September
12, 2016
Oi
Gente!
Things are starting to
go better and better! With every passing week i get a little bit more
accustomed to the members here and loving them more.
This Sunday my
companion and i did a devotional for the branch. It went super well and there
were about 50 people present. The message that we left was about the value of
the gospel. I´ll try and explain a little bit about how it went. So to get a
everyone to come and participate, we promised that there would be a bunch of
chocolate, so much that everyone would get sick from eating it. And without
fail, everyone showed up to stuff their faces. After we started i asked ``WHO
WANTS CHOCOLATE`` and man its incredible what the power sweets have on the
behavior of people. That crowd of latter day saints turned in to a group of
children that want ice cream after dinner. I counted to three and the first
person who raised their hand would be the first to win the chocolate. A young
woman was the first to throw her hand in the air and I called her to the front
to give her the chocolate. When she came to the front, i grabbed the most
delicious chocolate on the table, and promptly threw it on the ground... She
had a terrible look of disgust of her face. Then i asked ``WHO WANTS
CHOCOLATE`` this time the crowd wasn´t so excited. It was obvious that no liked
the way i had given her the chocolate, so i promised I wouldn´t do it again.
Then i went to the branch president, and kindly placed his favorite chocolate
in his hand. He had a slight look of surprise on his face and thanked me.
The point of the
message is that the chocolate is the gospel. And depending on how we treat it
influences the fact that other people will want it or not. When we invite
others to get to know the church it should be done in a manner well thought
out, not as a casual invite.
The gospel is the most
precious thing in the world. The more that i have shared this message the more
i have come to realize how special that it is.
I love you all and
hope you have a great week!
Love,
Elder Rice
