Kirby, James

This week felt so long, but it's pday again already! Last pday we had to practice singing for our Christmas concert we are putting on for December. No, it was not voluntary either. The presidents wife said we all had to be there. So we lost a few hours of our pday buts what it is. After we tried to play soccer with one of those really light 4-square balls. It was already a struggle, then it got really windy, so you'd kick it as hard as you could, and it'd just curve right back to you. So that didn't last long. After pday, we contacted the husband of a woman that we were teaching. He was already a bit odd but then he prayed in Israilain and just kept talking about false doctrine trying to get us to be converted to what ever religion he was in, I don't even know what it is, we didn't stay long.  But it's been pretty hard to have lessons or find new people. One day, no one wanted to talk with us, so we didn't have an actual lesson until 6:30. On our way bac...

J asked me to send her my studys and advice for studying on my mission, so I thought I'd send them to of you because why not. So here they are    ☆ Start and end with a prayer to learn what you have questions about and learn more through the spirit.    ☆ Read with a highlighter in hand, looking for things to highlight    ☆  Set aside uninterrupted time to study and keep that habit    ☆  use physical scriptures, mute, and put your phone in a different room    John 14:18   Mosiah •5: 8-9,11 •7:33 •16:6-9,11 •18:9   Alma  • All of chapter 5 • How does Alma 5:6-26 apply to missionary work?  • Alma 5:15, first time "eye of faith" is mentioned in scriptures  • Alma 5:60  • 7:15,20 • 7:23 - attributes of christ  • 8:30,31 - Missionary work    ☆ Watch confrance talks with an open journal in front of you and pause throughout to write down impressions of the spirit and things you like.  ☆...