1st bible bash

6 months into the mission and I just had my 1st bible bash! What is a bible bash? Its when youre teaching someone and they want to argue about how youre wrong with the bible, where in the bible does it say that? Prove it with the bible! and they are usually crazy and loud and argumenative (how do you spell that!?) But of coursewe just sit there politely. Its not lady like to argue about the bible!

We were teaching about the plan of salvation, about the spirit world and this womans husband stormed in and wanted to know the bible foundation for these ideas. We showed him 1 peter and he wouldnt have a word of it. He went on and on and on. And finally said " so whats youre message, whats your point?" I responded without missing a beat " Our message is that we have the only true church on the face f the earth!" that took him a back and he just looked at me and said " thats quite a claim" and I said, "and if it wasnt true itd be craazy" he shook his head and said " ill tell you one thing, you have a lot of faith" and I said thank you. It was awesome. Were going to bring ernesto to talk to him. He knows the bible like no other and acted like this with missionaries before he converted. Ill just make some popcorn, sit there and watch them "discuss"

The more I thought about the situation the more glad I was for a perfect, flawless gospel. Because it is. Because its not the gospel of man its the gospel of christ and well never be able to understand it through the logic of man because men are imperfect. I love the gospel, its so intelligent and deep and wonderful! But you have to learn it precept on precept.

Yesterday we set up a table of materials in a crowded location. We invited some members to help us talk with people and 12 people came, it was awesome! The street was full of members talking and stopping people. We have a lot of references to visit now. In the end everybody asked if we could do it again on saturday and of course we agreed. http://sistermackensieneptune.blogspot.com/
It was hot and gross but its a lot easier to talk to people in the street when you have the ward backing you up. And we had a couple RMs there who werent afraid to stop every single person.

Yesterday I was able to translate for a man from england in our ward. Its so nice to be needed. To be the only person who could help him communicate with others. Its nice to be needed, even with my minimal language skills.

In other language news, I was teaching jose and familia and jose stopped me to say 'filha, youre speaking so well! I remember when you got here I couldnt understand one thing you said" and then I spoke some more, messed up and he said ' oh and then you go and mess up!" Hes a brat. I bore my testimony again the ward and it was so much better than the 1st time, my 1st week there. How grand! I love communication. What a blessing.

I love you all, the gospel is true!

sister neptune
kensie