We have been wondering how the branch party went and the meat
preparations; tell us how you cooked and seasoned it. Did it take you all day to get ready? Well
the party went well, but it started an hour late just like everything in
Central America. We cooked 36 lbs. of carne asada on charcoal grills that were
way small like 2.5 sq. ft. of cooking area after an hour of lighting the grill
and 1 hour of cooking we were done. I didn’t have to cook I just had to
purchase all the other stuff and we ran around and made sure that everything
was ok. Three minutes before the
meeting started, 1 hour late, we made an agenda and winged it but all went well
and we still had 500 lempiras left over from our 2500 lempira budget. We
only were short one plate for someone to take home to their father who couldn’t
come. The sister missionary’s did help the day of the party. But the day
before we had to buy all the stuff and haul it to the church. We bought nearly
200lbs of charcoal and I was carrying all of it. I had carried all of it for about 1/2 mile and
my comp was like are you weak, so I gave it to him, he carried if for about 50
feet and someone came to help him because he couldn’t do it. The church writes a check of the amount and we
cashed it and we bought everything with cash then turn in the money not used, I
had to keep track of all the cash and receipts.
Is the little boy still planning on being
baptized soon? Yes he is planning on being baptized the 27th, so
this week, we will see if everything goes as planned.
What was the spiritual experience of the week? I think it was giving
a blessing. We went to the tangos again and we visit one of our investigators
and he said that he was going to move to San Pedro so I was a little sad. But
we went next door to talk with a non-active family, one of their daughters was sick;
she had been in bed for 3 days. When we first saw her, a 14-year-old girl, she
looked practically dead, lying on her bed. We gave her a blessing. My companion did the blessing and I anointed.
We made some tortillas and went back to the other member’s house that lives
next door and ate. We decided to go
back and check on her. She was going in
and out of consciousness, she really couldn’t breath and she was practically
dead. My companion said that I was going to give her another blessing of
comfort and so I did. Well it was a little scary to try and keep your hands on
a head that was moaning. We told them don’t
run next door and buy whatever pills you can just so she can have pills. Give
her a drink of this soda and give her some space, not 3 people sitting around
her on her bed. I remember in the blessing I said, “tomorrow you will be
better.” Well all that night I was thinking and wanted to know how she was
doing.
3 days later we went back, she was a lot better. All I
can say is that the priesthood is real and it can change some things and help
people.
Do you think you or your companion will be transferred or could you
both stay together for another transfer? Do they try and keep you in the same
region or could it send you across the mission? I don’t know I think that I
will be transferred but who knows. We will see in 2 weeks.
Do you have a better idea on when you will be able to Skype? I will
try to Skype on Christmas at 6 in the night Honduras time. We will be at Hna G. house.
How long will you be able to Skype? I
think 40 minutes to an hour. We have to
be home before 7 but we don’t really have appointments this week so we will see
what happens. There are a lot of drunks
and the biggest problem is the fireworks right now you can’t walk 100 feet
without a firework going off. Some of the fireworks are as big as sticks of
dynamite. We have a lot of family’s that we are going to visit on
Christmas that say there going to give us food, we have tons of tamales coming
and maybe even a couple chickens cooked in the wood fired ovens
Did you get your package for Christmas? Are
you giving the gifts to people? No I didn’t get my package yet but I think that
I will get it tomorrow. I received the
package from the Isom’s but I haven’t opened it yet, I will open it on
Christmas. I bought me a tie
today for Christmas and I am going to buy my companion a backpack.
The first picture is of a nativity scene of one of the members. She is the grandma of the kid that we will
baptize.
A picture of my comp. He picked up the bag of meat and
got juices all over his shirt.
My companion and I on the bridge to Santa Luz.
A pastry that I ate this morning it was good but like everything
they cook it till it is not soft.
It cost me 8 lempiras.
A picture inside the bakery
How is the language coming? I can understand but I still cant talk
really good so I don’t talk that much which makes the people think that I am not
able to, but I really can speak ok.
Honestly I don’t miss anyone. But sometimes I want to switch my
companion for someone from home that knows the customs of the U.S. like when
you spill beef raw beef juice all over you, don’t lick your fingers.
If you don’t have anything else to ask. Merry Christmas. I love all
of you.
Tell the Dean, Joan, and Cloteel and the other neighbors
thanks.
Love you all.
Elder Olsen
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