So basically this whole training this is the hugest gong show ever.....
I have a story to tell...
On Monday, we needed to contact this media referral. The guy, Jake, went
online and ordered a free Bible. So we went to go deliver it to him. Sis
Davis and I were able to practice teach some lessons to some members
throughout the week and that's been good. But this was her first
experience of actually teaching a new investigator... Her greenie fire
was RAGING!!!!! I assumed that she would have known that we were going
to try to teach him the first lesson about Joseph Smith and the
Restoration, but that didn't really click for her I guess.... So note to
self... DONT ASSUME THE GREENIE KNOWS WHAT TO DO!!! haha.... So we got
to the house and Jake answers the door and he started asking us some
questions and mentioned the Book of Mormon, so Sis Davis whips one out
and is like. "Here!!! We have one!!!" and pretty much just throws it at
him because she was so excited that he was listening... haha... Well...
So here I am trying to start teaching the first lesson and stop Sis
Davis from talking about the most random, obsure doctrines that are way
unnecessary to talk about... ugh.... I finally just interjected and flat
out said "God is our Loving Heavenly Father.." haha.. Then started going
on... That's the first principle we teach to people. Then we're supposed
to go on to teaching about how the gospel blesses families and then onto
how God calls prophets in every dispensation, then we talk about the
Savior's ministry, then about the Apostasy and then Joseph Smith, and
then the Book of Mormon, and then we ask them to pray about it. That's
the way we're told to teach it in Preach my Gospel. That way, when we
teach, people get it. We answer questions before they even come up and
it really works amazingly when it all goes right. So here I am going on
about how God loves us, then Sis Davis jumps right into the Book of
Mormon and Jake is asking where it came from, and Sis Davis is just
throwing all these jumbled thoughts at him... ugh... Then she said
something about Emma Smith leaving the church, but never denying the
validity of the Book of Mormon... ugh..... yeah... I totally gave her
this glare to try to stop her and she looked straight at me and kept on
going... man... I was totally helpless... The lesson we were trying to
teach was totally imploding... haha..... Eventually I was able to try to
mend the pieces back together with the lesson and we left on a good note
and he wants us to come back... so it wasn't as bad as it could have
been... hahahaha...... So this is what I've learned.... a) start
breaking things WAY down and give specific instruction b) try to help
her to remember to not get so excited just because someone is listening
to us.. I told her that on every doorstep that she needs to remember to
slow down, take a breath, and think about what she's saying and if it
makes sense... hahaha.... Yesterday she did better. haha.... So...
interesting experience...
Also... Happy Canada Day yesterday... I didn't really get to
celebrate... I pretty much tracted all day. haha.. Well... Walked to
places... Its our walk week anyways, so everywhere we need to go, we
walk. It was hot... and i think i almost died... but luckily I didn't.
haha.... We ended up being able to find a ride home from a member
though. Rides are hard to get here. Theres a lot of members, but only 5
families or so are really active, and then they're busy... So we were
glad we were able to find a ride home... Tender mercy.
Also... Today I bought a little blanket just to use when I'm studying
and whatnot... It's totally got The Little Mermaid on it... Like...
lifesize.. I was way excited about it.
And I got Clarke's package yesterday. I laughed at the Ketchup chips and
the GINORMOUS box of smarties and the rockets... So now I can show
people the difference. haha... and I LOVED the pictures... But the whole
Cecilia cutting her hair... kinda scared me, because when married women
chop off their hair, it seems to be the pattern that babies are not too
far off in the future..... but I still loved that I got a package.
President and Sister Batchelor personally delivered it to me too...
haha..
Oh hey!!! And I heard that Matt Good played in Edmonton not too long
ago... How was it.... haha...
Also... I have 15 mosquito bites on my legs... Its pretty... hahaha.. I
bought more bug spray today.
So yeah... That's basically it... Sis Davis and I are getting along
fine. And I think that this week is going to be better. She's getting
more comfortable with everything. So yeah. Less of a gong show for this
next week..
Love y'all lots!!!
THE CHURCH IS TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Sister Dyer
