Halloween here isn't super big, here in the city it is a little bigger, I think, but not 100% sure. They celebrate the day of the dead though, just like in Hispanic cultures, at least they did back on Marinduque.
We are doing alright now with teaching. We had exchanges this week with the assistants, which was fun, and then with our district leader. We have been trying to encourage the zone because everyone is down in the dumps and not really wanting to do a ton of work. It is like everyone has become depressed, so we have been coming up with ideas to got people going and getting them excited, and will be testing it out this week before we introduce it in MLC.
It is doing challenges like video games. Weekly/daily challenges that help get them to increase their key indicators, have some fun, and do something crazy (but still mission appropriate). Some examples are: Invite 5 people in blue shirts; Get 5 girls phone numbers; Do jumping jacks with an investigator. Just fun and random stuff to spice up their lives, because the WHOLE MISSION is kinda in the dumps right now. We did this on our exchanges and we had some much fun with our DL. We found so many new people to teach and it has been a great blessing!! We will be trying it with our district first then introduce it to the mission!
So far the people we've been teaching are doing well. It is just talking time to get some people progressing to the point of baptism which is okay. They are reading and learning and growing that is more important.
We did meet this brother, Richard who is in his 50's and is really nice. We just started talking to him one day while he was playing pool, and we started asking us questions about us as missionaries. He said that we could come back some time and share a message with him. So this last week, on exchanges, we were able to go back to him, and he had questions for us about our church. So we were nice and answering them. He was curious about aspects of the plan of salvation, so we testified, and left a Book Of Mormon with him, and he was more than happy to read it. He then brings us into his house, we meet his wife, and had some snacks with them. They were really interested and hoping that continues!! We will be going back on Thursday hopefully!
Spiritual thought for the week:
This week I have still had some amazing personal studies with questions being answered left and right!! Truly, I am blessed for the change that has taken place in my life! One topic that I prayed about while I was reading the scriptures was about honesty and accountability to the Lord. I don't want to say too much because I want you to study up on it too, but one thing that I have always loved, is the question "Do you fear God more than Man?" This is a serious question that we all need to evaluate sometime. Are we being 100% honest in all things, meaning we are letting them know 100% of the truth too, and not just 99% of it. Are we doing things to make us happy, make others happy, or are we doing things to make the lord happy? What is it that the Lord needs us to do? Once you receive that, you need to then act on it AND REPORT IT TO HIM. That is the key to true JOY!!! There is so much I would love to say, but I will leave that to you!!
Happy Halloween!!
Elder James Dunyon
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