Another great week here in Durham!
We made some great progress with Terry. He came to church again and he's really gotten to know everyone. Me and Elder Steffensen taught primary this week because the normal primary teachers had to go to a different class. The Elders quorum President Brother Green, or as I call him, President Big G, thought it would be funny to put us with the craziest primary class. They were the 7 year olds and they were wild. Not sure if they remember a dang thing we said, but we all survived the whole hour, what more could you ask for.
We talked to Terry after church and he was all pumped up about what they talked about in Priesthood. He just has to stop smoking and he can be baptized, he's already made some great progress.
Earlier this past week we stopped by James and Barbara in the hood and they told us to come back on Friday, and we could teach them and have some food. We showed up on Friday and they had a fried chicken feast!! They had all the good stuff, we got to have a little lesson with them but we were running behind so we are going back tonight. They are super cool and they make some mean fried chicken.
We found 2 new people to teach this week, father and son. Both of their names are Derrick. We met them out in front of their apartment complex. It turns out when Derrick senior was 15 he used to meet with the missionaries and now he's like 45. He's a super cool guy and we taught him some of the restoration, he wanted us to come back on next Saturday and teach him more. Like 3 hours later we were at a ward barbecue and he called us and told us he told a lady he was meeting with us. He said that it was so weird how he went inside for 2 seconds and when he came back out we were there. He told us that he thinks we were there for a reason, and the lady that he talked to told him this was his calling. Pretty stoked about that. Usually we get a call and it's the complete opposite so that was nice for a change.
The funniest thing that happened this week was the can smash lesson. President Big G invited us over to his house for dinner on Thursday. Me and him always joke around and tease each other since I got here. Well I found out about this can smash lesson and I figured it would be the perfect lesson for President Big G and his family. The way that the lesson goes is you smash a can on your finger as hard as you can, well anyways his family thought it was so funny that everyone started crying from laughing so hard. His daughter said the prayer and everyone laughed through the prayer and then President Big G told us we were all going to hell. It was pretty funny but it's one of those things you had to be there for. I'll attach a video of what the can smash lesson is.
I promise the can smash lesson is not just a big joke, it has a good message if you can get past the fact that a can is being smashed on your finger. The scripture I share with it is 3Nephi 11:39
39 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my doctrine, and whoso buildeth upon this buildeth upon my rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them.
The Book of Mormon contains the fulness of Jesus Christs doctrine. When we build upon that doctrine we will be blessed with the strength to endure our trials and to resist the temptations that are so prevalent in todays world. And the gates of hell shall not prevail
Hope yall have a great week, and I hope yall smash a can on your finger for me
With Love,
Elder Forrest
ahhh yeah!
Elder Stephensen, Me and Elder Barnhart
doing some service
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