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Mission Leader Conference

We had our 2nd MLC conference. We went to the temple with the MLC in the morning and then had our conference in the afternoon. It was a great conference.  The spirit that was there was so strong. We have great leaders in our mission. We talked about having some mission wide devotionals. A quick devotional the Saturday of before fast Sunday to start the fast off with a mission wide prayer.  Another devotional on the 2nd Sunday of the month to do preach my gospel teaching by the president. And a 3rd on the 4th Sunday of the month to share mission miracles with all of the members in our area and our family back home.  We talked about the 12 week program we have for new missionaries and how we could improve it. I gave a thought on how to be a good leader and Kirt gave a training on how to improve our weekly goals and planning. Elder Milla, on our AP's shared an experience he had in the temple today about how he received an impression that our mission is going to accomplishing great things and we need to start preparing.

The buses didn't show up, so we had to take some missionaries to Progresso to catch another bus.  We got there, and there wasn't a bus there either so they were just going to stay the night with some missionaries in Progresso and catch a bus in the morning. 

 

Elder Milla's Birthday

Elder Milla turned 20 today.  It is hard to have your birthday on the mission, but the missionaries take good care of each other and try and make the day special for each other.  Elder Paredes had a great day full of activities for Elder Milla.  Thankfully his birthday was on a p-day, and even a p-day before the MLC, so there were lots of missionaries at the church to celebrate with him.  He had a piñata and a cake. Elder Milla about took Elder Paredes head off with the 1st swing he took at the piñata. 

 

1st Trip to Roatan

The worker at the check in counter in SPS was a member of the church

Walking out to our plane to Roatan

The church in Roatan is under construction. The branch president asked Kirt to try and light a fire under the construction company to get the remodel done so that they can resume having church in their building. 

Visit with Hermana Rios and Hermana Griffiths

Kirt said this boat looked just like the boat in Gilligan's Island. It was in the grass in front of the Elders house.

Visit with Elder Weeks and Elder Lemus

Visit with Elder Johnson and Elder De la Cruz

Crab races at the beach at the Bananarama (the hotel we are staying at)

Fire dancing on the beach

 

Dinner Party

We had dinner with some of the stake presidents in our mission, the mission councilors, and the area seventy.  Their wives joined them too.  They are such humble, kind, and dedicated people. 

President Gavarrete (Satelite stake) and his wife Claudia, President Meza (Palermo Stake) and his wife Claudia, Area Seventy Elder Palomo and his wife Basilia, Brother Medina (mission counselor) and his wife Desire, Kirt, Brother Zavala (mission counselor) and his wife Martha Julia, President Enamarado (Progresso Stake) and his wife Amada

Sister Ostler told me that when we did dinners like this to call Juan Carlos and she left me his number.  I messaged him and asked him to do a dinner at our house for 14 people on July 23rd.  He said he would do it.  I had never met him and didn't know anything about him except what Kaye had told me, but he showed up with the most delicious dinner.  It was so nice not to have to worry about cooking! I've always said I will do the dishes any day if someone else cooks.  I got my wish today. 

 

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