Jordan singing "Angels We Have Heard on High" in Spanish,

with some alternate words at the end!  Many thanks to Lorena Lopez for the Video.

Jordan and Elder Bonilla
[His mother doesn't see the extra 20 pounds!]

 

In their apartment where they study

**THANKS TO SALVADOR LOPEZ FOR SENDING US THESE PHOTOS AND FOR LOOKING AFTER THE MISSIONARIES IN EL SALVADOR.  HE DOES SO MUCH AND WE APPRECIATE HIM AND HIS FAMILY.

"I thank my Father in Heaven every day for the blessings I've had in my life" November 25, 2013

 

Happy Thanksgiving!!! This week is gonna be super good, we go to the temple tomorrow and Thanksgiving day we're going to get together as zones and eat, and brother Lopez invited us to come eat! But this week was kind of a bummer! But this week is gonna be great!

 

I'm super thankful for everything I have, it's gonna be a little different without my family... I miss you guys tons, and the football and food. But, it makes me realize how important my family is for me! Also being out here has made me realize how blessed I am... gosh I have so much. People here have nothing. I thank my Father in Heaven every day for all the blessings I've had in my life and it's an endless list. I love my family, I love my friends, I love this gospel, and I'm super grateful for a loving Heavenly Father that has given me everything. And, the sacrifice of his son, Jesus Christ that died for us only for the great love he has for us. I have an infinite list of blessings and I'm grateful for all!

LOVE YOU ALL

elder tanner

"We got to teach a guy who has no legs about the Plan of Salvation" November 18, 2013

 

This week we had a cool experience. We got to teach a guy who has no legs about the Plan of Salvation and I was telling him about when we will be resurrected. That we will return to like a perfect body and we won't be missing a leg, one hair, nothing. He didn't know that, and he was super pumped; about to cry. It was so great.

 

We had seven investigators yesterday in Sacrament Meeting! I think we can baptize all of them too. It was Stake Conference and our Mission President spoke in it and it was really great. He can speak so well. 

 

Otherwise, just like every week, super great. There's always so many spiritual experiences and other stuff that happens that I don't remember or don't tell cause writing long emails is hard ha-ha. But I just wanna remind all that its my HALF BIRTHDAY!! Love everyone. I feel your prayers.

 

elder tanner

"I stepped on a scale for the first time and DANNNNNNGGGGG." November 11, 2013

This week was great. Ha-ha I have some funny news, I stepped on a scale for the first time and DANNNNNNNNGGGGG. I've gained a solid 20 hahaha. First time in my life. I haven't even noticed it though, I can't see it, so that's good, but it put me in check. So now every morning we get up earlier to play soccer. Also I think I might have grown a little and that's where part of it went.

But this week we started teaching English classes, its super great and fun. We didn't have our baptisms yet, they're getting postponed right now, but I think we can baptize four this month at least.

I might have changes Wednesday, I hope not. We still don't know, but they aren't telling us about changes like they usually do because usually it's Sunday night, but they saw everyone's numbers go way down for the last two days of changes because everyone goes and visits their favorite members. But yeah, other wise a regular week, just loving the mission. Love everyone.

-elder tanner (guapo)

Note:  Jordan sent some photos, but between my skills and the photo formats, I can't get them to download, so I'll have to call in the reserves to help!  We'll get them up soon!

"No es el Templo pues?" November 4, 2013

This week was great.  I got the presents from you guys and I loved  them!!!  It was so great! and Mom! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW, I LOVE YOU!!

This week we had some funny and some cool experiences. We had a really cool experience with this guy that sells bread.  We saw him selling and I said to him, "Hey, come to church, I've never seen you there."  Because we always see him in the street, and he was like, "but I have to work and sell the bread to have enough money.  We promised him blessings if he would go, so he said," you know what, i need to go". Then he left and a guy started yelling from down the street and the man selling bread  didn't hear but we heard him.  It was a guy wanting to buy bread, so we chased the guy selling the bread down and told him he has someone to buy, he was so excited and thanked us. After the guy bought the bread, his neighbor came out too and bought his bread. He rode by us on his bike and thanked us and said that we are prophets. It was a really cool experience to see the Lord directly blessing this man for committing to go to church.  We see so many blessings and feel the spirit so much. It's so great.

This Halloween I carved a pumpkin and as a district we ate Wendy's under palm trees. Anyway, that was my week! Also President told us an awesome story about when he went to the
Guatemala temple, and he went with a group of people from like the tiny villages of Guatemala. He said a really old village man wearing a hat and a cane and sandals entered in, and he started removing his hat and cane and sandals and left them at the door. And the temple president having lots of care for the man said, "Oh, you don't have to remove that, and the old village man said, "no es el templo pues?" This means, "This isn't the Temple then?" He was trying to show respect in the best way he could.  This story hit me really hard.  Anyway,  love you all.

elder tanner