Missionary Training Center -- 4 days training

We had a great time in the MTC. We saw Ian Birch, my nephew several times in the MTC. He is doing very well. He took to heart the promise that if he only spoke Spanish, that his spirituality would increase and he would gain the gift of tongues by learning much faster than he could on his own. He testified that the promise was being fulfilled.
There were 15 other senior couples being trained with us (and two sisters). I was surprised at how good the training was. They have a pilot program on how to teach the investigator and not the lesson. First one spends 5-10 minutes determining where they are on their spiritual journey, then a prayer and letting them know we will talk for 3-5 minutes and then have a discussion. We gave a short overview of thetopics we felt they might need. Then we ask if they have questions and that leads to a discussion 20-25 minutes. We tried this with volunteers and the other missionaries playing inactive persons that they knew. It was fun. Even with a role play, we and the volunteer teared up, the Spirit was there. Very effective. Much better than teaching a lesson.