the day after...

It's December 27th the day after we got to talk to Jordan and my heart is so full, he sounded so great and so full of the missionary spirit and has truly grown

I am coming home!

Well it was fun talking to you guys yesturday and also fun finding other emails telling me to resent you guys the phone number, I am sending an attachment with all of my information that the mission needs for my trip home, can you guys check it and let me know that its all good, and hopefully in these weeks we will have a date and plane plans.
Now that they have asked me to fill out forms to go home I feel more trunky then ever and well hopefully the Lord will forgive me and help me to keep on working and not loose these ten more weeks that I have left, and sorry but the computer won't let me send photos at this moment, you might have to wait ten weeks to see all of my pictures.
This week we are hoping for two baptisms and we also have a young couple in teaching but they aren't married so we are going to help them,l to complete the commandments of God.
I am sorry but that's all I have to say today because I lost my train of thought with the plans of coming home...
Love you guys
Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Santa Claus

Okay to start off here is the number that you guys are going to call me at.... and I will be waiting the call on Sunday at 8:00 p.m. here in Mexico which shoulc be 7:00 p.m. back home, I think...
Well last week were the changes so I get a new comp, who has 5 months in the mission and he is a native Mexican, probably the shortest comp that I have had.
And yes I have put my hammock up now and sometimes I sleep in it, when it's not to cold at night. I am still not sure on what the plans are for Christmas day, but this Wednesday is the Christmas dinner for the ward and I am going to dress up as Santa Claus, I am going to be the tallest and skinniest Santa in history.
I didn't get any photos of my room so I hope its coming along fine and that no one else gets injured working on it.
Well on Saturday we had two baptisms of two little girls and well I can't really say how it went because I had food poisoning from some bad shrimp, that day and I was asleep during the service.
Well I don't have a lot to say this week but we will talk alot on Sunday,
Love you guys,
Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

I am late posting this email-we left for Vegas for the football game last week and I just did not get around to posting, so this is after we have talked to him last night...he said that he and about 5 other Elders called about sickness following sea food in the area and they are now banned from eating it-weird huh? He also said that the little kids in the ward were so excited to see Santa Claus come through the door at the party and then got closer and said you are not Santa, Elder, you are too skinny! Cute!

Oops!

Hello my family, this is going to be short because the computer shut me out, I am getting a new companion tomorrow and he is called Castellnos, and Mom what info do you need exactly to ask presidente next wee-love you guys
Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Something is better than nothing :)

Christmastime and the Temple

Thanks again Sis. Hoopes!

Hello my wonderful family, How is everyone doing over in snowless Utah. okay to start out i did get the picture from last week and well this week i cant send any pictures because the computer wont read my card. we did have a baptis this week end and he was a big guy, so my companion being shorter then me its only natural that the brother choose me to baptize him, i almost went under with the big guy. we have an actual chapel here so i baptized him in a normal font. i didnt eat the crabs because they were really small but i do have an oyster collecion, i cleaned them out and have a bunch of cool shells. it was a ocean beach becasue we could see oild rigs and drills so it ws kinda cool. the apartment that we live in is pretty nice we live on the first floor and its stays really cool, it doesnt haet up like other places that i have stayed at. yes i got to see the fisrt presidency message, and yes i got the package, President Casteñeda came to see us to do a special interview and he brought us some chinese food, and also the package. it looks like christams because everyone has trees and lights and music but its not cold, so i still feel like i am in spring. this thursday we are getting together as a whole mission for a specail Christmas confernce and that same day wew are going to go to the temple. so when i find a place that will let me send pictures i will be sure to send like 15 beacses i have alot of stories to tell but its always better with the pictures. today i am going to go get my haircut beacsue its kinda long, i am sure that mom would have cut it like 3 wekks ago for me buit i havent had time to do it until today. we are hoping to have two morte baptism this week and two more next week. last week we did divisions and i got to do 2 hours of service with another missionary from my district we painted a house so my jeans have paint all over them and also my t-shirt. i havent been able to find a small nativity set because they are all huge and not very orignal like i would like. well thats all i have for you guys this week, hopefully next week i will be able to send pictures. con amor, Elder Jordan Ross Weaver I called the Church travel office this last week and they don't have anything scheduled yet, they said that the Pres. of the mission needs to request stuff to happen...I asked Jordan to remind the Pres. of what the travel office said, so hopefully we should be hearing any day from what I understand, however I do know that he cannot stay longer than his visa is good for...Thanks to all that are writing him and keeping him in your prayers, have a super Holiday Season!

No pictures

well today was alot of fun because we went to the beach as a zone to play vollyball and i got soem cool pictures of a crab tha i had caught and also a ship that was running around along the beach. the problem is that i didnt bring my cable to send you guys pictures with so we have to wate until next week. my stomahc is taking all of the new food just find and no we arent eating that much chicken anymore, we have a wedding tommorow becauese one of our investigators needs it to be baptized this week end.
they prepare the food like a bar-ba-q then the take the meet and cut it up and everyone serves themselves with tacos. my comp has his hammock up so there is no room for me to put my hammock and as of right now i havent seen any natividy sets, but i be lookin. my companion goes home in Januray and he is scare becauese he doesnt know what he is going to do. i didnt understand jacers e-mail did he say that he is looking into colleges on where he is going to play and i am really excited that justin gets his egal tomorow and jax be more carefull sleddinga nd enjoy basket ball. well thats it for the week, love you guys Elder Jordan Ross Weaver


I will replace picture with his when he sends it...:)

Double digits-99 more days!

Jordan with Elder Stevens from Utah valley area...

Yes, I am a very grateful mother, we are 99 more days...although we do not have a release date...I am counting towards March 4, 2011

I recieved these photos from a cute "missionary Mom" ...our sons have not been companions but have served together in Mexico!

Thanks Ruth Ann

Trip Home

(I added the picture...it is good for me to know that

we are underneath the same great moon...

"somewhere out there")

Well i was hoping to send home some pictures today but the computer wont read my card so i cant send pictures this week. We just got done washing our clothing we have a washer and a dryer now so it's a lot easier, and also i ate some cow udder tacos for lunch today. the other day i had cow tongue and brain. this week i am going to try cow eye and also we had crab tacos. i like this area a lot, its bigger and we have a chaple with about 100 attendance we might have a baptism this week and we have three planned for the fourth of December. President Casteñeda told me that you guys need to talk to the mission offices to see when you can come get me. i only ask that you not tell me until the end of Feburay in what your guys plan is. Elder Rojo is alot of fun he is a short fat guy and is from Guadalajara, he goes home in January and is alot of fun to work with, at night before bed we play card games like monopoly and he has some cool music from the church, the other night we found qa mouse in our garbage so we played broom hocky and then scared it out with a sling shot. there si no hot running water but i have gotten used to the cold water showers. i am still a district laeder and so is Eler Rojo we are Co-distrcit laeders. we are in charge of a dictrict of 6 other misionaries and two of them are brand new to the mission, and the two of them spaek very little spanish. On wensday the bishops son and nephew are going to leave for the same mission and they are both really excited. well that all i ahve for this week love ya guys. Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Moving…

The 'house of prayer', this is where Jordan was to go if the rains got to high, and I am pretty sure this is where some of the pictures are taken where there is a stairwell in the back ground...and of course where his farewell party was held last night...

So grateful for our chapels, we are so spoiled...

Okay to begin with i need a apple pie recipe and a pumkin pie recipe before Thanksgiving, so tha i can some what celebrate it her in mexico, and the week has gone good, i am being changed erly because 24 americans got thier visas late and my compnion is getting a kid while i go to Cunduacan with a mexican named Elder Rojo.

today well i got all of my stuff ready for tomorow for when i laeve and lso we went and played soccer as a district, tonight the branch is foing to do a farwell party for me at the house of prayer. seeing as i cant stop you guys from sending me a package even though i have asked that you dont, please dont send me stuff that i a not going to use.
yes i did get my line of authority and i gave a copy of it to this brother that i ordained
Okay the first picrure is of an egg that i had in the fridge and it froze and cot cracked, the second is of the housev of prayer that we have in Huimanguillo, the third is a picture of the sacrement room, and the fourth is off the Elders qurem
we have stopped giving seminary because the studenst werentr taking it seriuosly so they found another teacher.
i write Landon off and on and i write him in spanish
i am going to say that jill will have a girl.
well thats it for this week love you guys
Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

I get anxious for Jordan the night and day that he is transferred, what a leap of faith to go somewhere you have never heard of, by yourself, to live with someone you don't know...so much more courageous then I...God bless and keep you Jordan, I am so proud of you and the great servant of our Heavenly Father that you are!

Pictures

From what grandma pat tells me you guys might get some snow pretty soon, i hope that you guys are excited for the snow, my companio is still with me until Dicember and no the show table hasnt really helped with anything.. we havent had any baptisms but we are working to have some, we are also trying to get the members excited about working more with us so it can be easier. its still getting a little cold down here but we stay warm at night with our blankets well the pictures are of the show tables we did, and also the brother that i ordanied to Elder and the last is our garbage truck that passes by every day of the week. the last picture si of the three members whohelped us with the show table.
Well that all i can do because the computer is slow, love you guys. Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Priesthood line of Authority

Priesthood Line of Authority

-Jordan Ross Weaver ordained an Elder by Ross C. Weaver March 3, 2009
-Ross C. Weaver ordained High Priest by Armel O. Beardall May, 24, 1992
-Armel O. Beardall ordained High Priest by Franklin D. Richards Jan 14 1971
-Franklin D. Richards ordained High Priest by Arthur S. Woods Mar. 21, 1955
-Arthur S. Woods ordained High Priest by George Albert Smith July 28, 1924
-George Albert Smith ordained an Apostle by Joseph F. Smith Oct. 8, 1903
-Joseph F. Smith was ordained an Apostle by Brigham Young July 1, 1866
-Brigham Young was ordained an Apostle under the hands of the Three Witnesses Feb. 14, 1835
-Three Witnesses: Oliver Cowdrey, David Whitmer, Martin Harris
were called by revelation to choose the Twelve Apostles and Feb. 14, 1835 were "blessed by the laying on of the hands of the Presidency" Joseph Smith Jr, Sidney Rigdon, and Frederick G. Williams, to ordain the Twelve Apostles.
-Joseph Smith Jr. and Oliver Cowdrey received the Melchizedek Priesthood in 1829 under the hands of Peter James and John.
-Peter, James and John were ordained Apostles by the Lord Jesus Christ (John 15:16)
-Jesus Christ

600 ordinances…

My week was raelly busy but alot of fun, we wnet to the Temple on Thursaday like i told you guys we were going to, and we were 17 adults with some small children that went, we had a samll van to go in so people were sitting on others laps and i was on the floor, we did 600 odinances because they did 50 each only 12 did the baptisms and confirmatiosn, me and my companion were the witneses, afterward the mission President cam,e and took pictures for us and then we hedaed home w left for the temple at 2 in the afternoon and got home at 9 at night.Then on Saterday we had a show table put up in the market place so we could try to talk to more peopel about the church we did like a science fair board with pictures of christ and church materaila on the table and we stared inviting poeple to coma and learn about the church. Three members helped us and two of them are our converts. When can yo guys send me my line of authority to give a copy to the brother that i ordained. if you need to send it to me in a envelope not in a package, lets hold off with the packages plaese.
i have a blanket that i use at night and its raining on and off not alot, and i am not using my hammock because we have no hooks in the wallwe got the tranfers yesterday i am staying here until the 14 of Decimberand no i have not been having problems with my luggage, its holding up pretty good, i havent been bugged by any bugs for some weeks now because the mission gave us bug spray again, and iguana was a regular meal. Yesterday for lunch we both ate 7 burritos and they were really good, well thats it for this week love you guys, Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Sock-yuck!

Hair cut looks great and still love that smile! This makes me sad! Look at his heel and his socks are ridiculous...should have sent the package and ignored his request-I will know better next time!

How is everyone back in Utah doing with signs of snow? i think after the mission i will just live in Texas until its sping again back home. Zone Conference only lasted half a day this time because it was a normal Zone Confernce the other times its beacsue its a Leadership Training, i had a interview with President Casteñeda and we laerned about how we can better find new people to teach the Gospel to. Stake confernce was fun to we had four ordinations to the mElquesidic priesthood and i ordiend one of them so i need my line of Authority to share with him, if you guys can send it to me. and no we did not have to speak at the stake confernce. we are going along just fine with the Temple Preparatiosn and we are going to be going in the afternoon like at 5 we will be entering, 5:00 back in Utah 6:00 here in Mexico Seminary is ockay we have three studenst but its just not as much fun as i thought it would be, and as such not a future career choice.and we do it at night. As for the pictures that i am sending one is of me with my new haircut, and the other is of my sock. its cool here because the wife of the Stake young mens president gave us each three pairs of socks, i am reading the book of Mormon in Spanish because its boring in English and i fall asleep. i baught a new shirt today so that i can go to the Temple in nice white clothing, and i took out some of the m,oney that was in my card so that i could but some new garments. Landon and i have been in contact and he tells me that he is going to be a District leader to. Well thats all i ahve for this week, i will be sure to send pictures of the temple next week, Love you all, Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Elder/Seminary Teacher

Well how is it getting over there in cold old Utah, I have been getting cold these past nights so I am sure that back home I am going to die from cold.
Today was a fun day we got together as a zone and we went and saw Toy Story 3. On Wednesday we are going to have zone conference and this weekend is going to be stake conference. Me and my companion are going to be the new seminary teachers until they call a new teacher, because the old one never came to give the classes.
Yes I got the pipe pictures how much did you guys have to lay out, and yes we wash our clothes in the back of our apartment.
Yesterday we had to take a small bus to get to lunch and well we got on and two ladies were really drunk and we think the bus driver was too, after a couple of minutes another lady got on and well the two drunk ladies offered her a beer and she took it. People really like to drink down here.
I actually have a few favorite mexican families becasue the are all alot of fun and they are golden converts that help us work and they are fun to talk to.
So alot of people are getting married back home huh...so does that mean I can get married when Iw ant to when I get home..? :)
I went and bought some boots that I needed and also a rain poncho which keeps me and my stuff pretty dry...sorry but I don't have any pictures for this week and its because we are at a different internet cafe then usual and it does not read my memory.
I finished the book of Mormon and I have started to read it again right now I am in Alma chapter 30.
Tomorrow we are going to take some members to the Family History Center to prepare some names of their ancestors for the Temple trip that we have planned.
love you all
Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Hello again,

What a great picture...we would sure like to go through the temple there with him!

Wow! As Mom of course I had to enlarge this picture to look at all of the surrounding "stuff"...notice the lovely green on the ground, humidity? Yes he is eating well-haha!

Well hello again my favorite american Family, i cant say just plain family because i have a favorite Mexican family too :) the first picture is of me in front of the Temple of VillaHermosa, the next is of our baptism on confernce weekend and the third is of the baptism we had this past Saterday, the fourth is of me washing my clothes with a stick in a big water gallon, and the fifth is of me at BK
About coming to get me i will talk to President Casteñeda about it in Feburary. We had a more or less week this past week, it was hard to find new people to teach but we did have a baptism this week to. Today we got together as a district of 8 people and played Mafia, it was fun we did it differently though, in the place of mobster they were Gadianton Robbers, and in the place of cops they were angels and in the place of normal citizins they were nephites. then after wards we went and ate at BK. We are still in the process of preapring everyone to go to rthe temple so its going to be alot of fun and mom i am food, so there is no need to send me a package, in the place of sending me a package maybye keep the money so i can start school, when i get back. The water heater heats up to much and melted the outlet so we are still bathing with copld water but the bugs dont bug me anymore. The food is always the same chiken, and pig and yesterday i ate iguana, it tastes like fish and still had some bones in it, but it was good in a taco.

well thats it for this week love you all. con amor Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Answers to Questions

Hello my family,
Well to start off I am sorry but there will be no pictures for this week, because the computer won't read my card but that's okay, there will be more for next week.
Well you all had some great ideas about what I should do when I get home but to tell the truth I still plan on sticking with landscaping idea and building off of Dad's business if he will be my partner, and give me a helping hand.
Jace why would you want a new car when I will get it when you leave for your mission, it's better that I being the oldest brother should get it to study and date and while your away I will watch over it :)
My stay with President Casteneda was fun we learned some new teaching methods and the last day he took us to do a session in the Temple, we all felt spiritually strengthened and also with the General Conference that happened we received a lot of strength, even though we had to see it in English.
We are planning on taking 15 people to the Temple and they are in the process of preparing names of their ancestors to do the work for them.
Today I got a good laugh because the sisters that I have in my district called me up and told me that they have a tarantula in their house. I asked them what they wanted me to do about it and they went quiet, as if not sure what to do...I told them to get it outside with a broom or kill it with some Raid. They called me back up after 10 minutes and told me that they had killed it with a rock.
I am going to study Mom so lets not worry about school and don't worry about what I will do, I got my answer and will act upon it.
About coming and getting me well they aren't allowing it so it's not really an option, besides it would be boring for you guys not understanding what people are saying and boring for me because I would have to be translating the whole time...
We had a baptism on Saturday and we are planning on having another one this Saturday and also a trip to the stake center to use the Family History Center.
Thank you all for your support in this time of my life, I love you all and hope that everything will keep working out.
Con amor
Elder Weaver

Conference Question...

baptism day!

One of my handsome sons, love the tan line on his neck...notice no light bulb in the back, I wonder if this is a stair well to his appartment?

Tiny bike for a tall gringo :) He may look Spanish, but he is a gringo at heart!

Favorite still...hugh...has someone been trying to replace me over there but they aren't as goodlooking as me that's why I am still the favorite. jk.

Okay the pictures are of a couple we baptized this past Friday, and well Pres. Casteneda is the one who contacted them for us and he came to the baptism and did a special number.

President then called us after the baptism and told us that he wants me and my companion to prepare the branch to go to the Temple on the 28 of October, and he said the we can go with them to do work for the dead, so we are really excited about being able to go to the Temple.

My skin infection isn't really a skin infection ants just seem to eat us alive at night so its ant bite nothing more.

The stake fast went fine it was cool because some of our investigators were fasting during it too so we could really feel the spirit. The people we baptized last week live below us and are related to our landlord who is a inactive member...we had never thought about teaching them until one day president Casteneda and the assistants came to visit us, and that's when we started teaching them.

We are going to baptize two more people this weekend, and they are really excited to be able to go to the Temple also.

The other two pictures are of me and of me on the bike

The river hasn't done anything yet and we are still staying nice and dry.

I title this letter because I want to we how well we can agree on revelation, I am going to go to General Conference with a specific question on what I should do after the mission and you guys do the same, then we will compare answers on Monday to see what's in for my future :)

This week I am going to VillaHermosa again for another three days with President Casteneda.

Well that's it for this week, love you guys,

Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

It's amazing to me to look at how grown up my little Jordan has become, where did the days go...I love how white his clothes are, maybe I should do laundry in a bucket :), I think that we will go to the temple on October 28th with Jordan's branch, what a great opportunity! The boys are amazed at how small the bike is, no wonder they went to horses-jk! As far as the "conference question" we have lots of ideas of what we think he should do, so maybe this will narrow things down a little, I just think it's fun how this is the second time his whole mission he has talked about what to do when he gets home...yes I am counting the days-I am a Mom! Love you Jordan, you look super, God speed my little man!

Smiles!

Electric water heater....looks like a lot of wires close to water to me...maybe it's the electric shock that will kill the skin infection....

Hello my favorite family,

I am doing good this week, Last Thursday was a lot of fun, we went to the stake center and saw the dances and also the food was pretty good too. And no I am not getting "trunky". I am still having a lot of fun.

Today we installed an electric water heater in the house so we can shower with warm water and kill the skin infection that me and my companion both have.

I am not sure where we are going to watch General Conference, but I just want to see it in Inglish and not Spanish.

We have a really big river by us and it's been going up but the whole stake is going to do a special fast this weekend so that nothing happens and that all the people who are homeless right now are going to be able to find another place to live or that area will be drained. We haven't been told to prepare anything like a 72 hour supply, and yes I am still dry. To tell you the truth I am not sure when the rainy season will end.

The Sister missionaries are native and I get along fine with them. They have the same job as I do but they don't baptize people, someone from their ward does it for them.

I can't really tell you what the young women do here Mom, there are not a lot here and also we don't associate a lot with young ladies :)
I feel fin and the only thing I need to buy are some boots for the rain, but I am not sure how much I have in the account because they charge me here to check. I have been getting along fine with my companion, I get along better with the other foreign people then with the natives, I don't know why.

This week we are going to have two baptisms and next week we are planning on having two more, there are a lot of people we are teaching and the Lord has been helping us find his elect children who are going to progress and be baptized.

Well, that's it for this week, love you guys,

con amor

Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Wow, great letter! The event he spoke of last Thursday was the Bicentenial Celebration for Mexico's Independance day, it is September 16, not May 5....

Sounds like the work is moving on rain, sleet, wind, Hurricanes!

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Veracruz, if you watch the news some of his old areas were hit very hard and we have gotten letters saying that Elders in that area were told to get 72 hour kits, and that they had safe houses if it got to that point...God bless you and keep you safe!

same ol-same ol

Hi my favorite family,
My week has been fun so far, we found out that in two weeks we are going to have the stake conference and then the week after is General Conference so we are looking forward to those and also this Thursday is the Mexican night party for the stake we are going to see if we can go like last year. I really hope so because it was a lot of fun. We haven't really done anything different this week then what I have been doing since March 4, 2009.
It's starting to rain again but thank goodness that the river is not flooding. I went and got my haircut today, an investigator that we have did it for us, I think that Jacer should wait until I get home then we can talk about who should get a new car :)
Here is President Castenedas email so that you can write him mom.
ncastanedaruiz@ldschurch.org
So how is dad feeling now does he still hurt pretty bad or does he feel better now that he got LOTOJA out of the way?
I now have sister missionaries in my district so I am in charge of two sisters as well as myself and my companion. It's really different because I have never had a sister in my district, ever since I started the mission.
Well that's all I have for this week, sorry will try to have more infor next week,
con amor
Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Sounds kinda "trunky", 5 1/2 more months, hang in there buddy!

Giant Pina (Pineapple)

Hello everyone,

I am doing good and dry. Villa has been flooding but we are still good in not having any problems, thank goodness.

Okay the first pictures is of the baptsim we had last week. Her name is Anna and she is living with another sister from the branch and she went to church with us and really liked it, and the next picture is of the three baptisms we had this week their names are Carolin, her son Juan and Julieta, Caroline we contacted her in the street and her son completed 8 years old on last Monday and Julietas Dad is a recent convert and he got to baptize her. And then the last picture is of me with a gian pineapple.

It doesn't matter how much it rains here it's still hotter then heck and I love it, sweating is a great way to lose weight, all I need to do is start doing crunches and I could come home with a six pack.

The visit we had from Elder Johnson was alot of fun we learned alot about the atonment of Christ and how we as missionaries are inviting people to partake of the atoning sacrifice that he gave for us.

We have stopped with the bikes because we only needed them to go to a ranch 20 minutes from town but they don't want anything with the church so we haven't used them for a while. Walking is a lot better. All the little things that I sent home was stuff that members have been giving me and I didn't have the money to send the hammock home so I am going to keep it...I just need to buy some rope and I can use it in the house.

Mom I love you but I am going to correct you on your Spanish, in the place of putting (con muy amor), lets put (con mucho amor)
We are planning on building a baptismal font here in our area because it would be better here then having to have to travel to the stake center half an hour away.

Well that's allo I have for you guys this week because we went to some pyramids today and come home an hour ago, I still need to buy groceries and wash my clothing, infact I am going to send a picture of what I was going to have for lunch..

Con mucho amor

Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Thank heaven's he is dry, prayers have been answered, and I love that he is correcting my little spanish that I pretend to know :)

He looks so skinny to me, look at his belt, it almost goes around a half a time again...

Riding horses?

estamos viendo muchas bendiciones aqui en Huimanguillo, vamos a tener tres bautismos esta sabada y esperamos a que vamos a poder seguir encontrando los escogidos de Dios. con amor Elder Weaver
(We are seeing many blessing here in Huimanguillo, we are going to have three baptisms this sabada & hope too that we are going to be able to continue finding the chosen ones of God, with love, Elder Weaver)
I have put my letter to Pres Castenada for this week above this letter but I don't know why you guys want it.
I am sorry again but no pictures this week because the computer won't let me show where they are.
We had a baptism last week and working to have three more this weekend.
Elder Johnson the area seventy is coming to visit the mission this Thursday, I really like this area it's a lot of fun working with these people, especially because I am in a different state.
We aren't biking that much because its a pain in the butt. We are starting to horse back ride which is alot easier and faster...(jk)
It's raining alot here and the people are starting to talk about how the river has a really goood chance of overflowing. If it does overflow then the house of prayer is the safe house for the members, we live in the second story of a house so we have ver little probles with the rain.
This computer is really dumb and ya, my time ran out.
Con amor
Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Mensaje del Presidente 22 Agosto 2010

Jordan is on the back left side in front of the window... Click on the picture/letter to enlarge it and then click again and make it bigger! He has a great message for the missionaries and we are so excited for Jordan's new adventure!

Chuka Chuka

I cant believe its monday again, the time really went by fast this week. School is starting over here too for all of the students and well, its always summer in this weather, but it also rains like nothing else.
My four days with President Casteneda were a lot of fun, we had meetings and also we went and worked in Villahermosa. I took pictures of the temple there and it looks really tiny. I didnt bring my camera with me right now so I cant send you guys any pictures of my adventures. We have a small branch of about 40 people so we have alot of work to do and its kind of like Lerdo Mom to answer your question.
I am really excited that the little boys are doing good and that they are having alot of fun.
I wash my clothes in a bucket with a pole and while you wash your clothing it makes a sound like chuka, chuka, chuka. We dont eat that many bananas yet because they arent ripe yet, and there arent that many potatoes.
We are going to baptize this week and we are working to have 4 next week so wish us luck. I got the postcard with the stamps in it and also George and Lynn's pickle comics, tell them thanks for me.
I am attaching an email from Pres. Casteneda so you guys can see a cool picture of all the leaders in the mission.
Well, that's all I have for this week, sorry so short, but I don't have any pictures to show you guys and explain the stories until next week
Con amor,
Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Home in Aayucan...

Elder Robinson from Hooper, UT and Elder Weaver from Odgen which is near Hooper, were companions in Acayucan. They live above a lady who collects puppies from ranchos and sells them. There must have been 20 of them in the enclosed cement-floored entry area to the apartment. Were it not for the incessant barking and odor, you would hardly know the dogs were there.
We are going to miss these missionaries.

1000 Days in Veracruz

"Until I see you in Paradise or the Celestial Kingdom"

"We went to work on the finishing touches for the final zone conference of the Mexico Veracruz Mission as we know it. We decided that it would be good for the missionaries to come together as one in a mission conference rather than the typical series of 8 zone conferences all around the mission. We knew that the missionaries would love to see their friends from the MTC's and from past experiences together in zones and districts, former companionships and trainers seeing how their new missionaries had grown up. There would be lots of picture-taking and hugging and crying and laughing. Besides that, it would be easier for us to say good-bye just once. You see, 73 of these missionaries head south to the new Villahermosa Mission and 118 remain with us in Veracruz. Most of them will not see one another again until the next life. One of the Mexican missionaries actually wrote that to me in his letter this week. "Hasta ver en el paraíso o el reino celestial!" "Until I see you in paradise or the celestial kingdom." He is very likely correct, if he makes it there. . . I mean, if I make it there."

1000 Days in Veracruz

Saying Goodbye to the Veracruz Mission...

again "borrowed" from Pres. Hansen's blog...

So we bused them in--191 missionaries in suits and ties. It was quite a sight. We lined them all up from tallest to shortest. There were a lot of shortest. A professional photographer then took them 20 at a time and lined them up on rows on the temple lawn to take a professional photo. Line 'em up, snap a dozen shots, go into the stake center and start the conference. Easy, right? Should take about 15-20 minutes. That is what we planned to happen. Not so fast there, Newt. That would be way too easy.
After 45 minutes of melting to a puddle in the mid-morning sun--I was personally drenched completely through after 5 minutes, blinded by my own sweat, and getting cranky because my Old Spice Original Scent had long since turned from a light green pleasant smelling gel to an I-don't-know-what-color brackish oil slick; my underwear felt like wet Saran Wrap. I went and asked the photogs, as politely as I could what in Mexico was the holdup. They had, by then, seated 11 sister missionaries and 9 elders on chairs and had an additional 20 standing behind them. The problem was that the hill sloped up but also pitched to the east-south-east. Way too many directions to deal with. What if this were a 3-D project? Oh my!

So, I told the missionaries to pick up the chairs. We moved to the steps in front of the temple. I had the missionaries stand on the steps behind the chairs. There were more steps behind the first row. Risers! What a novel idea! The photogs were amazed! In five minutes all the missionaries were in place. We all looked down the barrels of the cameras and together said, "José Smeeth" so that we were all showing our teeth at the same time.

Snap, crackle, pop, and we were done.
We moved into the stake center for a six-hour zone conference, fed them Costco pizza, and kissed them good-bye.

Jordan is in the right upper side, 2nd row from the top 6th Elder over

1000 Days in Veracruz

Focus!!!

more stuff from Pres. Hansen's Blog...thanks Hansens-your awesome!
Elder Weaver was in Coatzacoalcos one day and stopped to dream of his future.

He seemed a lot happier a few days later when he and his district all baptized. They are Elders Baas, Weaver, Medina, and Chavez.

1000 Days in Veracruz: Search results for elder weaver

From Pres. Hansen's Blog...Thanks!

This is a story from Elder Weaver of North Ogden and his companion Elder Medina who served together in Coatzacoalcos. I will paraphrase the letter which was written in Spanish...
"One afternoon we went out to contact a reference we had been given. A man approached us and said that he wante to talk with us right now. We went with him to his office. He said that he knew who we were and said that he wanted us to convince him using the Bible. We thought, 'Que chafa' but went ahead and presented him a brief lesson on the apostasy and the Restortation. (Chafa is chaff and the phrase is slang for 'what a waste' and referred to the man, not the Bible) We told him that everything we teach relates to the Bible. He asked where this Book of Mormon comes from in relation to the Bible. I remembered Ezekiel 37:15-19 and explained this scripture. The man argue about the scripture. His name is Eduardo Juarez Castillo.
"Hno. Eduardo had visited our church. He was offened, however, because one of the missionairies there devalued the Bible. So, we began to reinforce the apostasy but he didn't want to understand. We pushed through the lesson and invited him to pray to know that Joseph Smith was a prophet and taht the Book of Mormon was the word of God. He said, 'Okay, I'll do it and I hope I get an answer becaue I really want to know. I really want to be with you because this is one of the best organized churches I have attended.' (Chafa?, maybe not) We set an appointment for the next day.
"He said that he had received no answer to his prayer. But, he asked us what the steps were to receive baptism and we told him to study the gospel, that his might be a trial of his faith and that he should continue studying and praying. He said that htis is not a game with him. We told him to humbly pray sincerely and with intent as described in Moroni 10:3-5. He said, 'I think that I am not humble.' We told him that he should kneel and pray, that his baptism was being prepared for him.
"He did not progress and said that he did not desire baptism. We dropped him for a short time and later returned. We visited him again. For the third time we shoed him the movie, 'The Restoration.' Finally he got it! He said that it was true and that he wanted to join the Church. Then he told us that the Jehovah's Witnesses require you to read the Bible four times before you can join. He also said that he was one of their pastors and had been so for 14 years. He joined that church 38 years earlier. In the end, he asked us to come back and teach is family."

VillaHermosa

Well hello everyone, how is life up in Utah, here in Tabasco it's even hotter than ususal, and I am going to be at the main city of VillaHermosa for the next four days with all the other district and zone leaders, fun, fun four days with President Casteneda.
My new comp is alot of fun to work with and well we spent the whole morning washing the house and our clothing by hand, no washing machine here for us, but its alot of fun, but it also takes forever.
In this area we have a small branch of about 40 people so we have alot of work to do so that this branch can become a ward. I should have asked you guys a long time ago but I forgot, anyways why did you repaint the house?
Anyways the two pictures are of a sunset and of me saying goodbye to Elder Robinson, we had to take a five hour bus ride to get here and we found the house totally filthy, and also WE HAVE BIKES!!!!! We live out in the wilderness practaclly and have to ride the bikes around to get to far away places, but it's a pain in the butt because they belonged to two little mexicans, very tiny bikes for big people, I have been chaffing all week and it hurts.
The food is the same here so I almost can answer all of Mom's normal questions. My comp is Elder Brown and is from Canada he has been a member for three years now because his girlfriend invited him to a church activity. His parents arent members and werent that happy about him going on a mission from what he has told me, but he loves the church and has a strong testimony.
The branch that we are in has some really nice members, and we are gettting to know the area really good, they grow a lot of bananans here and also corn, we are also next to a big river, but they don't baptize in it because it is really dangerous, it has a high current and also who knows whats livin in it.
Also the thunder storms here are really cool, the other day we were standing at the front door of our land lords house watching as the rain just comes pouring down when a lightning bolt hits the telephone pole across the street from us. All I remember is a huge bright light and then the sound like a bomb was blowing up over my head we all ran to the kitchen and watched as one wire was burning in the street. Really cool but also really scary at the same time, nobody felt anything and we all started to laugh about the near death experience we had.
Well those are the stories for this week, love you guys,
Con amor
Elder Jordan Ross Weaver
Mom's note....our computer crashed last weekend, I did not get to email him on Monday, Ross sent him a quick note...I can't believe how much he wrote-so happy! We are still working with the new computer and trying to find everything so I will post pictures sooon!

7 more months-unbelievable!

"Godspeed"

Dragon tales and the "water is wide"
Pirate's sail and lost boys fly
Fish bite moonbeams every night
And I love you

Godspeed, little man
Sweet dreams, little man
Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings
Godspeed
Sweet dreams

The rocket racer's all tuckered out
Superman's in pajamas on the couch
Goodnight moon, will find the mouse
And I love you

Godspeed, little man
Sweet dreams, little man
Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings
Godspeed
Sweet dreams

God bless mommy and match box cars
God bless dad and thanks for the stars
God hears "Amen," wherever we are
And I love you

Godspeed, little man
Sweet dreams, little man
Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings
Godspeed
Godspeed
Godspeed
Sweet dreams

My heart is so full and I am so grateful for a house full of young men! So grateful that we can be a family forever! Thanks Ross!

Godspeed Jordan!

Lemons

oops! it's on twice...

Hello everyone i am doing good this week and especially since i am bieng changed to Tabaso, the area is called Huimanguillo, i leave tommorow at 5:30 in the morning with a Elder Brown. He´s from Canada, and is also of my generation.

The first picture is of me with a giant lemon. The second is of my favorite drink. The third and fourth is of the baptisms we had this week.

well i didnt get any pictures of the house so i cant really tell you guys what i think, and i am still prayin that dad will put in a Hot Tub :)

Mom i am going to put a challange to ya. for the time that i have left in the mission no more packages. Here is the home phone of my companion so you guys can get into contact,

i see some of my friends from the MTC, Two of us just got made District Leaders. well tomorow me and Elder Brown are going to our new area without any idea of how it is,

and mom i fell fat, its beacuse your looking at me from the front and not the side thats why i look skinny, i am trying to do more excersize but i have been to lazy to do so. i am eating just fine the sisters here are like the ones back home they feed ya until you cant walk because you are holding a bowling ball in front of ya....

well thats all the time i have because i had to send soime pictures to the mission office of the area, and stuff .

con amor Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Baptism

Hello evryone how are they all doing in only 90 degrees , wow that sounds actually a bit chilly to me at the time, first things firts the pictures are of two baptisms we had and the third is of some frogs we were catching at the church building. this week has been alot of fun the Lord blessed uswith som e new investigators three of witch are getting baptized this Friday and one mor for next week. my comp got robbed while we were at the bptismal font he left his churtch pants in there so they would be dry and well during the baptism services some one entered the church and stole his wallet and his watch. neither one of us got hurt and ......well.... i might not tell about the crocadile i havent gotten boots yet and my unbrella really does help keeps me and my stuff dry. and well Herman Catañeda wants to know my blood type becasue she is now my mission mom and Dr. I cant believe that you guys are re-painting the house, what was wrong with the old candwaht else is dad doing to make the house differenrt , i have a suggestion, HOT TUB, for those really cold nights and we can be outside chilling in a hot tub, suggestion nothin more. oh oh oh now that my companion just remindede me, we know a Tod Christinsen right, i think i have one of his old mission companions in my ward, ask him where he went on a mission and if he had a companio named Elder Ivens.well that all the excitmnent for this week love you guys,

Elder Jordan Ross Weaver

Blessings of "Blogging"

When our son was called to the Veracruz mission in November 2009 we went online to look up information on the area. We came across Elder Jordan Weaver's blog. It was a great way to introduce Spencer to what his mission would be like (he was especially interested in the picture of the spider next to his name tag!) Now he part of the Villahermosa mission and in his letter home on July 19th he wrote: "I got to meet Elder Weaver mom, he is the companion of Elder Robinson, who is my generation." It was a neat experience for him to meet the Elder of the blog who was now the companion of one of the Elders Spencer trained with in the MTC!

Hola...Elder..somos la familia Sanchez Hernandez de Coatz..la hermana Magie y Cesar...nos llena de emosion verle y saber que es una persona muy amable. amorosa y noble...gracias por servir en este barrio...esperamos algun dia poder verle...saludos...barrio boulevar
Hi we are the elder of Coatzacoalcos hernandez familia sanchez sister magie and cease sofly emotions fills us see and know that it is very noble amable.amorosa.y..thanks for serving in this neighborhood...hope to see you some day...greetings neighborhood boulevard...July 18, 2010

Rain

Rain clouds-"cats and dogs" rain clouds
Pinata from egg shells

Amazing sunset..

The following letter is copied right from Jordan's email, gotta love the Spanglish on the Spanish keyboard :)