Elder Mitchell Christensen: Week 7

Week 7 - Spanish Town

Hey Family!

This week has been great! I got to go on my first Exchanges on Wednesday. I was with Elder Knight for the day. It was fun to go to another area and to see some new people! There was some pretty great Sun sets this week! I tried a lot of different foods this week! I had Chicken foot stew! It was great! The Chicken foot isn't too bad. If you cook it just right it is the Best part of the chicken!! I also tried bone Marrow. You bite off the end of the bone and just suck out the marrow inside the bone! That is pretty good too! I also had some coconut water! Its good as well! Jamaicans have a different type of Ketchup. They put cane sugar in it and people just load up on ketchup!

This week we found some pretty cool investigators. One's name is Collin. He has read the Book of Mormon 3 times! He loves the book and knows it is true but doesn't know what to do now with this knowledge! We are going to teach him in 2 weeks because he went up country to visit some friends. We are also teaching Annie. A member referral from a recent convert. Annie is doing really well! She says when ever she reads the book of Mormon she feels joy. That's a good sign she knows it is true! We just need to get her to church. That's one of the biggest problems in Jamaica is church attendance. Not many people have cars. They all walk or take Taxis. It costs 2 dollars to get where ever you need to be. Its pretty cheep. Taxi's are crazy! most of them don't have AC you come out sweating like crazy!

We got Rain on Sunday! but the bad part about rain is Jamaicans are scared of the rain. when the rain comes down the Jamaicans go inside and the rest of our day stinks because they won't let us in and nobody is to be found on the streets!

Church was great this Sunday! One of our Investigators Erika who said she had a dream about the book or Mormon came to church. I have never seen her kids so quiet! It was awesome she was able to see how church is like and hopefully she keeps on working and getting to church!

I love the Book of Mormon! I'm so grateful to be able to teach others about this wonderful book! I know it is true! The more we read it the stronger we become in the gospel. The Book of Mormon has so many promises in it if we keep the commandments and we don't fallow the influence of the world. I love Jamaica and the People! I will just stop and sit down next to a man on the street and talk to him about the gospel and the Happiness that it brings to my life! I know that Families can be together forever because of the Plan of Salvation! I love and pray for each and everyone of you! Keep working hard and endure to the end!

Nuff Love

Elder Christensen