so this week was mostly alot of walking and walking and walking. we arent quiet sure why, but the lord wanted us to find some people to help them out, but we were always willing to help! and here are some pictures from the past months! my dad going home from the mission my brother and nephew and my kid XD i love the family XD a cute girl that is the daughter of the cook, and she was actually screaming and running and SOMEHOW this picture came out, aaand i hate birds.

and then we decided to stuff about 12 people in the back of a truck and shipped them off for an awesome baptism!

the three families that had supported these four young men into baptism.

and then... man i love the mission and i love packages!!! i cant eat the candy or make the cake yet for another two weeks cuz two weeks from today its my BIRTYHDAY!!!!

Ok so this week went by super freaking fast and i have no idea how its ALREADY monday. I feel like i was here two days ago. I have been working hard this week, and it worked off well. we have found a bunch of new families, that have been trying to find alot of the things that our message offers

. ALot of the time it is strange to see how easily people can reject us, but it also helps me alot when so many people not accept us in but start trying to see if we are selling crap, or the real deal. The best part is when they see the results. the best part is i was asked to baptize a young man named cristian. his parents were baptized when i first got here to mezapa, and he didnt want anything. His dad then recieved the priesthood and we wanted his dad to actualy be in the water with him when he finally decided to go into the water. He puled me aside the day before and told me, that more or less he started this journay of wanting to get baptized with me, so he wanted to end it with me too... i cried like a little girl with him for like a minute. it was tender. i feel a little like a woman pero... meh. ya no me importa. OK but the main part is that ur branch is growing! right we have finally had over 60 people in sacrament meeting and we have so many men with priesthood. if we keep growing we will have a chapel by october! which would be amazing, especially how hard these people are working.

The weekly email of how awesome this week was! so more then anything i want you to all know how awesome honduras is. i sweat so much that people could see both my shirts yesterday, but i love it. i was able to see the baptisms of 4 young men, every single one who was shown to me by a friend. It was great to see how great the people have been helping the missionary work here. I know sometimes its hard to do, but its worth it. I also want to tell any of my non member friends, im sorry i was never the BEST example of what a mormon really is. i do invite you to LEARN about what it really means. i mean, i dont ask you to change everything in your life or anything, but i could hope that people can learn to be better informed what we really believe, because as everyone tells us here, they have NO CLUE what we believe. Just to let you all know, we do NOT EAT BABIES!! ya, two people told me that this wek... weird huh. well right now i am actually with my new companion Elder PAssey from Idaho! he is a super weird guy, but i have finally had the time to let out MY weird so we just are getting on weird new levels of trouble XD WELL since it is my birthday soon, i want to let you all know, i am actually thinking of making myself a cake. im thinking a lime flavored frosting... any ideas from the family?

Alright so this week has been insane... Last week, we were told that me and my companion Elder Delgado would be having changes. He was to go to another area, so bright and early wednesday morning, we traveled to san pedro. We saw alot of good friends and i actually saw my FIRST companion Elder Porter give his last testimony in public as a Missionary. That was super strange to see... But he ended his mission well, and it was good to see him for the last time in at least 11 months. But the best part of this weekend was that it has been a year since i was singing in that same building. The power here was amazing to see, these great saints, getting so excited to hear the Prophets voice, even though they live so far away, and ya... This time has been pretty amazing. the best part is that a good friend gave me some advice, of listening to the conference, while having a couple questions already written down. ya, pretty legit on this end. The best part is this week we are planning the baptisms of four young men who have been super happy for going to church and planning three more for the next week. This work isnt my work, and im glad to be a part of it.

This is really late cuz me and my comp were being beasts and beating a bunch of kids at soccer. i have realized that i want to learn REALLY how to play when i get back... BUT this week was awesome, im super excited FOR GENERAL CONFERENCE!!!! this time i wont be singing... BUT ill be NOT sick and ill be able to watch all of it!!!! WELL... My comp Elder Delgado from mexico, is going to another area this wednesday, and ill miss him. AND the best part? we have 6 young men getting ready to get baptoized in the next two weeks!

The calm after the storm does not exist here in the mission field! So, while working hard this week, we started working weith the man who decided not to be baptized the week before, and he is still animated and wants to go, just doesnt understand the importance of needing the baptism, BUT it worked out great because right now, his wife who was super angry with us beforfe has started trying to read the Book of Mormon, and is loving it! so we are pretty sure the reason he didnt get baptized is to give more time so his wife could be baptized with him! She wants to know, but her pastor prohibites that she speaks with anyone of another faith. Its sometimes tough, but she hasnt been listening to him and has been reading. This book is so true its incredible, and its just amazing everytime i read it! It trulñy can guide us. I am so thankful that i have been able to serve this mission and have learned alot. REally have. I am also so glad i was able to see so many people change. As it says in 3 nephi 5:13 Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been ^acalled of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life.

Holy freaking crap have i never been so proud to be called catracho!!! It was really a very amazing weekend onmy part. first we got on a bus with a huge amount of people and a bunch were investigators, (more than the other areas) and we saw the youth from all over honduras come and celebrate in the noche cultural de Hondurs! still no videos to see it those that are in the states, but man... It was also amazing to go, andsee a bunch of converts who were in the dance and then see president uchdorft and my Bishop frommy last area being a best and translating for him... Man, this weekend has been fun. We are working hard alot too! there was a man who was getting prepared for baptism, super excited, and then the day before... everything changed. HE said, he still has a testimony he just cant get baptized and he will continue going but not being activly engaged with us, and we cant visit as much...it hurt alot man.like i wish i could help him, but we did everything we could and one day he will be able to.