Time flies when you're having fun. Yesterday was the first realy full day we've had in a long time.
Things are still rocky out here. Leadership changes are in the works for the branch, and one of the core families has got some severe health issues, so the branch is wobbly right now. That said, lots of less actives are coming back, and several of the sisters are expecting fairly soon.
Our district got rocked this week (transfers are today). They shut down one area and took away two cars. That means the English and Spanish elders are splitting a car (car one day, bike another), which could have serious effects on the food schedule. Also means the English elders are covering both of our areas.
Not much else going on. People are building a lot of potential.
We've come up with a little lesson plan that's interesting, and we've been using it with members and nonmembers alike.
1) Review of the 10 commandments (Moses for investigators, Abinadai for members), stopping for extra emphasis on "Keep the Sabbath day, Honor your mother and father, do not commit adultery."
2) Jesus' summary: "Love the lord thy God... Love thy neighbor as thyself. On this hang all the law and the prophets."
3) Explanation of charity, using Paul and (oddly enough) Robert Heinlein: "Love is a condition when the happiness of someone else is essential to your own."
All of this, especially Heinlein's quote, really gets them thinking, and we've had some fun results!
Love you all, praying for you, and trying to serve with all my HMM&S. (ooooh, I should get that on a ring or keycahin, or something.)
Sincerely
La Hermana Jones.
