Tuesday morning we had breakfast with Brother Pierre and it took us an hour to get from our house to where we were going to eat! That trip is normally like a 15 minute drive on a regular day but now that school is started back up it took us an hour! Traffic was backed up everywhere! Anyways, we had breakfast then went back to the house for studies, lunch, and companionship studies. That day was honestly so mixed up. It didn't go as scheduled but it was still a productive day! We went and say Kenton who is ready to be baptized all he really has to do is make it to church! That young man is already wanting to share the gospel with his friends! After him we tried to find sister Downer's house but I had forgotten how to get there so we dropped by Brother Williams to see how he's doing. We basketball contacted the rest of the evening as well. We changed into basketball stuff, found a court that people were playing on, challenged them to a game, then shared a spiritual thought with them before we left. We played three 16 year kids and two of them were pretty interested in having us come over to share more so we will see how things roll out with them!
Wednesday morning was District Meeting then after we had lunch. While Elder Craig and I were in Jamaica we met a member there who spends most of her time in Nassau. So we got her phone number so we could call her and stop by and see her. We set up an appointment with her but she didn't answer her phone so we could get directions to her house. We ended up seeing Domonique instead. She wants to be a member but she doesn't want to be baptized for a couple months until her youngest child can behave himself. Which is weird because I've never seen the kid freak out or anything. But I will take her word fore it because she is the mother! After her we went to the church to meet up with the other Elders to have dinner that they were supposed to bring from Sister Scott but they didn't do that. So we ended up playing basketball with some boys in the church parking lot. When we were done playing we, of course, shared a spiritual thought with them and invited them to come to General Conference. After we had done that we went back to the house to change and shower. We spent the remainder of the evening calling investigators and less active members.
Thursday morning was spent calling people again. We went through a ton of less active and inactive members to invite them all to General Conference. Later that after noon we went to Sister Smith's house because we couldn't have a lesson with her on Monday. So we had it with her that day. We challenged them to use some of their own personal gifts or talents to share the gospel with those around them. Later that evening we went to see Jackson and Jackson Jr.. We had a priesthood lesson with them and we tried our best to help them understand the priesthood and how it isn't just a group or man-given authority. It is power and authority from Heaven and no man can just receive it. I hope and pray that they understood it. They also gave us some chocolate cake and I got to talk to Ambrey, Jackson's daughter, over FaceTime! It was nice to see her again! She is about 10 years old and is just a ball of joy! Her and I do sign language to each other such as sign language for the word cookie or giraffe.
Friday was weekly planning! We went to lunch with the other Elders at Subway. We stopped by Yorick's house that day as well and had a pretty scattered but spiritual lesson. He asked us questions about Joseph Smith and Church History stuff. He read our reading assignment that we gave him which was Ether 12. We discussed that then invited him to General Conference. He gave us some limes as well! After him we went to see Sister Downer and this time I remembered how to get to her house! The Spirit brought it back to my remeberance! We just had a get to know you lesson with her. She has spent a lot of time with the Sister Missionaries when they were here. Later hat night we stopped by Brother Raphael to see how he was doing. We invited him to Conference as well.
Saturday was probably my favorite day this last week and I will tell you why. Elder Holland. Need I say more? Didn't think so! Anyways, General Conference was awesome! I loved hearing all of the talks but by far my favorite ones were Elder Holland and Elder Oaks talks! Those two Elders knew exactly what the world needed to hear and it is all because of our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. They inspired these men on all of their topics and will continue to do so because They trust them to run Their church. This IS the one and only true church! All the other churches in the world only have a little bit of truth. But thankfully Heavenly Father saw fit to bring back the Truth in its entirety. For lunch we went to Popeyes then for dinner we went to Dairy Queen for Blizzards. I also bought a sweet new pink tie. Anyways, we asked President Pearson if we could stay up and watch all of the Priesthood session mainly because we are two hours ahead of Utah time so it would finish around 10 pm here. He said we could so we did!
Sunday was also a really great day due to General Conference. All of the talks were great. It was sad to here Elder Hales pass away but so it goes. Another Authority will be called to replace him and the work will continue. I wish the Hales family peace and comfort as they go through this loss of their loved one. After the first session we went to the Ferdinand's for lunch like always. Man, if I could cook some Haitian food like them, I would never eat out! After General Conference ended we went to the house to call former investigators to see if they would like to meet with missionaries again.
The time has come for my spiritual message and all I can think about is Elder Eyring laughing as he talked about the Helping Hands in Texas, Georgia, and Florida. The stories of all those people so willingly helping each other is amazing. How many of us are WILLINGLY going to help those around us when they need us the most? Some people just stand by and watch. Others, true disciples of Christ, get down and dirty in the clean up, in providing, and encouraging the needy. I challenge every one to do as King Mosiah said. Serve others! Serve your brother and/or sister in need! God will see your actions and your intentions and will bless you for it! I know these things to be true and I sustain all of the General Authorities! #LDSConf
Have a great week every one!
Elder Wilding🌴🇧🇸
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