6 Investigators at Church!!

Hey everyone!
Another week gone by! On sunday we had 6 investigators at church. There were some people from Idaho as well who were visiting. They were going to call and say hi for me. So, lately we have had a bunch of new people to teach, and 3 baptismal dates. The way things are running we have like 7 people who could be baptised in the future. Yesterday i had to go to immigration to renew my Antigua visa. I was in line for 6 hours. So that was a lot of fun. ha ha. But everything has been great here so far. My companion and i get along well and it was funny one time we were waiting for a guy for an appointment, outside of a store. And there was another dude standing there, so my companion started to talk to him and asked him what his name was. He said, "i dont want to tell you my name. Why do u want to know my name?" It was funny. Another time we were walking and we saw a guy doing yard work or something and we were like, "hey do u need any help?" He said, "I dont want help from u, you people(whites) treat us(blacks) like dogs." And that kind of stuff is just a daily occurance. But it has been a lot of fun here, i learn something everyday. Also, i will need yall to send me some new black shoes, mine are pretty much done, i have blisters on my feet because i basically walk on my socks now. Im a size 12. Please send ASAP. So i hope yall enjoy the new dog and the new roommates. The scripture of the week is 2 Nephi 26:33. I love yall so much, keep sending the emails!
-Elder Bailey

Hello Everyone!

Hey everyone!
Well it was my first week with my new companion, his name is Elder Schmutz and hes from New Mexico. Its funny cause he doesnt ever stop talking but i have a lot of experience with people who never stop talking (Brandon). Ha ha. No but he is cool. Everything has been great here, Im so excited for Jordan to enter the field!! It'll be tight. So, we have a baptismal date with one of our investigators, he says hes going to bring his family to church as well on sunday. So weve got high hopes with him. Well i hope all is well, by the way you can send me packages, the Pres. Dewsnup just brings them at zone conference. Well, i love you all a lot, keep sending me emails!
-Elder Bailey

Going well over here

Hello everyone!!
Everything is going well over here. Antigua is great and for the past little while we have had ash falling and stuff from the volcano in Montserrat (an island nearby). I guess the dome collapsed and shot ash and smoke 50,000 feet into the air and a little lava came out. So that was exciting. We have a few good investigators but no baptismal dates. Hopefully they will be baptised this next transfer. And speaking of next transfer, my companion will be leaving and i will be getting a new one. I will also be district leader again. My new companion has less time than me in the mission and i will be senior companion. Thats crazy that Amber and Brandon are moving to Utah! Well i wish them the best down there. I still cant believe Aubrey is almost done with school, it blows my mind. And thats really sad to hear about Nick Bacon. Oh and i have been emailing Jordan and he sent me some too, he says he will leave on the 22nd but he has other dates as well that he could leave on. With Mexico its never really secure when you're heading out. I will try and write Taylor, ive just been really busy here and its hard to find time. Well i hope all is well and keep the emails coming! Oh and the address is the same so its just the mission office. And i get mail once a transfer. Well, i love you all so much and keep writing me every week!
-Elder Bailey

All is well here!

Hello everyone,
All is well here! We have a few strong investigators that are coming to church and everything. One we met yesterday, he's from the Dominican Republic and he loves America. We were talking with him and he said that he believes it's true. He said that nobody else could answer his question of why there are so many churches today. So he sounds very prepared. We have had to drop a few of our investigators as well, because they weren't coming to church. Well, that's sweet that Brandon got to go to Virginia. Im so excited for the new baby! (I hope its a boy) Its crazy to think that Brooklyn is so big now. When i left she was still a baby! So transfers are coming up next week it is very possible that my companion will leave. I will be here for another 3 transfers at least, so until June or so. Well, i hope all is going well over there. I heard the Saints won the Superbowl! (yay!) Keep the emails coming, I love you all so much!
-Elder Bailey

Hello Everyone!

Hello Everyone!
Everything is great over here. Sorry, this computer wont let me look at the pictures. We have a few investigators, one's Hindu, one's muslim, and a couple others. We had one that read the verses we highlighted for her and she said that she believes its true. Im still learning the crazy language here. "Nyam" means eat and they only use like he, she, me, we for everything. No I, his, hers, our. Its really wierd. We meet on sundays at this little rented out building for now, but we have a church building thats been built and now were waiting on a guy from Dominican Republic to check it out. It looks pretty much like a normal church building, but a little smaller. Oh a funny thing that people say here is when they ask you where you're from they say, what part of New York are you from? So, everything is pretty chill here. Tell me who wins the Superbowl on Sunday, im rooting for the Saints.
I love you all so much!-Elder Bailey

Short but Sweet

Hello Read family!
Im doing great. We had the confirmations of our 2 baptisms on sunday, i was able to do one of the confirmations. It was all really cool. My comp is the district leader, hes pretty cool, he reminds me a lot like brandon read. His name is Elder Hardy and hes from Arizona. Well sounds like everything is alright over there. Tell Brandon im not allowed to look at the blog and tell him good luck with the job stuff. Hope yall had a fun trip to vegas and everything! Cant wait to hear from ya! By the way i havent heard from jordan yet.-Elder Bailey

Greetings from Antigua!

Hello everyone, So at transfers i got sent to Antigua! Its a small island and people drive on the left side of the road. I'm speaking English now. (well kind of) But its just incredibly bad grammar. My companion is Elder Hardy from Arizona. He reminds me of Brandon Read. So i have been here a week and it has been amazing. I don't have a car anymore so were walking everywhere. It was so great to hear from y'all. I love the pictures, send more. Doesn't Jordan have my email, tell him to email me. Its been pretty cool this past week, there are tons of rastas here with like dreadlocks and stuff, its been way fun. We see huge cruise ships come in like everyday. We use E.C. money here, (Eastern Caribbean) 3 dollars here is 1 dollar in US. I will most likely be here till May or June. We have a couple baptisms coming up this Sunday so it will be sweet my comps going to baptize them in the ocean. New years was great my comp and i woke up at 12 and went outside to see the fireworks. This was back in Caguas so it was crazy it sounded like a war zone. Puerto Ricans love their holidays. How is Jordan doing? I want to hear from him! Thanks everyone for the pictures and the packages and cards at Christmas time! I love you all so much!-

Elder Bailey