Well I'm pumped and excited we have 3 baptisms this Saturday. So We finally got the papers yes. Well We only had 7 investigators in church. i know that's still good but i want more. It was funny the other day we were driving around with Elder Massiah the AP to work on these papers. And we were in the office and president asked me how senior comp is going and all that. So i don't know what he's going to do usually gringos get moved to senior at 6 to 9 months. i only have 4 so i don't know What hes going to do. Changes are the 28 so I'm excited i will finally see a different part of Honduras.
Well my comp is a little nerdy kid but oh well changes are soon. Oh and tell Joseph welcome to the club for me. I'm happy for him and hope all is well. Tell him to learn the Bible as much as he can. You use it a lot we use it a lot because its a catholic country. Well we have this investigator Hermana Castro and shes really positive she's come to church 2 times so hopefully well dunk her soon. We found her from a reference and she has had all of the lessons before. But her husband wouldn't let her get baptised. Anyways he left her and now we are able to teach her again. She's sad of course but all she told us is that he left. So i found out the real story that her husband had killed someone and is hiding. My friend that works for the Honduran FBI told us that. So That Was very shocking to find out.
And the other story is we were taking Roberto and Fidelina to church so we're at there so called house in the jungle waiting for them. First off let me tell you Roberto is interesting. He says he was taller than me before his accident. But he's lying he's a 5 foot Honduran. Anyways we're waiting and he like hits himself in the nuts hard! And he said that since the accident he lost his nuts. I don't know why the heck he told us that. I don't know if that's a proud thing to admit. But yeah he kept hitting himself and kept saying "see it doesn't hurt." We were like OK that's interesting lets go to church. But that was my weird experience of the month. Mom did you send my American flag? And sling shot. are you sending the pics i send to everybody? Lets see i heard Arizona and Pittsburgh are going to the Superbowl. That's crazy were going to go to an American restaurant today and try to get some glimpses of the playbacks.
What has been going on back home? I'm glad everyone is doing good and the businesses are doing good. Dad it sounds like moms making you do a bunch of house projects. oh sari i laughed when i saw the picture Chloe drew. Where did she come up with that idea? Lets see and Jamey i hope your doing good. Love the mail. Brenna have you gone on any dives? Please send pictures of the kids. Well the work is going good and the Spanish please send me my book its called Tall Spanish book its in the computer room.
Well i love you and I'm doing good I'm still about the same weight and so I'm thankful. I haven't been sent to the south yet. I hear its even poorer if that's even possible. Well tell everyone hi for me. I love you all thank you for your prayers and support. Tell the twins Layne Justin hi for me. Tell Jayden to be good.
Talk to you soon.
Elder Seth William Jenkins
Monday, January 19, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Jan. 12th, 2009
Hey whats up family I'm glad to hear things are going good back in the land of the free.
Well this Sunday was awesome we brought 11 investigators to church a new record. So i just hope they continue to come. Well life in Honduras is very interesting i was sick for like 4 days but just had to tough it out. That's cool Florida won there qb is pretty good. well mom I'm glad your're sending me my sling shot. I just want to kill an iguana while I'm here and have a guy make scripture cases out of it. That is one of my goals when i go to the south. Choluteca or Danli.
Well what else it sounds like Brent and Sari are settled in pretty good. And I loved the pics with Jamey and Matt and the kids it was cool. Brenna and Sean i love the dp chap stick. Oh and you'd never guess what happened. I found DP in a store so i was happy. It was amazing! I hide it under the bed in a box so when Hermana Chaverri checks up on our rooms to see if they are clean she doesn't discover my DP. The mission has a bunch of dumb rules but oh well just have to learn to adapt to them. Mom send me an American flag like the size of a pillow case i can hang on my wall. Well Spanish is going good. We have a conference with President Clark tomorrow. I have a feeling were going to get shaved because that's what happens when he comes. He's in the 70 and the head of all Central America. Well what else? I don't know where I'm going to eat today but i think I'll hit up Wendy's or something good.
I'm glad you guys get to watch football without me. Man i miss sports center and soccer is stupid. Mom dad i love you thanks for all you do. Love you family. tell Devin and Derick and Layne hope all is well with them in their missions. Hopefully there will be quail when i get back so i can shoot them. I just hope our dumb president doesn't try to take our guns. That would be funny if he tried that.
Well keep praying for me and eat good American food for me.
Elder Seth William Jenkins
Well this Sunday was awesome we brought 11 investigators to church a new record. So i just hope they continue to come. Well life in Honduras is very interesting i was sick for like 4 days but just had to tough it out. That's cool Florida won there qb is pretty good. well mom I'm glad your're sending me my sling shot. I just want to kill an iguana while I'm here and have a guy make scripture cases out of it. That is one of my goals when i go to the south. Choluteca or Danli.
Well what else it sounds like Brent and Sari are settled in pretty good. And I loved the pics with Jamey and Matt and the kids it was cool. Brenna and Sean i love the dp chap stick. Oh and you'd never guess what happened. I found DP in a store so i was happy. It was amazing! I hide it under the bed in a box so when Hermana Chaverri checks up on our rooms to see if they are clean she doesn't discover my DP. The mission has a bunch of dumb rules but oh well just have to learn to adapt to them. Mom send me an American flag like the size of a pillow case i can hang on my wall. Well Spanish is going good. We have a conference with President Clark tomorrow. I have a feeling were going to get shaved because that's what happens when he comes. He's in the 70 and the head of all Central America. Well what else? I don't know where I'm going to eat today but i think I'll hit up Wendy's or something good.
I'm glad you guys get to watch football without me. Man i miss sports center and soccer is stupid. Mom dad i love you thanks for all you do. Love you family. tell Devin and Derick and Layne hope all is well with them in their missions. Hopefully there will be quail when i get back so i can shoot them. I just hope our dumb president doesn't try to take our guns. That would be funny if he tried that.
Well keep praying for me and eat good American food for me.
Elder Seth William Jenkins
Jan. 5, 2009! The one where Seth swats a huge bug with the Book of Mormon DURING a discussion. Nice one little bro!
Hey dad and mom and everyone. Well things are going good. I'm kind of pissed though they banned basketball and soccer in the mission. So this has made allot of people mad. Sometimes i feel like a slave but that's just part of the mission. Well other than that things are going good the language is growing every day.
Well it was funny yesterday we were teaching a lesson then all of a sudden this huge flying bug thing was flying over our heads. This thing was HUGE so i got my Book of Mormon and took a baseball swing and hit the crap out of it. Anyways the distraction was terminated so we could continue the lesson. I wish i took a picture to show how big it was.
Oh and we were walking in the more ghetto part of my area and we saw a rat that was at least the size of a cat. It was nasty looking. Well i decided I'm going to build a house while I'm in my mission. Not here in la Honduras but maybe when I'm in the south. in Choluteca or Danli. That's crazy how Utah won that game. lets see what else. Oh Elder Lowe is kind of annoying sometimes but i gotta deal with it. But we have been teaching allot and hopefully we will have 2 more baptisms by the end of this change. That would be awesome, changes end the 28. Well that's cool you got a lap top for Christmas (mom). It sounds like mom has allot of projects going on in the house. I'm still learning how to deal with people who don't keep there promises, when they say I'll come to church and don't show or I'll read this and don't read. Its frustrating but I'm doing allot better at not getting mad. Well dad please send the doctor pepper. I think I'll still play basketball with the gringos but we gotta do it in secret. If i get in trouble oh well i played a game. I do not think this rule will last. Lets see hows Brenna and Jamey and Sari?
Please send pictures of the kids and family.
Oh dad send its called tall Spanish book its in the computer room in the house. It was Austin Miller's. Please send it. I want all the Spanish books i can get my hands on. Sari why do Chloe and Emmy call Brent boyfriend? Sariah did you get my beautiful picture i sent you? I hope you did.
Well Jamey I'm glad your doing good and having fun. Brenna thanks for the package. I love the D.P. chap stick.
Well my family i love y'all so much hope all is going good in your lives.
Keep praying for me. Elder Seth William Jenkins
Well it was funny yesterday we were teaching a lesson then all of a sudden this huge flying bug thing was flying over our heads. This thing was HUGE so i got my Book of Mormon and took a baseball swing and hit the crap out of it. Anyways the distraction was terminated so we could continue the lesson. I wish i took a picture to show how big it was.
Oh and we were walking in the more ghetto part of my area and we saw a rat that was at least the size of a cat. It was nasty looking. Well i decided I'm going to build a house while I'm in my mission. Not here in la Honduras but maybe when I'm in the south. in Choluteca or Danli. That's crazy how Utah won that game. lets see what else. Oh Elder Lowe is kind of annoying sometimes but i gotta deal with it. But we have been teaching allot and hopefully we will have 2 more baptisms by the end of this change. That would be awesome, changes end the 28. Well that's cool you got a lap top for Christmas (mom). It sounds like mom has allot of projects going on in the house. I'm still learning how to deal with people who don't keep there promises, when they say I'll come to church and don't show or I'll read this and don't read. Its frustrating but I'm doing allot better at not getting mad. Well dad please send the doctor pepper. I think I'll still play basketball with the gringos but we gotta do it in secret. If i get in trouble oh well i played a game. I do not think this rule will last. Lets see hows Brenna and Jamey and Sari?
Please send pictures of the kids and family.
Oh dad send its called tall Spanish book its in the computer room in the house. It was Austin Miller's. Please send it. I want all the Spanish books i can get my hands on. Sari why do Chloe and Emmy call Brent boyfriend? Sariah did you get my beautiful picture i sent you? I hope you did.
Well Jamey I'm glad your doing good and having fun. Brenna thanks for the package. I love the D.P. chap stick.
Well my family i love y'all so much hope all is going good in your lives.
Keep praying for me. Elder Seth William Jenkins
Dec. 29th 2008 Letter to family
It was sure nice to talk to the family this Christmas. I'm just happy and thankful all of the family is doing well. Well Sari Jamey And Brenna whats up? Did you all have a good Christmas? I hope you did. Well my new comp is a little weird white boy from Arizona. I'm teaching him street smarts right now because he really doesn't know any. But he is book smart so I'm learning allot from him and it just makes me want to study harder. Today i think I'm going to eat at McDonald's. They are really good down here and they give better service than a nice restaurant in the states. Whats going on in the USA? I heard the dolphins had a good season. What happened there? They sucked last year. Well I'm pretty much adapting to the environment around me. Seeing people dig in the trash and weird stuff here doesn't bother me as much. So I'm adapting. Mom send me Layne's address. The majority of the Latin missionaries here are from Guatemala or other parts in central America. So i got houses and places to stay at after the mission in these different countries. I'm glad Joe is pumped and ready to go. It was nice to talk to him. Well I'm still in my same area and hope I'll see a different part of Honduras during my mission.
Tell Grandpa and Grandma and meme and papa i love em. Give all of the nieces and nephews a hug for me. I can't wait to hunt after the mission. When i go to the south my goal is to kill a iguana with a sling shot. I'll have to buy a sling shot down there. i love you all so much thanks for you prayers and love. They lift me up please continue to pray for me. Hope all is well family. Ill write Soon.
Elder Seth William Jenkins
Tell Grandpa and Grandma and meme and papa i love em. Give all of the nieces and nephews a hug for me. I can't wait to hunt after the mission. When i go to the south my goal is to kill a iguana with a sling shot. I'll have to buy a sling shot down there. i love you all so much thanks for you prayers and love. They lift me up please continue to pray for me. Hope all is well family. Ill write Soon.
Elder Seth William Jenkins
Dec. 29th 2008 Letter to dad...the one with the Oldies Music & (Jake the dog had gotten into a porcupine)
Hey Dad well I'm glad to hear you made it off the mountain. Well i got a story for you. The other day we were contacting because none of our appointments fell through. So i told my weird comp lets go contacting. So were walking in this area and all of a sudden i hear beach boys music. I was like what the heck American music so i was like were knocking on that door. So we knock and this lady lets us in and we get to know her a bit she has 3 sons. And while i was sitting in this room talking with her i realized i have seen this place before i had deja vu. But anyways she's like our best investigator now and we've seen her like 4 times in a row this week. But i feel like God led me there because he wants me to be there. HE led me there in a different way but the thing is i followed the spirit and also the American oldies music and knocked.
This is where I'm supposed to be. I'm learning more to pray for the direction of the spirit and to always pray that he may loosen my tongue when i do this always my days are allot better. When i don't i struggle with the language and throughout the day. Dad thanks for your prayers and love. I'm thankful you are my father. I just hope i can be a percent of what you are. Give Jake a good pat for me he's probably a little sore. I love you and mom so much hope all is well. Ill talk to you soon.
Keep praying for me that my tongue may be loosened.
Your Son Elder Jenkins
This is where I'm supposed to be. I'm learning more to pray for the direction of the spirit and to always pray that he may loosen my tongue when i do this always my days are allot better. When i don't i struggle with the language and throughout the day. Dad thanks for your prayers and love. I'm thankful you are my father. I just hope i can be a percent of what you are. Give Jake a good pat for me he's probably a little sore. I love you and mom so much hope all is well. Ill talk to you soon.
Keep praying for me that my tongue may be loosened.
Your Son Elder Jenkins
Monday Dec. 22, 2008 New Companion...surprise it's a Gringo!
Well first off you'd never guess what. That's right i got a gringo comp his name is elder Lowe. He knows his Spanish really good he's already finished 3 years of college and all that stuff. So I'm learning allot of Spanish from him. I'm still in my same area so hopefully next change ill get a new area.
Well mom and Dad I want you to call this number at 8.30 a.m. my time. 00504-2285447 that is the number to my church so if you want to talk call it. If you cant get a hold of me I'll call from someones cell or in a couple days later because everything is closed during Christmas time. But yeah the mission is going pretty good its an interesting life. Tell Jamey I did open my package and I've had my Christmas tree up for a long time. And I'm saving my stocking so I can have something to open for Christmas. Well whats going on back home? Its disappointing that BYU lost the Las Vegas bowl. But oh well it was cool though we had a Christmas activity in the stake center and after wards we went to get pizza and there was a TV and I knew that the game should be on that day. So I found it and I saw BYU score 1 touch down. That made my day to see a couple minutes of American sports. I hate soccer with a passion that's all they do down here.
But we have 6 gringos in our zone so we are going to play some basketball today then afterwards we are going to get some good food. Tell Megan Mendoza I got her letters. Please keep me informed in whats going on with family and sports. Well I love you all so much and I'm continuing to work hard every day. Where is Joseph going on his mission? I love you sisters and family. Keep praying for me please I need as much help as I can get. I hope you have fun eating good American food for Christmas. I get to eat tamales woo-hoo!
Ill talk to you all in a couple of days.
Elder Seth William Jenkins
Well mom and Dad I want you to call this number at 8.30 a.m. my time. 00504-2285447 that is the number to my church so if you want to talk call it. If you cant get a hold of me I'll call from someones cell or in a couple days later because everything is closed during Christmas time. But yeah the mission is going pretty good its an interesting life. Tell Jamey I did open my package and I've had my Christmas tree up for a long time. And I'm saving my stocking so I can have something to open for Christmas. Well whats going on back home? Its disappointing that BYU lost the Las Vegas bowl. But oh well it was cool though we had a Christmas activity in the stake center and after wards we went to get pizza and there was a TV and I knew that the game should be on that day. So I found it and I saw BYU score 1 touch down. That made my day to see a couple minutes of American sports. I hate soccer with a passion that's all they do down here.
But we have 6 gringos in our zone so we are going to play some basketball today then afterwards we are going to get some good food. Tell Megan Mendoza I got her letters. Please keep me informed in whats going on with family and sports. Well I love you all so much and I'm continuing to work hard every day. Where is Joseph going on his mission? I love you sisters and family. Keep praying for me please I need as much help as I can get. I hope you have fun eating good American food for Christmas. I get to eat tamales woo-hoo!
Ill talk to you all in a couple of days.
Elder Seth William Jenkins
Monday Dec. 15, 2008 Letter to the family
Wow that's cool Layne is training. I don't think I'll get that opportunity for about 5 more months. Well Spanish is coming great but i still must continue to study my butt off. Oh OK we baptised Cindy it was kind of a crazy day. Well the story starts off elder foster and i went on divisions in my area because he had to interview her. So the interview goes great and we decide that her dad is going to baptise her. He's a convert new and all. So we're thinking this is a great opportunity to build the bond more. So the day of her baptism arrives and the dad does not show up. So I'm like oh crap elder Celino. So thank goodness elder Celino had baptism clothes for the dad. So he put those on and we got er done and dunked her. He wanted me to do it but i told him "Elder Celino those pants are like shorts for me man. They wont fit me so you do it."
Well I'm just glad the mission was accomplished. Well lets see i think I'm going to be in my area for one more change so I'm going to call from the church or I'll see if I'm here. If I am ill give you the church number next p day and you can call so i don't have to pay and make the church pay here. Whats going on in sports? Please keep me updated. How's the cavemen b ball doing have they won? It was nice we had a Christmas party with 5 zones with the president it was fun. It really doesn't feel like Christmas here. Well what I've been doing to keep progressing in Spanish is I buy the children's kids books for like 2nd to 5th grade and I just study them. I know it sounds dumb but it really works and helps. Dad and mom please continue to put money in my account its nice to have an ice cream cone once and a while. Whats happening in America? Hows hunting season going and quail. Did you hunt the quail at the Bluth's yet. and my beautiful sisters hope all is todo bien en sus familias. Give all the kids hugs for me. Oh it was cool last night we were at this members house and he works for Honduran FBI i know so I asked him to let me put on all his stuff and take a picture. So I got the gun and the whole outfit its sweet.
Well I love you family hope all is well. Ill write and talk to y'all soon.
Thanks for your prayers.
Tell the twins whats up for me and everyone. Elder Seth William Jenkins
Well I'm just glad the mission was accomplished. Well lets see i think I'm going to be in my area for one more change so I'm going to call from the church or I'll see if I'm here. If I am ill give you the church number next p day and you can call so i don't have to pay and make the church pay here. Whats going on in sports? Please keep me updated. How's the cavemen b ball doing have they won? It was nice we had a Christmas party with 5 zones with the president it was fun. It really doesn't feel like Christmas here. Well what I've been doing to keep progressing in Spanish is I buy the children's kids books for like 2nd to 5th grade and I just study them. I know it sounds dumb but it really works and helps. Dad and mom please continue to put money in my account its nice to have an ice cream cone once and a while. Whats happening in America? Hows hunting season going and quail. Did you hunt the quail at the Bluth's yet. and my beautiful sisters hope all is todo bien en sus familias. Give all the kids hugs for me. Oh it was cool last night we were at this members house and he works for Honduran FBI i know so I asked him to let me put on all his stuff and take a picture. So I got the gun and the whole outfit its sweet.
Well I love you family hope all is well. Ill write and talk to y'all soon.
Thanks for your prayers.
Tell the twins whats up for me and everyone. Elder Seth William Jenkins
Quick Note to Jamey 12-15-08
Hey Jamey
I love the pictures. I hope all is going good. I love you and I'm sending some sweet pics with a gun to mom. A guy in my ward works for Honduran FBI and I put on all his gear its sweet.
Love you so much.
Elder Jenkins
I love the pictures. I hope all is going good. I love you and I'm sending some sweet pics with a gun to mom. A guy in my ward works for Honduran FBI and I put on all his gear its sweet.
Love you so much.
Elder Jenkins
12-8-08
Well things are going good here in the land of Honduras. Mom what's uncle bill's mailing address? Whats Layne's mailing address? Well Cindy is going to get baptized on the 13 this upcoming Saturday so that's way cool its set in stone. So that's what made my week this week.
Oh and the last p day I wrote you guys after I arrived to the church i just started hurling my guts out because i ate my salad. That's right mom you can't eat it here because people poo on it. Lets see what else happened taught allot of lessons and I got your packages there are 2 of them. Haven't opened them yet I hope there's allot of good candy. Please send twix candy and snickers, and some more good black shoes that you can get from lyle folsoms office. The shoes here are terrible and don't last too long. Oh send some good jelly beans the jelly belly ones. Ok but I'm thankful that I have my strength back and I'm doing good now. Its not fun to be sick on p day, because that's the day of the week you look forward to.
Oh in the pic mom it is Elder Champlin and Pett at the Jesus statue. And everyone calls the president Presidente Chaverri. No but last night was cool we got to watch the Christmas special in the stake center.
I believe I'll be in la Honduras for one more change. But I believe for my second area I'll get sent to the south. Choluteca or Danli. Because the gringos always get sent there. Its really hot and a different experience in the south. They eat these nasty huge lizards that i think are on the endangered list Matt would know what type but they are huge lizards.
How are things back in the states it sounds like its going to be an interesting 4 yrs in the white house. Is Brenna feeling better. Sari did you move into your house. Jamey i love you send some candy. Oh Brenna sari Jamey send some good Cd's Jack Johnson, cold play just some chill music. please. Well I'm growing allot in the language and I work hard everyday. I love my family so much. oh has Joseph got his call yet?
Well I hope all is todo bien.
Nos vemos.
Elder Seth William Jenkins
Oh and the last p day I wrote you guys after I arrived to the church i just started hurling my guts out because i ate my salad. That's right mom you can't eat it here because people poo on it. Lets see what else happened taught allot of lessons and I got your packages there are 2 of them. Haven't opened them yet I hope there's allot of good candy. Please send twix candy and snickers, and some more good black shoes that you can get from lyle folsoms office. The shoes here are terrible and don't last too long. Oh send some good jelly beans the jelly belly ones. Ok but I'm thankful that I have my strength back and I'm doing good now. Its not fun to be sick on p day, because that's the day of the week you look forward to.
Oh in the pic mom it is Elder Champlin and Pett at the Jesus statue. And everyone calls the president Presidente Chaverri. No but last night was cool we got to watch the Christmas special in the stake center.
I believe I'll be in la Honduras for one more change. But I believe for my second area I'll get sent to the south. Choluteca or Danli. Because the gringos always get sent there. Its really hot and a different experience in the south. They eat these nasty huge lizards that i think are on the endangered list Matt would know what type but they are huge lizards.
How are things back in the states it sounds like its going to be an interesting 4 yrs in the white house. Is Brenna feeling better. Sari did you move into your house. Jamey i love you send some candy. Oh Brenna sari Jamey send some good Cd's Jack Johnson, cold play just some chill music. please. Well I'm growing allot in the language and I work hard everyday. I love my family so much. oh has Joseph got his call yet?
Well I hope all is todo bien.
Nos vemos.
Elder Seth William Jenkins
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