Jemuna Francois' Baptism Day

On Saturday, January 29th, members of the Portsmouth Branch and a few from the Roseau Group gathered at Coconut Beach to support eight-year-old Jemuna Francois.

The Francois Family, formerly Seventh Day Adventists, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about four years ago. Brother Francois said, "and I've never looked back."

Brother Victor Francois baptized his youngest daughter, Jemuna Victora.

He then instructed Jemuna to "Kneel here in the sand," where he also performed the ordinance of confirmation.

Terry Walsh's Baptism

Pretty much everyone stayed after Sacrament Meeting for a brief service before Terry's baptism 23 January 2011, in the Caribbean Sea near his home in Roseau, Dominca. Those wearing white jump-suits rode to the sea while the rest of us walked.

Brother Anthony George was one witness, ..............

Brother Denis Dessanon the other.

Terry's uncle, Reginald Hypolite performed the baptism.

Everyone was happy, including us .............

despite the rain that began to fall immediately thereafter.

Much to our chagrin we were locked out of the apartment when we returned from the sea. President Cook removed the window screen and boosted Terry through the window. Here you see the newly-baptized man of the hour!

16 Jan 2011 Caribbean Area Conference Broadcast

These are most of the people on the right side of the 'chapel' that attended the Sunday session of the Caribbean Area Conference broadcast, others were outside in the 'cry room,' . . . . . . . . . . and on the left are the projectionist and Brother George. If you look closely you can see the Spanish-speaker projected on the front wall. Sunday morning was a multi-language session--President Zayas conducted in broken Puerto Rican English, Willy Giezler offered the opening prayer in German, the first talk was translated from Spanish to Enlgish, and the closing prayer was offered in Dominican English with a Swiss accent.

We bid President and Sister Zayas good-bye at the airport 2:30 Sunday afternoon.

On the way back through the mountains we had a few riders. You can see three of them in rear-view mirror images--one more clear than the other.

President & Sister Zayas

President Zayas is a 'people' person with a great sense of humor! Sister Zayas is not quite so comfortable around people but definitely more pleasant than this picture portrays. We visited Brother Johnny Friday afternoon at the infirmary. President Zayas told Johnny the two of them are handsome and all other men are "ugly." Here you see the "Two Guapos" handsome ones!Another of the ships we love to see in the harbor.

Ships are like friends

Whether we see a Royal Caribbean from the front porch . . . . . . . . . or a Celebrity at the port, . . . .

. . . . . we simply love watching cruise ships! Thursday evening we watched this one leave Dominica when we took President and Sister Zayas to the Fort Young Hotel.

It was hard to say goodbye to Anthea Thursday afternoon when she left Dominica to return home to Brooklyn.

This is the day Terry was HAPPY--the day he played with Lucky, the day he ate meringue cookies!

Overburdened truck and smiling missionaries

Mervin's truck sits idle these days after these last two loads were delivered. Some kind soul loaned Mervin another truck so he can continue to work while he finds used parts for this one.

Elder Hadlock and Anthea Pierre, the missionary companionship that visited the Philbert family Tuesday morning when Elder Hadlock's usual companion was a little under the weather.