WELCOME HOME, Elder Cleverley!

June 27, 2018

Well Everyone! I can't believe its all coming to an end. These past 2 years have been the best years of my life. I'm so thankful i decided to serve a mission. I Have learned so much and i'm going to miss the people from Honduras. They truly are my second family. I just love them so much. The people of Honduras really did have big part of the change of heart that i have had. I just love them beyond words.

This past week in Honduras was definitely a crazy and unforgettable week. My companion after we wrote last week basically broke his leg. We where playing football and when he was running along the side of me he stepped on my foot and rolled his ankle super bad. He has been in a cast all week and the doctor said he cant walk on it for a week so we have been locked up in the house. We tried to do interchanges with the members but because its a small town there wasn't lots of people to choose from. 

We did get to leave a little when other missionaries came and did interchanges so that was good and helped us out so much. God blessed us so much because we where able to have the baptism in spite of the little visiting we where able to do. Sister Candelaria still made the decision to get baptized this past Saturday. 

Literally for 5 day we didn't have contact with here because we lots the phone and my companion couldn't walk. We were nervous but prayed a ton and god helped her keep the desire to follow through with the baptism. She asked me to baptize her and it was my last baptism her out on the mission. I just cant believe it. Well that's about it. I cant wait to see you all. 

Well this past week We opened a new area in a small town called Tamara. There has never been missionaries in this area and they plan on putting missionaries there next exchange. We looked for a house and as well started contacting inviting people to go to church for the first time this last Sunday. We where finding some people who have a lots of potential. It was cool to talk to people who  have literally never had the missionaries visit them. That's about it for this week.

The time has flown. Can't believe that i will be spending my last full week here in Honduras. Well ill let you guys know what happens next week.

Another great week! To start this past week off we had a family home evening with a less active famliy to try to get them reactivated. We have been having family home evening night every monday since ive been here. 

We where giving the lesson but this past week we where inspired to give the topic to the older brother in the family. He just turned 18 and we are hoping to be able to help him get the desire to serve a mission. Anyways, we gave him a topic and everything but when we got there he wasnt able to prepare something. 

What happened surprised us all. His 8 year old brother yells " i knew he wasn't going to do it so i prepared something". My companion and i and the parents just kind of looked at him and he just started to take over from there. It was pretty cute. He pulled out his list of who was going to pray and who was going to lead the hymns and we all just followed his lead. When we get to the message part he said let go to doctrine in convents section 60 or something like that i cant remember off the top of my  head. As we read it it talked about the importance of serving a mission. It was awesome to see this little brother taking the lead and being an example to his older brother. We where all surprised but it was a great lesson and hopefully his older brother was able to get the message. He did seem like the lesson made him think a little. 

That was the story of the week this past week.