Week #94 - Planning a Rave and a Couple Baptisms

Hey Family! 

I will keep this quick:

Unfortunately Jamaicans do NOT celebrate Thanksgiving...To be honest I didn't even realize it was Thanksgiving this week until the day of... It was sad haha but Christmas should be a blast here. Our bishop said he is planning on emptying the budget on the Christmas dinner party so prepare for a rave. Also, we should have two baptisms on the same day as the party! 

Whitewashing is great. We have made a lot of cool friends. When we tell people we are new to the area, everyone tries to help us out. We are teaching this guy who is friends with some recent converts, and he will literally fix our bicycles for free any time we need. It is awesome. I am not used to having SOOO many members to work with haha so that is a positive change!

We had to stay inside yesterday because of some political elections that were getting heated haha so surprise P-Day is on Tuesday this week! 

Have a great week!

Love,

Elder Graham

The guys in our house:
Elders Robbins, Bischoff, Morris & Graham

We have a nice view from our house but pictures just don't do it justice

The return of Elder Riding

Week #41 - Respeck Rasta Yout

Hey Family!

This whole week was pretty crazy. Every day except for Sunday I went on some trade off or another for a bunch of different reasons.

Tuesday I went on a trade off with Elder Koegler so I could interview someone for baptism.

We had an emergency zone conference on Wednesday, addressing the Lord's call to serve with all our heart, might, mind and strength. It was an awesome meeting. It got Elder Christensen and I way hyped to continue the work here in Spanish Town. Later in the evening, I went on a trade off with Elder Knight.

Elder Koegler and Elder Gardner got sick on Thursday, so I went on a little trade off with Elder Pulsipher so they could go see someone who was preparing to be baptized a couple days later. Sister Harrison fed us some curry chicken and fried bread fruit which is always amazing.

On Friday evening Elder Koegler was still sick, so I went back out with Elder Knight in the evening to see someone in their area who was also preparing to be baptized over the weekend.

Saturday I went on a trade off with Elder Gardner, but finally stayed in my own area this time. A woman named Opal was baptized Saturday morning!

The mother of a kid who is now serving a mission in the Dominican Republic was baptized on Sunday morning which was awesome! We had more investigators than usual show up at church on Sunday which was great. After church, we went home and made curry chicken with boiled dumpling and potatoes for our house lunch. Later in the evening, we got fed (by a member) baked chicken and rice and peas with some dang good chocolate cake.

Crazy week but it was great. Weeks like these build faith and character. Until next week…

Love you guys!

Elder Graham

Respeck Rasta Yout
Translation:  Respect Rasta Youth
Spanish Town Zone Turkey Bowl!
Front:  Elders Christensen, Gardner, Kolomalu
Back:  Elders Dean, Robbins, Senior, Koegler, Graham, Knight, Pulsipher