This week went by quickly! We were really busy, met with
lots of new investigators, taught quite a few lessons and walked a lot. Last
week, we got a reference from a member in another ward where our zone leaders
are serving. The member wanted the elders to teach but she agreed to us going
with them to the first lesson. It was a little nerve-wracking, we didn't know
how much they were planning to teach and to be honest, we didn't even know if
we were in charge. It ended up going well and hopefully we can help her out;
she's a 26-year-old video gamer with no social life, but she wants to change. In
other news, last week we did a family home evening activity with the
Restoration DVD. We did a charades type activity and they loved it. They kept
inviting more people over until I think we had three families with a total of
15 people. It was crazy but it went so well. Most of them are less actives but
there were a few non-members as well!
While we were
contacting we decided to talk to this older woman in the street. My companion
started the contact, I spoke and then she just looked at us and said she didn't
understand us. So I started to speak again and try to explain it more simply,
but she just grabbed my shoulders (and shaking me a little) said that she didn't
understand our language and that she has her own and we speak differently. We
were both surprised and I was incredulous but she walked off and afterwards, we
just looked at each other and burst out laughing. We think she was being
serious, she couldn't (or didn't want to) understand us. In contrast to her, we
were checking on some investigators who weren't home so we contacted the people
standing outside near the apartment. The men we talked with seemed a little off
and I noticed one guy was shaking but I figured he was on drugs or something. When
we walked away, we realized we had been speaking to people outside of Alcoholics
Anonymous!
Anyways, it's
going well here. It's hard work, we have ups and downs but the Gospel is true
and I am glad for the chance to be here learning more and helping others to
understand it. I know it's true and am grateful for the experience. I love you
all and am so thankful for your support. I hope you have a great afternoon!
Love,
Hermana Bennett
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