Some interesting pictures

Here are some pics of a drunk passed out guy and a tooth that my comp found on the bottom of his shoe at the end of the day. I've never seen a tooth stuck in a shoe before.

Love you all and my baptism's name is Claudia.

Seth

Feb. 16 2009 Seth is transferred to the Mission Office & a drawing by C.S.

Well I received a phone call last night and I found out I'm getting transferred. I spent all the night packing and now I'm here in the office with President. I'm being trained right now by an Elder Guernsey. He's showing me what the crap are my responsibilities and so forth. So i figure I'll at least be here for 6 months. I am kind of nervous but I'll learn my responsibilities and where ever God wants me to be that's where I' ll go. The good news is I'll get a truck and get to drive Hermana Chaverri or other elders around. I'm basically a slave but oh well. my p days are going to be on Saturdays. So you will be receiving my emails on Saturday.

So I'm scared about having to drive in this country they are freaking nuts. The guess why i think I'm in here is because i think they were looking at my driving record and saw i don't have any faults so they were just like lets pick Elder Jenkins. Anyways I'm here I'm kind of mad but oh well. I do get a cell phone and a truck but I'm in charge of the baptismal records and finding the papers for partidas, or marriage papers. i know sounds fun. we do get to work a little bit in the afternoon so I'm excited about that. Well I'm in the mission headquarters so this will be an interesting 6 months.

Anyways whats going on in New Mexico? Megan's getting married wow thats crazy. Well we did have an baptism her name is Claudia it went really good I'll send pics. Hopefully the time will pass in the office. i doubt it. I saw the pic Chloe drew and i laughed about the cow hitting in the nuts or something like that. Hows the family doing. Well i love you all so much keep praying for me and my Spanish. i hope all are doing good back in the land of the free. Tell everyone hi for me. and tell Chris Thompson to do it for me. Oh and in our mission its 15 percent gringos to 85 percent Latins. crazy huh.

I love you sisters keep going forward.
Elder Seth William Jenkins
Translation: An ox punched me in the nuts. Ouch.

Letter from Feb. 9, 2009

Well i was at Internet this morning but the place we go to on Mondays keeps breaking down. So I had this long letter but i have to rewrite it again. But that's OK we cant have fun on p day so they still haven't changed the rules about playing basketball or soccer.

Well i have an interview with president tomorrow and I'm going to talk to him about building a little casa for a poor member family. But yeah things are going good here in Honduras. I was kind of mad this week because we had 5 baptisms lined up but only one person is going to get baptised. Also we have to build the temple in a different part of Honduras or Tegucigalpa because the catholics are saying all of this garbage so now we have to move the spot of the temple. So the church is working on that right now.
Well what is going on back home? Has anything changed in Carlsbad probably not. Mom send my portable dvd player they are allowed in the mission. and i want to use it to watch church movies with investigators. Also send pics of me and dad hunting and the family in Europe. Tell sari i love her and that i hope all is well with the family situation. Brenna sari and Jamey send pictures of the kids on the Internet. It is nice to see something from America.

Dad you need to find Jake a good female stud dog to make some more good hunting dogs. Well i heard Joseph will be entering soon. Tell him its all good and be grateful he doesn't have to be in the MTC for 2 months like me. The Spanish language is going good i feel I'm at a 6 out of 10. But i want to keep working on it. So i continue to practice and read my Spanish material and my kid books.

Rachel had another kid tell her congrats. Jamey that's a crazy story about your neighbor killing his wife. Does Matt have a gun in the house? i hope he does who knows how many crazy people live by you. Its good to have it for protection.

But yeah in Honduras there really isn't a law. i don't know how it functions. You just cant kill someone. It is weird I've met people who are like 40 and they're married to a 15 year old. Latins are weird. Speaking of marriage is Megan Mccutheon married? I heard she is serious or something of that matter. Does Steven M. have a lady? I miss pretty girls all the girls here have a whole bunch of gold and silver in their teeth and are just catrachas.
Dad it sound likes the house is looking pretty nice. i cant wait to lay down on carpet when i get home. Tell Layne Derick Devin Justin whats up for me. keep sending them my pictures. We are going to baptise Claudia on the 14 of this month. And i haven't killed elder Lowe yet he's just a nerd red head kid.
Well keep praying for me i love you all so much. Thanks for your example tell grandpa Hand I love him and hope God helps him with whatever he wants to know. Tell grandma thanks for the package i love the ties.
And ill write later.
Elder Seth William Jenkins

Pictures from Seth's 6 month mark. Burning the tie!

Feb. 2, 2009

Well guess what? I'm still in the same freaking area! By the time next changes come I'll have six months in one area. I was kind of pissed at first but hopefully the time will fly by then I'll see a new area.
Well this week was an interesting one a lady in our ward died and we went to the funeral. It was a different experience once they die here they have to have a service quick then bury them or else they will stink. So that was interesting. It just made me think about how precious life is and you got to live it up because you never know if your going to drop dead.

Also my comp is an annoying red head kid who talks too freaking much. I'm not going to lie Ive had to restrain myself from giving him a good beating. Oh well 5 more weeks with him. Well dad it sounds like the whole house is under remodel. Just don't give mom ideas or she will make you do more. I can see your frustration because mom takes forever to make up her mind on that kind of stuff.

What is going on back in the states? IS gas still cheap? I hope so. Gas here is around $2.70 or so. Well we challenged this family for baptism the other day and she was like "I need more time." I hate those words but we set a goal with the familia Castro for the 21 of this month. And also there is this girl named Esmy so we will hopefully have 4 baptisms more before i leave. Mom how is school going for you? Are you still driving the car or are you driving my truck? Actually i bet dad is and he probably parked the Chevy in the garage. Well i really miss hunting. Those were fun times. Dad sign up for an oryx hunt or something so when i get back we can hunt something. Are we having any rain or snow im guessing we didn't have enough due to the quail this year being so few in number.

Also i know everyone in my area. I just want to leave but i guess president wants me there for a bit longer. So max is home now tell him whats up for me. Did Megan adopt a kid? Hows Jake and two bits doing? Jamey that is cool your letting the kids skip school once and a while. I remember when i was skipping my sophomore year and we were at the twins house and dad came in and slapped Derik in the head cause he thought it was me. That was a fun day. Brenna is Daisy walking send pictures of her walking to me. Sari hope all is well keep scouting out the ladies for me. And Brent the quail. Well i love you sisters. That's awesome the Steelers won because my comp likes the Cardinals so I'm glad they lost.

Well i love you family thanks for your prayers and love. Oh sisters send some Cd's of some good chill music like Jack Johnson or the u2 song about missionaries in a foreign field.

well hope all is great.
take care.
Elder Jenkins

Catching up, sorry everyone at the Jeppson house has had Strep throat. January 26th, 2009

Hey sorry about the delay i was in the Internet cafe this morning and all of the computers just shut down. So Anyways I'm writing right now. Today was p. day and we had elder Arrolo make us tacos they were good. He's from like the Juarez Mexico area. Anyways it was good to have Mexican food. Because Hondurans do not like spicy food. So that was fun he also told me that he has visited El Paso before and he snuck over there. That wasn't a surprise. Also changes are the 28 i hope i get to leave i want to beat the crap out of elder Lowe sometimes he's just one of those people that bother me.

Anyways its all good changes are in 1 day so I'm excited I'll probably get to leave. The other thing is i was talking to president during my interview and we had a good talk and he told me my Spanish was good so that made me really happy. Also all 3 of our baptisms went really well and we got them all dunked so I'm glad they went through. When i baptised Fidelina i dunked her hard because Ive been working on these papers for like 4 months so i made a big splash. Lowe baptised Roberto and Aurelio baptised Hector he is a cool kid. Oh and i got the umbrella package and grandmas tambien. And tell grandma she sent me Tommy's package also with the sport clippings.

Dad I'm sorry mom is making you remodel the house i wish there was something to hunt. I really miss hunting too i have to endure this 2 year drought but it will be alright. I cant wait to hunt again with you we will slaughter whatever is in season. Mom so are you carrying a gun now since you got your license. Well Sean i got your letter and all of it is true. I was happy when i saw the subject but you got me. Its true all of them have gold and silver in their teeth and don't work and have 3 wives. But I'm doing my job in taking them the gospel.

Jamey you have been really emotional lately in your letters. Are you pregnant again? ha ha j/k. Sari I'm glad you are doing good in your new environment. And Brenna I'm glad your doing good and Daisy is walking. wow. But whats going on in the states? I hope Pittsburgh wins the Superbowl because my comp is a Cardinals fan and bugs the crap out of me. Mom did you find that book Austin miller gave me? And did you send my American flag and sling shot? Well maybe my next letter to you all will be from a different part of Honduras. I heard Megan found a kid to adopt that's cool. How is Steven McCutchen doing tell him hello for me. And Megan McCutcheon for me is she married yet?

Well i love you all so much thanks for your prayers keep praying for me.
Keep sending pics of the kids and America.
Elder Seth William Jenkins

Jan. 19, 2009 The one with Roberto and his accident

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