Last week of February

So things here in Honduras have been good as always. Nothing to crazy has happened to me in the past few months which is weird hahaha.

I really just want to share one story with you. About three months ago I started teaching a family of three, Juliet the mom, Jorrlyn the oldest 17 years old, and Nelson 16. They have had a hard life. They had a lot of money at one point in time when their dad was alive, but sadly he was killed in Guatemala. He left an inheritance for them but for legal reasons they didn't receive it. They have struggled together for a long time. I baptized the sister of Juliet in December. After that we started teaching them, we even had a baptism date with them. They were really positive until we talked about the Word of Wisdom. Nelson and Juliet have a problem with smoking. I asked them to take the first step and give me all the cigarettes in the house but they refused and never let us into the house again. We dropped them in January. Last week I received the strong impression to go out of the way and visit them. Jorrlyn answered the door almost crying. She told me that Juliet is in the hospital with lung cancer, its terminal. The doctors think that they can extend her life with a surgery, but they just don't have the money for it. It made me really sad to see that her disobedience will probably cost her her life and it will affect her kids greatly. I am hoping that she will humble herself and by a miracle we can get her home to baptize her and prepare her to return to her Father in Heaven.
I love you all so much I pray for you and just want the best for you,
Elder Ahlborn

Ya one year wow!

Hey mom!! Thing are good here. Last Wednesday I was made District leader of Torocagua. Its funny because I have only been out of this area one time in my mission and for only two months, everyone says that mission call should have said, Honduras Torocagua mission haha. Ill at least be here until March maybe April. I don't have a problem with staying here in this area for so long because we have a ton of progressing families. I will keep you posted with baptisms like always, but as of now we don't have any baptism dates.
I'm still waiting for my companion to go to Mexico, who knows when he will go but it should be soon. He is super quite, people ask me if he speaks Spanish haha. He is really humble, not very educated, but he is an excellent missionary.
The time is going by so fast I don't even understand how its possible. I love serving, sometimes it is hard, almost always actually, but the mission shouldn't be easy. I am still learning alot, and I have the desire to BAPTIZE.

I love you all so very much!!! Send me pictures of the house and the snow!!

With all my love,
Elder Ahlborn

So the 70 that came was Elder Martino, he is from Texas, and he is a pretty cool servant of the Lord. He taught us that when we teach in members homes we baptize 3 of the 5 people we teach. I am going to try to apply this with two families that we are teaching. I want to baptize one of them this month, but we will see what the Lord says.
We baptized Jefferson the son of Giovania. Josue, a convert of 4 months and a huge help in the ward baptized Jefferson, it was amazing. Givonania was crying like you cry when we got baptized haha it was cute and brought back fond memories. They are defiantly converts, I have faith that he will serve a mission and that she will marry in the temple.
So we have heard that the temple here in Honduras should be done in June or something like that. I don't think I will have the opportunity to see the C family be sealed while on my mission. I Think Iwill be able to help my friend here in Centro America Oeste take out his endowment in September. I am just excited for the temple!!!
So I think I'm going to send this letter to you all soon, like this week, I'm going to send back a memory card, but the data in it is weird, the photos show up on the camera but not on the computer, please give it to peter so he can fix it but please don't delete any photos, this card has half of my mission on it!!

I am so glad that I was raised in our family. I do miss you but it has never been a distraction, only something to push me along, so I can help other families have what ours has.
Tell the kids to be good! Tell Dad that I love him, I wrote him but just in case. Say hi to the ward and family for me,
With much love!!!
Elder Ahlborn

A Week of Miracles!!!

Hey mom!! so I had an awesome week, but I'm dang tired haha. Sunday we had an attendance of 217 people, with 25 less actives in the church for the first time in over 3 months, and 12 investigators. One of the investigators, G, I have written about her before got baptized after church. Half of the ward attended her baptism, one of my best friends and a convert of 4 months, Josue V baptized her. It was amazing. We are going to baptize her son this Saturday. O ya the F family came to church!! all but the dad, Manuel but it's only a matter of time. I'm really loving this part of my mission, it's pretty hard but I just feel good, the Lord has given me a lot of strength. I'm going to send some photos of all the baptisms that I have had here in centro america.

I'm still with my companion, Elder B, he is the one in the first picture. He is still waiting for his papers to Mexico. We will see when he goes. He is a good guy. He reminds me of Brandon.

The temple should be done in June, and it should be dedicated in July. But who knows haha. I'm so dang excited. There was an apostle here to verify the work so I have a lot of faith that it should be done by June. Ill keep you posted.

This week Elder Martino, a member of the second quorum of the 70 is going to visit us. He is also going to accompany one of us.

Tell Steve congrates. (Nate's cousin Steve Williams got his mission call to Kobe Japan). It's good to have the support and prayers of you all.

I love you all!!!!

Elder Ahlborn