baptism on my very last week

Note from the editor:
This is an update from the last post. I found this note in a different email and so i am using the same pictures that i put in the previous post. I am also adding some new pictures at the end that i got of Elder Fisher and the outgoing missionaries after he arrived in the mission home Tuesday in Curacao.

Wow what a great week. We have been working hard trying to finish strong. We had a baptism on Saturday for Annie Angelina Washington. I also was blessed for the wonderful opportunity to perform her baptism on my very last weekend. She has been taught for quite a while but was never able to be baptized do to some family problems but we were able to push through all of those and get all of her lessons taught. She's also from Venezuela. We were teaching the whole family but then the family split up and she was the only one we were able to continue teaching. Her mom and sister just moved from the  Hindu home they were living in and so now the missionaries will be able to begin teaching them again! 

Hey just make sure to have all of the marvel movies ready for me to watch when I get home and I'd also like to go to the temple as soon as possible. I love you all and I am really excited to see all of you!

In Curacao awaiting the flight home

Love elder Fisher

Flying out tomorrow

I fly to Curacao tomorrow. I don't get there tell later in the day and then i will spend all day Wednesday there before I leave early Thursday. I cant wait to see all of you on Thursday. Its going to be crazy here next couple of days. 

We had two rats in our apartment living in our stove when I got here but me and Elder Garner were able to chase them out pin them with a broom well the other smashed them with a cricket bat so no more rat problem!

Latest Baptism

2 John 1:12

This week is really great. Yesterday really topped it off. 

Last Sunday we met 2 really young families while contacting and we began teaching them yesterday. Brother Mingo from New Amsterdam moved here about 2 weeks ago and he agreed to come teaching with us after church. He came by with us and we had some really great lessons. The families really loved us and promised to even come to church next week and to cook pumpkin and roti! My favourite. 

Today while waiting for a working computer the other missionaries got a pocket dial from Sultan, my recent convert from Vreed En Hoop. He did't mean to call us but he was in the area so he brought us lunch! He told me to call him before I go and that he would take me out for lunch. He's pretty awesome. We are working hard. I love you all and look forward to seeing you soon!

Love Elder Fisher

Me and my companion

Me and my companion!

Well this week has been busy. It was the week of zone conference and so we were in Georgetown a lot. We had our interviews there on Monday. Tuesday I was on an exchange with Elder Raymond, Wednesday was zone conference. I gave my 10 minute presentation and also arranged a musical number. I have no idea why I was assigned that musical number but I did my best. The other zone leader in Linden was assigned to assign someone to it and he thought I would do a good job. I thought how hard could it be. Lets just say it will be one to remember. 

All of the departing missionaries including myself also got to give our departing testimony. That was fun. It was a good conference. After all the zone leaders stayed in town until 6 where we went to the Marriot hotel and had dinner and a zone leader meeting. I think that's the most culture shocked I've been since I very first got here. It is a seriously nice place, worthy for a mission president to stay. 

On Saturday there was a really awesome broadcast from the Dominican Republic. President Nelson was there. It was inspiring. Elder Renlund focused a lot on the importance of the doctrine of Christ. President Nelson talked a lot about family and the importance of the temple. Speaking of the temple tell Brittany congratulations. She's been in my prayers the last few days. 
Junior and Queenie are doing well but Junior feels like the 15th is still to soon to be baptized and is still praying about it. They know its true and have repeatedly told us that. We will probably have to change their baptism date but that's okay I'll get pictures! They are also helping us teach their friend who has visions every night. She's a little unsure of the church right now but is giving it a try. Her name is Regina. 
Well that's all I got for you this week!

Pictures of District meeting in Le Grange 2 weeks ago.

Love Elder Fisher

Earth Quake

The time is flying here and we are having fun. We are making our visits and teaching lots of people. We started teaching a member named Sister Ruby who has family in Edmonton and visits every so often. She's really cool. We are hoping to have some baptisms here on September 15.

Hey don't worry this week was really crazy and 100% safe. Tuesday was the craziest as that was when we felt the big earth tremor. I was in Sister's Village teaching one of our baptismal dates on there wood stairs. We were sitting there when all of a sudden the stairs began shaking. At first we were confused until we saw the power lines shaking and all the buildings creaking and groaning and we realize it was an earth quake so we ran of the stairs and stood on solid ground. It was a very weird feeling as my feet were solidly placed on the ground but I was shaking. It felt like i was dizzy. 

I also learned I don't want to be picked up by Guyanese emergency first respondents. On our way back we passed a bad motorcycle accident before any first respondents arrived. Our hired car driver decided to stop to get a good look. A small crowed began forming at this point. It was dark and it looked like the motorcycle driver hit a homeless man walking on the road. The man who got hit, his legs were cut up very badly and were bleeding a little bit. The motorcycle driver looked much worse. His face was all bloody and blood was foaming from his mouth. Both were just laying there unconscious but moving a little and breathing. A police truck then pulled up and the police got out and yelled at the crowd to help pick them up to put them in the back of the truck. About 10 men then picked them up by the arms and legs and lifted them into the truck. The cycle driver left a good pile of blood behind his head.They then took off and we haven't heard anything since. We got in the car and drove away. 

The next morning we felt our house shake for a half a minute. It was a smaller tremor but not as many people noticed it. On a more positive note this week we were biking between appointments and we accidentally took a wrong turn. When we realized it we stopped by an older lady carrying groceries. She asked us if we could help her. It was a short walk to her house through a street full of craters. Her taxi refused to drive her through the street and she has really bad knees and can barely walk. We gladly helped her and she told us how she use to be Muslim but had a good friend in the church in Georgetown and began to go to the church there and became a christian. The missionaries were teaching here but then her husband died in a car accident and she moved and lost contact with the church. This was about 8 years ago. She was never baptized or anything but she told us how she was thinking about trying to find the church again and that she would love to go to church again. Her name is sister Lila and she is a very nice lady. We have begun teaching her and her Granddaughter. Its been a fun and interesting week!

Love Elder Fisher

source of revelation

Hey 

Well this week has been fun. I have been finding more members in our area this week. Its been fun trying to strengthen our members because they need it. 

I`m really having a hard time knowing what to talk about right now. It feels like the weeks are just flying by right now. I really love my new companion Elder Ortega. We are having a lot of fun. We are working hard together. he reminds me a lot of Richy. It almost feels like I`m hanging out with Richy all the time except we are doing missionary work. 

All of our recent converts are doing well. Mohamed is staying on the east coast by one of his old mentors from the orphanage he grew up in and is helping teach him the missionary lessons right now. He got his phone back so we are able to stay in touch a little. We have begun teaching a young couple named Junior and Queenie. They have been going between West Minister (in our area) and Georgetown for school. The Georgetown Elder`s picked them up but handed them over to us since they will be over here on this side more often. They are very elect. They have been reading the Gospel Principles book that they got at church in Georgetown and when we visited they were asking us what they needed to do to have an eternal family. Queenie then told us how she keeps getting dreams that the church is true (very common source of revelation here). On Sunday they showed up to church very early. They beat everyone there and were waiting for someone to come to open the church. They are awesome and I`m hoping we can get them baptized before I go but we won`t rush it. 

Love Elder Fisher

Special Assignments

Hey everyone! 

Soca music is literally everywhere here. You get in a car or a bus and they blast your ears out with it. Its definitely the most popular music here. 

Well I got my last transfer call here. I am staying in Patentia but my companion who is going to kill me is Elder Ortega from the Philippians. We will be together on Friday. President Baird called me before I got my transfer call and told me he would like me to be a zone leader for my last transfer. He gave me a few special assignments to review the mission policies and see which ones I think could be tweaked or changed to make the mission more effective. He also said since I have been here for so long I have seen the most changes in the mission from where it was to the high level it is functioning at now so he wants me to give a report on what made it change at MLC on Friday. 

This last week was pretty good but Mohamed is missing. His rent ran out and so he had to leave. He told the branch president he is going to Georgetown and he left so quick he left his phone with Brother Cooper so no one really knows where he is right now. For all we know he could be homeless right now but I really hope not. 

Eion at church was telling all of the brethren in priesthood class how he loves this church and how its already changing him. Hopefully we can get him baptized by the end of the transfer. We have been doing a lot of contacting and searching for more elect people to teach. Things are going pretty well here.

Love Elder Fisher