Wow! My first week in Honduras has been one to remember for sure. It is SO HUMID here. I thought texas was bad but it is insane here. All of the members are saying that they are freezing and I'm like dripping sweat so it will take some getting used to. My first two nights here we stayed at the mission home and had our little orientation thing about all of the stuff we need to know. Then on Wednesday we met our companions and went to our different areas. One of the first things that the Mission President told us was that our mission doesn't actually have the city of San Pedro Sula so it's not as dangerous as everyone thinks. So all of you have nothing to worry about haha:)
My first companion is Elder Zhingre!! He is from Ecuador and he is a really funny guy. He doesnt know a whole lot of english so i usually have to speak spanish to explain myself. We are in a place called Sonaguera which is about 6 hours away from the City so that was a fun little bus ride. We are in a little branch that has about 100 people who come to church each sunday. Most of the time it's standing room only because the church is so small. We walk every where so the first few days here were absolutely exausting, but im adjusting to everything.
Oh and guess what?! We shower with a bucket every morning! Haha its usually freezing cold water but it feels good because its so hot here. I have had rice and beans every meal since i got here and its actually really good. We have a "cocinera" who cooks lunch for us everyday! We pay her like 20 bucks every week and she feeds us everyday.
The houses here are usually made of cement and they usually have a metal roof. The culture and lifestyle here is so different and i already love it so much. One day elder zhingre and i were contacting and we came in contact with a family whose name is the Gutierrez family. We sat down and started talking and their first question to us was, "why is joseph smith your God?" We explained that he isn't and that we belive in God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost as three different beings. We then taught them the first lesson and they are super interested in the church. They came to church yesterday and said they really enjoyed it.
The people here in Honduras have a really weird accent where they dont pronounce their S's. So its extremely difficult to understand. Instead of San Pedro Sula they say "an pedro ula". Its hard to understand and i know it will take some time.
In all i absolutely love it here and Im so happy to be serving the people of Honduras. Its so humbling to see people who have close to nothing, but are still willing to give so much.
Christmas is in 10 days!! Everyone remember the real meaning of christmas and find a way to serve one of your fellow men.
Love all of you guys and hope you all have a great week!
Love,
Elder Wilks
