Week 57

Hey everyone!

 

this week was pretty good. it rained a lot tho. almost everyday. haha i never thought that santa could get this much rain. i always wonder why its not just a giant lake haha. but im not complaining. i love the people here so its great!

 

 

Monday 9-15-14

 

todays pday was very boring but yet very relaxing. we went to the church early for emails so we were done with shopping and all that by like noon. so for 6 hours we just sat around the house and did nothing. there really is not a lot of places to go on Mondays for us here in Santa. even YS falls is closed on Mondays. but we should be going to Treasure Beach in October. So that's good. after pday we went up to the russells and had a lesson with them about the temple. sister Russell is really excited about the temple. i so wish that i had that in the past haha. oh the things a mission does to you. but each day is a new start, so lets get started i guess haha.

 

Tuesday 9-16-14

 

today was very interesting. we had our entire morning blow out. and we biked up the main road like 4 times day. that freaking sucked! i hate hills so much! we spent a little bit of the day in providence, then it rained so we had to come home. then we went back to see Vanessa, the referral from borther Morrison. it was a really good lesson. with her. we went over a bit of the restoration with her. she understood the first part of it really well, she basically summed up the first 2 pages of the pamphlet. then we answered a lot of questions that she had about the church. she isn't really investigating the church right now but we hope that she soon will be. then elder danvers and i went down to the church for seminary. he taught today so i got a small break. then after that we went up to the claytons house, all the way back up the hill. kinda just a normal day there. so santa cruz is starting to pick up. hopefully it does even more haha

 

Wednesday 9-17-14

 

happy day 400! haha. man was today interesting. districet meeting was pretty good again haha. but right as we got home from it the rain started pouring. we got rained in until like 5 30. of course we all took a nap as well so that may have put us back a bit. oops. oh well. it felt really good to nap. i normally don't cause i always wake up feeling bad but today was good. we did get to have some good lessons tho. we saw sister Russell and keith in the evening. sister Russell was a book of Mormon study while with keith it was an overview of the plan of salvation. the lesson was fantastic tho. keith is a really great guy. we just need to meet with him haha. i have no doubt that once he hears the gospel, he will get baptized.

 

Thursday 9-18-14

 

a lot of things blew out today. basically our entire day. the only person that we saw today for a lesson was lisa. and all we did there was read. i think that the main thing i got out of today tho was how lucky i am to have good companions. elder danvers really is a great comp. there are some things about me that i don't even need to tell him. mostly cause its something that he has already picked pu about me. i am fully confident that elder danvers and elder carter are going to be my favorite companions on my mission. i really need to pick up a few things from these guys. ok ok. i need to pick up a lot from them. having great comps is one of the best things about a mission. i so wish that i could go back and change some things in a few companionships that i have had. oh well. just some more things to learn i guess.

 

Friday 9-19-14

 

Fridays are starting to be very strange days. we didn't have one lesson till right before Friday night activities with Mickailia. plus for some reason, its been raining like all week! it always rains right as we are about to go out from lunch too so we end up spending a bit long inside. it kinda sucks. but our lesson with Mickailia was.... alright today. i think the fact is that i just haven't taught these lessons for a while now. its something that i am going to have to study in preach my gospel again. the lord sure is right in 2 Nephi 28:30. i will never doubt that scripture. we taught her to follow the prophet tho. she asked good questions so that's good. glad im not hindering any progression haha. then Friday night activity was fun again. im not sure how we have fun with the same games for 12 straight weeks but we do haha.

 

Saturday 9-20-14

 

well not much really happened today. basically all of our appointments blew out again. we mostly just rode around and checked up on people today. as much as i love being a missionary, life just shouldn't be this stressful. i love the stress cause it teaches me so much, but its just so much. the highlight of my day was really in my studies. i will let you all know what it is at the end. its gonna be the scripture thought for the week. one thing that i know i need to improve on is not being such a robot. i feel as a missionary that i have a mindset that everything has got to be about the gospel. but people listen to you more when you are a normal person that brings the gospel up at good times. i so need to learn the principle "teach people, not lessons" again. its one of the most important things. i think that if i relax and take a step back then it will be better.

 

Sunday 9-21-14

 

wow, today was a super good day. after church we rode up to Vanessa with brother Morrison and had a really good lesson with her. brother Morrison is a beast too! he makes things so natural! he woulda been a great missionary. i can only imagine what his son must be like. then after that we had a lesson with Mickailia on the Sabbath. the lesson was pretty alright. again. i just haven't taught the lesson for a really long time. i need more practice haha. we also had to ride all the way up to sister larmond to pick up some food for the other 2 elders. i don't like that hill but it was worth it haha. they shared a bit of it and it tasted so good! we were also fed like 3 times today! sister Russell gave us some food when we made a quick visit, Sister Thomas fed us when we were waiting for the lesson with Mickailia, and then Sister Stone gave us some food to take home when we made a stop by there in the night. so much food haha. so it was a good day for lessons and a long day for biking haha. but i loved it.

 

 

so this week was really good. it rained a lot but the week was very worth it. im really excited to see what happens a bit later in this week. i do still wish that i wasn't at my 11 month mark before coming home. i feel like there is so much for me to do here. i never wanna leave haha. Jamaica is the best place on earth for sure. i cant wait to come back here!

 

 

Love,

Elder Kurt Meacham

 

 

Scripture Thought

Helaman Chapter 12