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