Beautiful Honduras!!!

This was his first baptism.  What a cute family.  Zach looks like a giant compared to the others in the photo. He is having so much fun teaching and meeting the people.  He said that in Honduras, the people are very humble and are ready for baptism, however, the retention of the members is very low.  So Zach decided that maybe by offering an English class every week that it would bring the less actives together as they meet at the church and get to know one another and start their reactivation from there.  Well, this last week was his first lesson to teach them about the English language and 55 people came for their English class.  Amazing turn out.  I guess the mission president is now going to keep an american in that area at all times so the class can still be offered.  That is so fun for the church members to get together in that way to get to know one another.

Oh the beauty of Honduras!!!! They are able to go play soccer on the beach on their PDay!  I just cant believe how beautiful this place is! More pics below.....

AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!! 

So peaceful!

This will be my favorite vacation spot someday!!!

This is right across the street from where Elder Lamb and his zone were playing soccer on the beach.  Picture-esque!

So Happy!!!

This is Elder Lamb's Zone just playing a little soccer on the beach! LUCKY!!!

After a hard workout of playing soccer.... Elder Lamb needs to refuel with a huge plate of Carne Asada!

He said that you get a $20 plate of Carne Asada for only $7.

Zach said that "This is probably where the Lamanites and Nephites went to battle"

Honduras has such rich history! These are some painted walls along the streets of Progresso.

So now Im going to add some "selfies" that Zach took so we can see his cute face and happy smile!!!

So I guess its been about 5 weeks since Zach has gotten his hair cut. (he usually gets it cut every 3 weeks) This is before the gel he has to put in his hair.........

......this is AFTER the gel!! Much more appropriate for a missionary!!

This is the last picture post from Zach!!! These are his amazing boots that he bought from "Holmes Clothing"! If your not familiar with Honduran weather, well, lets just say its very wet, muddy, dusty, and humid!! He shines his shoes 2 times a week to keep them clean and well taken care of.  Thanks to "Holmes Clothing", Elder Lamb has the driest socks and driest feet ever!!!! These boots are a heaven sent! He said that an elder from his mission just got transferred to Arizona because he got a foot fungus and couldn't get rid of it for so long because he didn't have the appropriate foot wear to keep his feet dry!  Sooooo..... if any of you are headed to a wet, humid climate, go to "Holmes Clothing"  and they will take care of your feet. (The most important accessory for missionaries)!!!!!

Elder Lamb is having such a great time on his mission.  He is having many spiritual experiences that are helping him to grow and it has helped to strengthen his testimony of Jesus Christ.  His faith is unwavering and it has strengthened our testimony's to be able to read and be a part of his mission experiences through his emails and photos.  He is such a great example of service and love as he sacrifices his time for these two years to serve the Lord.  He will be blessed in more ways than we can even think of because of his willingness to serve.  We miss him and love him so much!  Knowing that he is safe and learning and growing makes us feel a peace in our home.  We are so grateful that he has the best Mission President and Mission Mom in the world!  We are so grateful for their sacrifice to lead these young men and women and they have no idea what impact and influence they will and have already had on these missionaries lives.  We love them for this!!!  Until next time..... Love you MUCHO, Elder Lamb!!!!

Elder Lamb has arrived in Honduras!

Zach arrived in Honduras on Aug. 5th.  When they arrived at the airport, their mission president had one of the office staff make a video of everyone coming that night.  It was an amazing video.  They really did a great job and when I figure out how to put it on the blog then you will be able to view it as well! 

  This is the AP's home in San Pedro Sula! Not too bad huh?  They have to have a spacious home to accommodate all of the missionaries that come in to the mission.  The Elders are packed in the night they arrive and then its transfers the next day.

This is the inside of the house.  Lots of beds wall to wall for the tired new missionaries to sleep!!!

Elder Lamb posing on the streets of El Progresso, Honduras!  This is his first area.  The homes look pretty nice to me..... ??? Love the colors!!!

This is a picture with his companion, Elder Zavata, he is from El Salvador.  Also pictured is a sister and her kids who are in the ward and she feeds them lunch every day!!! Yes! Every day!!! What a sacrifice!!!!

This is Zach's bedroom!  And yes, you can tell he took the picture!!! I don't think he is use to a real camera!! Not too shabby of a room!!!

This is his bathroom!  He better enjoy this bathroom because I have a feeling that it will only go downhill from here:)  Jk!  but not really!!! :) This is a great bathroom to have!!!

This is the backyard of his house!  This is where they do their laundry and ironing!  Its a real washer...in the backyard!  He is pretty happy about having this!


So today was Elder Lamb's first P-Day in Honduras and I waited and waited and waited for that email that I thought may never come.  I finally received an email at 3:30.  I was so excited!! He is doing great!  He gets up early and studies and then did his laundry and their are a few pics that I will post of what he did on his pday.
Zach's week has been filled with great experiences!  He gave his first blessing to a lady in his ward in spanish and he said it was such a great experience.  He is meeting so many interesting people too!  He is learning the language more and more.  He said that he has 2 baptisms scheduled for this Saturday and I am so excited for him.  This branch that he goes to has 60 members and is in a church building similar to ours in the states.  He loves the people!! What a great experience he is having and I love sharing it with all of his friends and family! Here are a few pictures from his P-Day from today!!

This is the home that fed them lunch today!  His companion is the one on the far left.

This is Elder Monterosso!  He is not his companion but is one of Zach's favorite Elders!  They get a long really well.

He loves this! They play pool on P-Day!! He was so excited about this!

We sure love Zach!  He is doing what the Lord has asked him to do! He is sacrificing 2 years of his life to preach the Gospel to the people of Honduras and we are so happy that he will be able to bring people unto Christ.  He is a great example to his siblings and we will be forever grateful for that! We miss him!

Elder Lamb has arrived in Honduras!

We are so happy that Zach arrived in Honduras:) We were able to talk with him on the phone during his layover in Dallas yesterday. We loved talking with him. We are so grateful for him and he will have such great experiences down in Honduras:) We received this email from him today and wanted to share it with all of you:)





"mom and dad,
They are letting me write to you really fast just to let you know that i have arrived safely! im having the time of my life and freaking out all at the same time.  I LOVE my mision presidente he is the most enthusiastic guy in el mundo! I had my first shower last night with a stream of water shooting out of a hole in the wall... it was great. This morning i ate my first baleada and it was very mas o menos. The food here doesnt really have any spices or taste haha It definitely wasnt bad though! I go contacting today so wish me luck!! I love you guys and wish you all the best.  Also last night on the plane to honduras i met two people who i was able to teach the gospel to and i even had a libro de mormon to give them! It was such a cool exprerience. they have a vacation house that they said they want me to stay in whenever i have a day off haha its like they have known me for years!! Talk to you soon!"
Love,
Elder Lamb

Update on Zach!

This is Zach in his dorm room at the MTC! He shares with 3 other Elders! He says its a blast!

This is the result of a towel fight that this poor Elder from his district suffered! props to Zach for learning so well from his mom!!!!! so proud!!!

One of the highlights of the MTC was seeing his cousin Austin!! He was so excited to finally find him.  He was kind of discouraged because it was dinner time and he hadnt been able to find him so he said that he said a little prayer and after dinner his companion, Elder Esplin, saw one of his friends in the hallway.  This friend just got there that day and just happened to be going to Belgium Netherlands and is learning Dutch just like Austin.  Well Zach asked him if he knew and Elder Elkins and he said that he was in his district!!! Zach was so excited and the friend took them to his cousins room.  It was 9:45 when this happened and he knocked on Austins door and said "Is there and Elder Elkins in here?"  Low and behold there was his cousin that he had been so excited to see!!! What a tender mercy!!! IHe says he sees him all the time now and that they live in the same building!!! I love it!  When Heavenly Father sees a need, he meets that need!!! Such a blessing!

Such a cute picture of him!!!

Elder Lamb with his childhood best friend from Arizona, Elder White!!! He is going to our friends mission in Argentina, President and Sister Heyman's mission!  This is so much fun that he gets to see so many of his friends!!!

This is Elder Lamb's district at the MTC.  What a sharp looking bunch of Elders!  They all look so happy!

First email

This is my first email to the family! I love it here in the mtc as you already know.  I am learning so much from the people i work with and especially my companion.  How is the family doing there? Tell seth and jake to keep up the good work in golf!....and dad too. I miss you guys a lot but i know that i have to be out here and my testimony is truly growing.  Our investigator rogelio martinez is coming a long to know for himself that the church is true as well.  The investigators in the mtc are members, but it is such a real scenario.   We asked him to pray for forgiveness after teaching him about the atonement(all in spanish by the way) and as he pray to our heavenly father for forgiveness of his mistakes and the ability to change, my heart was filled with gratitude for my savior and when we left the room my emotions rushed to my eyes and i was just overcome by the spirit.  I love it here mom.  The language is hard, but i am not here to learn the language, i am here to learn how to teach the gospel in the spanish language.  The lord has helped me accomplish this according to my faith and my efforts to be a better missionary.  This is the true gospel of jesus christ.  Tell everyone that i love them! i can only email and write letters on p days but i can read letters whenever so keep em coming!  The food here is really good but really bad at the same time!  If you know what i mean... but its all good! I love you and wish you all the best.  See you in two!!!

Love,

Elder Lamb

Update from the Elder!

Here are some letters that Elder Lamb has sent his parents. It sounds like he is doing very well. What a great young man he is! 

June 27, 2013 letter. 

July 1,2013 letter 

We are so thankful for the work he is doing. So proud of how well he is grasping the Spanish language! 

The drop off!

Elder Lamb was dropped off at the Provo MTC on June 26th. Mom, dad, Jake, Seth, Ellie, and grandma Covington dropped him off at 1:30pm. A chock full of emotions that day I tell you! 

And there he goes! 

The night before he got dropped off, he was set apart as an Elder. A very neat experience for the family to be a part of.