Storytelling

Awesome Father's Day Ties!!

This past week we had an incredible lesson with a less-active family. The best thing about it was the inspired questions that we both received and asked. It was a great discussion instead of a lecture. We were then able to better understand their concerns and the spirit was so much stronger as they were the ones who figured out solutions to their own problems. Asking good questions and then listening are some of the best tools for teaching. We also got to teach the youth sunday school (12-18 combined)! We taught on using the teaching skill of telling stories for teaching others about the priesthood. President Monson does a really great job teaching with stories. However, Jesus Christ was the ultimate example of that as He told parables and other stories. Especially for teaching about the priesthood, stories are an excellent tool. The youth all had great stories to tell about how the priesthood has affected their lives and strengthened their testimonies. :) Becoming a great teacher is a quality and skill that is useful in many areas of life. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL!!!

It's our girl's 20th birthday today!! (Well, last week on the 8th!)  AND a p-day :)  Hopefully she will have something fun to do to celebrate with her companion and other missionaries and/or members.  We sent her packages to arrive exactly today, so go US Postal Service!! 

Here's her email from today in this new area:

We had an awesome experience this week as we met Melissa!

There was a couple in our ward who bought a canoe from a family in a neighboring town. They said they were really sweet and they felt like they would be open, so they gave us directions to their house; however, the first time we tried, we couldn't find the house! (We did find Zachary who was excited to receive a copy of the Book of Mormon though! God uses every effort we give him!) We didn't get to try again until about a week later when we drove up to that area again. This time, with help from the Newtons, we found it! It was divine timing that we couldn't find it the first time, because in between then, she had met another member at her son's graduation! They had really connected and ended up talking for 2 hours in the parking lot! She, being an awesome missionary, mentioned that she was LDS and they talked a little about that along with the casual conversation they were having.

Because of that, when she saw us walk up to her home, recognizing us as LDS missionaries, she happily came out to meet us! She said that she felt God had her in her binoculars and was zoomed in!

We are teaching her this week with the member that she met in the parking lot :)

I just want to end by also testifying of the power of music. We had a lady ask us if we would sing for her before we left. Together we sang, Families can be together forever and the spirit was so strong. It was immediate in testifying that families really can be together forever and that the power to seal families has been restored back to the earth.

Have a great week!