This morning we drove to Shaw Park to visit with Mark's mother. Mark's dad was hit by a car and killed about a year ago leaving his mom to raise the children. Mark is the only member in his family and he is a wonderful kid. From there we went to Sister Mouritsen and Sister Garrett's house to do the apartment inspection and to also pick them up for a trip to Highgate. The sisters have only been to Highgate once and that was to see Sister Bennett. Today we visited Sister Raymond, Sister Wilson, and Sister Gayle and Brother Doyle. Hopefully the sisters will be able to find their homes again. We also stopped in to see Sister Nielson in Port Maria on the way home. We dropped the sisters off at their home and then paid a visit to Sister Lewellan. It was almost 6:00 before we got home and we left the house around 9:30 this morning.
Yesterday we had to go to the branch as Brian had an appointment with a lady in the branch. After the appointment we did some grocery shopping, fixed lunch, and then made a trip to St. Ann's bay to pick up a letter giving us permission to do a project at St. Ann's Infirmary. We were very close to the hospital so we decided to make a visit to see Aunt. She is waiting for another blood transfusion. She can't get blood until someone gives blood but you cannot give blood if you have had Chikungunya. I was thinking of giving blood but I am too old. You cannot give blood if you are over 60. Most of the members of our branch have had the Chikungunya so they are having a hard time finding donors. The blood bank is really low right now due to the Chikungunya. One of our sister missionaries said that she would donate blood because it has been over six weeks since she has had the Chik V but missionaries, including couples, are not allowed to donate blood. We thought it was visiting hours so we just walked in but found out that we really weren't suppose to be there. We made a quick visit and as we went to leave, a lady who was mopping the floor asked us to leave by the back door. As we walked out, a man said, "Do you recognize me? Brian said that he looked familiar and he told us that he was one of our security guards. Once he said that, we knew it was him. He is always stoned face and we will wave and smile but he usually does not respond. I just figured that he didn't like Mormons. He was very kind to us and told us that his 22 year old had had Chikungunya for a month and was now in the hospital. He asked us to pray for his daughter. I really felt like it wasn't a coincidence that we were suppose to leave by that back door. I guess we will see what his reaction is when we see him again. Maybe the straight face is his professional look. On the way home, we stopped at Mark's house and then picked up Sister N and her step daughter and drove them out to Huddersfield so that Brian could get a receipt from her. We then headed for home. Another late night and late dinner. I am surprised that my skirts still fit.
Sunday was a long day but Sacrament Meeting was excellent. Tracy spoke and also the Vance's. After the block, Brian had branch correlation so it was close to 4:00 before we were finished at the branch. We picked up Ester and her two daughters so that we could make a visit to the hospital to see Aunt. By the time we visited and got home, it was after 7:00.
Saturday was the YSA conference. The sky was cloudy and it began to rain when we left the condo. The conference was very close to our condo so we felt very fortunate. It was pouring rain by the time we got to Turtle Park Falls where the conference was being held. It finally stopped raining around 11:00. The conference was very good. They had some fun activities and the closing speaker was Brother Martinez of the Seventy. He also spoke at the October General Conference. He did a great job with the YSA and I wish that he could have spoken longer. The Vance's were in charge of the conference and they did a wonderful job. After the conference, we dropped a couple of our YA off at the taxi station and then went to the store so we could pick up some bread for the sacrament.
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| As we were leaving Sister Raymond's, we looked up and saw this massive spider web that stretched between the trees. If you look closely, you can see the spiders. There were quite a few trees like this. |
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| Sister Raymond and her brother Tata. |
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| Sister Mouritsen and Sister Garrett overlooking Port Maria Bay. Sister Nielson lives just below where the sisters are standing. |
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| Brian and I with Port Maria Bay in the background. |
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