Salutations!
Yaaaay, it's finally p-day! This week has been so long! All
the sisters in the district are excited to have a p-day finally. Yesterday we
had in-field orientation all day. Here at the MTC we've been learning
about planning and teaching mostly, but in the orientation we talked
about different aspects of missionary work that will come in handy later -
finding people, working with members and ward leaders, goal
setting, street contacting, and things like that. It got me soooo excited
to be in New Zealand!
My companion, Sister Alcock, has had some visa issues and
she still doesn't have a visa to New Zealand. She's a little bummed about
having to stay at the MTC for the next week or two, so anyone who wants to
write her a letter through dearelder.com (my
same address at the MTC) i know she would love it. And also, she doesn't know
I'm asking anyone to do this, so it would be a fun, uplifting surprise for her
:)
This week we have been focusing more on teaching skills. I love it!! I seriously love teaching. So we teach investigators, and have like 3-4 appointments with them a week. But these investigators are just role plays with our teachers (One named Josh, one named Jay). It may sound silly, but I have learned a lot from teaching the same person for three weeks. Sister Alcock and I taught Jay a rockin lesson earlier this week, and it was so cool to see the Doctrine of Christ meet his immediate concerns of getting dumped. So awesome!!! After the lesson, when Jay turned back into our teacher, he asked us to teach in front of the class. Whaaaah?? So the next day we taught jay again, but in an observation room, where there was a two-way mirror so the rest of the district could watch. Sister Alcock and I kind of freaked out that everyone was watching us and it was a super awkward lesson. BUT Jay finally comitted to a date for baptism, so that was pretty awesome. (Does this story make any sense? We do a ton of role-plays here at the MTC since we can't teach legit investigators - i can't wait to get into the field!!)
This week we have been focusing more on teaching skills. I love it!! I seriously love teaching. So we teach investigators, and have like 3-4 appointments with them a week. But these investigators are just role plays with our teachers (One named Josh, one named Jay). It may sound silly, but I have learned a lot from teaching the same person for three weeks. Sister Alcock and I taught Jay a rockin lesson earlier this week, and it was so cool to see the Doctrine of Christ meet his immediate concerns of getting dumped. So awesome!!! After the lesson, when Jay turned back into our teacher, he asked us to teach in front of the class. Whaaaah?? So the next day we taught jay again, but in an observation room, where there was a two-way mirror so the rest of the district could watch. Sister Alcock and I kind of freaked out that everyone was watching us and it was a super awkward lesson. BUT Jay finally comitted to a date for baptism, so that was pretty awesome. (Does this story make any sense? We do a ton of role-plays here at the MTC since we can't teach legit investigators - i can't wait to get into the field!!)
I love you all!! Thanks for all your support :)
Sister Rose
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