The 2 biggest things he talked about were SIMPLIFY, INTENSIFY AND TESTIFY with respect to teaching and then ESTABLISH OUR FOUNDATION NOW.
He said we have been complicating our teaching for a long time. And a lot of words doesnt let the spirit be the teacher. To really let the spirit be the teacher creates awkward situations at first. We all have this curse of the natural man so spiritual things sometimes are very different to us.
For example something simple silence in a lesson. You think it would be easy but in the moment it is so awkward! But when we let silence happen in a lesson we let the spirit teach.
We also cant be afraid to let the investigator discover for themselves the truths by the power of the spirit. And sometimes that is hard. It is way easier to tell someone that they are feeling the spirit than to create a great lesson and do good questions to help them recognize that in fact they really are feeling the spirit. And the spirit doesnt testify when we teach in a complicated and confusing way. Christ was the simplest teacher. He taught in the most simple way.
Now that doesnt mean that in order for him to teach that way that it was easy. He could teach that way because he knew the doctrine.
He also talked about foundations. He talked a lot about how we can make sure now that we will never become less active after the mission. Because tons of returned missionaries come home and then just let go of the iron rod. And this visit was 100 percent for me because it made me realize that just saying that i am going to keep reading my scriptures doesnt mean that i am going to keep reading my scriptures.
His visit made me reflect and think what do i need to be doing right now differently to make sure that i stay strong at home and i got some really great answers!
One thing that came to my mind is study the scriptures more. That sounds funny cuz I am on my mission. But there sometimes passes days out here when we never had a personal time with the scriptures.
For example on transfers we usually go to bed at 11:30 and then wake up at 2:30 or three to take missionaries to the airport and then the whole day is super busy and then we get home and just totally crash! And then the next day it hits me that i didnt do a personal study of my scriptures.
And at first there are the excuses of "i read them in the training" or "we were doing mission stuff and so we didnt have any time" but that is all wrong! After my mission i am going to be way busier and way more stressed out! So if i give into those excuses now i am going to give into them in 6 months as well. But it cant be that way! If there is no time, then make some!
They have a great saying here, "quem não tem cachorro caça com gato'. Meaning "whoever doesnt have a dog hunts with a cat." Wanting to say, make the best of what you got and get done what you need to get done!
So on those days with no time it doesnt matter, i am not an exception, i have to make time to study!
Zwick also talked a lot about true virtue. He testified that president is a man of true virture and that is what we need. If you are a virtuous person it means you are really just a good person. You do all the things that arent seen or given glory by man. And it is the same way with the foundation of a temple. It is the most imortant part but is the part no one can see. The work that was put in that no one can see. ]
But i gotta go! I lvoe you guys! have an awesome week!
Elder Keller
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