A Big Surprise! and Dia De Gracia

We had an awesome email with great news from Bridger on Monday.  If you remember, Bridger had a roommate in the MTC, Elder Peterson who was like another brother.  They had so much in common, oldest of three brothers, the Nixon or BIG watches, sunglasses, etc., and they became fast friends.  Josh's mom and I went to lunch to meet and then we got our families together and we have met with them every 6-8 weeks for dinner.  They are one of the choicest blessings of his service. 

WOW Thanksgiving can you believe it its already freaking here unbelievable i thought how you said that this year it will only be you 4  but then i really thought that's all you really need is you re own family you know what i mean sorry i cant be there but for sure the next one right haha anyways i hope you guys all eat some turkey and mashed potatoes I'm sure i will be eating some Beans Rice and Tortillas hahah but its all good i like that too believe it or not i really do love the food here sometimes i even get  a craving for a banana soda ah man those are bomb anyways so what else happened this week school should get out on Wed for Caleb at least so that's cool also we had a good wee this week in church we had 2 news come a inactive family that has a daughter that is not a member so we will start to work with them and also a way cool guy named Antonio who has a problem with alcohol in his life and just wants to change so i know we can help him he just has to help himself too anyways the weather here too is changing a lot its actually cold i think which is sad because its really only like 82 degrees but i have no idea what i will do if i ever get home in March ahhh I'm dead oh well. Also this week we had a blast because me and my new comp started to jump into the Christmas spirit buying lights and putting them up in our room and listening to my Christmas music i love Christmas time its just a different  time everyone well most walk happy and there is just something in the air we also are going to do something cool tonight so there is a nice family in our ward not the most well off family but they love the missionaries so tonight we are going to have a family home evening with them and buying pizza!!! They have no idea but it will be good. The ward here in San Pedro is doing good we just now need people to teach the mission is struggling a little bit and we need to help it i always get so nervous on the last week of the month but all is well we just need more investigators and for people to accept this message i sometimes wish the church flowed as smoothly here as in Utah like i remember in our ward always started on time and Mom taught us to always be on time for whatever appointment or date we had to do and that is just something that kills me here is people being late even if its only 10 mins late your late man its a killer anyways its all good. This change will be a good one i can feel it we just need to find a family for December that we can baptizer so that in a year they can go and get sealed in the temple! Anyways so Changes were this week my comp is a Elder Denìs hes a good guy with an awesome outlook on life I've known him alot through the mission and hes a good guy so we will work hard and turn Zona San Pedro Around and being better anyways i think that's something i love about the Gospel is you have to be the best you can be getting better everyday but there are times we stumble and we fall down but we have to get back up and keep trucking on. Well that's it for this week thanks so much I love you

Love Elder Bridger Clayton

A Firm Testimony of His Own & Sending Another Home

Last week he shared his testimony of the Book of Mormon.  Today he sent his testimony of the Gospel.  He has a strong testimony and you can see loves what he is doing.  This is so awesome to know that he has learned to stand on his own and has witnessed the spirit speaking to those he is teaching.  I love him and am so proud of all that he has become.  This is a great one.  Enjoy...

So well this week was pretty normal i guess we had elder castellons last week he goes home on Wednesda to Managua Nicaragua so I will have a new comp on Wednesday I have no idea who it will be I always get nervous for changes but we will see what happens we had to make a movie for the changes to get the missionaries excited to come to our zone its freaking sick we are going to have a member  put it on youtube so i will give you the direction when they do it. So this week we had the baptism of Fernando whey pilas.com I'm telling you its nuts he is an awesome guy after his confirmation on Sunday he went to the temple prep class cause he wants to go to the temple so bad freaking awesome also so supposedly the date for the dedication of the Tegucigalpa temple is somewhat out March man i hope I'm here that's really all i want is to see it dedicated it would be so awesome. Yesterday we were here in the stake center and they were doing interviews for workers in the temple everyone is so excited for the dedication i love to see it in every ones eyes and as they talk its what everyone wants its what everyone is waiting for not having to go to Guatemala on the 12 plus hour bus ride now it will only be 3 hours away so that will be awesome i hope one day to come back and actually be able to go to it that would be so cool. Well the church is true that's all I'm going to say last week i talked about the Book of Mormon and its a true book and this week man i just love the church i love going and i love watching new people discover it for the first times its great and helps everyone of us. Anyways the only thing I'm a little nervous about it is for my new comp and well we don't really have any possibilities right now because we work in two areas but after 15 months of being closed they are going to open it that's great news for them because they have 2 baptisms set up for the 24th of November hahah and in Centro we have nothing so we have to do some finding i hope we can do it, Well i love you Family i think i will be back on later today like at 4ish i hope so anyways right now we are running around doing last minute things for elder castellon hes cool I've had a great time with him.

I love you so much you're the greatest family in the world,

Love Elder Bridger Clayton

And bonus...pics.  I love when he sends these.

Fernandos Baptism

Cathedral Centro

His Own Testimony of the Book of Mormon

This email is one any parent would love to receive.  Your whole life you hope you kids obtain their own testimony and to know he has is wonderful.  I have to admit tears flowed as I read this weeks happenings.  He has truly become a man as he serves these people.  And at the end when he says it was a hard week, you certainly wouldn't know it by reading his words.  Enjoy...

Well today is the 4th of November i cant even believe it how crazy right changes are not this week they are next week the 14th of November so ya this week there aren't any changes but the zone is doing good and we are doing good too this week we have another baptism of  a guy so freaking cool and Fernando hes 29 years old going to school and is just awesome we talked about know about if the church was true and hes just told us i know its true without a doubt and then hes like you guys talked to me about baptism... when can i be baptized we told him this week and he is all for it hahah so its awesome also we have another family the Familia Romero that they will be baptized this month of November so that is great man also a highlight of my week i finished the well i guess its El Libro de Mormòn but to you all its the book of Mormon yes awesome book i honestly have a testimony of it.... its TRUE i can say it without fear i know it i feel it its true and can help everyone of us its true there's something about it when you read it read it with the right mind that you just feel good. I LOVE IT. Also San Pedro is awesome i heard a song the other day when we were in the taxi and so then with a members help we found it on the Internet that just describes San Pedro For me the song is called This City by Some dude from fallout boy and Ludicrisp ok seriously this probably isn't the most spiritual paragraph in the world but  i love that song i love this city of San Pedro Sula its the bomb all the people all the craziness there is nothing else i could of asked for i know that i am suppose to be here right now and at this moment and Heavenly Father knows it too i have seen it with everyone of my comps and every single area so also some sweet news Omar Caballero the guy who johnson and i baptized got the priesthood and his calling this week in church he is the first counselor in the Sunday school presidency!!! and hes stoked outta his mind i love him always greets me with a big hug love the guy hes awesome. The Fam from La Lopez that we baptized had there baby and sent me some pics they are going to the temple in December!!! Amazing that's all i can say. Well those were the highs of the week it was kind of a tougher week but you have to look at all the good things right. Well i love you guys you're the best.

Love Elder Bridger Clayton

And a couple of bonus pics...love these!

Rainy day in Omoa

 Baleadas gotta love em

Familia Ortega