Well Quinn hit his 100 days out in the mission and has now been transferred to Grenada. He left for Grenada on Wednesday June 24th, so his next letter should have an update on the new locations. He finished his St. Vincent time in Kingstown. Quinns’ new companion will be Elder Sarager. He has worked with him a few times already so the transition should not be such a shock. The only people serving in Grenada will be Quinn & Elder Sarager and Brother & Sister Rasmussen, a senior couple. He has met them before and likes them both.
As far as the stories we have been following in St. Vincent, Tony and Donna are planning on getting married before they get baptized. Quinn is sad he will miss seeing Donna get baptized.
As far as the move to Grenada, there should be a state organized there (pretty soon since they have so many members). As soon as the stake is organized they will open a new area called Bartika. It is deeper in the Amazon, but Quinn has no idea if he will be going there. He would like to because the people who inhabit this area are direct descendents of the Lamanites. These are the people that the Book of Mormon was written specifically to speak too!
Big things continue to happen in the mission. There were 68 people baptized in the last week. That is a new record for the mission.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Just an Update
June 1st was quite interesting. It was a national holiday, so everything was closed. There was one store open to buy groceries, but that’s it. They went back to Wallilabou Bay, where they filmed pirates and ate lunch in the restaurant there.
The big metal thing that jack sparrow swings off of and the boat mast he stops off onto the dock as the ship is sinking.
A wall with pictures of the cast and crew and some signatures as well. Jonny Depp’s was right in the middle of the skull.
> So, as far as the work is going… It’s moving onward! They are teaching lots of new people and have met some really cool people. They began teaching a 19 year old girl who lives with her boyfriend a couple weeks ago. She came to church this week and loved it. She knows the church is true and is working on moving out of her boyfriends house so she can be baptized. Her baptism date is set for the 20th!
So even though it was going quite slowly before, it’s picking up a lot.
Quinn has been busy making improvements to the new church. It has a long way to go before it will be ready to hold meetings in. It is big enough to hold over 100 people. The branch right now only has 35 people, but it leaves lots of room for growth.
The Church
Everyone on the top of the church. The view is beautiful.
The big metal thing that jack sparrow swings off of and the boat mast he stops off onto the dock as the ship is sinking.
A wall with pictures of the cast and crew and some signatures as well. Jonny Depp’s was right in the middle of the skull.
> So, as far as the work is going… It’s moving onward! They are teaching lots of new people and have met some really cool people. They began teaching a 19 year old girl who lives with her boyfriend a couple weeks ago. She came to church this week and loved it. She knows the church is true and is working on moving out of her boyfriends house so she can be baptized. Her baptism date is set for the 20th!
So even though it was going quite slowly before, it’s picking up a lot.
Quinn has been busy making improvements to the new church. It has a long way to go before it will be ready to hold meetings in. It is big enough to hold over 100 people. The branch right now only has 35 people, but it leaves lots of room for growth.
The Church
Everyone on the top of the church. The view is beautiful.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Calliaqua
Quinn, in his many adventures visited Hell’s Gate Waterfall and Blackpoint on one of his p-days. Hell’s Gate has 3 different waterfalls. He says the water is absolutely beautiful, and really has no reflection, so you can see the rocks anywhere along the way.
Quinn is in Calliaqua. It is pronounced Cal’-uh-kwah. The work is slow but continuing on. He is with Elder White, who will be going home soon. Quinn thinks he will be in this area for another transfer which translates to 6 months total in Calliaqua. At the next transfers Quinn will also get a new mission president. President Gamiette. Quinn has met him and his wife. He seems to like them quite well. That means Quinn gets the opportunity to learn from two different mission presidents while he serves. That is an awesome experience.
Quinn is in Calliaqua. It is pronounced Cal’-uh-kwah. The work is slow but continuing on. He is with Elder White, who will be going home soon. Quinn thinks he will be in this area for another transfer which translates to 6 months total in Calliaqua. At the next transfers Quinn will also get a new mission president. President Gamiette. Quinn has met him and his wife. He seems to like them quite well. That means Quinn gets the opportunity to learn from two different mission presidents while he serves. That is an awesome experience.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Transfers
The first mission transfer is complete. Elder Biver is gone and Elder White is in! Elder White is from the Vernal Utah area. He will be leaving the mission in a few short months.
In St. Vincent most people are a form of Christian religion. The main religions are 7th day Adventist, Spiritual Baptist, Anglican, a few Catholics, a couple of Jehovah Witnesses and a lot of small churches.
Quinn has not run into any Voodoo yet. There is talk of Jumbies, which is a Zombie. Quinn has no need to worry, seeing as he is a prominent member of the Utah Zombie Defense Agency already. The flower below is from the Botanical Gardens. Size is not realistic in pictures, so just picture this flower 6 inches across.
Quinn is excited to teach a Rastafarian this week. Hopefully there will be updates next week on how that meeting went! Good luck Quinn.
In St. Vincent most people are a form of Christian religion. The main religions are 7th day Adventist, Spiritual Baptist, Anglican, a few Catholics, a couple of Jehovah Witnesses and a lot of small churches.
Quinn has not run into any Voodoo yet. There is talk of Jumbies, which is a Zombie. Quinn has no need to worry, seeing as he is a prominent member of the Utah Zombie Defense Agency already. The flower below is from the Botanical Gardens. Size is not realistic in pictures, so just picture this flower 6 inches across.
Quinn is excited to teach a Rastafarian this week. Hopefully there will be updates next week on how that meeting went! Good luck Quinn.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Well Well Well
This is Nickie, Quinn's sister-in-law. I have taken over the charge of updating Quinn's blog. Cami and I will both be updating as much as we can from the letters we have received. Here is what is going on so far:
1. Quinn's first area is 1/2 of the island of St. Vincent. He is really enjoying it there. He only gets bitten by a bug about once a day, and that is usually at night.
2. His first companion and trainer is Elder Biver. He is from France (I think). They seem to get a long pretty well. Below is a picture of his first apartment. They have A/C but he says the only time it helps is when you first walk in a room and you get overtaken by a wave of cool, then you are right back to sweating again.
3. Because of the heat, hair is not a real necessity, so everyone there shaves their head. Quinn has joined in and as you can see, he now has no real hair yet. That is a long was from the wings and long hair he had a year ago. I wanted to post a before and after picture, but I could not find a picture of him with long hair, so you only get the after shot. This is him singing with a few other missionaries.
4. One P-day (day that they get to do laundry and fun stuff around the island) Quinn and his companion went to Montreal Gardens. I am including a few flower pictures that he took.
5. There are some very interesting areas around the island and of course Quinn will find them all. I believe "Mount Ever-Rest" is in the Montreal Gardens, but I have no idea where the sign is from.
6. Quinn has been to a place where they filmed part of "Pirates of the Caribbean" I am not sure what scene it was from, but from the sounds of it, it is absolutely beautiful.
7. Quinn has had his first baptism. It looks beautiful. They are teaching a family and are shooting for a goal of 5 baptisms this month. I know he has the strength to do it. He is working very hard, sun up to sun down. He is spending a lot of time in small towns. His area is so small they are only a branch with about 30 people coming to church each week. He spends time traveling to small towns around their 1/2 of the island.
8. This week should be transfers. He should be getting a new companion and I will update as soon as I find out what happened.
1. Quinn's first area is 1/2 of the island of St. Vincent. He is really enjoying it there. He only gets bitten by a bug about once a day, and that is usually at night.
2. His first companion and trainer is Elder Biver. He is from France (I think). They seem to get a long pretty well. Below is a picture of his first apartment. They have A/C but he says the only time it helps is when you first walk in a room and you get overtaken by a wave of cool, then you are right back to sweating again.
3. Because of the heat, hair is not a real necessity, so everyone there shaves their head. Quinn has joined in and as you can see, he now has no real hair yet. That is a long was from the wings and long hair he had a year ago. I wanted to post a before and after picture, but I could not find a picture of him with long hair, so you only get the after shot. This is him singing with a few other missionaries.
4. One P-day (day that they get to do laundry and fun stuff around the island) Quinn and his companion went to Montreal Gardens. I am including a few flower pictures that he took.
5. There are some very interesting areas around the island and of course Quinn will find them all. I believe "Mount Ever-Rest" is in the Montreal Gardens, but I have no idea where the sign is from.
6. Quinn has been to a place where they filmed part of "Pirates of the Caribbean" I am not sure what scene it was from, but from the sounds of it, it is absolutely beautiful.
7. Quinn has had his first baptism. It looks beautiful. They are teaching a family and are shooting for a goal of 5 baptisms this month. I know he has the strength to do it. He is working very hard, sun up to sun down. He is spending a lot of time in small towns. His area is so small they are only a branch with about 30 people coming to church each week. He spends time traveling to small towns around their 1/2 of the island.
8. This week should be transfers. He should be getting a new companion and I will update as soon as I find out what happened.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
First Day in the MTC
Hi everyone, this is Quinn's mom Patti. Thought I'd give you a quick run down of today. We took Quinn to the MTC today. He happily walked through the door specifically marked "Missionaries Exit Here" with tears in his eyes and a smile on his face. He was very ready to get going on his new life for the next 2 years. We on the other hand, walked the opposite way through the door marked "Families Exit Here" with tears streaming down our faces but with joy in our hearts that he has made such a great decision. Life at the Montgomery home is going to be a lot quieter for a while.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Welcome to my mission blog!
Hi everyone!
Here it is, Elder Montgomery's Mission updates! I'll have my parents post my updates and pictures and anything else on here so you can all see what I'm doing and how the work in progressing in the wonderful West Indies Mission!
I'll also make sure they post my most current address and when my transfers are. Try to be careful to write early in the transfer so we can be sure I won't be in a different country by the time it gets there, otherwise it may be quite a while until you hear from me.
Feel free to comment on the posts, but I probably won't be able to read them. They'll be mostly for my parents, I'm thinking. You can ask any questions through the comments if you want. But I'm going to warn you, my mom is new to the whole blogging thing so it may be a while til you get an answer.
My MTC Address is: (please remember I'll only be there for about 3 weeks.)
Elder Quinton James Montgomery
West Indies Mission
Provo Missionary Training Center
2005 N 900 E
The Address of the Mission Home (where you should send letters until I have a new address) is:
Elder Quinton James Montgomery
West Indies Mission
PO Bag 543
Valsayn
Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
Well, I think that just about covers it for today! Thanks everyone!
Here it is, Elder Montgomery's Mission updates! I'll have my parents post my updates and pictures and anything else on here so you can all see what I'm doing and how the work in progressing in the wonderful West Indies Mission!
I'll also make sure they post my most current address and when my transfers are. Try to be careful to write early in the transfer so we can be sure I won't be in a different country by the time it gets there, otherwise it may be quite a while until you hear from me.
Feel free to comment on the posts, but I probably won't be able to read them. They'll be mostly for my parents, I'm thinking. You can ask any questions through the comments if you want. But I'm going to warn you, my mom is new to the whole blogging thing so it may be a while til you get an answer.
My MTC Address is: (please remember I'll only be there for about 3 weeks.)
Elder Quinton James Montgomery
West Indies Mission
Provo Missionary Training Center
2005 N 900 E
The Address of the Mission Home (where you should send letters until I have a new address) is:
Elder Quinton James Montgomery
West Indies Mission
PO Bag 543
Valsayn
Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
Well, I think that just about covers it for today! Thanks everyone!
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