sure and her daughter Sharon wants to be baptized too but she needs to come to church. But we might need to wait. We dont know for sure though. We will see after this week. I am just excited to baptize them. I love the work here and we are starting to find new people to teach this week. We will see how they will progress. Last night after the Christmas Devocional we taught this one sixteen year old girl that has been struggling in her life. She lives in members house because her husband is in the hospital with a bad sickness. Her name is Jackie and she is really positive. She is pregnant and is has 16 years. We are trying to help her have more faith and realize that everything will be okay. Also Sunday we had an awesome testimony meeting that all the members were crying and the spirit was super strong. The reason was because almost our whole stake went to the temple to do works for the dead. Very cool experience for everyone because the Guatemala temple is closing to be remodeled. So it was the last journey to that temple. Now everyone has to go to the El Salvador temple. But yeah that was a cool experience for sure. Anyways hope you all have a good week and enjoy yourselves. thanks for everything!!!

Con Amor,

Elder Hall  

Week 32 La Colonia Kenedy

Another week closer to Christmas and we are getting anxious to speak to Chase again. He continues to sound great and remains dedicated. We had dinner with the Valle family again this week and they Skyped their home in Tegu while we were there so we could meet the rest of their family and see where Chase eats Sunday dinner. What a great family and blessing to us. Another tender mercy....

Dear Family,
Well sounds like you guys had a blast with Thanksgiving weekend! I am glad you are all safe and happy and healthy. HA HA Chelsey is going to get married! that would be a good welcoming home gift to me. Also the Valles told me you guys were going to have a BQ Honduran style. I am excited for you guys to try some sweet food from here. I dont really know Daniela very much so sorry I cant help you on that part. I am excited that you guys know people from Honduras because the people here are super awesome! Well the Hall family seems to be chugging on with medical news and I am glad Chad is cancer free! Well I am not to worried about the move and whatever happens, happens. I am happy as long as we are a family right!? Yeah I figured I would study in Arizona anyways. Well I am glad to here everything is going well and I will try my hardest to not open the present:)
 
Well this week was goodwith our investigators and they are progressing well. We have Fani, Maelin, and stefany reading the Book of Mormon and love to read it. They are super funny and ready to make covenants with our Lord and Savior. Then we have Hna. Arita and I dont remember if I told you guys about her. Anyways her son, Johnny, is going on a mission to Guatemala and she told us she wants to be baptized before her son leaves for his mission. She wants to surprise him by going to the baptismal service and telling him that she is getting baptized. Its awesome and it will be a very spiritual experience. The only problem with her is she drinks coffee and alcohol so we are working with her on not taking it anymore. Other investigators we are trying really hard to find but its difficult and its hard here because knocking on doors doesnt work at all. We have to work with members and they dont have anything for us too. So I love the area but the missionary work here is difficult and this next week almost all the members are going a temple trip this week. So no one is going to be home. But we are going to stilll work hard everyday all day. This past week nothing has really happened drastic, we are just trying to work with members more. Oh yeah Thanksgiving was District meeting so the ZLs decided to do a mini zone workshop and then after we ate Chicken, mashed potatoes, and toasted bread. It was soo good and the gringos were all enjoying it. To be honest it was a normal day of working and nothing really happened. I also went on exchanges with another pair of missionaries and I got to see a lot of houses that are rich and are almost impossible to get in. The area was huge though and it was called Miraflores. Oh yeah also today in the morning for P-day we played Nerts! It was so much fun and some members knew how to play! Anyways two week left in the change and I dont want to leave because my companion is super awesome!! I dont want another companion. Well anyways we are doing well here and I hope you are doing well too. I love you all and I hope you have an awesome week! Cuidense mucho!

Week 31 La Colonial Kenedy

Querido Familia,
I am glad Arizona has good weather again and what are you guys doing for Thanksgiving? Gaby and Alejandra told me that you guys are going ot Flagstaff?? Is that true? Also I am glad you are getting to know Ingrid Flores she is super awesome and she helped me make a piñata and it was really sweet! In District Meeting we tore it apart haha with all the missionaries lol. I made a Christmas ornament haha So now I know how to make piñatas!! I will send pictures next P-Day because I didnt bring my cord with me to copy pictures. Well whats up with Dads job? Are you guys moving or no? Thats funny that all of you guys were sick because I caught gripe this past week and my companion passed it along to me. He was sick for one day and we stayed inside the house and I was super bored! Anyways the missionaries are going to celebrate Thanksgiving but the rest of the country I dont think they celebrate Thanksgiving. So it will be a normal day of working haha. With the Elder that came back is there last name Hansen?? If it is I know who Elder Hansen or Brother Hansen my bad lol. Well we have some sweet investigators that are positive. We have a partial family they dont have a dad that lives with them but their names are Fani, Maelin, and Stefany and they came to church. Also put a fecha with them to be baptized in Diciembre. Then we have Lorena who we havent taught yet but she has been to church four times and put a fecha with her for this Saturday. We will see today and see if it will happen or not. Then we have Marielos who has 18 years and she seems positive and is a nurse. Also Monica and Ivan who come from family and so we will see if we can baptize this famiily in Diciembre. We had 7 investigators in church yesterday. Yes you are all probably thinking why do we have only girl investigators but its who we have and that are progressing!! Oh yeah I almost was assigned to be a Zone Leader but they decided to give the position to another Elder. The Zone Leaders in my zone were freaking me out about it but now I am fine haha. Thank you for all of the treats and pajamas lol I cant believe we are going to have pajamas. Anyways thanks for your love and support. And especiallly the Hot Chocolate! ooooooo! Well whats going to down with you guys coming to pick me up in Honduras??? Gabby told me over skype on Sunday that you might be coming?? Also whats up with Dads job, are you guys leaving for Washington or staying in Arizona? Well thank you for everything and I love you all so much!!!
 
Con Mucho Amor,
Elder Hall