This last week started off a little rough
due to the whole Elder Call going home but he now back home with his
family getting better so hopefully he can make it back out.
Monday
Elder Call and I spent almost the whole afternoon trying to get
coconuts out of the trees in the church yard! It was a blast! We got out
the tall, extendable latter with a 20 foot long pole and a rake to pull
on the coconuts we could reach. I had a ton of coconut meat that day! I
taught Elder Call how to shuck a coconut and crack it open so we could
get the water and meat. I probably ate about 5 coconuts by myself! Later
that day Elder Christensen and I went to see the Smith's like we always
do except Sister Smith wasn't there so it was just a drop by to check
up on the kids.
Tuesday
Elder Christensen and I taught District Meeting because we were the
Zone Leaders; well, Elder Christensen was the Zone Leader I was not. It
was fun to see and to hear from the Elders in Cayman and from the
Sisters in Turks! Afterwards we went to go see a Less-Active family, the
Saint-Jill's. They fed us lunch then we went to see Kenton. He was
excited to see us. He had broken his phone so we couldn't get a hold of
him so we decided to stop by and see him. We talked about how his
vacation was and a bunch of other stuff that I can't remember right now.
Later we stopped by the house to check up on Elder Call and Elder
Craig. I think we made phone calls the rest of the night, I can't
remember. Oh, we finished packing Elder Call's stuff for him too.
Wednesday
morning we took Elder Call to the airport. I think Elder Call leaving
his mission hit me harder than it did him at that point in time. I'm not
going to lie, watching him leave was rough! Afterwards we went back to
the house to catch back up on our sleep. Elder Christensen and I had to
teach District Meeting again because there are two districts in our zone
now. This one was with the Elders in Freeport and us. After district
meeting we went home to clean the house for the new Elder that was
coming in. We went to see Kenton that night too. We put him on date for
the 11th of November!
He said he was going to pray about the date and prepare himself for it!
So that was the Highlight of the day! Afterwards we went to see Brother
Williams. We talked a lot about a lot of different stuff, weird stuff,
but oh well. That happens some times! They fed us and we made our way
home.
Thursday
we did a lot of service for Brother L. Bizard again. We shopped open a
lot of coconuts again and was also fed by President Cherenfant. After
service was over we went home to do our personal studies and shower.
Later that evening we went to pick up Elder Harrah from the airport then
went to the Seawell's for dinner. It is always nice going to the
Seawell's because it feels like home and they are just an awesome
family!
Friday
we actually had a weekly planning and a rather big one because we
couldn't do a weekly planning session the week before. Afterwards we
went to see Kenton at his work and to follow up with him on his reading
assignment that we had given him. Later we went back to the house to set
up appointments for next week because we had fallen behind. We then
went to Sister Cheryl's to have dinner. Elder Craig shared a really cool
spiritual thought on Moroni 7:12-13. What good things can we do to
those around us to show them that we love them?
Saturday
morning Elder Craig and I had a Church Roundup calling session where we
call all of the members that we are working with to invite them to
church and also our investigators. We tried to play basketball with that
group of kids in the church neighborhood but they weren't coming out to
play with us so we went and picked up a member to go see come of his
friends. We Also went to play basketball on Blue Hill with Kenton and
some members but no members showed up and Neither did Kenton. So it
ended up being Missionaries against random kids. It was fun but we
didn't get any phone numbers out of it so it was alright.
Sunday
morning Elder Craig and I went to go walk with and investigator to
church but she was taking too long so we told her we would meet her over
there. She did make it in time for the last 5 minutes of Sacrament
Meeting and the rest of church though. We went to the Ferdinand's for
lunch and ,of course, had the best Haitian food on Earth! I never leave
that home hungry! Afterwards we went to see Brother Sinea who served in
the JKM as well. The first part of the lesson was on Discipleship then
we went to see some Less-Active members with him. We later went back to
the church to print off an assignment from our District Leader for Wednesday.
We then went tracting in a fairly nice neighborhood and meet two really
cool guys. We are scheduled to see them this coming week so I will let
you know how that goes!
Well, my year mark is
coming up this week. It's Amazing to see how time flies when you are
doing something that you love. I honestly feel like my mission has been a
couple months long not a year! Sorry to those that I didnt reply to
this week, I will do my best to reply to you next week! I love you All! I
hope that you are all STUDYING the Book of Mormon and not just reading
it. The Spirit is so much stronger when you actually sit down and ponder
and pray about what you have studied. I know that this work is the
Lord's work, I know this Church is the Lord's Kingdom back on the Earth
today for All of us to find and to thrive in.
Peta!
Elder Wilding
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