WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION: SISTER ALBRIGHT GOES CONTACTING AND TEACHING

Friday, October 9, 2009

SISTER ALBRIGHT GOES CONTACTING AND TEACHING

On Wed. evening, I had the wonderful opportunity to go out teaching and street contacting with Sisters Jordan and Glauser. It was a great experience for me. It was amazing to witness these missionary sisters as they approached people in parking lots, on sidewalks, on playgrounds with their children and anywhere they saw a person. They were so confident as they approached them and asked a soul searching question to get a conversation going. They were both very brave and I was so impressed. We went to 2 different homes to give lessons. One was to a woman from Liberia who had a little baby and was very humble and teachable. She was on the Plan of Salvation Lesson and seems quite receptive. She asked very simple and thoughtful questions. And they are going back with the next lesson in a couple of days. I so admire these Sisters and their ability to confidently and courageously spread the Gospel. The 2nd lesson was at the home of a Sister named Ade who joined 2 years ago. Her 2 teenage daughters are now taking the lessons to see for themselves if they want to join. Each of the girls were fun and lively and the sister missionaries related very well to them. They teased and danced with them and it was obvious that the girls adored the Sisters. Both girls have set baptism dates.

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Chris and ElaineOctober 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM
We love reading your blog and seeing pictures of your missionaries and the wonderful people they teach.
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