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Letter from Jordan, the first I've heard since Honduras
From: "carl schefer" scheferhonteg@myldsmail.net
To: scheferclan@juno.com
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 20:14:36 +0000
Message-ID: 1081196076.aa5cdc00scheferhonteg@myldsmail.net

This will be the third attempt to write you on this program that doesn't
work nor is user friendly at all, but we have to use it. I have written
about 7 pages which have all been lost twice so I'm kinda frustrated
right now but I'll try to write with the happiness I had the first 2
times I tried this.
Well I'm here and I'm alive and I'm loving it. On the flight from
Miami I sat next to two men named Mario an Carlos Gomez. They were two of
the funniest people I have ever met. It was a fun flight. They live in NC
but are from Teg. They were baptized and have been inactive for 20 years.
I invited them to church.
We got to Teg. and spent the night in this nice hotel and then got up
and got our companions. Mine is named Elder Smith. He is a great guy and
an awsome missionary, but he is kinda serious, so he probablly thinks I'm
crazy because I'm so excited about everything here, and I'm always so
happy everything makes me laugh. It rained a couple of days ago and I
thought it was the greates thing in the world I was so excited he thought
I was nuts, just everything in Honduras is so cool cause its in Honduras.
I live in a suburb of Honduras called the Kennedyits, it's awesome. We
have eaten at pizza hut twice, its really cheap and it is a beautiful
area.
My apartment is about the size of my room in Florida. It is tiny and
because we live in the city we have running water in the morning so I get
to take a nice cold hose off everymorning.
The people here are so nice and everyone wants to hear our message
about christ. They even answer all the questions right. When we tell them
about the first vision and ask them who they think the personages were,
they know. When we ask them how the feel about having a prophet on the
earth today they think its great. When we ask them to read, they say no
they are happy with their church. They just don't get it. I wanna open up
their head to see if they have a brain in there.
The members are awesome. They are fun to chat and talk with. I always
try to joke and they laugh and say a whole bunch of stuff I don't
understand but they are so loving it's great.
Friday we had fish head soup. I thought I was going to die it was so
fishy and my fish had teeth and a lazy eye. It was scary I tasted the
head and then picked out the meat and fed it to the dog then I added a
ton of hot sauce and ate the fishy plantanes in the soup. Other than that
the food has been really good.
We watched conference in English in the high council room, the only room
with air conditioning. It was fabulous. Confrence has never gone by
faster in my life, on they way home I heard some one yell "Schefer,
Schefer is that you? I was amazed I turned around and it was Carlos and
Mario. They are staying only 2 streets from my house. I invited them to
come hear me talk next Sunday. They laughed and said they would be there,
I hope they come.
The airport is about the size of our house, it is tiny. The plane
weaves through the mountains then it slams on its brakes to land. Its
pretty scary but it was worth it.
Mom please forward this to the whole family and Jaime. I'm only allowed
to write family. I only get mail on Mondays. It take 2 weeks for things
to come or go. I got the letters sent through the pouch but nothing else
yet. I love you guys. I'll email you again next Monday, sorry the
spelling is bad spanish is making it worse and there is no spell check i
love you guys .
love elder schefer
i love this place
tell everyone to email me at this address: scheferhonteg@myldsmail.net