On Top of a Light House/ Happy Valentines Day/ Feb 12,18 update

As I go through my mission, I try to evaluate my offering to the Lord each day. Helps me to reflect on where I can improve the most.

I had a trade-off with E. Richins this week. He is SO much fun. I forgot to get a picture with him :P

The other day, E. Richins and E. Smith (Ciceron Elders) Called us in an emergency. They asked for a blessing after a dark experience contacting in there area. I know these elder pretty well, and they area has been known to deal with evil spirits. IT IS REAL. I know it.

We gave them the blessing at their apartment, and the peace we all felt afterwards felt similar to how I feel inside the temple. It was a holy experience I will not forget.

The Vieux Fort Central elders had a baptism so, we got to be there for that. Afterwards, we found that a trucks wheel came off and the wheel rolled right into our parked car!!! WHAT are the ODDS! oh well, It broke off our bumper, but I managed to rig it back for a temporary fix. We gave the 3 companionships there all an apartment inspection. Yes, we are like a an acting senior couple.

For P-day, we randomly decided to visit a light house very close to our house and the airport. It had an amazing view, but we chatted with the guy who has the keys to it and we talked him into letting us climb up to the top of it! IT WAS FUN! Got some really nice pics. I only wish it was clear enough to see the next island close to us, Martinique.

I love and miss you all so much. Have an amazing week and a Happy Valentines Day!

Trade-off with an Old Friend/ New Mission President- Feb 5,18 update

The week started with a Combined District meeting we held on the south end of the island. The zone is pretty cool.

E. Schmidt and I also taught a class at a local high school! Ya! It was crazy, but we shared "The Family" with them. We will be doing this every Wednesday for now on.

Yes, There was an announcement of our new mission president named: ALAN FISHER from Sacramento California. hehe, Same first name as President Herrington too.

I got to do a trade-off with E. GRANT! He is an old friend back from my days in middle school. WOW, we had a fun trade-off we spent some time catching up about talking about past friends and classes. It was great!! Love that Elder.

We had a super spiritual experience with "Nigel" this week. He is 22 and kinda wants to serve a mission. But he stopped us during a Plan of Salvation lesson we had with him and he told us he prayed  about the book, the prophet. he said it was the most sincere prayer he has ever done. He said:" I felt a burning feeling in my chest and I was overwhelmed with tears" At that point in the lesson, a sacred feeling entered my heart that I will forever remember.

Well, The island is beautiful here. I saw St. Vincent when I was in Vieux Fort and I saw Martinique from Rodney bay. (just look on google earth). The island are pretty.

 I love you all. This gospel is as true as you want it to be. All you need is a "Sincere Heart" to search and ask. 

Have fantastic week to my Friends and Family!

Love,

Elder Jacobson

I Conquered Gros Piton!

Hello Friends and family!

Real quick,

This week We had a fun Branch activity and had "trivia questions" The youth of the branch came and it was a lot of chaos and fun

After being super  hard-core rejected, Elder Schmidt and I found a super AWESOME old couple this week named Linda and Charlie. They loved the Restoration message. We are excited to keep teaching them.

The entire zone hiked the "Pitons" this morning. It was a blast and a half! My legs are dead though. It was super steep. Hope you all like the pictures.

I will share something I found in the old testament. I was reading from Ezekiel 36:26-28 He is talking about when we repent, we receive a "new heart AND a new spirit"

The Lord will help us in our trial of temptation. This has been a fun thought to share with people here. A lot of people are afraid of "back sliding" and The Lord helps those who surrender themselves to him.

I love and miss you all! Have a great week!

Love,

AP Trade-off - Jan 22nd update

The Flight to and from Barbados was real nice. The AP trade-off was a lot of fun. Again, a lot of fun experiences that bring even more joy to missionary work. Also, many spiritual experiences in contacts too.

Here in St. Lucia, E. Schmidt and I have been working with a 21yr. old named "Donovan". He wants to serve a mission and enjoys coming out teaching with us. He is funny and cool. :)

During Church this week, A bunch of tourist came just for the day. One of them was a Returned missionary who served long ago here in St. Lucia! Crazy thing was, I have a tie signed by him! All of us missionaries got to chat with him and relate in so many ways. We had a lot of good laughs with "Ethan Hunt'.

We found out last night over a large mission-wide skype call, that another apostle is coming to the mission! Sadly, he is only going to Barbados. he will be dedicating the island and sonn to be others. We dont know which one it is yet.

Well, Lucia is AWESOME. I am looking forward to get to know the members more. Thats something that makes missionary work fun. Getting to know such wonderful, and faithful people.

I love and miss you all! Have a good one!

I am in St. Lucia! - January 15th update

Hello Friends and Family.

Another week where there is just TOO much to say. Well, it began with say good-bye to everyone of my friends in Grenada. It was REALLY hard. There have been many wonderful moms here that call me their "son" and saying goodbye to them has been tough. I love Grenada, I hope get the chance to come back one day.

While Traveling to St. Lucia, Our plane made stops on 2 other islands. I went from Grenada to Barbados to St. Vincent and to St. Lucia. While flying out of Vincy, I was taking pictures and I spotted my old Georgetown APARTMENT!!! wow, It was a cool experience to see my old area from the sky.

St. Lucia is real nice. Honestly, I feel like it is underrated. It is really developed and is SUPER pretty here. I have driven to and from the bottom of the island to the top twice now. The roads are really nice.

I have spent a lot of time meeting members and and contacting here. It is hard to move cause I have to learn everything over again.

When I got here, E. Schmidt and I had 3 days to prepare for Zone conference! Ahh!

Well, When President Herrington and His wife got here, We were ready., but before Z.C. though, We created a new "zone culture". We called it "Seek His Will" using Helaman 10:4.

After praying and feeling that it was right, we went to President Monson's Funeral. I could not hold back tears during the service. It was sad to see this wonderful man leave us. During the service, President Russel M. Nelson spoke and talked about a story in Germany. He used the SAME scripture (Hel. 10:4) and It felt as if the Lord was putting a stamp of approval on our effort for this zone. We are really trying hard to help this zone. I know we will see more miracles in the following weeks.

This week has been full of miracles and tender mercies. Oh how I am thankful for these things.

I bare testimony that our savior Jesus Christ is real, and he loves us.

I love and miss you all. I only ask for your prayers again when we travel for another AP trade-off in Barbados this Tuesday.

Take care :)

Goodbye Grenada!!

 Elder Orme and I hiked to Hog island. It is a small island next to this island. it is connected by a long bridge.

We Got to Play with TJ and Lily at a pasture. They are ages 5 and 7. They are so cute. We played basketball and football.

We also got to cut bush up in the mountain. We hacked our way through the bush to get there.... It was a BOSS experience. 

We had many service opportunities this week. It has been a lot of fun.

It was sad to hear President Monson Die. He is Greatly missed out here even in the Caribbean. 

transfers: I was actually supposed to stay another 6 weeks, but president changed his mind. I will be flying to St. Lucia and I will be Serving With Elder Schmidt as a Zone Leader. I have served around him before. I am excited for it. It will be fun!

It has been really sad to say good bye to the many people I love. Some people have been crying, and it makes me sad. OH I WILL MISS GRENADA!

I love this Gospel, I love this island, I love my Mission.

Love you all!

- Elder Jacobson

Happy New Year!!

  I can officially say... "I go home this year" HAHA I am not trunky.

I got to do another trade-off with an elder from Grenville. His name is elder Tewson. He is a good missionary. We got to teach a new family! They were very eager to learn about the Restoration.

Though he is new, he will be returning home tomorrow. It was sudden, but I am sad to see him go.

This week, a returning senior couple that served he years ago came back for a visit. Ricks brother came back for the holidays too! His name is Ryan. These people have all met my parents and sister back in August during Ricky's endowment session at Salt Lake City. It was an awesome experience to meet these people!

transfer calls will come this Saturday. I have been here for 7 1/2 months, but I am unsure what will happen to me.

I love and miss you all! have a happy New Year!

Love,

-Elder Jacobson