Linstead - 9

pic 1 - bout to light dis ting up

 pic 2 - me 'n a bunch a grade-A ganja

This past week has been a week. Had several really good lessons, and had our fair share of canceled lessons. Many of our 'top' investigators canceled appointments this week, failed to keep commitments, and failed to come to church. That has been frustrating, but it's definitely made for a good learning experience. Every investigator has their own concerns they have to work through. For some it's accepting the Book of Mormon to be true. For others it's Joseph Smith. For others it's ganja, or rum, or gambling, or chastity, or a busy schedule. Even if we teach the same lessons to someone, we definitely can't teach it the same way.

Nothing too crazy happened this week, but I'll update y'all on some of our investigators...

G - Great guy. Lives with his baby-mother, who just delivered a few weeks ago. Is having trouble giving up ganja. Smokes when he gets stressed - which is a lot. They don't have much and he doesn't have a steady income. He wants to be baptized, but smoking and not being married is holding him back right now.

N and R - N and R are sisters, both in their 40s, both have pickne (children), and live in the same family house. Both have committed to baptism, but we'll likely have to re-extend a postponed date. N is really sharp and has a lot of great questions. We taught them the Word of Wisdom this past week. N thought that no coffee and tea was ridiculous, but then decided that she wouldn't let something as simple as coffee keep her from the Celestial Kingdom.

D and Y (referrals from G) - D is in her 40s, and is the mother of a 21 yr old Y. D is super nice and commits to coming to church and reading, but has trouble following through. Y is very sharp, a good reader, and very interested. She does, however, live with her boyfriend every other weekend. We're teaching chastity this week.

N - We've taught several lessons on JUST Adam and Eve and The Fall. Her Jehovah's Witness background makes it difficult for her to grasp several 'basic Christian' doctrines that most every other investigator accepts. She came to a session of Conference and like it though.

We have many other investigators, but not much more computer time.

In other news we found a cookshop that sells pancakes and eggs!

Elder Ritchie