hey everyone! just so you know i got to Jamaica with no troubles at all! its way humid like everyone said so i sweat like crazy! thank heavens we have a few fans in the rooms of the apartment so its not too bad! so here is the day by day thing:
Rest of Day 10
we got stuck at the temple! we all thought that there was gonna be a bus coming to get us but they had stopped that before we had all gotten out of the endowment room! we were waiting for like an hour before we decided to walk! then we got to the field below the temple and they said that we couldnt walk! how stupid is that?! they called security tho. but then they took like another hour to get up there! we missed dinner so they said that they had some for us back down at west campus. but the 2 vans they brought couldnt even fit us all! so we had all the sisters get in a van and some of the elders in the other. but there were still 6 or 8 of us left so we stayed. it took like another 45min for them to come back for us! it was ridiculous! MTC really isnt as coordinated as i had hoped or thought. then the food they gave us sucked too! most of the missionaries got sick from it! i swear they fed us straight salmonella! but we ended the day good by giving the sisters in our district blessings.
Day 11 Saturday
the days really are getting way fast! we have i think somewhere around like 20lbs of food to eat in 2 days! Elder Phippen really has people that love him cause he keeps getting all this crap! our last gym time was tonight so that really sucked. and to make it worse, they called off the last part of it cause of rain! but what really sucked is after it was called off we went to the playground right there and wanted to goof off for a few more minutes. gym time really wasnt over yet so we didnt think anything of it. the girl in charge then came over and nicely asked if we would just go back to the dorms. we said yes it would be like 5 more seconds max. no joke like 3 seconds after that some guy came over and said to us, "you guys have 3 seconds before i get all your names and go tell your branch president!". like we woulda given him our names anyway! but other than that the day was pretty slow. the scheduling is still messed up so we dont even look at the schedule now.
Day 12 Sunday
Last Sunday in the MTC! the day was slow until the devotional at 7pm. we had Steve Allen, the managing director of the missionary department, come down and speak. he joked around for like the first 30min of his talk but it was way good! after the devotional we went and watched the John Tanner story and Only a Stonecutter. those stories are really amazing! i always feel the spirit when i watch them!
Day 13 Monday
Last day in the MTC!!!!! we kinda sneaked into gym to get rid of stress and it really helped! food really sucked today tho. not often but it happened a few times. Elder Holland stopped by the West Campus!!!!! i think that Elder Oaks was there too! i never saw them cause we were back at our dorms but the rest of my zone saw them! heck they even shook his hand! that made me kinda mad but Holland is in charge of the Carribean missions so i might get to still see him! We still got a butt load of food! we are just gonna give the stuff we dont eat and cant take tomorrow to the new elders. Im not going to sleep cause my history with short sleep is not good. ill just stay up and wake my roommates up.
Day 14 Tuesday
so i made it though the night but not the plane rides. we left at 2am and man was it long to the airport. i did see mom tho while driving so that was really funny and cool! it was way nice to see you guys at the airport too!! that really helped me a lot!!! the flight to dallas i dont know what happened cause i was sleeping the whole time. the flight to miami was better. i only sleeped the first hour of the flight. the everglades were pretty cool to see! the lay over in Miami was way cool too! there was a lot of stuff there! we also met a Jamaican lady named Norene. she said that she lives 4 miles east of Port Antonio so whoever is there might get to teach her!! i couldnt fall asleep on the flight to Kingston cause i had the middle seat and i found out that i twitch when i sleep and i didnt want that to be a big thing. we got there and President Brown greeted us with the APs. Teancum was there so that was cool! the other AP is the decendent of the first native to have the gospel!
Day 15 Wednesday
so i found out my area today. PORT ANTONIO! that was a pretty big surprise but i love it! after the transfer meeting we came straight here. my trainer is elder dalley from riverton utah! Port antonio is the NE side of the island so we had a ways to drive. we went from spanish town to ocho rios to porty. its like driving from home to st. george. KFC kinda rules the place, haha not a shocker if you know what i mean lol. there are a lot of american food places here so it still feels a little bit like home.
Day 16 Thursday
it was my first day teaching today! there are so many prepared people here! one investigator came up to elder dalley a while ago and just wanted to learn! she is being baptized on Sept 14. she reads everything that we give her and wants more everytime! the bad part is that the dogs are way loud. i havent had a problem with violent dogs yet but they are really loud. they just roam the streets. them and goats. its really wierd. but another weird thing is that the sun is up at like 5 30 and down by 6 30. we still come in at 9 tho.
Day 17 Friday
The land and people here are awesome! everyone is open to talking ab out god cause they are all christian. i found out that Patois is not supposed to be spoken by missionaries. just understood. we had a lesson with one investigator who i swear is just a black joseph smith. he has the same questions and concerns that he did! he has a ton of potential! my butt hurts from the bike and i still sweat like crazy but its worth it!
Day 18 saturday
there is a ton of american music played here! ive heard selena gomez, justin bieber, justin timberlake, and jason duerlo. it makes me homesick but at the same time it helps too. we had a few first lessons today and they went pretty good. we went to one guy who knows that everything with the church is true but he wont come cause his family is not interested and he doenst want to tear them apart. my bike broke too so that sucked. its just a flat so not too bad. there is a repair shop by the church so we got it fixed
Day 19 Sunday
i found that my tire was still flat. we pumped it up and rode to church way fast. the branch isnt that big but the hearts they have are! they really come for the right reasons! the last part was really weird tho. the elders in elders quorm got in a fight on what a testimony was. i just tried to stay out of the whole thing. you couldnt feel the spirit at all. i guess that thats the first time its happened in a while tho. there was one guy who came who wants to join but has never been taught. when we invited him for the 21st as his baptism day, he said that he wanted to be baptized now. this guy is really elect and i cant wait to teach him!
Thats all i really have time for but email me any questions you have!
Talk to you guys Next week!
Love you all!
Elder Meacham
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