Day 48 Monday
i think that the tropical storm is way close cause it is super wet! i was drenched when i went for emails. my shopping was way cheaper too. it wasnt the $3100 like last week haha. i did find out that some CDs that i bought before dont work so im gonna have to get more. i wanna get a few discs with the Mormon Messages on them haha. no teaching today cause they all blew out. people need to learn to keep commitments
Day 49 Tuesday
we did some more online training and it was about family history. i never knew how big that stuff really was! its something that i wanna do now and me and elder dalley are gonna be sure to use it as a finding idea! people are interested in it! Teaching is still hard this week cause it keeps raining. we have to find shelter like all the jamaicans do. its more of a finding activity but its not bad cause we do need people to teach. Rainy Season is almost done, like the end of the month i think, so after that its just going to be like 75 degrees till christmas and april haha.
Day 50 Wednesday
Today was super sick! district meeting was in Ochi today and it was all about planning and finding people. even the APs showed up! after that was over they took us to Annotto Bay which really helped with taxi fare. we then went out on an hour long bike ride to get to our teaching appointments. we taught a less active and got him to come teaching with us after an hour break! then we went and taught our golden investigators! they are so sick! November 4th is gonna be a great day for them! Prepared people are awesome!!!
Day 51 Thursday
we had a slow but productive day again. my lunch took an hour to make so i had to eat it while making it if that makes sense. then we went and taught stephanie right before our dinner appointment. she is pretty receptive to the gospel but doesnt understand the importance of obeying the commandments too well. we still have a ways to go. after that we went to the church and preped kashane on a lesson. Kashane is a member who is 18 and getting ready for a mission. he just has medical papers to send in and he is good. we thought that he would get along great with Janets 16 year old daughter Cutie. dont worry that is just her yard name. her real name is Lorene. ALWAYS PREPARE THE MEMBERS FUTURE MISSIONARIES!!!!
Day 52 Friday
Today was super strange. during personal study we had one of our investigators text us saying that he was in jail. the police just have not been very kind to us haha. a few days ago they came to our door at 6am. they asked us a few questions and then said they had the wrong house when we told them that we were missionaries. then they pulled us over that same night and got mad cause we didnt have lights on our bikes. ironically, they were stolen earlier in the day. we told them that and they asked if we reported it. we thought to ourselves, who cares. they're like $700. we really cant do anything. cops are so weird. but i guess our investigators house burnt down, his mom died, and he is supposedly innocent from whatever they said he did. hopefully he will get out cause we are gonna teach him no matter what. the question is just, what lesson does he need right now?! every lesson applies to him at this point! really weird.
Day 53 Saturday CONFERENCE
i have decided that conference is aweome! i guess i kinda gave a lot of info at the beginning of the letter so thats basically it! we had no teaching cause we went to all 3 sessions today. we did find out patterns of how conference works and who talks on what. the pattern didnt happen this time but one thing did for sure. Ever since Elder Bednar become part of the 12 in 2004, he has not had a talk where he didnt say in some sorta way "i pray that the holy ghost will be with me in this talk". of course he said it again and all us missionaries laughed so hard! it was sick! Elder Gifford Nielsons talk was way good too. ive been waiting to hear him speak since he got put in the 70.
Day 54 Sunday CONFERENCE
nothing really went on today so ill just put some quotes that i liked from conference
"Never look back, always look at what you still have to do" "its not where you serve, its how" Edward Dube
"Sometimes we must act instead of expecting" Bednar
"Take up your cross and join with us!" Uchtdorf
"the work will never move forward without the members" Gifford Nielson
"we chose to live in a fallen world" "the love of god is there for you whether you deserve it or not" "Dawn will break!" Elder Holland
"we should strive to be in the world but not of the world" "there are no strangers or outcasts" Gerald Causse
"I had fallen and i couldnt get up" "rise up and become men of god" "rise up, stand up, and walk in the light" Uchtdorf
"the lord knew you would have those days" "i knew you could and would..." Eyring
"look to the lords law for our standard" Oaks
"dont trade your membership for the world" "living the gospel is not always easy or comfortable, but its worth it" Bonnie Oscerson
"Dedication Perseverance, and self disipline" "you must become the rock the river cannot wash away" Richard J Maynes (who came and spoke at the MTC)
"the stronger the wind, the stronger the tree" Monson
"make any necessary sacrifices to protect you children and the future generation" Cook
"Sin is still sin even if its legal to man" Nelson
Thats all i got for this week, hopefully it seems interesting to you cause it is for me haha
Love,
Elder Kurt Meacham
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