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Sunday, June 10, 2018

Sunday, June 10, 2018

We begin this week's blog post by asking everyone to please include our mission president and his wife in your prayers. President Pearson was hospitalized on Friday after over a month of dealing with unexplained fever and other symptoms. Finally, he was able to undergo the appropriate tests to determine an accurate diagnosis and is now receiving the treatment he needs. The Pearsons are scheduled to finish their mission at the end of June, so we are all praying they'll be able to stay here in Jamaica and President will receive excellent care. They both are very calm and express feelings of gratitude that the diagnosis, though serious, has a positive prognosis.

The Lord truly sustains his servants. Even though President was getting weaker day by day, he was able to preside at all five final Zone Conferences and conduct interviews with the elders and sisters.

It was an extra blessing for all the off-island missionaries to fly in for their last conference with the Pearsons.  We also were so excited to get one more chance to see these elders and sisters before we leave.

Bahamas Zone
(representing Caymans; Turk & Caicos; 
Nassau and Freeport, Bahamas)

  



We attended church today at the Mandeville Branch. It was a true blessing to be able to partake of the Sacrament and hear inspiring talks from two sisters in the branch. As we attended our other meetings, my heart was especially touched as I witnessed the enthusiasm of the sisters in the branch as they participated in a wonderful lesson on unity in Relief Society. 


This branch's sisters are in extraordinarily competent hands as our dear friend, Tracy, serves as Relief Society President. If you haven't read about her in any previous blogs, Tracy had a brain aneurysm about ten years ago which left her paralyzed and blind. Multiple miracles have blessed her over the years so she has regained most of her ability to move and to walk although she is a little unsteady, but she is still blind. Even so, nothing thwarts her commitment to the Lord, His gospel, and to building up this branch is having a very positive effect on the sisters.  Tracy has an amazing mind and a heart of gold. She has so many great ideas to help these sisters fulfill the demanding roles of womanhood and is leading the way in ministering to the one.


 This sweet Jamaican mother's valiant son celebrated his 12th birthday yesterday and was ordained a Deacon today by his older brother. 

Saturday evening, we attended a baptism in the Constant Spring Ward here in Kingston. We always enjoy seeing the beaming faces of missionaries as they watch people they love enter the waters of baptism. These missionaries work so diligently day after day to teach their investigators and help prepare them to make and keep sacred covenants. They tirelessly engage in a labor of love to assist our Father in Heaven in His glorious work to "bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man". (Moses 1:9)


During President Pearson's course of treatment, we are doing everything we can to alleviate some of the pressure on both of them by handling all the missionaries' medical calls and many of the needs that arise within the branches of the mission. We are still awaiting the arrival of the new Welfare Services couple, Elder and Sister Arrington, and we're all praying for their visas to be approved any day allowing them to come to Jamaica very soon. We're hoping for even a short amount of time to train them while we're still here; if not, we have a plan B. 

We know the Lord is in charge, and we will continue to do all we can to keep things running smoothly and make the transition as seamless as possible. We appreciate your prayers and support.

Until next week...all our love. 







1 comment:

  1. Tracy seems amazing. I always find it so fascinating to hear how people with disabilities get around and still manage to do amazing things. I’d probably just sit and cry! But hearing of her amazing attitude and how she is changing lives and not letting her blindness hold her back is so inspiring.
    That was neat the off island Missionaries got to fly in for the conference. I’m sure they were excited and came away with “amino” from hearing from their mission president.

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