Looking forward to Christmas

Good morning....

The past couple of weeks have been quite lonely. My companion has been back in the states to help relocate her 94 year young mother from Ohio to our home in Idaho. Mom Fell a couple of months ago and broke her leg and has been in a facility ever since. Sue went and sprung her out and now family will take care of her. The good thing is that she (Sue) returns to Jamaica tomorrow. Yippy Skippy.
The Sunday before last was Stake Conference in Kingston. The mission president, President Parker, called the night before and informed me that I get to fulfill his assignment at Stake Conference because he had an emergency on the West end of the Island that he had to attend to.
Someone told me one time..... "Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not break when bent" I am so thankful for the Holy Ghost and His help. I guess I was inspired to have prepared a couple of talks over the past few weeks and parts of each fit the theme of Conference. So it was one of those times that my rambling was directed in the right direction. Strange how you never know.

Jamaica Kingston Mission Presidency
L to R  - President Me, President Fred Parker, President Ransford McLeod

View from the Port Antonio Government Hospital
North Shore

Port Antonio Government Hospital

Caroling at the Chinese Gardens Park with some of our faithful Missionaries

I went to get our SUV washed prior to exchanging it for a new vehicle and
the fellow that washed our car was soooo excited about the kite he made.
Bamboo and cut up plastic bags.

This tree is documented to be 280 years old.
And its huge.

Sister Barney standing in the center of an echo patio.
When you stand here and talk the acoustics are amazing.
Like Adam-Ondi-Ahman I suppose.

They call this a cannonball tree. Rightly so. The fruit is hard as a rock, super round, and weigh in at
several pounds. The flowers are amazingly pretty.

One of our mission apartments near Port Maria on the North Shore.
Those are the landlords dogs.

View from the Port Maria apartment is to die for.
What a beautiful country.

We had to stay over in Port Antonio. I know, someone has to do it.
This is the "Tropical Lagoon Resort" overlooking the Blue Lagoon where part of the movie was filmed.

Last but not least....fun little chart.