Week 36

Hey guys!

Monday was P-Day and to be honest we didn't really do anything fun or exciting. Just got our shopping done and went and chilled at the church which was nice. Some times you just need to sit and relax.

Tuesday morning Elder Mitchell Christensen and I ran a mile in 6 minutes and 47 seconds and I wanted to die. I'm so out of shape it's ridiculous! But we have shaved off 30 seconds every time we have ran a mile! The first time we ran a mile it was like 8minutes then so on so forth. It feels good to run! Anyways, the Christensen's car was getting fixed so we had to drive them to the dealership so they could pick it up. After lunch some of our appointments feel through so we went tracting. Wasn't too hot that so so it was nice. Saw an inactive member who said they were gonna come back to church this week! And said that next time we com over he would feed us! I love Haitians! They always feed people! Later that night we went to see Paulette! Paulette is now on date to be baptized this Saturday! The lesson we had with her was awesome. We invited her to pray and ask if the Book of Mormon is true, if this is Christ's Church once again on the earth, and if Christ's authority was in this church. After her prayer we sat there to let the Holy Ghost answer her prayer. We sat there for about three minutes and she started to get emotional. I asked her if she felt like she got her answer and she said yes. Immediately Elder Greenwade asked her to be baptized by that authority that she prayed about and she said she would. So next Saturday is her baptism! After Paulette we went to see Sandra and see how she felt about being baptized this last Saturday but she didn't feel ready but that's okay. We will continue to work with her and her time will come.

Wednesday started off with District Meeting like usual. On our way to lunch we got a flat tire so we had to swap our that tire but we didn't have a good jack to lift up the car or a tire iron. We called Sister Dauphney Smith because she has her own tire shop. So she sends her son with a tire iron and a good jack. We get the tire replaced then head out for lunch again. We had a lot of our appointments fall through so we went to get the tires that went flat swapped out for a new one. Got it on the spare rim and away we went. Did a lot of contacting that day because our lessons fell through.

Thursday we had most of our morning Elder Mitchell Christensen and I ran two miles! I almost died! My legs were so stiff and sore afterwards! That two miles kicked my butt! Anyways, we had most of our morning appointments fall through so we spent the morning confirming our afternoon and things like that. We picked up Brother Watson to go to a lesson with us so he could translate into Creole for Island. No it's not island, it is pronounced Is-Land, weird but cool! Anyways, Island is Haitian and has a testimony of the Book of Mormon already. She just hasn't been to church because first, she didn't have clothes, second her kids didn't have clothes. But now she has been really wanting to come! She came this last week! After her lesson we had coordination meeting with the Branch mission leader, Brother Scut who is a RM. He served in Florida. After the meeting we went to see Jackson and his family! That family is so humble! We finished teaching them the Plan of Salvation and they loved it! They are an awesome family. I hope and pray that I will be here still to see them get baptized!

Friday we had weekly planning like always. Went and did some contacting for a little bit before we went to see a Haitian Lady that we contacted a week ago. We invited her to church when we first found her and she came! Her name is Erlandie. We took Brother Watson over there with us to translate for us. She is cool she said that she was gonna read the Book of Mormon and try to come to church this week. We taught her the Restoration and she didn't have any questions. She said that it all made sense. After her we went to see Paulette. Now that Paulette is on date to be baptized this coming Saturday, we have been trying to meet with her every night so that we can teach her everything before Saturday. We finished the Plan of Salvation that day and started to get her to think about who she wants to baptize her and things like that. Paulette will be the my second investigator that the Lord has blessed me with to be baptized! Later we went to a guy named Donavon. He lost his daughter a few years ago due to cancers and he is just a very humble guy.

Saturday morning wasn't too busy for us. We did get transfer calls though. I am staying here in Nassau with Elder Greenwade. I will "Kill" him. When you are your companion's last companion you "Kill" them. This is his last transfer. We got all of our studies out of the way the inspected our car, had lunch, then went contacting until our lessons that were supposed to be at 4, 5, 6, and 7 that night but they ALL fell through! We spent the whole day contacting! It was a pretty long day you could say but if was nice to talk to a lot of cool people. We met an older lady from Peru! In Peru she lived right next door to the Church! She went to a lot of the activities and things as well! She even gave us some mangoes from her tree!

Sunday was church! Elder Greenwade had a talk to prepare for so I had to prepare for Gospel Principles class. After church we went to the Ferdinand's for lunch, which we haven't been to in a long time! It was soooo good! Man their food is the best Haitian food I've had on my mission! Went to see a Jamaican that we contacted, had out 6 o'clock appointment fall through so we went to see Sister Whitney. We talked about the Jackson Family and how the Whitney's can help us teach families and the Law of Chastity. Jackson and Maria aren't married yet so we have to address that before they can be baptized. It was a really good lesson that we planned out for Jackson and his family.

I want my family to know how much they mean to me. Being out here on my mission has been very humbling for me to see so many broken up families. I am grateful for my family and for all the preparation that they put into starting this family. The gospel has definitely been a huge blessing in our lives and I am now sharing that knowledge with families so they can become eternal as well.

My challenge for people this week is to do something for your family that shows your love and appreciation for them.

I love my family! I love you all. Have a great week! Peta from Nassau!✌🏼

Elda Wilding🤙🏼