Day 5

Our District

Next to Sister Waldron and I are the Corbetts.  They are going to Fort Bragg to work with military personnel.  Next to them are the Hendricksons.  They are from Sandy and are off to New Jersey to work as Member and Leader Support Missionaries.  On the far right are Elder Wayne Shipley and Sister Pam Shipley.  They are on their second mission and again will be operating and supervising the scanning of genealogical records in Wayne, Indiana.  They did the same thing in Houstong several years ago.

Sister Thurston



 Sister Thurston was our guide through "Preaching My Gospel" during our afternoons. She was enthusiastic and committed to helping us understand how to prepare for teaching experiences.

Today was a very rewarding day and a very challenging day.  We do a lot of roll playing while learning how to use "Preach My Gospel."  Our assignment was to take on the character of someone we know who was at one time active and is now inactive.  Another couple came into our room and spent 15 minutes getting to know us (in character).  They then had 30 minutes to prepare a lesson for us based on what they had learned.  Likewise, we spent 15 minutes getting to know another couple who have decided to not participate with the church any longer.  We too had 30 minutes to prepare a lesson customized for their particular problems.  Of course we assumed the idendities of one of our children.  It made it very real for us and our hearts were close to bursting throughout the role.  It was very worth while.

In the afternoon we learned how to work with members in our assigned branches.  We again had a visit from a couple who completed their mission 10 years ago.  They were very good together.  The afternoon ended and most of the couples left immediately for their various destinations throughout the world.  The rest of us will be meeting with the CES department of the church in preparations for leaving on Wednesday.