Hey everyone!
Another week in my 9th area with my 16th companion... It's
been awesome! Our workshop in relating the workshop from Zone Leadership
Counsel went really well (that's what our Zone said to us :) and I think we
were able to sufficiently cover everything (about born-again/conversion and the
role of the Book of Mormon in the salvation of all people in this dispensation)
and even have a practice teaching! Then we find out that that's exactly
what we needed to do, because in District Leadership Counsel the following day,
the Assistants made an implementation that from now on, the District Meetings
will be 50% practice teaching!
This last Monday, at District Meeting I got to hear Elder
Painchaud(payshoo) teach his district .. he has a whole different
attitude when he's up in front of everyone teaching, I can see that he's made
significant progress and that he's really trying. It's sort of sad to see
him leave in the Emergency Transfer (E.T.) but at least it wasn't like,
"E.T. Phone home"! :D Anyways I'm super excited to do splits
tomorrow with Elder Tantiado in my second area, Naga!!! I heard that
there's some of my converts that have gone inactive, so I'll see about visiting
them and see what I can do about that.
As far as our Investigators here, there's one in my mind that
sticks out the most - his name is Philip, he's from Kentucky. He's had a
religious awakening of sorts and goes to 4 or 5 different churches every
Sunday. he's also well versed in the bible and reads all the time -
everything from "book of law" to "the godmakers" to all
sorts of commentaries on the bible and so it makes for interesting teaching
experiences, a lot of unusual questions that are interesting to answer.
Then there's a person we talked to once - we were doing a On the
Spot Teaching with someone else when she came by the door and said "Oh!
naa diay mo" (oh you're here) ...but we had forgotten who she was so after
we finished teaching there we went back where she had gone and found there was
only one house down that path, and we talked to her and found out we had
already talked to her and invited her to listen! so we invited her to be taught
then and there, and she agreed! It seems that we were really meant to
teach her! The next step is trying to schedule so we can come when her
husband is there.
One more thing - our zone was only contacting about 50% of the
referrals they recieved and in one week after we told them to make sure and
contact, they've already gone up to and probably above 90%! It's
exciting.
...exciting, except for the referral we tried to contact...it was
from another mission, there was a guy who had separated from his wife who
became a member - we tried to text him but he would only give one rude reply
and wouldn't respond to our texts after that - some are receptive, and others
harden...sort of like eggs vs. carrots when boiled. it works with trials
to, some soften and others harden.
I can't wait to see the re-broadcast of general conference this
weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
anyways, I've gotta go! hope all's well with you and yours! love, ~Elder
Dallin Carlson
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