Role Plays! This is a major part of becoming a better missionary. In Moses 3:5 we learn that the Lord created everything spiritually before it was created physically. The Lord role played the creation. As missionaries we role play or spiritually create the structure of our lessons, invitations and contacts. We rely on the spirit to teach us while we role play so that we spiritually know how to teach a person before we actually do it. We have seen missionaries receive direct guidance on how to solve problems with investigators. Missionaries have taken what they learned during a role play and applied it word for word in a lesson and baptisms have resulted. Also, the missionary who is the investigator is playing an actual investigator that they are working with. As they do this they come to a greater understanding of how the investigator feels and the spirit teaches the missionary what that investigator needs. It's a powerful process. As you look at these pictures remember the spirit is strong during this time.
These are the Lake City and Gainesville Zones.  They are role playing teaching about prayer and inviting to kneel and pray.


Elder Ball being taught by Elder Lundquist




Sister Koontz and Sister Gneiting enjoying the moment





This is Elder Ramstedt and Elder Cervo





Elder Warren is teaching Elder Moore

 The following role plays were designed to help the missionaries connect with people on the street.  Different stations were set up where a person was doing something specific.  We ask the missionaries to quickly look for clues and connect with the person.  We want them to be personable and loving and try to become friends then navigate to the Restoration and the Book of Mormon.  They are to teach and testify, get a return appointment, ask for friends who would want to hear the message and leave them wanting to hear more with a teaser.  It takes a lot of practice.


The cultural hall was surrounded with stations.

 


Elder Larrocha contacting Elder Jensen

 




Sister McCracken giving Sister Richards a referral

 



Elder Ross and Elder Aiono

  


Elder Dandridge being contacted by Elder Allred





Elder Porter and Elder Dyerly

 



Elder Lisman and Elder Latu

 


Elder Bennion and Elder Bushman



Elder DiCristofano navigating to the
Book of Mormon with Elder Clements



Elder Hinton and Elder Lucas



Elder Howell connecting on Elder Sauni's level

 



Sister Delaplane and Elder Schuyler



Elder Crawford and Elder Latu
Success!