pic 1 - Linstead District
pic 2 - Goodbye to Mama Davis and Papa Rasta (Pay no attention to what is in his left hand)
It was hard leaving Linstead but I'm excited for this new transfer. Wednesday was transfer day and I am now serving with Elder Patrick from North Ogden, UT in Spanish Town. Spanish Town is relatively close to Linstead, but very different. Linstead is very bush, green, and rains a lot. Spanish Town is very hot and rains a lot less than Linstead. Not as pretty as Linstead, but there's a lot less mosquitoes and the showers aren't ice cold anymore. Spanish Town is one of the larger areas in Jamaica.
There are 2 healthy wards here. Three companionships in Spanish Town 1st Ward (where I'm serving) and two companionships in 2nd Ward. Elder Patrick get along great and we have some great missionaries serving here. Every M/Tu/Th/Sat. we all get up at 5:15 and work out with all the elders and some of the young men preparing for missions. Monday is american football, Tues/Thurs is basketball. Saturday is football (soccer), and A LOT of neighbors come for that one. Really loving Spanish Town so far.
Right now Elder Patrick and I have several solid investigators. Adrian is the 11 year old son of a recently reactivated sister in the ward. He has an older brother serving a mission in the Dominican Republic right now. Adrian will be getting baptized this upcoming Saturday.
Mario and Michelle are a 20 yr. old couple with a 1 yr. old baby. They've been together for 6 years, have a child, live together, and aren't married. Michelle seems more motivated than Mario right now. She reads, prays, and asks great questions. We'll be teaching the Law of Chastity this week, and we're excited to work with them towards marriage and baptism.
Afat is a man we met while walking in his scheme. We scheduled a return appointment with him for Sunday afternoon. Yesterday morning I called to confirm the appointment, then I invited him to church. Even though it was on such short notice, Afat walked the 2+ miles to church and arrived 30 minutes early. He enjoyed it, and our lesson with him in the evening went great as well.
Elder Ritchie
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