North Coast Zone Christmas Party/ President Brown's Letter

THE CHURCH OF

JESUS CHRIST

OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

Jamaica Kingston Mission

4 Garelli Avenue

Kingston 10

Jamaica

Dear Missionary Parents,

There are not words to express our gratitude for the generous donations and packages received from you this season.  Every elder and sister serving here at Christmas received packages and mail, and thanks to your assistance, not one was left out, not one was without a gift to make Christmas special for them.

 

This year each zone had a Christmas program focused on the birth of the Savior.  Sister Brown and I were able to spend a few minutes talking about the Savior’s birth and expressing our love to the missionaries. Following the program, we enjoyed a Christmas dinner prepared and served by Sister McPherson and Sister Medley.  They served a traditional Jamaican dinner of chicken, ham, rice and peas, potato salad, Jamaican vegetable, Jamaican pudding cake and ice cream.  After dinner, Elder Havili, Elder Jarvis and I donned our Santa hats and distributed all of the packages.  As names were called out, there were smiles, and looks of surprise from some who thought there would be no gifts for them. We have captured some of the fun with pictures.  We wish you could have shared in the sounds as well, but rest assured that your contributions were of great value in making each Christmas party a wonderful event for all of our missionaries. 

Jesus Christ is the true gift of Christmas.  That fact cannot be denied.  But as we stood and looked on your sons and daughters, it was very clear that they too are God’s gift to mankind. They are also part of the true gifts of Christmas as they represent the Savior of the world in their mission to the Caribbean people.

With sincere appreciation,            

President Kevin G. Brown

Jamaica Kingston Mission

Dinner :)  

Elders singing for Christmas program

President Brown and his assistants

Brodey opening his presents

Elders and their hats :)

North Coast Zone

Happy New year 2016

It has been a pretty good week. This week is 2016! haha Elder Fowkes and Elder Trinnamin slept at our house, and we watched the fireworks at midnight. That was pretty fun. There were also a whole bunch of those paper lanterns that float in the air. That was cool. We also killed and defeathered a whole bunch of chickens for a member the other day. It was gross but fun at the same time. I bought 2 coconuts for New Years the coconut water tastes nice, haha. The investigators are pretty good. Wendy is probably going to be baptized pretty soon. So is george, but we have had a hard time seeing him lately. Orlando's dad kept him from coming to church yesterday, and I don't think his dad wants us to see him anymore. Over all it was a pretty good week. I love you all.

Happy New Year!
Elder Davis

My bike used to  squeak everytime I peddled, but its all good now.

It is a little cooler, but still pretty hot and humid.

If dad thought chickens were gross when they were alive, he should try to feather one. It is nasty!

Working on my bike

Sitting on the balcony working on my bike

Wendy, our investigator

Elder Fowkes - defeathering chickens

This lizard rode around with me all of the way to church

The kind of bikes that they ride here

Yes, that is a pig head

Dinner 

Last Pday of 2015

Hello everyone!

This was a good week. Just more sketchy taxis and crazy Jamaicans. haha. Christmas was good. Wendy one of our investigators is sooo elect. You cant even believe! He already knows the Book of Mormon is true, and said he is putting his life on hold for God. He is awesome. I got to skype home this week which was really fun. Seeing some old faces was a relief to the stress of mission life. Usually i make a big thing of rice and peas and just eat that throughout the week. My bike runs a lot better now that I got a new frame. My rims are pretty old, so I am probably going to get some new rims next. Over all a good week.

I love you all

Elder Davis


All of the Jamaicans have motorcycles. So i am inspired to get one when i get back.

Church was good. Wendy (our investigator) came an hour early he was reading the Book of Mormon when we showed up.

For Pday we are probably going over to Elder Fowkes' house to play Monoploly.

They ride like weird little like Japanese bikes, but there are a couple that ride dirt bikes. That is what i want, a dirt bike.

Christmas Star Wars Advent Calendar - From Aunt Sue 

Our street - The candles are because the guy was murdered here. 

Chapel in Negril, Jamaica

View from the chapel in Negril, Jamaica

Christmas 2015 - Negril, Jamaica

Brodey's  Christmas Phone call:

-Demetri wants to get baptized in a river because it will wash his sins away the ocean will just keep bringing them back. He was drunk when he said that 

-Orlando has to pay $5 to get to church. Brodey helped pay for his sister to come to his confirmation.

-Orlando's dad used the other money to get his kids to school 

-his wife died and he is still trying to pay off the loan he got for her funeral

-most people are very poor

-Brodey knew Orlando in Heaven.

-They have fun and definitely knew each other before this life. 

-hadn't had a baptism in his area for a year until Brodey got there

-2 more baptisms scheduled for Jan 16th

-there was a lady stabbing another woman on the bus, the bus driver stopped the bus while holding a beer in one hand and stopped the lady from stabbing the other one. Then he made her sit in the back by the missionaries. she sharpened her knife the whole way home

-take taxis a lot

-got a new frame for his bike today

-hymns sound different , they add notes and sounds in different places

-talked to us in Patwa-he sounds awesome, cool accent 

- Girls ask him everyday if he will marry them. He just smiles and says "no thank you"

-lives in the nice part of Negril

-can see the ocean and the boats from his balcony

-called George, his investigator, George. of the jungle because he reaches his hand in the open fire to turn the breadfruit

-Rastas play dominos on the street. They stop and play with them. He said they get really serious about dominos.

-played uno with the members, they loved it! We sent it to him for Christmas.

-loved the book of pictures of everyone holding the Merry Christmas sign. He has been showing everyone.

-wasn't homesick until someone mentioned Star Wars came out

-Canadians love jamaica and Jamaicans love Canada

-Lots of homeless people. One guy has huge feet! So thick, they call him big foot

-gonga is what they call "weed"

-they were caroling on the beach and a weed dealer said you are spreading the word of God and I am spreading the gonga

-sorrel is a Christmas drink basically strawberry ginger beer. They boil flowers to make it.

-they love ginger they have huge things of it and cook with it

-Jamaican ginger beer is really spicy, it burns your throat when you drink it 

-Orlando's 14 yr old sister wants to be baptized also

-teaching a guy named Wendy. He read two chapters of the Book of Mormon and wants to be baptized on Jan 16

-shoes are doing good

-washes his pants after wearing them 2 days and shirts everyday. He has a few stains so might need more clothes.

-cold showers were the worst... He would just run through them back and forth to get wet. Most places don't have hot water 

-he has a box under his bed of all of his extra treats that won't melt

-it is 90 degrees there night and day right now

-wakes up every morning with mosquito bites

-best part of his mission is meeting new people and seeing things he would never see before

-take turns teaching priesthood and Sunday school at church each week

-about 20 people including the missionaries come to church each week

-clothes are holding up good

-he is happy most days 

Christmas was great!

Christmas was great. thanks for all the packages. I got more than everyone haha. This week was a little slow. Pretty much everyone canceled. We started teaching this guy named Wendy. He is awesome. He came to church and loved it. There was a visitor there that gave him a book of Mormon. we went to see him later in the week. When we got there he had read 2 chapters in the book of Mormon. He told us that he already knows it is true. We also put him on date to be baptized on the 16th of January. I am doing pretty good. I am still in the same area and with the same companion. Church was good there were a whole bunch of Canadians at our church this week. haha

Elder Davis


We hang out with elder Fowkes on Mondays. We go and play soda pong haha. He is really nice. My favorite Christmas gift was probably the camera and the picture book. Dad has a full blown beard

How was star wars? I didn't even know it came out until some white guy came up to us and asked if we are going to make it to the premier.

The camera works. ya i got a whole bunch of pictures

Friday we are going to the next town over (Savlamar) they have better internet at the church there. It will probably be in the evening.

Ya we can skype. I did get the stick and cheese. i got 6 packages. One from the Wrights and the rest from I cant remember who.

The ocean and all the jungle are the best part of Negril

I'm excited to skype. I have some crazy stories to tell. I have to go now, I love you

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I got the most presents!

Christmas Party Dinner

Zone Christmas Party (Elder Fowkes)

Elder Gibson... He's from Utah

My Zone in Montego Bay

First Baptism - Orlando

I am going to start with pictures today...

Birthday Dinner!

Floured for my birthday - Elder Fowkes and his companion

Happy 19th Birthday Flouring

Orlando got baptized!

Orlando and Elder Aguirre

I gave Orlando the priesthood on Sunday. These are all of the men in our branch.

Hanging out! - Pong

First Baptism!  - Orlando

This week was better. I am still super exhausted, but I gave orlando the priesthood on Sunday. We have found some new people to talk to and teach. Elder Aguirre is staying in Negril. The baptism was way cool. and those men are all the priesthood in the branch. This week we have a short email time. I got floured for my birthday. Over all it was a pretty good week.
Elder Davis

Our zone Christmas party is on the 21st. I got your package with the Chewbacca shirt, and the star wars pajama pants package.

Week 12 - It has been a slow week

This week was kind of slow. The baptism got canceled. There was a marathon on the road between where he lives and where we were going to do the baptism. It felt like our whole week fell through. We did a lot of finding. The few lessons we did have were really good. We have found and taught 4 new investigators and they seem really interested. Theo (one of the people we taught) is really interested in the Book of Mormon. We are going to give him one next time we visit him. He is so cool. Last night i roasted my first breadfruit and then fried it. It was so good. I need more breadfruit. haha. I have eaten at burger king. and we live pretty close to Ricks Cafe. Pres brown banned it. I think there are a lot of drugs there, but I'm not sure. George and Demetry are scheduled to be baptized on December 19th. and I decorated the apartment. and am doing the Lego calendar. I love you all!

Thanks for all the emails and support..

Elder Davis


No mail yet. we have zone meeting on wednesday, so i might get some then.

I think we lost George's little kitten. We went to see him one day, but he wasn't there. When we left the cat followed us.

They flour every one for their birthday, so that will be interesting.

For Christmas, I think they just drink a lot and party. Like all month long. Their favorite christmas drink is called Soral.

They are called honey banas because they are so sweet.  (love the shirt)

Roasting Bread Fruit Step 1

Roasting Bread Fruit Step 2

Peeling the Bread Fruit

Roasted and Fried Bread Fruit is sooo good!