We had the same lesson yesterday and the branch president taught it. It was a little deep psychology he was teaching and went way over every ones heads... but it was super interesting. he talked about selfies and the damage that it can do and how we are just focused on ourselves and if there is a tiny thing wrong we delete the picture... it was interesting but well I am still going to take selfies. But that is one huge thing I have learned is that it really doesn’t matter what others think, and well I don’t need to spend hours and hours getting ready!
The week we taught a witch. A straight up witch well the investigator that doesn’t believe in God believes in other types of powers apparently, and lives in the mountains of Honduras. Well everyone told us to not visit the lady but typical missionary we felt like we had to visit everyone, so we climbed up the mountain to visit the witch. Well she was covered in wart like things (like a witch) but we entered in her house, Outside her house it was super hot like middle of the day but inside it was super, super cold and we had chills the whole time and it was super, super dark aside from one little light bulb. Well she was also a hoarder this little witch and her house was straight up like in that show on tv about hoarders, except she had one room that was completely empty and dark. But still I was like we need to teach this lady the gospel, and for some reason I wasn’t too afraid. Well we pulled out our hymnbooks to start the lesson and for some reason neither my companion or I could talk for practically the whole time we were in this house our minds went blank and we just listened to this crazy lady tell us a bunch of insane stories. Well, I was with my hymnbook trying to focus and fins a hymn but I couldn’t find one. Then I was like okay, we are just going to sing I am a Child of God 196 and so I was flipping through the book but there was not 196 there was ever other page minus 196 and it was like 15 minute of looking for a hymn while she told us a ton of stories about tons of crazy things and she told us that everyone thinks she is a witch and that no one has entered in her house and that is a mystery to everyone and a ton of things super weird and really the whole time we were in this house we were completely abandoned by the Holy Ghost and we could not teach it was horrible. We tried and tried but I couldn’t remember a single thing neither could my companion until finally after like 40 minutes we left and finally could think and talk again. Then everything was fine but really I understood how important the Holy Ghost is in our lives without it (especially in missionary work) we can’t do anything. It is so crucial that we live worthy to have the spirit with us and that we strive to have it in our lives everyday. Really we were just mindlessly sitting there listening to this lady tell us a ton of stories and we were left completely incapable to teach or sing or pray we couldn’t do anything. The Holy Ghost is so important in our lives and there are times when we are doing things or listening to things or watching things when the Holy Ghost completely leaves us solos. And as a missionary it has been a long time since I have been alone and well it is a horrible feeling. But everything is good in Cerro Grande we are finding people and the branch is going to grow!!!
Just stay away from witches!
Hermana Oram
Just stay away from witches!
Hermana Oram