Ahoy
again,
Well we had a pretty uneventful week. We taught lots of lessons, interviewed a kid
for baptism, and went into London for Zone Conference -- all of which were very
good.
I liked Zone Conference a lot.
President Jordan talked about how the Holy Ghost is not an on/off switch, like
a light switch. But it is more like a dimmer switch, which I thought was a very
interesting thing to say. I really agree
with that. It made me look back and think
how I have taken the gift of the Holy Ghost for granted since I was eight. I looked back and thought about how strongly
it has influenced me on my mission. It’s
everything out here.
One of our investigators is really
feelin’ it right now, which is good. They
all say we bring a good feeling into their home. One lesson we had this week was when we
stopped by the home of a guy who had not been taught in a long time. He didn’t know we were coming by but when he
opened the door he let us in and sat us down and just talked the whole time. We didn’t even get a word in, really. He talked about the gospel, coming to church
-- all sorts of things. It was crazy for him to do that. He just sat us down and then talked about how
we can help him. It was pretty easy. We really didn’t have to do much.
Listening is much more important than
speaking, and that is a perfect example.
That is something I have been trying to do more is listen more than I
talk. Letting the person you are
teaching do most of the talking will help them understand the gospel more, and
help you resolve whatever is holding them back. It’s a hard thing to do but it
makes all the difference.
Other than that we are just having a
good time. I am pretty sure this will be
my last week here in Sittingbourne with Elder Mongelli. One of us will get moved next week for sure
so I will let you know about that one.
That’s all I’ve got to say, really. Hope you all have a good week.
Elder
Purdy
