28 July 2014

Hello family,

So this week we tried a new teaching technique. Make the investigator or recent convert the missionary, and one of us plays the role of an investigator. We tried it with C, a 14-year-old recent convert. Hna Hill played investigator, I was C's companion, and we taught her about repentance, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost, and the Sacrament. Hermana Hill asked great questions. Some of them made us laugh, and some of them really made C think and understand better the principles she was teaching. 

Then last night we tried it again. This time J (20-year-old investigator) was Hna Hill's, comp. And D (16-year-old investigator) played the member. J had to explain the Book of Mormon to me. As she was reading parts of the introduction to me, she would stop and say, ''Wow, I didn't know that!'' It sticks better when you teach it. Then I started asking a question, saying I had heard that Mormons used the Book of Mormon instead of the Bible. Julissa stopped the whole lesson, saying, ''She's attacking us!'' We broke down into laughter. Welcome to my life. And keep in mind that I asked an easy question. (And I only asked it because I wanted J to know the answer.) D, investigator posing as member, bore a powerful testimony. She has progressed so much. My favorite was when I asked her if she had followed Moroni's invitation to read and pray. In her response you could tell it was her personal testimony, not just something she was saying for the role play. 

It's also very interesting how you work together with your companion when one is the investigator and the other is the supporting companion. Even though we are on opposites sides of the room and with different roles, we are still working closely together to control the tone of lesson and to help the person learn and understand. And it turns out to be a lot of fun too. 

Saturday night we played futbol with the young women again. We get quite a few investigators who come and it's a good way for them and us to forge relationships with the members. I'm still not very good, but I'm progressing in my soccer skills. Saturday night, I was goalie (portero) for the first time. I think I did okay. I didn't let too many goals in, but Hna Hill did get two goals past me. 

I hope you all have a great week. I love you so very much!

Hermana Davis