Tuesday we taught our really astig investigator, Janet, and her family. I feel like she is the member present, because teaching her is like teaching a recent convert. She reads all of her assignments and understands them so well. She basically teaches herself. Her sister Irish, is pretty much awesome, too, but is pretty much like and normal investigator. She was kind of down on tuesday and asked why when she was just getting close to God all of these trials started to appear. We gave her the story in Mosiah to read about alma and his people being put into bondage, (more on that later!) We taught Janet's grandson the Plan of Salvation in under 5 minutes, cause that kid will not sit still! Whooo!
Wednesday, did not go as planned because we were told that the new Elders were coming and we had to go pick them up and then take them around the area. Yeah.... since we worked in their area for about a day.... we were a lot of help. But at least we showed them 3 investigators 2 recent converts and the bishop's house. After that, they were on their own. One of the Elders in actually assigned in India but his visa has run out so he has to come here until it comes back. He can't speak and Tagalog and people here thought he couldn't speak English either (because His companion keeps telling them that he is from India.) It's great! So we just showed them around.
Thursday we taught chance about Priesthood. (he is the one that was baptized, hopefully you will get that picture and he is also the one that is wearing our name tags. We had him teach us one day) That kid really wants to be a prophet some day. He kept asking how to become one. He pulled out his dad's Ipad and started looking up all the pictures of the 12 apostles and prophets. It was great! We taught Janet again the Word of Wisdom. She had stopped coffee right when she read the Pamphlet we left her. She was like, this makes perfect sense! Yep, yep it does.
Friday was a lot of walking but then we taught Janet and her sister Irish and her friend Flor. It was crazy! They are all in their late 40s and love to sit and chat... over each other! I felt like I wanted to just put on my duster and join the club. (The orange thing I am wearing is one of my (many) dusters)
Saturday, taught Chance again about service. He told us that he wanted to go on a mission although in the eyes of a 10 year old, that's like dying for 2 years! But I think he figured if he wanted to be a prophet, he'd have to go on a mission. Then at the end of the lesson he refused to pray. So Sister Thompson, Juvy (the girl working with us) and his brother, and I, all just sat there with out arms folded and eyes closed. He was still being stubborn and would say thinks like, "I can wait all night!" But then he finally broke down and prayed AND he apologized in the prayer for making us sit there for minutes. So cute! Then we went to another recent convert family, the Pasilan, and we woke up the three kids. The 3 year old woke up and smiled at us right away! When his mom said he could go back to sleep he said, "Not now!" and came over to shake our hands! The 17 year old boy eventually forgave us an smiled at us. The 14 year old girl sat in the corner with her hair in front of her face and wouldn't even look at us! It was classic. I remember what it fells like to be a teenager! Then we had dinner at Jeff's house. He is an almost 30
Sunday was great! Irish came to church with Janet and loved it! We taught them both afterwards and Irish said that no one else had been able to answer her question about the trials, but us!
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