Oct 28, 2013 Letter & Pictures

¡Hola mi hermosa, cariñosa, amable, excelente, y fantástica familia!

IT CAME! Woot woot! ...sorry for the burst of excitement, but the package and two letters came! From the pumpkin to the candy corn to the Warheads to the photos, I loved every part of it. Can I just tell you how much I love you? Because I truly do. You all better expect the biggest hugs when I get home ;)

This week has been super busy. I don't think I've ever had so many things to do in such a short amount of time. If you don't believe me, keep reading. Even if you do believe me, I still suggest you keep reading. ;)

We found out this past Tuesday that Santa Cruz will be receiving another pair of missionaries, so we spent much of the week looking for a house or apartment for them to live. It's super hard to find a nice rentable house here. We've got a few options, but we're still keeping our eyes peeled! 

We had a great ward missionary activity this Wednesday. The only problem here in Honduras is that if you plan an activity for 5:00, expect everyone to arrive at 6:30. After everyone finally arrived, we played some volleyball. I loved every minute of it because it reminded me of home and was something different than fútbol. ;) Afterwards we shared a short presentation about the growth and history of the church. When we were done we told everyone if they wanted a Book of Mormon to talk to us after the prayer. After the prayer was said, a bunch of people came up to me and asked me for a copy of the Book of Mormon. We had brought about 5 copies with us, and we gave away every single one. Basically we were giving people rainchecks because we didn't have enough! It was super amazing :)

This Thursday we had interviews with President Dester. He is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. Never once did he talk about himself, rather he asked how I was doing and what he could do for me. I am beyond blessed to have him as my "mission dad." And I have to say, my "mission mom," Hermana Dester, is pretty amazing as well. She brought all of us Goldfish and Tampico to snack on while we waited. Mmm... :)

This Friday we made a 2-hour trek to San Pedro Sula to visit Migration. We arrived at the mission office where we waited for the Elder in charge of immigration. I had some fun talking with Elder Hebert (one of the APs), Elder Merlos (arrived in my group), and Hermana McCuestion (a sister in my District). It's nice to talk and laugh in English every once in a while :) As we were traveling to Migration I remembered how nervous I was my first days to be in San Pedro. Now it doesn't even phase me. I even enjoy it! After two super straight-faced ladies took my picture and my fingerprints, Elder Pacheco and I went to Burger King to eat. When we entered we were greeted by Elder Dawson and his companion! Man, I miss that guy :) To reward myself for becoming a legal resident in Honduras, I bought an ice cream sundae. Mmm... Then we headed for the terminal to board a bus home. About 10 minutes into the ride, they had packed the bus like a can of sardines. There was literally no room for anyone to stand or sit and they still managed to squash more people in. It was an adventure I'll never forget! :)

This Sunday I gave my second talk in church. After visiting with a less-active family in the ward Monday, I decided to talk to the ward about the need to rescue those who have fallen away in our ward. After I had given my talk, Elder Pacheco told me it was 'super macizo' and called it 'machete-ing with love.' Overall, I think Elder Holland would be proud. ;) I received many compliments on my Spanish and on my ability not to put people to sleep. Woot!

We also received a super cool reference from the Stake President this week! There's a reservoir in Santa Cruz that's called El Cajon that's about 30 minutes away from the center of the city. The reference lives across the reservoir. In order to reach them we would need to take a 45-minute barge ride across the water. Because we're not sure if it's allowed by the mission, we sent a request to President Dester to see if we could take our P-Day next week to visit the family, who the Stake President says is guaranteed converts! Keep your fingers crossed!

So I've discovered a new treat that I love. Remember peaches and milk? Well, they don't have peaches here, instead they have papaya. A sister gave us one this week and told us to cut it up and put it in milk. I got come, cut up a part of it, and put the pieces in a bowl of milk. Basically it is my manna from heaven. ¡Qué rico! Also, I ate my first entire fish this week! Here they serve you the entire fish on a plate and leave it up to you to cut it up and eat it. So basically I ate the poor fellow while he was staring up at me. Man, I don't think I've ever had a better tasting fish. :) 

This week we made some good progress with our investigators. Lilian has a baptismal date for the 9th of November. We were going to have it this past Saturday, but she wants her family to support her in her decision, so she's decided to delay it a little bit longer. She's basically LDS already, all she needs is to get baptized. I absolutely love this lady so much. She's gone through so much in the past few months and I can see how much she's changed. She's told us, "I've felt a change in my life. My family even tells me that they've seen a change in me." What an amazing daughter of God! We have other investigators, but because my time is short, I'll save them for next week :)

Dad, thanks so much for your email and for the updates on the family! Spanish is going fantastically. I can understand basically everything and speaking is starting to become second nature. Yay! Just wait, in a few more months I'll be completely fluent! To answer a few of your questions Santa Cruz is one of the quietest and safest areas in the mission. There is about a 75-25 ratio of poor / middle class people here. Overall, the city is pretty clean and well-kept for Honduras! Wow! Everyone's leaving on missions! Give them my best and tell them to prepare for the best time of their life ;)

Mom, have I told you lately how blessed I am to have you as my mom? :) To answer a few of your questions, my companion is super great. We're basically brothers after living together for almost 4 months! As for Kevin, he's doing well. Elder Pacheco has gotten pretty attached to the little fellow, giving him corn and oatmeal to eat. :) I guess you could say that the rainy season has begun. It rains practically every night, but not very hard. It brings cool nights and muddy roads. I just love it :) And no, despite our efforts with the landlady, we still don't have water. We've got an appointment this Thursday with the plumber (one of our investigators). Hopefully something happens soon! I've forget what it feels like to flush a toilet!

Con Amor,

Elder Roberts

P.S. During this entire letter a bunch of girls have surrounded my computer asking me questions in Spanish, whispering about what they can tell me in English, telling me how beautiful my eyes are, and searching for me on Facebook. Oh goodness ;) 

 

In September we had sent Drew some letters and a package. He just got them. Here are the details:

 

"The results are in! Who won the letter race?? Drum roll please...

"Ahem,

P.O. Box Letter - Postmarked in Honduras September 24, 2013 - Received by Elder Roberts October 24th, 2013

Mission Office Address Letter - Postmarked in Honduras September 24, 2013 - Received by Elder Roberts October 24th, 2013

Looks like it's a tie! 

Thanks for the fun! I loved the letters so so much. Thanks for thinking of me and tell the whole family thanks for their well-wishes! You are all the best!"

Oct 21, 2013 Letter

¡Hola mi querida familia!

Never stop smiling. Never stop working. Never stop loving. Never stop believing. Never stop laughing. Never stop learning. Never stop trying. Never stop praying. Never stop being you. 

I was reading in Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow this week after we had a fantastic lesson in priesthood about missionary work. President Snow shares an experience he had in his mission in England. His words struck me to the core and they've echoed in my head for the past week. They are as follows:

"The thought that I am between four and five thousand miles from the home of my childhood and all of my early, fond associations, very naturally prompts the question, Why am I here?… I am here because God has spoken, and raised up a Prophet, through whom He has restored the fulness of the everlasting Gospel, with all its gifts, powers, ordinances, and blessings… I have been called as an ambassador, to bear this message to the nations of the earth, which I realize devolves on me a great responsibility which I cannot discharge without the aid of the Almighty.

I am a missionary. I have been set apart as such. I have a message to share and with the help of the Lord, nothing will stop me. Through thick and thin, sunshine and rain, I will give my all that I may honor Him. "When I reflect upon the past, and trace the hand of the Lord marvellously opening my way, and prospering me in every thing ... beyond my highest expectations, I feel doubly encouraged to press forward to the future; language indeed fails to express the deep gratitude of my heart for his blessings."

This week was truly amazing. Miguel and Jessica were finally married and baptized Friday! After many phone calls, much traveling, and a lot of hard work, we organized their wedding for Friday afternoon and their baptism for that night. With every step they took, I could see a new light growing in their eyes. Though Jessica had to be baptized 5+ times because of her fear of water, the Spirit was there. Afterwards we celebrated their wedding with chocolate cake made by yours truly (no one believed me when I told them I could make cake). It was truly a remarkable day.

We've also started working in a small village 20 minutes outside Santa Cruz called San Isidro. As far as I know, we're the first LDS missionaries to preach in the town. We spent the afternoon contacting references, tracting, and developing good relationships with the people there. We even helped one lady and her daughter go house to house selling fish. :) After a successful afternoon, we decided to return again to teach lessons to those we contacted this Wednesday. Wish us luck!

Kevin is still living in our yard. She (yes, Kevin is a girl) doesn't seem to want to leave. Elder Pacheco is starting to get attached to the little gal to the point that he even bought corn this morning to feed her. What next? ;)

Well, that's about all from me this week. 

Dad, thanks so much for your support and your advice. I'm working hard to listen to the promptings of the Spirit, no matter how hard it may be. And I'm glad you had some fun with the ATVs this weekend! You won't believe me, but I saw the exact same ATV that we have about a month ago in the back of someone's truck. It brought back some fun memories of ATVing with you and Eric! :)

Mom, you are in my prayers always. I've been searching for some advice from prophets and apostles that may help you through these hard times. I found this one and there are so many more if you search "Comfort and Hope" at LDS.org. This comes from Elder Nelson. I hope it helps.

“For reasons usually unknown, some people are born with physical limitations. Specific parts of the body may be abnormal. Regulatory systems may be out of balance. And all of our bodies are subject to disease and death. Nevertheless, the gift of a physical body is priceless. Without it, we cannot attain a fulness of joy. 

“A perfect body is not required to achieve a divine destiny. In fact, some of the sweetest spirits are housed in frail frames. Great spiritual strength is often developed by those with physical challenges precisely because they are challenged. Such individuals are entitled to all the blessings that God has in store for His faithful and obedient children. 

“Eventually the time will come when each ‘spirit and … body shall be reunited again in … perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame’ (Alma 11:43).  Then, thanks to the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can become perfected in Him.”

I love you all so so much. I send all my love your way!

Keep being stellar!

Con amor,

Elder Roberts

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Kevin - The Chicken

Jessica & Miguel

Drew baked a wedding cake!

Oct 14 Pictures

I'm in a cave...and it's dark...and there's a bug smashed on my shirt...

Waiting for the bus to take us to Stake Conference. (Hey! You can see my church from here!)

Sometimes I take naps at lunchtime... (don't worry, I'm not really sleeping!)

Mototaxi: our main form of transportation, other than walking.

Elder Amezcua and me. He insists I'm from Mexico. I refuse to believe him.

Elder Pacheco, Julio, Libby, and me. Yes...I'm that much taller than everyone here. :) 

Woah, I shrunk. I look a little worried, don't you think? ;)

Oct 14, 2013 Letter

¡Hola mi bonita familia!

Wow. Just wow. What a week! I think I'm going to take it one day at a time. But first, let's start off with some fun stories!

We officially have a pet chicken. His name is Kevin. He's not nearly as colorful as his namesake from UP, nor am I sure if he's a boy or girl. He lives in our yard, though I'm not sure how he got in or why he decided to stay. I'll be sure to take a picture of him and send it to you :) Oh, and we've had a few exciting encounters with a frog who likes to swim in our pila, or washing station. I've gone to wash my face a few times only to be surprised by the little guy. Oh what fun! :)

We got caught in a rain storm a few days ago. Right as we left an appointment Mother Nature started to cry. Something must have really upset her because by the time we got to shelter, we were soaked to the bone. What adventures! Secretly I like getting wet :)

Okee dokee, time to explain my week!

Tuesday: Yoni was baptized! Elder Pacheco tells me that it was a super spiritual experience. When he came out of the water, he gave his brother, who had baptized him, the biggest hug that lasted for about a minute. His wife, who is a member, was crying in the congregation. Yoni said that it was one of the most special experiences of his life and wondered why he didn't get baptized sooner! :) I wasn't able to be at the baptism because I was on divisions with one of the Zone Leaders in Yojoa and Rio Lindo. I wish I could have been there, but things didn't work out very well. Elder Pacheco took pictures and showed them to me, so I felt a little better :)

Wednesday: I spent the morning in Rio Lindo finishing up divisions with Elder Rodriguez. At lunchtime Elder Pacheco came and picked me up and we returned to Santa Cruz to finish our day of proselyting.

Thursday: First I must tell a little backstory. We visited a less-active member about a week ago. At the end of the lesson I felt prompted to ask her if she knew anyone who would be willing to listen to our message. She immediately started explaining about her brother who had visited with the missionaries when their mother was sick. After their mother died, the missionaries stopped visiting. A few days before our visit her brother had asked her why the missionaries hadn't visited for a while. That same night we visited him and he is more than willing to listen. Thursday night we visited him again, this time with his whole family. They are all super interested and we hope they go far!

Friday: We visited with Lilian today. She's basically an unbaptized member. We taught her about the Word of Wisdom and found out that she doesn't drink coffee or tea and believes that we should eat meat sparingly. She agreed with everything we said and even gave us the number of her brother who she wants us to visit. He has a drinking problem and she wants us to try and help him kick the habit. We also visited with a new investigator who attended Yoni's baptism. He's listened to the missionaries before, but he's more than willing to listen!

Saturday: We taught Miguel and Jessica Matute today. They weren't able to be baptized this week because some Jessica's birth certificate didn't come in. So we've got everything set up for this upcoming week! Nothing will stop us now! :)

Sunday: Today was fun. Elder Pacheco cracks me up. Sometimes we come home at night and just laugh and laugh. We've had some pretty great times together :) The Primary enlisted me today to play the piano for them. The chorister is tone deaf and can't find the beat to save her life, but we had fun anyways! Also, Yoni was confirmed and he asked me to stand in the circle. It definitely made up for missing his baptism!

Well, that's about all for my week! Thanks for all your emails and for all your prayers and well wishes!

Keep being stellar!

Con Amor,

Elder Roberts

Oct 7, 2013 Letter

¡Hola familia!

80,333 missionaries. 15,000,000 members. 1 true church.

Wow. Can you believe it? How blessed we are to be part of such an exciting time in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints! I hope each of you enjoyed General Conference as much as I did. Though it was different watching it in Spanish in the chapel of the church, I loved it just as much as I normally do :)

Well, I'm happy to announce that I am writing you this week from...drumroll please...Santa Cruz de Yojoa! And my companion is...Elder Pacheco! Once again, we will be enjoying another 'cambio' or transfer together. It's pretty rare to have 3 transfers with one companion, but we're both happy and looking forward to another 6 weeks of teaching together, having fun together, and helping people come to Christ together. This place has truly become a home away from home. I love it!

This week was truly one of the most eventful weeks I've had in my mission thus far. Let 'Story Time' begin!

Our zone was split last Wednesday! Because of the amount of new missionaries we're receiving and the amount of new areas we're opening, President Dester saw it wise to split La Zona Villanueva and create a new zone called La Zona Yojoa. My area is part of the new zone, with a total of 2 new companionships and 1 new area. The work in Honduras is growing!

I must admit that I love the food here. It's simple, but tasty; however, sometimes members give us things that we've never seen. In the true spirit of missionaries, we eat whatever is given us. Two Saturdays ago we were given a 'mystery meat' of sorts. After trying a little bit, we found that while it had a different texture it didn't taste bad. So we ate it all without giving it another thought. The other day we were with the sister that gave us dinner that night and we asked her what type of meat she had given us. With a grin, she said, "Lengua de vaca." Yes. I ate cow tongue without knowing it. And guess what? I'm not dead! Score!

7 baptisms! Say what? That's right. We're planning on having seven baptisms this month. Woot! Miguel and Jessica Matute are finally getting married this Thursday and baptized Friday. Everything is in order and boy is everyone excited (including me)! Let's pray that this time everything will go smoothly! We're also planning on helping Pastor and Rosa Licona get married the 24th and baptized the 26th. They are a little hesitant to get married, but they attended the Sunday morning session where half the speakers talked about the importance of families and I think they're starting to see the blessings of marriage! Also, we're helping Lilian and her daughter Scarlet work toward the 19th as their baptism date. She's had so much opposition from everyone in her family, but in her own words she said, "I'm going to keep fighting." Everyone says they've seen a change in her, and she even says that she's felt a change in her life. Despite her challenges, she's happier than ever. And last but not least, Yony Hernandez is once and for all ready. On my very first 'missionary split' with a member Friday, he told us that he wanted to be baptized the next day. We explained that he needed to be interviewed first, so we agreed that he could be baptized tomorrow, the 8th. 

I testify that Satan has power. He's working harder than ever to drag the children of God away from everything that will make them happy. He wants them to be miserable like unto himself. But I testify that God has more power. As the ultimate Being of the universe, He can bring to pass anything that He sees fit. He wants every one of His children to be happy. He wants us to live with Him again. He will do everything in His power to help us if we just put our trust in Him. I know this without a doubt. 

Sorry about the scare last week. I'm not sure what happened with my email last week, but everything came in late. I didn't recieve some of last week's emails until today! But all is well and I'm glad you got my email. Oh, and I email from one of two Internet Cafes in town, Sky Net or Yojoa Net. :)

To answer a few of your questions, the rainy season has not yet hit. We've only had one good storm in the past few weeks, but we have faith that the rainy season will come soon! And no luck with the water yet...we talked again with the landlady today and she's going to send someone to look at it Tuesday or Wednesday. Who knows if it will actually get fixed. ;)

Mom, I just got your other email today. So expect a personal response soonly :) And we haven't had 'La Ruta' for the past few weeks. This means that we haven't been able to get mail for a little while, but I'm hoping tomorrow I'll get one of your letters! Fingers crossed! And muchísimas gracias por las fotos! I couldn't stop smiling :)

Well, I must be off. There's still much more to do today! But before I go, I want you all to know something of utmost importance. I love you. Have I mentioned that before? ´Cause it's true. I truly love each and every one of you around the world and back again!

Con mucho amor y abrazos,

Elder Roberts

Sept 30, 2013 Letter

¡Hola Familia!

I feel it appropriate to title my letter this week, "I'm Singin' in the Rain." There are two reasons in particular, of which are explained in the following paragraphs. The first is literal and the second is a little more spiritual.

1. Welcome to the rainy season...maybe. The locals tell me that the most rainy part of the year begins in the latter part of September and continues through all of October. I'm not sure what happened, but Mother Nature seems to have decided to play a joke on us. It's rained less in the past week than it has in any other week that I've been in Honduras. For instance, it has rained every Tuesday that I've been in Honduras except for last Tuesday. In place of rain, it's been hot, humid, and sunny. The roads are covered in a layer of dirt and dust to the point that we have to shield ourselves when a large truck drives by. I think I'll start singing, "Rain, rain, don't go away. Come back every day!" Let's hope Father Time whips Mother Nature into shape sometime soon so I can start singing in the rain! ;)

2. Sometimes there are storms in life. These storms are not storms of literal rain and darkness, rather storms of sadness, hardship, affliction, trials, and other difficulties. Not every day is sunny and pleasant. Occasionally we are faced with partly-cloudy days or days with chances of rain. Other days we experience thunderstorms or even hurricanes. No matter what type of storm the day brings, we always have the same two options: watch and wait for the storm to pass or dance and sing in the rain.

In my mission this concept has been more evident than ever before. I've endured some of the fiercest storms in my life these past 4 months. I've had days when nothing goes right, appointments fall through, investigators don't keep their commitments, and nothing gets done. I've had days when all I can do is fall to my knees and beg my Father in Heaven for some kind of help. But through all these 'storms,' I've learned that there's no use in sulking around waiting for things to get better. If we want to make it through life, we must learn to love the rain. We must learn to smile when we hurt the most. We must learn to laugh before we cry. We must learn to love when we feel the most hate. We must learn to sing in the rain.

So, with this in mind, I'm gonna start singing (you might want to cover your ears). ;)

Nobody was baptized this week. The Matute Family wasn't able to get married because some of the paperwork fell through and thus wasn't able to get baptized. But we're working harder than ever to get everything in order for this week! They're super excited and I'm pretty sure Jessica (the mother of the family) has told the whole ward about the wedding and the baptism! As for Yony, he struggled this past week with his testimony. An Evangelical friend started to confuse him by teaching other doctrines from a different religion. He wants to be baptized, but hasn't been able to recieve an answer or a testimony. We are hoping to help him work towards the 12th of October! 

Life in Santa Cruz is going fantastically! Transfers, or cambios as we call them, are this Wednesday. We find out tonight whether or not Elder Pacheco or I will be transfered. We both want to stay another 6 weeks to help the people we've grown to know and love, but we know that sometimes God has another purpose in mind for us. Personally, I'm willing to go and do whatever my Heavenly Father sees fit. So you might be hearing from me next week from a new area or with a new companion!

The language is coming quite well. I can basically understand what people are saying now and can generate a slow response, but communicating with everyone is much much easier. I'm excited for the day when I can blabber on and on without stopping! In all reality, Spanish is so much fun!

Sounds like you're all having fun and keeping busy at home! Band competitions, Disney plays, and more! Tell Eric congratulations on the 3rd place finish at Nebo! I hope they can keep getting better and better as the season progresses. And send my love to Ashley. I bet she made the best of Tiggers :)

... thanks for the pictures of Emmie! I couldn't stop smiling. I showed them to Elder Pacheco and he said, "¡En serio! ¡Es como un león! (Holy cow! It's like a lion!)" And sounds like the weather is about as crazy there as it is here, perhaps even more! But hey, what can you expect from Utah? ;)

Well, I must be off! I love you all bunches and bunches and wish you the best of Conference weekends! 

Con mucho amor,

Elder Roberts

P.S. I've taught Elder Pacheco a new phrase: holy cow, or vaca santa in español. He's been using it a lot and we hope to make it a new trend in Honduras! ¡Vaca santa!

P.S.S. Elder Christofferson is incredible. Watch one of his Mormon Messages here: http://www.mormonchannel.org/video/mormon-messages?v=2649255347001

Sept 23, 2013 Letter

Excerpts from Sept 23 letter:

This week was pretty normal. Nothing super exciting happened but I do have a few fun things to share with you.

1. Remember the zoo that I've visited a few times? This past Wednesday it was seized by the U.S. Government along with 4 other businesses on accounts of drug trafficking. In total, they seized 500 million dollars worth of property. The apprehended all the suspects and they are now facing charges. Fortunately the zoo is still operating under the direction of another company, so the employees and animals are still employed. The zoo is a big part of the community here in Santa Cruz, so I'm hoping it can stay open (under correct administration) to help provide jobs for the people here!

2. We found an avocado in our yard the other day, so Elder Pacheco decided to play a game of avocado baseball. He threw the avocado up in the air and, with an unused broomstick, smacked the avocado. To our surprise, it wasn't the avocado that went flying. When he hit the avocado, it broke the broomstick in half and one half went flying toward the gate at the other end of the yard. Talk about a surprise! Never again will we play baseball with an avocado.

3. Stake Conference was this week! Seeing as it was held in Potrerillos (about an hour north of Santa Cruz) the ward provided buses for the members to ride together. I was fortunate to be able to play the hymns for the two sessions on Saturday as well as accompany the choir in both these sessions as well. On Sunday, all the missionaries in La Zona Villanueva sang in a special missionary choir in two other sessions. What a great spiritual experience to be gathered together with so many of the faithful saints of Honduras. A few of our investigators were able to accompany us as well which was super exciting!

The weather here is pretty normal: hot and humid. They say that we're entering the rainy season, but I haven't noticed an increase in the amount of rain we've recieved. I guess we'll see more of a change as we enter October and November. All I know is that I'm glad I'm here in Santa Cruz where the nights and mornings are cool so I can get a small respite from the heat! :) I hope you're all enjoying the beginnings of fall! What a fun time of year!

In all reality, I'm not sure what's going to happen with our baptisms this week. I've personally seen the hand of Satan working in the lives of each of our investigators to try and keep them from being baptized. Here's a brief update on our progressing investigators:

José won't be baptized this Saturday. We're not sure what happened, but one day we met with him and asked him how he felt about his baptism. He told us that he needs more time to learn about baptism. We're going to keep working with him and hopefully we can help him work towards another date.

Miguel and Jessica are some of the most humble people I know. They literally live with hardly anything and the money they earn goes directly into buying food to eat or paying rent. In order for them to be baptized, they need to get married. It's been hard for them to gather the money in order to pay the fees for the wedding. I hope we can help them find the money they need so they can continue on the path to baptism!

Yony is perhaps the most sincere person I've met on my mission thus far. He always wants to do what is best and trys his hardest to find out what is right and correct. His road to baptism has been more like a rollercoaster than a road. One moment he is sure about being baptized and the next he isn't sure if it's right for him. Last night we met with him and he expressed his doubts about the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith. He said he'd been reading the Bible and found some things that confused him. I felt the impression to promise him in the name of Jesus Christ that if he read the Book of Mormon that night and prayed to know of its truthfulness, he would recieve an answer. I've prayed, fasted, and prayed some more that he might know by the power of God that this is true. I know God will provide. I just hope he recognizes the answer. We'll see what he says tonight.

I know without a doubt in my being that this church is true. I'm forever grateful for the incredible opportunity to share this knowledge with the people of Honduras. What a blessing!

Keep being stellar!

Con Amor,

Elder Roberts