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Ocotepeque!!


Heyo!

Transfers were on Wednesday and they were interesting.  We got the call Monday night that we were both being transferred. I was sad to have to say goodbye to some awesome people in Castaños.  The change was interesting because they closed my area, because 1) there were 3 companionships in a ward with an attendance of 120, 2) A lot of missionaries went home last change, and only 6 came in. So, they had to figure out what to do with all of that.
So, I showed up to the changes with my suitcases and all ready to go. My old trainer (who is now one of the secretaries), came up to me and told me that I was going to an area called Ocotepeque. What I knew about that area when he told me was, that it was in the Zone Copan, and really far away. I was super excited. We jumped on the bus to Copan, that was basically a school bus, with a bunch of other missionaries, and I saw one of my friends from the first ward I was in that was training at the same time as me. We started on the trip and slowly every missionary started getting off the bus until there was just 4 of us left when we all got off in Santa Rosa. The other Elder and I found his new comp and my new comp, and then we ate lunch, because it was about 1 and we left San Pedro at 8:30. After lunch, we found a bus that was going to Ocotepeque, but it didn't leave until 3. That bus was a 2 and a half hour ride to the new area. We didnt get to our house till about 6:15. Then, we went to meet a member or two and ate dinner with one of them.  Long trip.

Ocotepeque is normally about 6 hours away from my last area. It is a small town in the very Southwestern corner of Honduras. It is beautiful here. The people here are amazing. The weather is amazing! I haven't taken any pictures of the area yet, because I kind of slacked off about that, but next week I will have some.
Anyway, my new comp is Elder Sibaja from Oaxaca, Mexico. I am excited to get to work here in Ocotepeque and teach the gospel to the people here. The challenge here is that the church is somewhat small, there are about 40-50 that come to church, so we are really working to bring more people into the church. Anyway, I hope everyone has a good week, and that those who were affected by flooding continue to recover.

Elder Jensen

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  1. KatMay 8, 2017 at 6:38 PM

    Transfers. Sounds like it's going to be great. He is a good kid, as papa would say.

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