We cooked rice with tomato sauce in it as it cooked and we threw in some peppers and onions and ate that with a side of pancakes. It was good and my companion tried the rice on the pancakes but I was not quite that brave. we also made hamburgers with pancakes for buns that was quite good as well. better than the rice on the pancakes I imagine.
Anyway we also had some good experiences working with people. I have had a bad tendency to get frustrated when people don't listen or seem to not want to take the obvious right choice. We taught a family that is Evangelico (i'm not sure what that actually means in English. It just like one of the many churches of whoever, so not catholic, not protestant, just a church...) and they were pretty right on up until we mentioned Joseph Smith. they hastily told us that his name wasn't in the bible and started to ask us firey questions. One of them removed himself from the situation and the other two were rather quiet. We stayed calm and invited them to pray about the message. What greater witness can you have than from God? They wouldn't answer us straight so we still calmly asked them why they didn't want to pray to ask God directly. That question was able to make room so the spirit taught them. although they didn't want to progress I know we did our part.
We also had some huge success with a less active lady and her son. we went to her house and asked her to come to church and read the Book of Mormon. they didn't make it to church so we went back again and read with them in the book. they then made it this Sunday for 2 of the 3 hours.
These two experiences taught me a lot. This is the Lords work and we are not in charge. He has put us where we are knowing our weaknesses and it is his spirit that is going to do all the work we just need to say and do what he wants us to. Then we can have success whatever happens.
Elder Dallin Skouson
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