Week 51: A Million Green Bananas

Well another week has gone by and it was a pretty difficult one. It has been pretty hot as always and we have been trying our best here in Coyoles. The funniest thing here is that we live in a banana farm town but there are no ripe bananas, only green bananas. Don’t know if I have told you this or not but the main food here in Honduras is green bananas, they cut them up and fry them and they are like potato chips. They also boil them, which is like a potato. After eating about a million green bananas here in my mission they have gotten a little old especially because that is the only thing they eat here. Oh and something else pretty funny, we have quite a bit of investigators that have cows so they give us milk straight from the cow (don’t worry they boil it before). It sometimes is a little hard to get down with beans and tortillas. hahaha thought mom would like that, living the farm life—Honduras style. Oh and happy fathers day dad! Hope you had a great fathers day! 

 

Pictures of Coyoles!

Anyways this past week, we had some really amazing experiences. First and foremost we had a baptism this past Saturday. His name is Frank and is a 16 years old. He met the missionaries in May and really liked the church. His neighbors are members and started taking him to church. He made the decision to be baptized and now is really excited to serve a mission. 

Frank's baptism--June 14th, 2014

These are the 5 missionaries serving with Elder Neuberger in Coyoles.

More than anything the biggest miracle came yesterday while we were in church. We showed up a little late because we took some people to church. Basically our whole area is about a bus ride away, so for the majority of our investigators they have to take a bus to get to church. While we were there we turned around to see 4 investigators who we have had one lesson with come walking in the church for the first time. After sacrament meeting and during our gospel principles class one of our investigators that were there for the first time told us how her daughter wanted to come. She told us that her daughter has felt that she has found the church that she wants to join. It was a true miracle to see so many people make those kind of sacrifices to be able to come to church and opening their hearts to the truth. 

We have been trying our best, trying to keep our heads up and keep moving forward. Despite the many challenges that we are facing here, we are still in His work and His work cannot be stopped. 

The thing that has really impacted me this past week has come from some of the most precious chapters in the Book of Mormon, 3 Nephi 11-19 where Jesus Christ himself ministers among the Nephites. It really has made me think and reflect on what it must have been like to been ministered personally by Jesus Christ. What must it have been like to hear Him pray, watch Him heal, and see His smile? It really touched me, truly the primary song, if the Savior stood beside me, has a powerful message. If we always remember Christ in our lives and ask ourselves what would Christ do? We will be able to make the right choices. 

Love you guys and hope that you guys can also follow Christ’s example throughout this week. If we always look towards Christ and try to do what He would do, we will always be lead to do what is right. 

It took about 3-4 hours to fill this baptism font and then they had to empty it with buckets.  Needless to say, I think Kaden got his workout in that day!

Happy fathers day dad! Hope you had a great one. Just wanted also to tell you how much I love you and how much I appreciate your support. More than anything I am grateful for your example and the things you taught me. It has helped me throughout my mission and has helped many lives. Your constant diligence in fulfilling your callings in church and in our family has been such a great example to me. I really am proud to call you my dad. Thanks dad for everything. I love you dad.

Love you guys and hope that you guys have a great week this week. I have some pictures that I am going to send you. 

Love you guys

Elder Neuberger