Baptism

I guess I will start with Friday.  Brian spent the morning working on his service project and then came home to pick me up so that we could go look at a spot where we thought might be a good place for baptisms.  Our concern was getting everyone to and from the ocean.  After we dropped the elders off, we drove to the project so that I could take some pictures. Brian, Rohan and Wayne finished up what they were doing and then we left because Brian and Rohan had a meeting scheduled with President Medley and the Dominican Republic so that they could fix our MLS problems. The problem is still not fixed so I guess we will be making a trip to Kingston this week.  When we got home, Brian cleaned up and we headed to the branch for branch missionary counsel meeting.  As soon as that was over, Brian and the elders and sisters walked down to the beach to see if the public beach would work for the baptism.  They decided it would be a good spot and there were dressing rooms there and that make it even nicer than the other place.  When they got back, we had branch Friday night activity.  It wasn't  very well attended but all who came had a good time.  Kimesha does a good job of planning.

Saturday we went to Spanish Town for our monthly temple trip meeting.  When we got home, we decided to  go shopping for a microwave.  I was excited to finally get one only to find that the clock on it is very slow and does not show an accurate time.  Just to show you an example, I reset it when we got home from church and by the time I started this blog, it was almost 1/2 hour behind the time.  I guess I shouldn't worry about this but my watch died and my only source of time is my ipad, the computer, or Brian's watch.  I have missed not being able to see the time in the kitchen since our last microwave died.  I guess we will take the microwave  back tomorrow.  We upgraded from the last microwave because it only lasted a year. Maybe we just need to stick to the cheaper models.  Our last microwave was a Whirlpool.  This microwave was a Panasonic Inverter.

 After we got home from the store, the sisters called.  They had an almost flat tire and the member they were visiting was trying to put air in it with a bicycle pump.  They were hoping to get enough air in the tire to get them to the nearest gas station.  When they got to our apartment, Brian followed them to the tire shop so that they could get the tire repaired.  We left for the baptism shortly thereafter.  It was such a nice baptism.  They both seemed very excited.  Sonya told us how she had gone to work that day knowing that she needed to be at the branch by 4:00.  Normally it would take her until 6 or 7 in the evening to finish her work but she was able to get all her work done by 3:30.  She said that she wasn't even tired like she normally was and she couldn't believe how fast she was able to finish her work.  Simone, likewise, was very happy.  It was a beautiful service.  After the baptism, we went back to the branch to watch the Women's Conference.  Brian and Rohan left to do some branch business.  It was a great day!

Today was Fast and Testimony meeting.  I love hearing from the members.  There was a lot of participation. Our new converts bore their testimonies and that sparked a lot of testimonies as members remembered their own conversions and how happy they were at the time of their baptisms.  Brian taught the temple prep class and then had an interview so it made for a very long day.  We came home to drop everything off, skyped with Janelle so Brian could answer some of Kaylee's questions on his childhood, and then headed to the hospital for a visit with Sister Llewellan.  We finally got home and fixed dinner.  I have been trying to avoid eating late at night but tonight it was almost 7:00 before we finally sat down to our meal.

Elder Cox, Simone, and Elder Gardner

Sister Tuttle, Sonya, and Sister Thompson.  Sister Thompson  goes home on  April 8 so we were happy that the sisters  got a baptism before she leaves for home.

Simone, Sonya, Brian, and Elder Cox.  Their smiles reflect my own feelings about the baptisms.