We met a couple people on the street this week, and that is always
fun. We did a lot of tracting this week, a LOT. I am getting excited for the
"better way."
Something that was really cool this week was Zone Training. We
talked about the scriptures and how we can be using them in Personal Study. It
wasn't the typical focus-on-the-investigators role play. Instead we got into
groups and all wrote down a personal question we had. Then read a chapter in
the Book of Mormon together. It was the coolest thing. 1- the spirit was so
strong. 2- every single person in my group got answers. It was seriously the
best and something I really needed. It really made me think about how important
it is to make our scripture study really personal. The Book of Mormon helps everyone
with everything. The cool thing though is what the spirit teaches you when you
read it. We were talking to S___ about scripture study yesterday. It was cool
because we got him a journal and marking pencils, and he was SO excited to
start using them. Then he brought up how it is hard he doesn't understand
everything in church, because he speaks English. We were able to talk about
learning by the spirit, and that really is a miracle. Because we learn so much
more from the spirit. It reminded me of a week where in Relief Society, I
didn't understand what was being said. But I knew the topic was family. The
spirit taught me many things, including things I want to do with my future
family. It is experiences like that that amaze me. This gospel is true, it is
wonderful.
So, I knew I would be eating new.... 'meat substances' on my
mission, but I never would have guessed crocodile and kangaroo. Yeah, pretty
crazy, I would recommend Kangaroo. Unfortunately, all three of us got food
poising from the restaurant. So, I never want to eat Chinese food again.
Ever.
So I had the prettiest night sky of my life this week, its really
hot during the day, but lightning storms at night. I have never seen it like
this, every second new lightning was going off, making the sky a beautiful
shade of purple the whole night. We have a large window above our beds, we
slept with the window open all night. Seriously one of the coolest things I
have ever seen. It just made the whole city a silhouette and it was just so
beautiful.
English class was really fun this week. We had one member student so
we taught cooking terms, and then talked him through making cookies. It was
really fun and a cool way to test him on the vocabulary.
Here is a funny story. On Friday, the Elders had tracted into this
guy, who opened the door in his underwear (it happens a lot) and let them in.
They taught a wonderful lesson and were really excited about this guy. Anyway,
they were really excited and called us after and told us about it.
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The next day, we are tracting and a guy opens the door in his whitey
tighties. He was embarrassed and said he would be right back. Thinking he was
going to put pants on, we were very confused when he returned to the door in
the same condition. We were even more surprised when he showed us a Book of
Mormon, and then started laughing when he opened the book and we saw Elder
M___'s and Elder B___'s names written in it. He said, they were faster. It made
me laugh. That's never happened before.
This week we had a very cool experience. Saturday night, we met this
man. We talked for a while, but he didn't have interest in the Book of Mormon
or to meet with us. However, he was a very pleasant man and he said he might
stop by for church sometime. The next day, we were reading with Frau M_____,
and our Branch President said we have another visitor. Excited, I went out to
go see and there he was sitting on a chair! He had a lot of questions in the
beginning and was a bit confused by our meeting and branch. But during the
opening song, he was singing the song with all his heart. President A____, our
stake President, was there to give the lesson. I kid you not, he answered every
single one of this guy's questions. It was awesome. I am so glad the President
is so in tune with the spirit! When this man was leaving, he told us that he
would really enjoy to come back again next week! I am hoping and praying his
interest increases and will become an investigator soon.
Alles im Butter
Sister Regnier
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| English Class |
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| view of where we teach S___ |
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| Frau M______ |
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