Fat Sunday to Skinny Sunday!

So this week was fun and spiritual. The first Sunday we were very lucky because Angie (the one who pranked me) she loves Elder Smith and me, and so she told us she would feed us. So after church we went back to the apartment and I ate a bunch of snacks thinking that Angie wouldn't feed us a lot because I wanted to show manners and not pig out on her. Well come to find out she is a cook and does that for a job, and she made us a plate of food that was pilled like a mountain. I was like oh no.... haha. But the food was amazing. But now the challenge was to finish this plate all gone. I went to town. I started with the macaroni, continued to the chicken and beef, then went on to the rice and beans, and slid in the salad. Half way through I was stuffed, but I didn't want it to go to waste so I downed the whole plate. My stomach was gonna explode but it was a funny experience. 

So you asked what I typically eat. Well Monday we eat out at like subway or this weird Chinese place that we don't know what kind of food it is. We just know it tastes good haha. Tuesday is district meeting, so we usually go eat as a district at a pizza place or KFC. Wednesday we always eat wings with rice and some sort of great fruit. Thursday is chili day and we eat that with fritos. Friday we cook up steak (the cheap kind) or chicken with rice. That night we have french fries because its French fry Friday. Saturday and Sunday we eat whatever we feel like. The fruit is amazing. My favorite is to get a pineapple from this rasta dude and I cook it in the oven for like 10 minutes. Hot pineapple is the wicked mad boii. The locals are way poor and never feed us. They want us to feed them. It's really sad to be honest. I wish I could give them all my money. We even found a bunch of people to teach. Yuandia still wants to get baptized! Her date is on the19 of September. so i hope to get a baptism soon. That will be good. she is a cool girl and really has a testimony of what we teach. 

Jake And John Paul 

Also this week I met with john paul. He is the only guy from St. Lucia to ever get drafted to the NBA. He is 7 foot and is a stud. He is going to the states to play a year of college in Texas then is going to the Toronto Raptors. he has already signed with them. It was awesome to teach him and to meet him. The picture I have with him makes me look like a midget. I will be looking forward to how he does in the NBA and how he turns out in the gospel. 

The next great thing that happened was that my comp left to go to Barbados  for a mission leadership conference because he is the Zone Leader. So i got to go on a split with Elder Odhiombo who is from Kenya and Elder Rumbaoa from the Philippians. The few short days I had with them passed fast. I have never laughed so much in my life. Elder Odhi thinks he is a lion and carries around a picture of one to lessons. It was great. haha. It was also great to have a break from my comp because being around the same person all day every day gets long and tough. So this week was fun and good. 

Jake, Elder Odhiombo and Elder Rumbaoa

Now to skinny Sunday. This last Sunday was fast Sunday. It was tough not gonna lie. Especially because the mission pres. and Elder Cornish, a member of the 70, came to do Zone conference that day. We forgot that we had a bunch of extra meetings after church.. so we started our fast at 1 on sat. and were supposed to eat at 1 on Sunday. but we had meetings starting right after church tell 6. so we fasted way longer then we should have... Which is great and I gained a lot spiritually, but physically it almost killed me.

But Zone Conference was so good.  The Mission president was so nice to us and he taught us how to teach with Christ like attributes. Then elder Cornish taught us how to get members involved and how they will be the success for our mission and so we learned a lot. We can totally tell how he is a member of the 70 just from how he acts and teaches us. I am really excited for general conference coming up as well. 

I fasted for all of you guys and I love you all so much. I could feel all of your presence in the meeting as I fasted and learned more spiritually. I hope everything is great at home and I miss every one of you guys. I am growing closer to you every day through the Lord's work. 

One of my favorite quotes from zone conference was 

"A testimony strengthens who you are, but conversion changes who you are."

I encourage all reading this to pray and learn to listen to the spirit. And not only try to build your testimony but to become converted to the gospel. Share the gospel with everyone you come in contact with and make it who you are so you have that glowing light and that people will see the conversion in you. Be an example and live the standards of the church and not only will you be an example to all, but you will grow closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

Love you all, 

Elder Dixon