17 February 2014

This week we officially decided that none of our investigators want to progress. If I am exaggerating, it's only a little. We went with Rides and his family, and Rides said he doesn't want a baptism date. He is still open to having us visit. But he will notify us if and when he wants to get baptized. It was really hard to hear his no. The hardest no's are when there are family members who desperately want their loved one to get baptized and later be sealed as an eternal family. I think that's why the no's from Rides and Silvia are so hard. It's not just the two of us who are invested in teaching; it's a whole family who is waiting and hoping. (Interesting language note: wait and hope are the same verb in Spanish and related nouns)

This week our divisions took us to Tela. It's a somewhat touristy area in Honduras, but obviously we didn't get near the beach. We were too busy teaching people. The morning we were leaving Tela, frente frio moved in. Mostly that just translates to a lot of water and a slight drop in temperatures. As a result we got to wade through flooded streets to get to the bus. At first I was trying to keep my skirt from hitting the water, but when the water hit my knees, I gave up. You only get to be a missionary once! (Note: I recognize that I will still be a member missionary when I get home. And someday I might serve again as a senior missionary. But it seems to be only the young, full-time missionaries who get the full experience of wading through all types of weather, every day of the year.) It made a good adventure.

We have now decided to revert to going street by street and contacting every single house. Our general plan is to chat a bit and sing a verse of ''I Know That My Redeemer Lives.'' If we have a chance to do a mini-lesson, we share DyC 76:22-24, the prophet's testimony of Christ and share our testimonies. We then leave a pamphlet and try to set a return appointment. Saturday we found one promising investigator contacting, and he even came to church Sunday. We also had an amusing conversation with a slightly eccentric elderly gentleman, who told us he couldn't afford to get angry at us because of his pacemaker. Hopefully this new tactic will help us find the people that the Lord is preparing in our area.

I love you all. Have a wonderful week and enjoy the snow and cold while it lasts.

Love,

Hermana Davis