Sorry for the long delay, but we have been working hard and I
haven’t had much time to write. So, I
have been in my new area for the past couple months. My new area is San Antonio (not Texas haha). When I got here, the first thing I thought of
is the San Antonio Spurs. Our area is
super cool. San Antonio is 10-15 minutes
outside of San Pedro Sula. It reminds me
of the southwest deserts. It is
extremely hot and dry here. We recently
got a small air conditioner. It has
helped us a lot. We live in a small house
with three rooms. The power goes out
here. A LOT. San Antonio covers areas and parts of a place
called Chamelecon, too.
My companion is a gringo from Idaho. His name is Elder Lofgran. He has 14 months in the mission and will
likely be changed out in a few weeks because he almost has 6 months in this
area. He and I get along quite well. We work hard and enjoy our time together.
We are now in a ward. Our
ward has a lot of members that are less active.
We are working on supporting them and inviting them to church. I enjoyed the rural area but I also enjoy
seeing more people. The members are
great about feeding us dinner almost every night. We have been doing a bunch of contacting to
search for people to teach. The area is friendly and it is a good area. One of the hardest things is that everyone is
so busy. We do our best. We did set a baptism date this week though,
so we'll see how it goes. Over the last
couple of weeks, we have heard from Elder Christensen, Elder Alonzo, and
President Bush. They make me want to
work harder. We teach an English class each Saturday and it has been going well.
My health has been pretty good the last couple of weeks. Today, we went to the Nike Store (Elder
Lofgran has never been) and ate lunch at Denny's. We also bought a few comfort foods at a place
called Junior's (supermarket that has some American things). I will have to buy some new tennis shoes soon
because my shoes are completely worn thru.
I included a few pics. I haven't
been great with taking pictures and will try to be better with that this week.
It has been eight months.
I have learned a lot, so much more than I would have learned by staying
home. I have matured mentally and
spiritually. I cannot describe how much
the mission has blessed my life.
Hope all is well in the states and hope to hear from you all
soon!!
Love, Elder Cox
