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Sunday, April 22, 2018

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Another beautiful plant found in Jamaica - 
the Fringed Rosemallow of the hibiscus family.  


This past week found us busily engaged attending two Zone Conferences, inspecting and updating first aid kits in seven missionaries' apartments, and continuing with - as we say - hunting and gathering in connection with our current humanitarian projects.

Kingston Zone Conference
Elder in his element presenting an inspiring session of training on the importance of involving members in missionary work and especially how vital members are in the retention of new converts after baptism. 

Two great smiles on two of our lovely Sister Training Leaders!

 Mandeville Zone Conference
The darling, valiant sisters of the Mandeville Zone

President and Sister Pearson love singing the glorious hymns of the gospel.

We see some pretty interesting things while doing apartment/home inspections. This is the living room of the elders' home in May Pen with a strange looking stairway leading to nowhere. Most likely the owners will add on a second story some day - that's planning ahead.


  

We cease to be amazed at the missionaries creativity ifinding clever ways to hang clothes to dry. 

Who knew this is what a 
gas cylinder and a broom are for?


And we certainly never knew a bed spring could make such a nifty drying rack for socks. 



Yes!! Smiles all around as they "pass" inspection. Some of the elders' don't quite have the flair for homemaking skills yet, but we try to be pleasant when giving them suggestions and recommendations, and we usually take them a little treat, so we don't think they totally dread our visits. Mainly, we want them to be good stewards and to be safe and healthy in their surroundings. 

Santa Cruz Branch
We weren't able to attend this baptism at the ocean in the Santa Cruz Branch, but this is the best photo of the great joy felt by the elders and their new eternal friends.

Kingston Sisters and Elders sang at the Boulevard Ward baptismal service
We attended a baptism in the Boulevard Ward here in Kingston on Saturday and plan to attend another baptism on Wednesday in Spanish Town. The missionaries described these investigators to us as really old - like 66 or 67 or something! In other words, our age. The missionaries actually are usually surprised, or at least they act surprised, when we tell them we're 67. They'll say, "No way!" We'll take every compliment we can get. 

We have two more Zone Conferences this next week to attend. We love these opportunities to be with and learn from the young missionaries. I think I'm going to miss that the most about the mission - well, and the amazing Jamaican people and the beautiful tropical island, and...
...but not the roads and the crazy drivers; I guarantee!

Until next week...love to all.




1 comment:

  1. Inspecting missionary apartments is one of the interesting experiences for senior couples - thanks for sharing some of yours. The stairway to nothing is a new one for us...as you said they were planning ahead!

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