No Alcohol?

Dear Mom and everyone else,
Ok ok, I am done drinking random things for a while. There is a drink
in that they sell in the little stores that people open up in the
houses all over place. I didn't recognize it and neither did my comp,
but we both knew that it didn't have caffiene and it wasn't alcoholic
so we could drink it. As I went to buy my bottle to try it out, this
one guy came up and started telling us that it was the same as beer,
but just without alcohol. I figured now I get to know what I am
missing out on. After taking the first drink of that stuff I was
done! That part of the word of wisdom just got that much easier to
keep. That stuff is nasty!
Not much happened here again this week. Just a lot of the same
running to appointments. But it was really cool yesterday. Benigno, a
guy that we were teaching a while ago that just wasn't progressing so
we stopped teaching him, came back to church with his family! It was
pretty cool to see. Unfortuneatly I don't get to see what happens in
that scenario. I found out this morning that I am getting tranferred
again. It's sad because there are so many wonderful people here that
we are teaching and a lot of them just need to get married so they can
get baptized in a few weeks. Oh well. I guess we will just have to
wait and see what happens in the next area. I am a little mad that I
have to leave, but I always get mad at the people that aren't willing
to put their faith in Christ and see where it takes them so I guess
it's time for me to practice a little bit more of what I preach:) But
at least I get to know another part of Honduras.
Oh and I finally got all the Christmas cards from the family and yes
Jami, I still do have some Spanish to learn. And to Logan, me encanta
la comida aqui tambien, pero miro adelante quando yo puedo comer la
comida de my mami otra vez:)
Well things are going great here. I hope to be able to send more
pictures next week when I get to my new area. I love you all and hope
everything is going well.!
love,
Elder Neiswender

Dear Mom and everyone else,
Well this week has been pretty uneventful. Most of the people we are
teaching right now have to get married before they can get baptized.
The thing is, the women are always ready and love the idea of getting
married, but the guys always get real nervous. Oh well we just gotta
keep loving them and telling them how great marraiges in the church
are:)
That's been another thing that reminds me that the church is true.
people get completely dumbstruck when I tell them that my parents have
been married for 35 years (or is it 36 now?). They never hear about
marraiges that last that long down here. Most people don't even get
married, they just move in together and call it good. It is a lot more
common than in the states. Nobody gets married here. But when they
realize what they need to do and how the church and the Holy Ghost
will help, they open their eyes more. But the number of marraiges in
the church that stay together is amazingly high. This church has to be
the true church, if it can require that two people live together, and
then by some miracle keeps almost all the couples together. It is an
amazing feat that can only be done somewhere where there is the
authority of God and in a house where there is his Holy Spirit of
peace.
That's about all there is to report this week. Like I said, not
much happened. Everything stayed the same:)
Yes mom, I am taking plenty of pictures, and with the three
memorycards I have, I still have plenty of space:)
Oh and congradulations to Joey and Jen! They told me to expect a
little Joey or Jen running around when I get back:)
Well thanks again for all the support:) I love you all and I know
we are in the right path. I'll talk to you all again next week!
Love,
Elder Neiswender