Hey errbody.
Welp. I´ll be doublin´ up on 2s in 2 days. Here for
birthdays, sometimes they smash eggs on your head, so I´m keeping it on the
down low hahahaha. Just kidding... they´re usually nice enough to smash an egg
with confetti inside instead of a regular full egg, but one never knows.
This week it´s rained like crazy and a couple people have
gotten pretty beat up from it. Two ladies in our ward got swept off their feet
(and down the mountain) by the current running through the streets. They got
completely torn up, poor things. It really is like walking in a river when it
rains here. Another person fell into a sewage hole and she drowned. What a way
to die, drowning in a rushing river of sewage. I think Nancy had it better,
personally.
We´ve had a really cool week, but nothing too exraordinarily
amazing. Well, ok. Let´s be honest, every moment of the mission is
extraordinarily amazing and we´ve seen miracles this week, but nothing too out
of the ordinary happened. We had a couple of amazing lessons, though. We had
one with Meylin about the Book of Mormon, and the Spirit was so strong, I was
surprised there weren´t angels in the room. Then again, who knows? Right after
that we entered another house where we immediately felt the lack of the spirit.
After that we had to machete her for not doing her part in our lessons. She was
sad, but it was either that or leave her.
Thanks for all the birthday wishes, by the way. Mom, the
package hasn´t arrived yet, but Eileen, your package arrived. THanks a
bundle.
Thanks for all the support and love. I will write yáll more
next week.
Love you tons and tons.
Take care of yourselves.
Hna Bayles
Here is a picture of a Licha. I think they´re tasty
P.S. I am Elder John, serving here in Honduras with my
wife. I am the financial secretary, and my wife is the mission secretary.
As such we spend our days in the office and often get the chance to rub
shoulders with your precious daughter. She told me that she felt badly
because she knew she was sending you a "lame" letter. I asked
if I could take a moment and let you know about your daughter. I know
that I am not telling you anything you don't already know, but she is a very
special young lady. A zone leader told me just last week that "if
every sister missionary were like Hermana Bayles, we would love having sister
missionaries in our zone." She is an extremely confident and
competent missionary. Undertaking the task of being mission nurse without
being a nurse previously would have been too much for any other sister in our
mission. Actually, what she is doing is quite remarkable.
Personally, I worked with the youth of the
Church before I retired. In so doing I had the privilege of meeting many
of the best the world has to offer. I just wanted you to know that Sister
Bayles is one of those "great ones." I've never seen her
unhappy, moody, or demanding of special attention. You did a fine job of
raising her. I imagine that she came that way, but you helped her
maintain her premortal status.
Thank you for offering the sacrifice of your
daughter. May the Lord continue to pour out the blessings of having a
missionary in the field upon you.
Sincerely, Elder Wayne K. John
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