We went to teach this sweet young mother that we had just started teaching a few weeks ago. we started teaching her because she asked for a Priesthood blessing. and she had a really great experience there. but she's catholic. so we're teaching her about keys and one true church and all this great stuff and she understands. and at the end she was like yeah, imma stay catholic. and i literally asked her, even though you know it's wrong, and this is the right church? and she looked me straight in the eye and said yes. she would rather stay with the traditions of her family even though she knows it's not the truth. lame.
Then we taught this dude named greg! (yep, now we have a nick and a greg)
he's referral from a member. he has been taught a ton, but never by sisters so the member was like why not! let's try again! maybe sisters can get through to him!
anyway we're teaching and the whole time i can't tell if he's crazy or messing with us or possessed by a devil. he pretty much thinks his calling in life is to be batman. but his friend is really sincere so we are giving it our best. then on sunday he comes to church!! i have never been so nervous to have an investigator at church before in my life. the whole time i was just on edge wondering what he was gonna say..... but it was great! he even made some really good comments! then we got a text on mondayfrom the member friend that was like come teach greg right now!! he's gotten answers that he can't explain and God held his tongue at church so he wouldn't speak non sense!! but we couldn't teach him! cuz we were completely booked (sister noriega's last day) so we set an appt for friday. friday, we go to his house, he's not there. he got a new job! so we set another appt.
then yesterday he came to church again! and this time he made several really great comments and was really happy to be there and brought his long time less-active sister as well! so great!
sooo we'll keep you updated on the batman.
Then! we got a referral for a retired u.s. navy doctor. that's exciting. he only speaks in english cuz he lived in the states for 21 years. so we go to meet him and he's suuuuper madaldal (way chatty) so we set up a return and we're like ready with a plan of how to get him to stop talking every once in a while so we can actually teach him. he has read a bunch from the Book of Mormon, he's been to the LA temple, he's known a ton of mormons and he's got some really great stories and knows a ton about a ton buuut we're there to teach him the gospel, not exchange stories about america.
So we go back. it's a rough start, kinda repeating the first interaction. but we finally get him to stop and "listen" for a lil bit. nope. that didn't last long. he only waited till he heard something he could "teach" us about till he interrupted us again. for reals. so im like aight this is a waste of time, he's not listening to anything we're saying, im getting ready to go, my comp doesn't get the hint, is still trying to force something in the gospel into him. and he's like oohhh sister jones is no longer happy with me and im like yeah dude, you're wasting our time. you don't want to listen so we're gonna go teach someone that does. and he's like umm how old are you? 22. well im 68 and i've traveled around the world so you can't tell me anything i don't already know blah blah blah.(ps earlier in the evening he stopped my comp and said, i don't mean to be rude, but, did you go to college? what was your course? obviously doubting her educational status. ps she's a neuroscience major....) i literally stopped him, put my hand on the Book of Mormon and said, brother i have been called by a prophet of God to share this message with the world. guess what, he didn't listen to that either.
whatevs, we left. he just brought to life sooooo many scriptures. cool.
let's end on a great note!
we got a referral at church from an active rm in the ward (sister) for a girl that she brought to church with her! (best thing ever) and then we taught her on wednesday. so we had just had a meeting about giving the bap invitation in the first lesson so im like aight. it's happening. so we go through the usual stuff and we can already tell she's super awesome. she has a book of mormon already that rose (her friend) have her with her testimony in it, and she has already started reading it!!! so we're talking and im like so as you continue to listen to us and act on our invitations, you will gain the desire to follow Christ's example and be baptized...... and she was just like nodding happily so i was like .... do you have a desire to be baptized now? and she was like yep! and we were like sweet! and gave her a bapt date and everything and she wants to go on a mission and get married in the temple and she came to church again this week and she's 24 and awesome and we're so excited about her!!!!
ps we taught her again on sat and asked her why she is so ready to accept and live the gospel and she told us after she went to church on sunday she was thinking about it a lot and then on tuesday she had a dream where david archuletta (spell?) (her idol and the face of the church in her mind) like led her through the mist and handed her a book that was blank at first but then as she opened it and tried to read it the words started showing up that this was where she needed to be and it was the truth and she needs to stay here. crazy, eh?
she's awesome.
anyway, that's all folks! have a great week!
-sister jones
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