Media Referrals

Media Referrals are the individual that see or hear about the church thru any type of media, they call the number given and requests the item advertised. Then the mission is sent the information and the office sends it out to the missionaries whose focus area the individual lives in. As senior missionaries, we don't have a focus area, ours is the Bishop's store house. We are sent referrals of those who are outside of the missionaries focus area, because they are too far away for them to get to. Because we have a car, it is easier for us to check it out than to drive the younger missionaries all over to do it. Before Christmas we had about 8 we were trying to get a hold of. Nobody would answer so we left messages. We had a sister call us back and set up an appointment for the following day. She told us the first visit that she was looking for a Christian book store so she could buy her a bible. We told her we could bring her a bible. We have been there four times, two times nobody answered the door, the other two we taught a short lesson. She has agreed to go to church with us this sunday. We are going to pick her up. Her name is Raquelle and she is a 19 year old mother of a little girl. Pray for her desire to learn more and be baptized.

I still feel like we are in training. The younger missionaries are very assertive and know how to share the gospel simply. I think that I open my mouth and too much information comes out. Practice does make better. Practicing role playing is such an important part of learning to share and teach. Thank heavens when we pray for the spirit it can teach and testify.