I’m starting to get settled in! This week has
been a lot better because we are working so hard! We seriously don’t have time
for dinner and sometimes only have time for 30 minute lunches. And yea when we
are constantly working I’m not homesick so that is good! The area is pretty
awesome! We are one of the most outer places of Jamaica meaning that there is
no touristy stuff. No American restaurants. Most people are super nice!
Everyone is honking because that is how they communicate while in cars. Each
honk is some word. Hahaha I’m not sure but everything is so loud! A lot of
people have these huge speakers on top of their roof of the car and have Reggae
music blaring! A lot of people work at this big aluminum plant that is in our
area. But most people farm veggies and fruit and then sell it on the side of
the road. Yes there is quite a bit of poverty. Sometimes people will be walking
around with practically nothing on. But there are also some people that have
money! They drive these sweet diesel Rangers and Hilux around.
The
branch is pretty awesome we don’t do a lot of work with the members just
because they are so busy and most of the people don’t have cars or bikes so we
really can’t use them in our work. We will still visit them but we can’t bring
them along to any lessons or anything of that nature. Our day consists of
studies, then riding 6 miles down this big hill to these little villages and
then practically mountain bike back into the bush to find other little
villages. Meanwhile talking to everyone we come in contact with! We teach
around 7 lessons each day and have to ride our bikes a long way each day over
rough rough roads and some single track red dirt! We don’t really ever have
time to just go tracting because we will just talk to people on the way to
lessons, get their number and set up a return appointment! We are going NON
stop! But it is so awesome because we have found some really solid people this
week.
My companion
is way hard worker. So that is great! He has been out for 5 months and is from
Arizona! He is a pretty solid guy! We are getting along and both want to work
our hardest! We have committed a lot of people for more baptisms in March so I
am looking forward to this week and getting to share more about the gospel with
them! It is so great to be able to see people who are truly prepared from the Lord
and how we manage to run in to them! I am having a great time now that I can
kind of understand what people are saying and am a little more familiar with
the area! I know that as we continue forth sharing the gospel we will be
blessed and the people will be blessed as well!
Love,
Elder Hansen
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