Well, this week has been kinda interesting; primarily the later half of the week.
We've learned a more fun way to teach the Plan of Salvation to kids (or most of it, anyway). You tell them a story about them.:
One day when you were at home (Heaven), your parents (Heavenly
Father) said it was time to go to school (Earth). So, you left for
school (Earth), and while there you learned and took tests and solved
problems. The story continues with a huge rain storm causing two massive
rivers to form blocking your way back. We need bridges. Thankfully a
guy named Chris(t) comes along. He's a master builder. He offers to
build us the bridges we need to cross the rivers. He builds the first
bridge for free granting us passage over the first river (Death). He
says, however, that we need to do something for us to get the second
bridge over the second river (Sin). He says if we can show [not
give] him five gold coins (Faith in Jesus Christ, Repentance, Baptism,
Gift of the Holy Ghost, Endure to the End), he'll give us the second
bridge. So, we need to find these before we can go home. Once we find
them, we show them to Chris(t), and he gives us the second bridge over
the second river (Sin), allowing us to return home again (to live with
our Father in Heaven).
On Thursday we had another lesson with Kolter, the
nine year-old I mentioned last week. This one was a lot of fun. We told
him the story above and he really liked it. He understood everything we
were trying to teach him, and he didn't have any questions. We're going
to finish up the Plan of Salvation with him tomorrow. I think he's
really enjoying this.
We got a new investigator this past weekend. He's
another 9 year-old kid. We seem to be finding alot of those. This one,
however, has an active parent, so we don't have that issue this time. I
mentioned this family last week. They are all hard of hearing. So, the
lesson was quite interesting. We contacted the ASL Missionaries and they
came down for the lesson. It was us, the ASL elders (four missionaries
in total), and their family there. This is not a very good situation for
those who have ADD/ADHD (myself and my companion respectively) because
we'd speak, the ASL elders would sign what we say, and we would see
movement out of the corner of our eyes, and be distracted. I will admit,
though, that part of my distraction was that when I wasn't speeking, I
was trying to watch the ASL elders and see what I could pick out. But,
we got through it. We're gonna go back this week to check understanding,
and see if they really need the ASL elders. They might just be reading
lips. More to come.
Saturday was much fun. We started the day by helping
set up for the Gilbert Global Village Festival. One of those events
where people can go around and learn about different companies and
places, including different religions (ours was one of them, of course).
I love doing thing like this. We basically helped direct where the
vendors need to go, and helped them get set up. I felt like I should
have had a clip board.
After that we got to go help with Special Olympics. I that was a
lot of fun. It's interesting the reaction I get sometimes when make a
lot of noise. I can be loud when I want to. And cheering on those
athletes was a perfect time to do so. I love doing service.
Last night I got caught under a falling tree. Story
time. We went to go visit one of our less actives and when we got there,
we saw that a tree had fallen on their car and they were trying to get
it out. It might be more accurate to say that the tree was leaning
against the car as there was hardly any damage. So, to help out, I got
under the tree and lifted on one of the branches we managed to get the
tree off the car enough to back it out. As for me, I got out from under
the tree enough that I only got a couple scrapes on my arm and a small
cut on the back of my neck. I'm fine. I love the Lord's timing.
Speaking of the Lord's timing, on our way to the
library this morning, there was a car stalled in the middle of the road.
So we stopped to help get them into the church parking lot, for she was
stopped right in front of it. Guess what...She hardly spoke any
English. However, she spoke Spanish fluently. Good thing we had a
Spanish missionary with us. hehe. 
I love knowing Spanish.
That's it for today. Until next time.
Con amor,
-Elder Jordon Hill-
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