1st Transfer: Week 5 ~ Pics! What a Surprise!:)

I totally forgot to send a memory card adapter with Mackenzie so she could send us pictures. One month later we got a few:). It took her a while to receive her box from the mission home then the computer that she uses was too slow to upload pics. She was able to upload a few yesterday and hopefully more next week:). We will cross our fingers.......enjoy her email:).

"I love her....she is just my sister in Jamaica"

Hey mom so this week my companion went on a temple trip to be sealed to her family, therefore I was with another companion named Sister H. She is a Sister Training Leader.

Today we will be going to Kingston to sleep at their apartment with the Mandeville sisters as well so its going to be like a big sleepover! woohoo! We are going there because we are having a big sister meeting with all of the sisters in the whole mission except the ones on the islands, they will be on t.v. watching it. So its been a good week. I took over this huge area and took control of the lessons. I felt like I did really good. I love my investigators and just love teaching them.

The Gardens

So I am trying to send all of the pictures but be patient it will take a while. How is the family? Oh sorry I didn't read your 1,000 e-mails that you sent me because I want to give you the pictures that you have been waiting to see.

I have a lot of amazing stories to tell you and blessings. So I bought things from M's store. M is Sister L's mom. Later for family home evening, she talked about how much she has prayed about needing more money to provide for her family. 

Caribbean Sea

I came and bought from her shop and she told me thank you as well as her Heavenly Father because I came at the perfect time. She feels like Heavenly Father answered her prayers. She then told me that after I came in and bought from her she has had so much success in her store so she thanks me for that to. I told her she needs to thank Heavenly Father mostly. I just wanted some souvenirs(:. I love M and she really loves me. Then we go over to R and T who are the best membersss!! Such strong members and they used to be Pentecostal. They got baptized and are so strong. 

Overlooking the beautiful Caribbean Sea

So we have FHE with the elders at M's and then T and R's house. I love the elders! Elder H and Elder K. They are awesome here. No one feeds us but the Senior companion the H's but that's alright. We're survivors.

S is doing wonderful she is going to teach me how to cook one day. We are dropping T and his friend. His friend O just wants us over for the wrong reasons. I ain't here to mess around its time to work. We didn't have a baptism yesterday, its this coming Sunday and I am very excited for it!! That's the ocean and that's actually in a different area. People live up there and have that view but their houses aren't the best.

Her ride:)

Yes, like I said we have the largest area to cover. In the whole mission. But I just love this area it is the best!

Something I need to mention to you though is that missionaries who go to other countries have to fly back home. You can not come here to Jamaica to pick me up. The mission does not allow that. But once I come home then if you want we can come to Jamaica. (: The investigators love me and it made me feel so good that (as I was taking over this area) they all looked at Sister H and said "Sister J is my friend, and I love her". It just made me feel so good! Like I am doing some thing right. It was nice for me to hear that from all of them. I love them so much.

The Falls

I forgot to tell you I gave a talk in church yesterday. I was stressed out.. but it went really good. (: We were packed for Easter but of course most of them were not members which gave us a good opportunity to try to make them feel welcomed. Yesterday we had a good amount come to church. Here in this Jamaica Kingston Mission, just since I have been here, the work is really hastening... its insane. We got a new stake here and we are getting good numbers. Its awesome. Sooner or later we will be getting a temple :). Mom I really miss you guys but I am also really loving my mission. I can't believe May 12 I will be here for 2 months. That's insane. Time is flying by so fast!

Their "Wata" jug:)

Okay, so funny story.. Saturday night we had a ton of lizards come into our house. (I will make sure to take a picture of it for you, i forgot to take a picture of it) and Sister B hates lizards it freaks her out. They are huge lizards here and anyway we went outside to our Rasta friends and told them to please help us get them out! They all were laughing it was so funny.. they went in.. and killed them! I was like what in the world ? I thought they would catch them and take them outside but nnooooppee they downright killed them. They killed them with the end of the stick of a broom! It was so gross! We both were out of the house so fast! hahaha I was so grossed out and felt so sick inside.. but gotta do whatcha gotta do. hahaha!

We have a CD player in the truck that we listen to as we drive long ways to our investigators. Could you send me some wonderful beautiful music CDs? My companion and I need some good music. If you can't then thats okay. Thanks mom. you are the best. 

Yesterday we had no food in our apartment and we were starving! The H's called us as we were driving back home and wanted us to stop by their place to look at some pictures, and then they asked are you guys hungry? I have leftover dessert and dinner! We looked at each other and said YEAH! we were starving! She was prompted to give us food!

But anyway mom we have to go now our time is up, I love you so much and tell the rest of the family that I love them too thanks for all the love and support.  

You family are the best. Tell Adam I love him and am happy for him and the braces thing. That story that happened to him was amazing! Tell Dad I love him and of course little Lauren too. I just hope all of you are doing well. I pray for all of you every night each by name. Next time I will send the rest of the pictures that I have. Love you mom!! Bye :)