One of the highlights of the week happened just yesterday. Elder Hanson and I parked at Cyfarthfa Castle and walked down to the lake to speak with other walkers we would pass. We stopped near the first young couple we met and they were incredibly kind. After a couple minutes, we realized that they are currently already meeting with the Merthyr 2nd elders.
They live within the geographical area that we cover, but the other elders met them and started teaching them. We have been working closely with them so that when the time comes for us to teach them instead, we will know what they have been taught. This encounter in the park was completely unplanned though. It was a great blessing as the husband, Lee, had read not only 3 Nephi 11, but also 12 & 13. He had some pretty significant questions about it. Elder Hanson did a great job answering them, I spent the whole twenty minutes helping their 4- year old find chestnuts from the nearby tree that he could then chuck into the pond. We found a lot of them together.
Another highlight was the interview I had with President Gallacher. The whole Merthyr Zone has interviews on Tuesday.
We spoke a lot together about the importance of teaching from the scriptures. Many times missionaries can get carried about answering questions and lecturing on hitting every point we know on a subject. Teaching that way doesn't show people how they can find their own answers. We are second witnesses, the first one is the scriptures. We don't want to mix those two up. I look forward to applying that in my teaching better as I move forward.
Have a good week!
Elder Desmond Killian
Pic #1 - almost the entirety of the Merthyr zone, we are a tiny zone in terms of missionaries but a massive zone in terms of area we cover
Pic #2 - district photo from a hike we did last week. It is called the Elidir Trail
Pic #3 - another district photo, I entrusted a stranger with my camera to get that photo and then I took a similar one for him
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