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| P.S. We've driven by this quite a few times. The pose... I wanted to pull it since I saw this car with Elder Klein. |
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 9:43 AM
Wow Mothers' day calls are next Sunday. It's been a
fast few months!
With this past week we were able to get the fast underway. It wasn't a sequential, as we had planned. Rather we'd go to the houses, set up the mission plan, and get them ready to fast, and they'd give us a strange look. It was a look of "did you just say fast?" It was then we'd realize they wouldn't be fasting that day. Quite a few times we set up a return appointment to start a fast with families! Moral of the story, if you want to scare a Hispanic member of the church just say "Tengamos un ayuno hoy". They'll be quivering for the next five minutes...
This week we had a surprise Specialized Training. The Mission Department came by to the mission and was able to train the leaders. What we learned.... A new approach to tracting. Rather than the normal "Hi we're missionaries from the....." We present ourselves as Represenatives of the Lord Jesus Christ, and are there to offer a blessing upon the home. The idea is that we go in, invite the Spirit, get a return appointment, and get out. That way when we leave they'll want us back, rather than... Oh the Mormons just want to take an hour of our time.
Elder Jacobson and I have been using this as of late. We haven't had quite the success as other missionaries while knocking, however we have seen the fruits of this training. We were with one of our members Ruben. He had a few guys over for a "Carne Asada"=BBQ. We were able to teach a small lesson on faith. Then leave a blessing on the home. Within the blessing we pray for each individual person. We did so, and nobody wanted to get up. We all just wanted to sit and feel the Spirit. The Silence was broken by a girl in the kitchen who said, "what is it will all of you and awkward silences?" We chuckled then went back to feeling the impression. We left, and you could tell they didn't want us to leave.
Best not say too much. Don't want to use all of my material before the call this Sunday.
Can't wait to hear you all. Leighton, I hope you've practiced your Spanish!
Para Siempre,
Elder A. Ipson
The Great Ohio Columbus Mission
With this past week we were able to get the fast underway. It wasn't a sequential, as we had planned. Rather we'd go to the houses, set up the mission plan, and get them ready to fast, and they'd give us a strange look. It was a look of "did you just say fast?" It was then we'd realize they wouldn't be fasting that day. Quite a few times we set up a return appointment to start a fast with families! Moral of the story, if you want to scare a Hispanic member of the church just say "Tengamos un ayuno hoy". They'll be quivering for the next five minutes...
This week we had a surprise Specialized Training. The Mission Department came by to the mission and was able to train the leaders. What we learned.... A new approach to tracting. Rather than the normal "Hi we're missionaries from the....." We present ourselves as Represenatives of the Lord Jesus Christ, and are there to offer a blessing upon the home. The idea is that we go in, invite the Spirit, get a return appointment, and get out. That way when we leave they'll want us back, rather than... Oh the Mormons just want to take an hour of our time.
Elder Jacobson and I have been using this as of late. We haven't had quite the success as other missionaries while knocking, however we have seen the fruits of this training. We were with one of our members Ruben. He had a few guys over for a "Carne Asada"=BBQ. We were able to teach a small lesson on faith. Then leave a blessing on the home. Within the blessing we pray for each individual person. We did so, and nobody wanted to get up. We all just wanted to sit and feel the Spirit. The Silence was broken by a girl in the kitchen who said, "what is it will all of you and awkward silences?" We chuckled then went back to feeling the impression. We left, and you could tell they didn't want us to leave.
Best not say too much. Don't want to use all of my material before the call this Sunday.
Can't wait to hear you all. Leighton, I hope you've practiced your Spanish!
Para Siempre,
Elder A. Ipson
The Great Ohio Columbus Mission
