Let No Man Dispise thy Youth.

This week was super excellent. We really have finally started to figure out how to get good work done together. Elder Young is the best. So here´s what happened.

We, on Thurs, found a young man, the son of two investigators that seemed so so... that night we just stopped by to invite them to an activity, and they couldn´t come. However, the young 12 year old boy named Cristian decided to come, and he did so very willingly. We got there a little early, so we taught him a lesson next to the baptismal font. We challenged him and set a date with him right then and there. He accepted, and then we took him home. Then we went back and taught the Restoration on Saturday, and he came to church on Sunday. He´s awesome!!! He was with my companion while they were trying to get other people to come to church, and was really surprised as to why no one seemed to want to come. "That one neither?!" He would say. While we were trying to fight depression, like usual on Sunday mornings, it was funny to see his innocent reaction in retrospect. He´s already read the intro and all the testimonies in the Book of Mormon, and his parents seem cool with him going to church. They own a bar, but they don´t drink and seem like good folks. Surprising to see just how spiritually receptive he really is.

Side note... super weird, but the day after, we found another kid, 13 years old, named Cristian. Really receptive. The day after, we found TWO! One was 14 and the other 10. They were both so so, but still. We were really weirded out. When we met the fourth one, we asked his name. When he responded, I just looked at my comp and he said, "that just happen!" haha.

The other really cool part was that we started teaching Jasmín again, who I believe I mentioned several weeks ago. I loved teaching her, but we had to drop her because her husband wasn´t cool with letting her go to church. This time, she specifically asked us to return, so we did. Then she just determined to go to church, and she did!!! I was excited. I knew she would. She said it with a lot of faith. It´s cool because I could tell that she could feel the Spirit. I asked her Saturday, "why do you listen to us? Why did you want us to come back?" She responded, "I just want peace in my life and in my home. I want to change." She felt the Spirit, and she felt it leave with us. Now she wants it for good. She´s really cool, and we´re going to fast with her so that her husband lets her progress and all (including getting married). I can see that she has a lot of faith, and I know that God will open the way for her.

My companion and I started a new thing, following the advice from a multi zone conference we had on Wednesday. The general idea was from the conf, but the activity and the details were inspired. We went and shared 3 Nefi 11 with a member and bore our testimonies about the BOM. Then we talked about how we can share this heritage of how Christ came to this continent with other people. We set a date for a movie night (the Testaments) and the went with her on Sunday to invite tons of peeps (all her neighbors) to the activity.  Yesterday we left to invite with Pancha (short for Fransisca), and she is soooo coool!!! haha. We´ve always loved her, but yesterday was just hilarious. We would just walk up to a door, and she didn´t even knock. Just walked in and told them all, "we´re showing a movie about Jesus on Saturday in my house. 6 O´clock. Be there." and then she´d leave. We love her! I did have to tell her, "next time, please at least try and introduce us to them before we leave." She´s way cool, but the only problem is that she knows EVERYONE. We were going to just invite a few select people, but she just went from door to door and invited the whole street. the whole block! She´s so funny. Sometimes she just makes us bust out laughing.

So this work is pretty much the best ever. I love this mission. We went running this morning on the new high way, and my comp had to ask a guy to use his bathroom. I thought it was funny. Gotta love Honduras.

I know that Jesus Christ is directing this work. I feel Him changing and qualifying me. It´s exciting the more and more I feel the Spirit directing me in what to do and say. It just doesn´t get old. It´s the most exciting, most rewarding thing ever. I love my Savior and feel so blessed to be part of His work. I love these people. Sometimes they really try my patience, but I don´t want to leave them. haha.

I love you all, and always pray for you.

Os Quiero demasiado,

Elder Kent Thaman