Open thy mouth and fear not

June 22, 2015

Dear family,

Today is going great! We woke up and did some exercise, studied, got our hair cut, bought some groceries, cleaned the house and now I'm here! I love sharing the gospel with the people. My favorite part about being a missionary is being out in the field talking with people and teaching families.

On Friday we had a multi zone conference with Pres. Klein. It was great! He always helps us increase our faith in Jesus Christ and our charity. Elder Rodriguez and I are getting along great. We love doing this work. Since the zone conference we have started to open our mouths more and look for more opportunities to serve others. We explain to all people that we are disciples of Christ and that the message we share will bless their lives. In various occasions we have challenged people to be baptised after just a couple of minutes talking with them. We have felt the great power of our calling as representatives of the Lord and we feel a sense of urgency to help this work move forward. Everyday we find new people to teach. It is a great joy and blessing!

I have been reading the words of the Savior in 3 Nephi during my personal study as well as the Liahona from this month. There are some great articles in the Liahona!

I don´t think I told you guys that the daughter of Luis Torres (the man who was baptised in the Ceiba that was in a wheelchair) is receiving the sister missionaries and she was baptised a few weeks ago!

We are teaching so many couples who need to get married. It's hard but we are trying our best to help them. We know that we are planting many seeds for future missionaries.

I can´t believe how fast time is going by. I love you all so much and am so grateful to hear from you each week. Keep having a wonderful summer! :)

Love Elder Conover

Hey family!

June 15, 2015

Hello family!

Things are going awesome here in San Pedro Sula! Uncle Josh is going to be happy to hear who my new companion is. His name is Elder Rodriguez and he is from the Dominican Republic. He is super awesome! We are getting along really well. He knows the scriptures very well and teaches with great power and authority. I am already learning so much from him. The crazy thing is that this is his last change! That means that most likely I will finish here in this area with one more companion after him. 

Great things are happening here in our area. We have many less actives, recent converts, and investigators that we are working with. I have felt the spirit lately testifying to me of the truthfulness of the restoration. I know that Jesus Christ lives and that he restored His Church through the prophet Joseph Smith.

I love you all so much. I wish that I could share more but I'm out of time. Have a wonderful week! Keep pressing forward!

Love Elder Conover

The super week!

June 8, 2015

Hey family!

This last week went really good! We set incredibly high goals and we didn't reach all of them but we did have great results. We were able to find many new investigators to teach, we helped two families move homes, and the happiest part was Christian Mejia our recent convert baptised Abigail! A girl that his aunt takes care of. Abby lives in an extra room behind Christian's house. She is basically a sister to him. The Aunt that takes care of her is named Iris and she was less active but now she has gone two Sundays in a row! The baptism went really good. It was very spiritual and there was lots of family and friend support. Christian also blessed the sacrament yesterday for the first time. He now goes to church with a white shirt and tie. It is so special to watch the converts progress in the gospel. Fanny Días another convert (the young women who went to the temple) bore her testimony yesterday. Her testimony has grown so much! The girl we baptised a couple months ago named Laura gave a talk on the gift of the Holy Ghost at Abby's baptism. It was awesome! Laura's less active brother Josue Manuel also for the first time all my time here made it to church on Sunday! The work is going great! :) 

I am so glad to hear that you are all having a great Summer! As I type this it is pouring rain outside. It's really nice to have a break from the heat. Today we went to Progresso and I bought some new shoes to work in. Sadly the shoes I bought in Ceiba are worn out now and I have blisters on my feet because the sole of the shoe is all worn out. I had to buy new shoes. I found a pair of black and a pair of brown shoes. They seem pretty good and I was able to get them both for 45 dollars. It was hurting to walk so it feels really nice having new shoes! :) I also saw Henry (our convert when I was in Jazmines) while we were there walking in the street. It was awesome to see him! 

This wednesday we have transfers. My companion Elder Monterrosa heads home to Guatamala Thursday morning. The chances of me being transferred are basically zero. I wonder who my new companion will be?! I can't believe how fast time flies by. I LOVE YOU all so much. Keep having a super great summer! 

Love Elder Conover

Crazy pigs, spies, and working hard

June 1, 2015

Hey family!

I LOVE YOU! Happy start to SUMMER! I am so happy to hear that you all are enjoying your summer. I'm especially happy for you Matthew graduating from High School! Wahooo! Way to go! Emily, I'm so happy you are having the best summer ever! Sounds like you are having quite the adventures! :) A.J, nice job on the mtn bike! You are a stud. I'm glad you didn't get hurt too bad when you fell. I think it's awesome you are going off sugar for the summer. Great goal! Miriam and Abby, Have a blast at Nauvoo! You will love your first plane ride! :) I remember when Matthew and I went. It was a great experience. Dad and Mom thank you for always strengthening me with your strong testimonies and love. Thanks for always leading our family in righteousness. Brothers and sisters please enjoy and be grateful for family scrips, FHE, prayer, and dinner together. When away from home you will look back and these will be some of the greatest memories. Enjoy every moment with the family. I love you all so much and you are always in my prayers.

This last week went really great! We were able to find many new investigators, many of which seem really open to receive the gospel. One afternoon we were walking in the street and out of no where three boys with ropes tied to the necks of huge pigs came running down the street! They were running and whipping the pigs and the pigs were runnning fast! It was so random and funny. :) Right after this we found a man named Alan Mayes who has been less active for around 20 yrs. He was really happy to receive us. Christian the recent convert has been going out with us in the afternoon to visit. He has a great testimony. We put a baptism date with his Mom and Dad (Bro and Sis Mejia Carbahal) for July 4th. They have many obstacles in front of them but they are willing to work towards this goal. We are so happy for this family.

Yesterday we were on divisions with the Assistants. I went to their area with Elder Parraga from Ecuador. It was a good experience! We were contacting a house and two little kids came out and we started talking to them. We asked them if they could have their parents come to the door so the little boy ran inside, we heard him talking to a man and the man said that we are spies! hahaha the little boy came back out and went to the little girl and whispered in her ear ¨shhh they're spies¨haha we were laughing so hard! We told the little boy that we represent Jesus Christ and only want to share a short message about Him so the little boy ran back inside. They didn't let us in but it was a really funny experience. :)

This week we are going to go all out! Right after we finish writing here our super week begins! This morning we helped a family move. They are less active. It was great! WE ARE PUMPED! Our goal is to find 50 new investigators this week! I love you all so much! Hope you have a super week as well and that you too can find opportunties to share the gospel! I know the Savior Jesus Christ lives. I know that He knows us and can help us change for the better.

Love Elder Conover

from Elder Conover!

May 25, 2015

Hello family!

First off I did get your package you sent me for my birthday! Thank you so much! I enjoyed every card, gift and, treat! I love you all so much. 

This week went good! We had interviews with Pres. Klein on Wednesday and Thursday. As each missionary waited for their interview we did family history on the computers in the family history room at the stake center. It was great! Did you get the names I sent you Mom? Going back on one of our family lines I made it to the year 210! It was crazy. There are a whole bunch of Kings in our family history. It was a cool experience. I have never worked on family history so much. We are working a lot more with the recent converts on family history now and I am learning to love family history! I challenge each on of you to do more. 

On Friday the ward went to the temple and our recent convert Fanny went to the Temple! I am so happy she was able to go. She is very strong in the gospel and came home even more energized!

Next week we are going to work like we never have before! We are going to do a super week and double our hours in the field. We are only going to study for 10 min and leave the house at 8 in the morning only eat lunch and leave again from 1- 9:30! Next Monday I am only going to read your emails and send a short email. We are going to work all day p-day. Another companionship did this and Pres. Klein told us about it. We decided we want to do it the last full week we have together (next week) because my companion Elder Monterrosa goes home on June 10th. We are pumped! It's going to be tiring but so awesome! 

I love you all so much! Thank you for always supporting and loving me. I feel the help of the Atonement in my life. I am trying to understand Jesus Christ and His Atonement more. I know that having Charity is the key to happiness. Have a super great week!

Love Elder Conover

Hola!

May 18, 2015

Dear loving family,

Today was good because I cleaned our house. It was getting really dirty! It feels really good to have things clean! :)

Yesterday Christian recieved the Aaronic priesthood! He also visited with us all afternoon last Thursday. He has desires to serve a mission! :) We are so happy for him and his family. They continue to progress which fills us with joy.

Last week was family week here. On Tuesday we had a great zone meeting in the morning and that night in the ward we had a family history workshop. It was good because many recent converts came as well as the Mejia Carbahal family! On Thursday we performed a funny talent at the talent show in the ward. We performed the morning of a missionary. I will try to send pictures next week. Saturday morning we had the event at the Olympic gym. It was good! We talked to a lot of people and handed out a bunch of pamphlets! Some people gave us their numbers and addresses so that we can send the missionaries to their houses. The coolest part probably was that the director of the whole event wanted a Book of Mormon and he gave us his number and address. He was really cool, and very nice! I will have to share more about the event next week. That same night we had the Stake talent show and we performed the same thing. It was really fun!

I love you all so much and hope you have a wonderful week. I know that serving others brings happiness. I know that Our Father in Heaven loves us and Jesus Christ. Stay strong and keep going!

Love Elder Conover

Hola!

May 11, 2015

Hi family!

I am out of time but it was so good to see you yesterday! I love you all so much!

Please pray for Carmelo and Cristina that they will recieve an answer to their prayers and have a desire to get married. Keep the Mejia Carvahal in your prayers as well. 

Things are going great! We are seing miracles. I know that many great things are ahead of us. I hope that you all have a wonderful week. Again it was so great to see you yesterday. You give me strength. I love you all! 

Love Elder Conover