Happy Day when its pday in the mission!! .... especially for the mama's!

 

Here it is only 1 week and I'm already updating his blog!!! This is such a shocker to all of you, especially to me!

Here are some pictures and an update from our sweet Elder Lamb...

He is so excited this week after many prayers have gone out on his and his companions behalf.  They are seeing the miracles happen for them. Thank you to our family and friends who continue to pray for the missionaries through out the world. 

One of those miracles may be small to some of you, but its huge to missionaries who don't eat dinner every night and that don't have a ton of members who are so willing or have the means to feed these sweet elders.  As some of you may know Elder Lamb doesn't have the most amount of meat on his bones.... well, he keeps losing what weight he has. He and his companion walk everywhere they go when they are proselyting so its hard to keep the weight on.  Not to mention he doesn't get to eat very much.  Well, last week they had not eaten dinner for a few nights and all of their appointments fell through and they didn't know where to go until they received a phone call from one of the sweet sisters in their branch who invited them to come eat dinner at her home and to be there in 20 minutes.  Needless to say they were soooo grateful and so humbled that Heavenly Father answered their prayers for someone to reach out and feed them.  They have money to buy food, don't get me wrong, however, they have no time to stop and fix meals when they are so far from their home.  And to make things worse, there is no fast food in his area.  I told him how grateful I am for that sweet sister for listening to the spirit and having the means and to act on what she felt that night. 

Miracle #2 is just awesome! Elder Lamb has been asking us to pray that they find a family to teach who is married with children so they can be baptized and have the blessings of the an eternal family. He was so excited to tell us that prayers have been answered.  They were working one day and found a family of 9 all living in one home.  The dad lives here in the states for work but the rest of the family is in Honduras and they were found.  They have started teaching them and invited them to come to church and 5 out of the 9 came to church and they are continuing to progress.  We will keep praying for this family.  Elder Lamb is so happy! He loves his mission.

Now to the pictures he keeps sending... I just love seeing him!

 

 

 This is Elder Lamb's new companion Elder Garcia.  He is from Federal District of Mexico.  He is a great missionary and a great example of an excellent student of the Gospel.  He loves to study the gospel.  They are also companions to a new missionary, Elder Shepherd, from Centerville, Utah.  He is also a great missionary. What a great trio!!

 

 

This is a little "baptism card" left by Elder Lamb to these great investigators on their baptism day! Notice that the temple is the next goal they have in mind for them. :) Elder Lamb claims he got his mad drawing skills from me. lol

 

This is the baptismal font that they move into the chapel when they have baptisms in Songuera. How awesome is that!

 

 

 

Baptism in the chapel in Songuera

 

 

Going on splits with Elder Jeffers visiting a family in Songuera

 

 

This is half the zone in Trujillo. Finally getting to eat after their kickball game on the beach!

 

 

 kickball on the beach on Pday!!!

 

 

 This is Elder Lamb's view from his house where he lives! Grandpa Lamb would love this view! What a good dog to guide the cows!

 

 

Great pictures of Honduras and the lifestyle that is there! So humble and awesome!!!

 

Until next week!!! More adventures to come!!!

 



 

Welcome to TOCOA!!!! It is September 6, 2014! WOW!!! Where have I been? Obviously not updating this blog! Elder Lamb, I am trying to update in the best order possible! Hope it is right!

 

 Elder Lamb has almost been out for 15 months!! oh my goodness how time flies! WE are so grateful to document his mission right here on his blog to share with all of you.  He is loving his mission and the Honduran people.  It has become his 2nd home.  A lot has happened since my last post from May 22nd. Elder Lamb is now a Zone Leader in Tocoa, Honduras.  He is so excited to learn and progress even more. Please enjoy the pictures!! Some are a little PG-13 and a little graphic due to the content and will have something to do with machetes and turtles and rats.... just keep scrolling down to see what Im talking about.  Love the pics and we love our missionary!!!

 

 

 

Church in Tocoa

 

 

 

My cute missionary son!

 

 

Elder Lamb and Elder Tax. This is his companion who he was with for not too long.  Soon after he arrived in Tocoa to be a zone leader, Elder Tax was transferred to be the Assistant to President Klein. I think he and Zach were companions for 6 weeks? What a great Elder and truly a brother to Elder Lamb.

 

 

 

 

These next few photos are at a fort in Trujillo.  Pretty awesome building and beautiful landscape!!!

 

He looks soooo tall here in this pick with him sitting on the steps.

 

 

Selfie on the beautiful beach!!! He looks so happy!

 

 

 

 

This is the restaurant that their zone ate at after they went to the fort.

 

This Restaurant was pretty cool to have pirate hats and a pirate to pose by. :)

 

 

 

Elder Lamb and Elder Tax

 

 

This is the view from the roof of the fort where they had their zone activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is his Zone in Tocoa. There were about 8 missionaries absent because they had some baptisms to do. Life is good!!! Missionary work is going forward in this zone.

 

 

I thought this was a cool picture that Elder Lamb took!!

 

 

This is Elder Lamb and Elder Tax visiting the district in Songuera. They got to visit and participate in their district meeting.  They travel long distances on buses to visit their districts in their zone and its so worth it!  Great missionaries in this zone!

 

 

This is the church building in Songuera! It is so small but how lucky these people in this little branch are to have this amazing place to gather and worship! Love it!

 

 

Elder Lamb and Elder Tax getting ready for baptisms for the Thomas family!

 

What a blessing it is to have so many faithful missionaries around the world who can teach the gospel and share the plan of salvation with families. We are so happy for the Thomas family and the journey that they are beginning!!!

 

 

So right after the baptism, their branch decided to have a branch activity night! So fun!!!

 

 

 

Everyone had a game they were responsible for and Elder Lamb and Elder Tax were in charge of "Pin the eyes, mouth, tie, and plaque on the Elders"

 

This is suppose to be Elder Lamb! lol

 

And.... This is suppose to be Elder Tax!

 

 

I think the resemblance is almost exact! lol What a fun game it turned out to be! Everyone loved it!!

 

Missionaries always have to find some fun when there is a little downtime.  There is very little to no downtime so this is what they come up with..... :) can you find my Zach???

 

 

 

This is the highlight of his mission thus far! He planned and carried out his first Zone Conference.  He has never done that before and it was so awesome! What a great learning experience and what a great opportunity to be taught by President Klein! What an amazing man he is.  Zach looks up to him so much! This pic in the helicopter isn't too bad either. lol sooo cool!!!!!!

 

 

He had the privilege to go on exchanges with President Klein and meet some of the people they are teaching! So fun! 

 

 

After the zone trainings they got to play some indoor soccer !!!

 

 

Elder Lamb and Elder Tax at the zone conference activity!!

 

Oh how I just Love this boy!!! He just looks so happy!!!

 

 

 

I love when Elder Lamb sends pictures of these cute kids of Honduras!!! Their faces just say "pure happiness and joy"!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Visiting the Ma Family who are preparing to go to the temple to be sealed!!

 

 

Well its time for transfers and Zach has been in La Ceiba for about 6 months as district leader.  He will sure miss all of the members there in La Ceiba.  They have taken such great care of Elder Lamb and he is sure going to miss these cute little sisters!!! This family has taken such great care of my son along with so many others.  What sweet little girls.

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful La Ceiba

 

 

 

 

Elder Lamb and Elder Mansilla

 

 

Awesome name!!!!

 

Such a dork! lol

 

 

Loving the beauty of the ocean!

 

 

Such a great family! The little boy Ever is so excited to be baptized!!!

 

 

Ever almost cracked a smile!!! What a cutie! Well..... two cuties!

 

 

We all know how much the adversary works so hard to change the minds of these awesome investigators to persuade them to not make this covenant of baptism. This situation was no different. But it was for our family back here in Utah! This young man was being tested and he is such a strength. In a letter about two weeks prior to his baptism Zach asked us to pray for this young man specifically in our family prayers. Elder Lamb said that with our faith and prayers along with his and his companions and with the members there in La Ceiba that miracles would happen and that he would not be tempted! Well, my kids and my husband and I prayed for him everyday.  The Monday after his baptism, Zach wrote about the miracles that occurred because Heavenly Father answers prayers. This young man was baptized and is so happy!!! We thank Zach for letting our family be apart of his mission in this way.  What a blessing it was for us!!!

 

I think they are all so happy!

 

Great friends!!!!

 

 

 

Some members in their ward needed help mowing their lawn. They mowed the lawn with machetes! AAAAHHHH!!! and look what they found and killed! A RAT!!!! Sicko big time!!!!!! Sorry about the graphicness of these pics.

 

 

 

Getting some stress out ..... I think????

 

 

His district went to the beach to study! So pretty and so peaceful. not a soul in sight!!!

 

 

 

 

Elder Mansilla and Elder Lamb chillin' in the hammock!

 

"Serious picture"

 

Happy picture

 

 

This is Sabastian.  It was his birthday on this day so Elder Mansilla and Elder Lamb wanted to make a visit.  He turned 84!!!

 

I love this picture!

 

 

Zach stole Sabastians hat to capture this pic

 

Sabastian's family!

 

 

And yet another service project! Love how much our Elders serve and do service for others. It scares me to have Zach have a roller and paint in his hands..... Zach... you know why.... Do baseboards and Colorado and lots and lots of white paint in the garage ring a bell????? :) With dad rolling his tongue? lol

 

Sorry Juarez family if he got out of control with the paint.......:)

 

Another great Honduran family... the Montes!

 

 

Have you ever seen a smaller seminary class in your life? A total of 3 students.

 

 

These next few pictures are not for the weak stomachs!!! Elder Lamb and his companion Elder Mansilla were going to a home to pick up a family for church and this is what they were doing...... preparing their sunday meal for that night!   TURTLE!!!! Yes, they eat turtles in Honduras!

Watch and learn...... you may skip the next few pictures if you need to!

ENJOY!!!

 

 

 



 

 

 

Its What's for Dinner...... anyone, anyone???

 

 

 

So , Elder Lamb was so proud to tell me that he didn't even pass out seeing all of the guts and grossness of it all!!! Good for him.... he is managing his fainting!!!

 

 

 

 

Thought I would add a super yummy looking picture of banana bread that someone made for him! He said that it is the best banana bread he has ever had!! ..... Watch out Tom... you may have some competition!!!

 



 

 

 

How I love this quote!!! Our missionaries hold the priesthood and are doing such a sweet service for all to partake of. ... the blessings of baptism and the gospel.  Let's pray for our missionaries world wide for their protection and safety and that they will find families to teach and invite to come unto Christ!!!