Mission: Week One, Day Three

You will recognize the pattern:  morning ablutions, solid breakfast, then off to study.  We had a large group meeting with all the senior missionaries on the subject of Christ in Our Teaching.  Excellent.  Then on to small group/district meeting where we discussed the attributes of Jesus Christ and the role of The Book of Mormon in teaching about the Savior.  We discussed how we could better develop those attributes for which Christ is such a wonderful exemplar.  We have a long way to go, but are possible on the right track.

There are those who do not know that after His resurrection, Jesus Christ visited the American continent.  The Book of Mormon is the record of a family who came from Jerusalem around 600 BC and whose descendants were here when the Savior visited and taught the people the same things He taught the people in the Holy Land.  It is wonderful to learn ways to share those glorious teachings.

In the afternoon we had a short training in the various mobile apps that are available for free  from LDS.org.  I was thrilled to see that there were more than I already knew how to use!

Later on we met with our “assigned couple” for our first teaching experience.  It was amazing as we taught one another.  One of the miracles that we have beheld here is that there are more commonalities between people than there are differences.  Some of our most trying experiences from our “growing up lives” are shared by many, including are newly loved Elder and Sister L.  The nice thing about our teaching each other was that we were able to comfort each other and learn new ways to cope with continuing trials.

After supper we loaded up my carry-on suitcase with more than a week’s worth of laundry and went over to the laundry room to get them clean.  We used two washers and two dryers.  We had purchased little boxes of laundry soap at the Bookstore for sixty-nine cents each.  When the dryers completed their runs, many of the clothes were not yet fully dry so we changed the setting to hot and let them go for another 15 minutes.  THAT WAS TOO MUCH!!  The clothes, especially Dear One’s white shirt, were so hot they burned our fingers.  It is a miracle they did not turn into ashes!  Next time we will be smarter.