Week 67: Kaboom!

Transfer week and it was lit

Tuesday we chilled at President's house all day and babysat all of the missionaries who went home this week. It was really bittersweet because the one and only Elder Perry was a part of that group. It was so lucky to be able to serve so close to him in the office for his last transfer and be with him for many of his last moments in Honduras. So shoutout Elder Perry, my father.

Wednesday was transfers and like half of the mission had to get vaccinated for Rabies so that was a nightmare to organize and try to get everyone out of there as fast as possible but it all worked out and now dogs don't got nothing on SPSO 💪

The new missionaries got here and they are all absolute studs. We went out teaching and it was just incredible to feel the spirit and excitement they have for missionary work. I got to take Elder Condie out into the Wild West that is Honduras for the first time and it was awesome. Shoutout to Elder Condie (Brazil) for having a brother who is so similar to you.

This week we put Teresa on baptismal date! A few weeks ago, I mentioned a woman we met at the open house whose daughter was baptized about a year ago and due to changed circumstances, she now wants to get baptized. She has such a sincere desire to continue to change and we are so excited for her to continue to feel the peace of the Gospel.

On Thursday, a house a couple blocks away from the office completely blew up in flames and it shook the whole office so that was pretty Honduras.

Yesterday we did a bunch of trainings for the new leaders in the mission and then had lunch with President. When we got back to the office President went crazy cleaning and organizing and we ended up doing a super deep clean of the office because President said, “if Elder Renlund comes here this weekend it's gotta be clean” because the temple dedication is tomorrow!!

I am so excited to experience this event for the first time in my life but I am even more excited for the blessings that will be showered down upon this city for the fruits of this event. It's a surreal time to be a missionary here and the miracles do not cease. I love the Gospel, I love learning more every day from the scriptures. It's just happy knowing the truth and knowing the peace of the Gospel. President Nelson said in his latest General Conference address that the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will be a happy day for the righteous, and I believe that every day is a happy day for the righteous.

With much love,

Élder Snyder