Well hello there!
Time is just flying. I cannot believe we got transfer calls again. I'll stay in the Las Palmas ward another 6 weeks, and I'll receive a new zone leader companion. Can't wait!
The big focus for us this last week was, unintentionally, relying on the spirit. That really just sums up missionary work. Maybe we were just finally doing our job. We needed to take a few hours worth of notes we'd taken from MLC last week and convert those into training we'd be giving on Thursday from 8am to 1 pm. It felt like we had to take a crash course on things we still weren't very confident in quickly become experts so we could turn and answer the younger missionaries questions. the problem was it wasn't just principles on how to teach, we covered things like the harmful affects of comparing, self-doubt and ill-speaking of the Lord's annointed. Through much prayer, study and discussion we hopefully bettered ourselves in the process. The last one really struck me, because President called it a cancer that had to be cut out from the mission. We are the Lord's annointed for this time, and so belittling our abilities or our calling is to speak ill of those whom god has chosen and qualified. The discussion was not to pump up the missionaries by any means and send them home with their heads held high, we reminded them in whom they trust and depend for their success. We reminded them in who's name we act and in who's behalf we act. We hope we can all "Rely wholly upon he who is might to save."
We did teach some teaching skills. PMG Ch.10 under resolving concerns gave us the chance to work on all the things we'd done previously, such as practicing scriptures, teaching simply, asking inspired questions. It also added the new element of determing where doubt was really coming from. Normally concerns are social. They also either stem from a lack of testimony or a lack of commitment. Isolating the root of the concern helps us to know how to best address it.
As we've tried to be better at these things ourselves we've seen that there is a LOT more silence as we let people think and let the spirit, the true teacher, work within our investigators. it's been a powerful change. People have made some connections on their own that we originally had been, I don't know.. making too easy? Responses like, "So the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints is the only church that has God's Authority?" Has really made it feel like all of the practicing paid off.
I'd love to tell you more, but we're going to run to malt shop to eat lunch with elder Scott because he's going home tomorrows.
I love you very much!
Stay Salty!
Elder Tyler Meidell
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