Lizards in the Light

The other night we went out to see the Full Moon - and we noticed the lizards waiting near the parking lot light ... they like to eat bugs, bugs like to fly to the light - - easy dinner!

Goats in the Churchyard

We have a certain goat herd in Yallahs, they came to Sunday Services pretty regularly - more than most members!  When we leave we have to chase them out of the yard - Elder Christensen is very good at it!

Funeral Program

Here is the program from the funeral.

We sang the loudest I have ever heard in a Church - shouted for joy!

 Here are some of the Church members who came to honor Sister Stanford.

Our dear friends from Ocho Rios Branch - sure love them!

Funeral July 28th

 We went to Ocho Rios today for the funeral of an elderly sister in the Branch - Sister Stanford.  It was our first wholly Jamaican funeral - pretty interesting.  Glad that the Branch Choir sang a couple numbers and our friend Paul Lester gave a rememberance of her.  Different to have drums and tambournines accompany hymns.

 Before the services began - small and cozy chapel.

We had a good time seeing our friends from Ochie - and Elder Gayle - whose is from Junction, is serving there with Elder Wright as the Zone Leaders - love them all!

Office Pictures

 We have some really nice art work in the Mission Office.  This picture is above the desks used by the Office Elders and the AP's - it depicts the 2000 Stripling Warriors - all wounded  - Helaman leading them.  It is a large picture so I tried to take a picture of it from different angles - so you can get the whole vision.l

This beautiful picture is in the Financial Office of the Mission - such a wonderful painting of Joseph and Mary going to Bethlehem - love the light effects in this.

Sophia's and Grace's drawings

Sophie 's self portrait - on the beach at Ocho Rios, cruise ship in the background!  - complete with flowers on her dress - so cute!

Grace drew this of me  - complete with lots of face wrinkles!  Gotta love the honesty of children!!

Primary kids drawings

Here are some of the Yallahs Branch Primary children's pictures ... love the colors and the expression of happiness in them. The Elders had a dog have puppies in their front yard - under a tree, they are hiding but you can see three of them if you look close.