Wednesday we left the apartment at 8:30 a.m. so that we could pick up the Linstead Elders and take them to Spanish Town by 9:30 for transfers. We really didn't need to be there that early but the missionaries like to get there early so that they can visit with the other missionaries. There were about 7 or 8 new missionaries that had arrived the day before and also 7 missionaries that were heading home. It was sad to say goodbye to the missionaries that were leaving because they have done such a great job. We did get a new sister to replace Sister Walker. Her name is Sister Garrett and she is from Sacramento. She seems to be enjoying herself here and she is quite upbeat. A typical transfer meeting is hearing from President Brown, the announcement of where the new missionaries are going and who their trainees are and listening to the testimonies of those missionaries who are leaving. It was a nice meeting. By the time the meeting was over, it was close to 4:30 and we still had to drop the Linstead Elders off and take a transfer, Elder Rammel, to Port Antonio. When we got to Port Antonio, we took Elder Rammel to KFC for dinner. It was 10:30 before we got home. We had four hours of driving in the dark which isn't one of our favorite things to do.
Thursday I spent most of the day at the branch. Brian had a few things to do so I read and studied my seminary lesson. He got a call from R telling him that he needed some prescriptions filled so Brian left to help him. The sister missionaries came to the branch to teach a lesson so I sat in on the lesson while Brian was gone. I showed the investigator a video on my ipad about faith. This investigator really wants to get baptized but in order to get baptized you have to go to church at least two times. She lives about 40 minutes away. She is only 16 and lives with her grandfather. I don't think she has any extra income. By the time Brian got back, we had less than an hour to run back home and come back to the branch so we could teach our lessons. I had two students show up which is better than the "no students" that I have had for the last three weeks. Chickungunya has hit a lot of our members and that is what happened to two of my students. While I was teaching my lesson, Brian was teaching institute to 5 members of the branch. When they left, he taught another young adult and I sat in our his lesson. We then ran up to the hospital to see Sister L. They finally released her around midnight to come home. It was another long day.
Friday we went out to Huddersfield to drop a check off at a business to replace the one that a check was written out to earlier because the bank wouldn't take it with his business name on the check. When we got there the owner wasn't there so we told them we would come back the next day. That seems to happen a lot. We then drove out to Highgate to take a check to a sister that has had the Chick V and needed some help with medication and groceries. Brian wrote the check out to the business as directed by the sister. It took about three hours by the time we got the signature on the check from Brian's counselor and journeyed to Highgate and back. We stopped at the store so I could do some grocery shopping and then headed home for dinner.
Saturday morning we left the house early so that we could catch the owner of the market in Huddersfield. We drove back home and then left to pick up M so that we could do some branch business. While we were with M we got a call telling us that we needed to go back out to Highgate to replace the check that we took out the day before because it needed a different name on it. The sister was in town and she was going to meet us at the clock. I told her it would take us about 1 1/2 hours to get there and she said that was okay. We dropped M off in town and then headed out to Highgate. We stopped in Free Hill to get a signature from Brother B and then continued on to Highgate. It was another two hours by the time we got home. We stopped at Sister H to give her some information and then went home to eat. After dinner we went to the branch and then headed to the store to get a few items for the dinner I was preparing for Sunday. It was nice to finally be home after a long day. I spent a lot of the evening getting ready for the Sunday meal since we had the Pearson's coming for dinner.
Sunday meeting was great. The Pearsons gave the talks and they did such a good job. We had five visitors attend out meeting. Four were from Canada and the other sister was from New Zealand. I loved her accent. Our little investigator that is 16 showed up. The sister missionaries were thrilled. Sister Pearson taught Sunday School because our instructor was ill. The Pearsons were a real asset to the branch today. After the meeting, Sister Pearson drove me home so that I could put dinner in the oven. We had a very enjoyable visit. Brian and President Pearson stayed for a meeting and then headed home. President Pearson is in the mission presidency. He and Sister Pearson came out as MLS missionaries two years ago. They extended six months and then were asked to stay on another two years for the mission presidency. They are both converts and they are great people.
Sorry that I don't have pictures again.
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