Linstead - 10

pic1 - Mom sent me some birthday Chik-fil-A sauce, yay!

pic 2- Bonfire

This past week in Linstead has been great! We have, however, had more than our fair share of canceled appointments.... again. Many of our 'top' investigators have been busy, but we've seen A LOT of improvement in others.

Weeks ago we taught Nicole the Restoration, Book of Mormon, and Pre-Earth life, and she was doing great. Interested and read regularly from the Book of Mormon. We then went over Adam and Eve - 'basic' Christian doctrine - but we taught 3 lessons on the Fall. She wasn't grasping it. She committed to coming to a session of General Conference though. She left right after the prayer, and we weren't able to talk to her. After that we kind of lost contact with her for about a week or so. Finally, we stopped by her house one day and caught up with her. Turns out she really liked Conference. She also read from the Book of Mormon. A LOT. She read most of the chapters up to Alma...... and she retained A LOT. We were able to address several of her concerns, and she is having sincere, open prayers to know for herself if this is the course that God wants for her.

After teaching a chastity lesson to Y, she's not sure she'll get baptized anymore because she's nervous to tell her boyfriend about it. Y knows this is what she must do, but she doesn't know how her boyfriend will take it. We met with her again yesterday, and she said she'll invite her boyfriend to take discussions and live chaste. I really hope all works out. Y knows this is what she must do.

Funny experience happened yesterday.......

Know how some Americans call Mexicans 'Juan' or 'Jose'?? Well Jamaicans do the same thing to white-people. Elder Hall and I were waiting for someone, when some old-crazy-man approaches us, "Hello Jakes!" Then proceeds to talk to us. Jamaicans call us 'Jake' or 'Joe' ALL THE TIME, and they think it's hilarious...... it is hilarious.

Elder Ritchie