Different Strokes For Different Folks!

"Hello everyone I hope you are all doing well. This week has been a rather exceptional week. We have had some great lessons lately. I am enjoying our lessons lately, we have ran into some awesome investigators. We got to sleep over at the Sorensens, why? Well haha that's a funny story some dewy dropped the keys, that might have been me. We got to go to Pointe, and saw a way cool investigator and view, it was like a dream. Oh I almost forgot we killed some chickens on Monday. Tuesday was also pretty cool. We helped lift cement onto a roof.

This week has been so great. This week has also been great because I have gained this re vamped love for Elder Randle my companion! He I are awesome together!

I am going to title this,  hopefully very appropriately

-Different strokes for different folks-   

Monday March 28, 2011 2:00 PMish

Well let get started. Saturday night we walked up or rather walked into one of our investigators in conversation with his girl that is a friend. We said hi and we were like we better get out of here, then she started asking who we were and we said we are the missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Then she said are you guys "normans" we said nope (aware that she was referring to us) we are from the church of Jesus ..... and then we proceeded to talk to her about  you guessed it. Its whats on every missionaries mind, FOOD. She offered to cook us a meal. Rather reluctantly we said YESSSSSS!!!! HaHa. We set it up for the next day.

Sunday came around and we went over to the house and got some very very good chicken. So as we were finishing up the food she starts talking about "normans" again. She goes those Normans are always walking around just like you guys. So I asked Yeah do they were name tags to. She says ya and they don't even use the bible, and they aren't very good. I sad man I really like them they are way good and very nice. Elder Randle and I were almost bursting into tears laughing at this time and she goes what are you laughing about? They don't use the bible. So I pulled a bible out and asked if she had ever seen one reading a bible. she said no I haven't. I said are you sure you haven't I think you might be looking at one. She said "no" they don't use the bible. Elder Randle and I were laughing saying, are you sure you have never seen one with a bible? She Said NO, they only use there book the book of Norman. So I got mine out and put it on my bible, and said who put this here? She looks at it pauses sits on the couch are you normans? We said we are Mormons. That is just our nick name we are really the church of Jesus ..... Then we had a lesson with her answering all her questions and correcting her misconceptions about the church.

This was a pretty funny experience, but also one that we both learned from. Sometimes you really got to take a different approach for different people. I think this was one experience I wont forget and one she wont either because we are now teaching her the gospel along with her friend!!!!
well that's it that's all for this week

Love you all Very much! "BIG UP YOUR SELF'S"  (Jamaican term of Good Job)

Love,
Elder Conder"

March 21, 2011

"Dear you and you and you, 

                                                
How are you all you doing, first of all? I am Just sitting here in Mo-bay about to recap some of the great thing that have happened this week.

whats new this week

- We went to Kingston to go do some driving stuff for Elder Randle. It was so beautiful if you look on a map you might get a small idea of how long we were in the car for. It seemed like we were forever from home, but it felt good to come back to Montego Bay and again start teaching. I am so glad to be back !
- Baptism this week! Brother Jordan Anthony Smith. It was so awesome, Elder Randle baptized him and I confirmed him. That was way awesome !!!! I am so happy I got to do that. I also got to be the witness of his baptism.
- We just ate at Wendy's very good!
- Other than that it has been a pretty normal week here. I love serving a mission I can't believe I have such a cool opportunity to serve.

What has Elder Conder Been doing this transfer   ???
this transfer has gone by so fast it is crazy.
- Investigators of focus
Melissa- An awesome lady that lives in a place called Canterbury,  she has been coming to church for 3 weeks now
Sis Smith- She was a Jehovah's Witness and she has been to church three times now! She is also moving to Maine next month.
Marlin, Mark and Ricardo- Three awesome guys that are somehow related and they are working together to come to church !!

Well that is it for this week love you all I hope you all are still awesome and enjoy the pics !!!!!

LOVE Elder Conder"

To the world I have to say, what a GREAT day!

March 14, 2011


"Dear Everyone,                                                                                

This week in Mo Bay, I don't know where to begin. This week has been quite amazing, well I  guess we will go with the bad first because it is the shortest. Marlin and Ricardo didn't come to church. This week we had an opportunity to go to a place called the Yacht Club It was so cool, a restraunt/yacht club .... Sister and Elder Sorensen have their family down here, So they went with the landlord to this place.  Our landlord is sister Rose, she is one of the nicest people ever. She reminds me of a female Elder Savio haha. We had Lobster as we looked over the ocean. It was so amazing. That was on Thursday, and then on Friday we walked up to our investigators house and we got up to there veranda and there sat   two Rastas just  bagging up their weed to go out and sell. There was so much weed sitting on the veranda and they were just sitting there like it was nothing.

I guess that is how it is here in Jamaica! Sunday I stepped my foot back in America as Pres. Lee invited us to dinner we had steak and mashed potatoes, they were so good. Today was awesome !!!! I opened my letters from all of you!!! thank you so much I really appreciated that!!!!!!! It was so cool to here from you. I am so stoked! I heard to Awesome things today!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope  people don't mind me sharing, but Allyssa Has a temple recommend! and Morgan Jennings is now Elder Jennings and is back in Argentina! I was so happy to here that!

well everyone sorry this is so short but I love you All!

Love,
Elder Conder"

"Weekly up date to keep you up to date"

"Dear everyone one of you my loved ones,    
                                               
I would like to start you out by letting you know something. That something is, that I love each one of you and I love hearing from you so much! I can't believe you are still writing me! I thought you might forget about me! Well Ya, I just wanted you to know that I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
Here is some more news that you might find interesting and uplifting. I am still alive, I don't know if you remember, but I love you very much! Jamaica is way awesome we are almost headed into to Mango season here which is awesome, because Mango's are very good and everywhere! 
We have been having a really great week here in Mont-ego Bay not only with our investigators but mostly all around.

THIS WEEK IN THE BAY
Monday the 28th
Beautiful sunshine Bird feeding sactuary/ someones backyard turn tourist trap. was way cool I will try to attach a pic.

Tuesday
Great day of sweating drinking water and proselyting. Really the best in life for The JKM (Jamaica kingston Mission)

Wednesday
District meeting and Margaritaville/ rip off villllllll MY meal was my whole weeks supply of food soooo luckily we got fed this week !!!!!!!

Thursday same as Tuesday

Friday
Super Planning! and Friday night activity (played soccer)

Saturday 
Same as Tuesday

Sunday
FAST and TESTIMONY meeting! this was awesome a 99 year old member and sea man/ pirate boar, an awesome testimony and compared the gospel to an anchor he said " I never go to see with out my anchor, anchor yourself with the gospel"

Today well who knows whats going to happen next!!! but I can't wait to see!

LOVE GOD your father and keep his commandments

LOVE you LOVER
Elder James Conder
P.S. 
I love you all
P.s.s.
I love you Mom and dad"



WOW. That sucks!!