Jabadog - Linstead, Jamaica

Hello everyone!

This week was good. Just a lot of work. We did find some cool people. We found the worlds fattest dog. I call him Jabadog. I'll send a picture. I got some new scriptures, but no mail. People here are different in the way they think. It is kind of like a giant small town. They think Jamaica is the center of the world. But they are still good people. They wear the same thing as Americans. Crazy people will wear like 10 layers of clothes. (idk why) They eat a lot of chickin and dumpling and rice. Nobody has a car for themselves. They just take taxis everywhere. The taxis are just big Rasta men that drive around. 

This week was good,

Elder Davis

They told us we had to have shoulder bags and not backpacks. So, I bought this one. :)

A member made us a cake. It says "thug life".

Jabadog

Baptism from last week 

God Works In Mysterious Ways - Linstead, Jamaica

Hello Everyone!

This week was great! We have been finding a lot. Two of the investigators in my old area got baptized. One of them wanted me to baptize her. So that was cool. In the new area, we are just finding new investigators. On Thursday at like 7 o'clock our appointments fell through. KFC is far away, but we wanted to go to KFC so we did. We ordered, then there was one of the workers there that had prayed for help. She was a member. She asked us for a blessing. So that was cool. God works in mysterious ways. Then there was a shop next to KFC. Elder Joe found the new Pokemon game and bought it. haha He sent it to his brother. The ward is good. There are young men and women, but they don't have mutual. Instead they try to do something called Friday night activity, but no one comes out. We live with the bishop. So we will go eat and hang with the other elders then go home and clean the house. Kingston probably has the most hotels. I think I will be in this area for a while. That is how this week went.

Love you all, 

Elder Davis

Kimone's baptism

Full Shoes - Crocs

Our View

Kids and Kids

Viewer Discretion is Advised - Linstead, Jamaica

Hello Everyone, 

This week was great! There was a baptism in my area, but i didn't know the person. The first day we got a bunch of free food and drinks. Then on day two we witnessed the miracle of life haha. We saw a goat giving birth. We video taped it. viewer discretion is advised, haha. My comp is pretty cool. He is from Salt Lake City,Utah, but he's chill. 

The water here is clean, i think. Idk if i'm just use to it or what, but it seems clean. There are trash men. They just drive down the road and grab all the trash. I do not want to live here, I would much rather live in the U.S. Our area is pretty big. It goes from Linstead to Ocho Rios. I sleep pretty good. There are some roosters that wake me up. I might kill them, haha. Teaching is good. We are finding lots of cool people. That is how this week went.

Love you all, 

Elder Davis

I caught a goat!

We met this kid and he had the weirdest shaped head. 

Finally, grape soda. :)

Proof that Fasting Works - Linstead, Jamaica

Hello everyone!

I heard the patriots won. I legit fasted for it yesterday haha. So, that is just proof that fasting works. Transfers were good, but weird. I am leaving and going to the other side of Linstead with Elder Johanson. I am excited. I am still in the same ward, and I am happy I am staying here.We have a bunch of baptisms in the Bogwalk area. So now its time to line up some baptisms in Uerton. The ward is great. There are a lot of awesome members. I found black leather converse, so i bought them. They have been working. On Sundays, we have coordination at 8 in the morning. Then it is church. we don't really do a whole lot, just participate in class. 

5 things I've learned while on my mission:

1 faith is a principle of power 

2 the church is true 

3 the stories and teachings in the scriptures 

4 how to talk to people 

5 how to cook jamaican food.

I love you all,

Elder Davis

My new companion is the one in the weird stance in the picture. Tell Elly to look up the self reliance program that the church does. It helps people run and grow their own businesses.

Peace...

I think the children in Jamaica like him :)

My Zone

Making Pizza in Jamaica

One Liners from Jamaicans - Linstead, Jamaica

This week was awesome! Akeem got baptized, and we should have another in 2 weeks. Things in Linstead are great. We also played football (soccer) today. That was fun! here are some one liners from jamaicans:

 " ya mon"

 "bless up" 

" me soon come"

" wagwon" 

"wa ya daypon" 

" yo white boyi" 

haha That is a few of them. I might get a new comp next transfer(Saturday). The baptism was good. Except after Akeem got dunked, there was a mad man( crazy man) that started clapping and being loud, but then he left. So, that was exciting. haha

Love you all, 

Elder Davis

I got the package. It was awesome. I made the potatoes yesterday. The customs poked a hole in all of the things, except the shoes. They are little too big.

The markers and the mints were ok. There is a hole in Austin's paper. It is like they poked the package with a screwdriver or something.

We are going to make pizza this week.

Akeem's Baptism

Football (soccer) with the Zone! 

Puppies back in Spain Town

My new shoes

Machetes and Plucking - Linstead, Jamaica

 Hello everyone!
This week was another good week. Linstead is nice. Last week a kid named Akeem asked us to baptize him. He should get baptized this next Sunday. Jay came to church, we are just waiting for his dad to approve his baptism. Over all, it was an awesome week. We found a baby coconut tree, so we planted it in our yard. I named it Jeffrey. haha. We usually either chop yards with machetes or kill and pluck chickens for service hours. We learned how to make jerk chicken last week, so I can make it back home.
5 things I miss from America:
1 rootbeer
2 movies and tv
3 carpet
4 ac
5 clean dogs.
They have pretty much the same groceries here just different brands. I got a new camera. I'm happy I'm good. Elder poe got a card game named magic, so we might play that today.
I love you all,
Elder Davis

Elder Davis and Jeffrey

Wild Peacocks

There are goats everywhere

New Scripture case

New Scripture Case

Strangest Things About Jamaica - Linstead, Jamaica

Hello everyone, It's me! 

This week was pretty good. We had an area broadcast. We had some general authorities that spoke to us over satellite. Shawn didn't make it to church, neither did Dalia. But Jay, an investigator that is 16, just needs his dads permission to be baptized. He is on date for February. His dad said he is waiting for his grades. He gets them this month, so hopefully they are good. 

At church a kid got baptized, he was scared of the water. So, it took like 12 years to get him dunked. After the baptism there was a kid that came up to us. He is 9. We thought he was a member, but he asked if he could get baptized. We are going to work with him and get it done in 2 weeks.
There is another lady that came to church, and she also wants to get baptized. She also could get there in a couple of weeks. 

The strangest things about Jamaica... 

1 people 

2 food 

3 public transportation 

4 stores 

5 language 

6 roads 

7 the island is small 

8 police 

9 10 and 1 people. 

The kids wear uniforms. Nothing on the island is official like there isn't paper work. You can just build a house where ever. its disorganized. I like how it is relaxed... to a point. Not really, I guess I got use to it.

Love you all,

Elder Davis

Me and ISIS

This elder loves animals :)

Fried chicken we made