Service!!!

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This week was filled with opportunities to serve! We were able to visit a family we started teaching and weed in their back yard. Elder Samuels went at it with the machete and when I went to start using it, Claudite, the mother, looked at me and told me that she could tell I didn't know how to use it. Well I didn't but by the end I was a lot better. Later in the week we were also able to rake up the backyard of the Guarro's. I just love Brother and Sister Guarro! Sister Guarro kept the conversation up while we were serving and Brother Guarro, the professional chef, prepared and great lunch! Then right afterwards we went to visit the Basdens who I also love so much. Sister Basden was cooking and had dry coconuts for us to open and grate. That was another first for me and was way easier than I thought it would be. 

On Friday we had an interesting interaction with a concerned old lady. She called us over to her as we were riding on the road and asked us if we were Latter-Day Saints. She then goes on to tell us the horrible things that some guy, we never heard of, did who is "supposedly" a leader of the church. We appreciated the concern and wished her a good day. The great thing is that one person's decisions can't defined the message that we share. 

This Sunday was branch conference and we had President Haynes and Sister Haynes from Cayman join the branch for that. It was really great and there were a lot of messages on loving, sharing, and inviting all to come closer to Jesus Christ. President Haynes has a lot of hope for the branch here in Freeport and I can see that a lot of miracles will be happening here. I mean just on Sunday we had two members come to church that we have never met and haven't been in a long time. One of them brought his non member fiancé and she seems great! Then later in the day we were out riding and a guy recognized us as missionaries and we shared with him about the Book of Mormon, where it's from, and why it's here. He was very understanding and excited to meet with us again on Monday. 

Love you all and hope you have an amazing week! 

Raking at the Guarros

Chop

Chop Chop


Coconut

Sunday dinner from the Guarros

So our oven "works" now

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