Cuss Words and Coke Zero

March 21, 2016

So yesterday we getting back from an appointment in south Phoenix and
stopped by one investigator that we had but she wasn't there. A member
joined us for that appointment. So because we were in the area we went
and stopped by our Branch Mission Leader's house and elder Jackson and
the member went in to tell him that the lesson he was going to join us
for later was cancelled. Elder Weber and I went across the street to a
man that him and Elder Hearne had contacted and referred to the
English missionaries to teach him but they haven't been teaching that
man so we went to visit him and give him an Easter pageant card. He
wasn't there so we dropped off the card and walked back to our BML's
apartment. In front of his apartment were 5 kids that looked like they
were Charlotte or Brysons age. They were dressed like mini gang bangers. We
walked over to contact them and they started walking away. They said
"h (word) naw we don't want any of that s (word)" and I said the first
thing that came to mind, " Hey shake our hands we want to be your
friends!" One of them said "h (word) naw I ain't shaking your hands
you can shake my a (word) n (word)!" Then they ran away and we said "
alright have a great day!" And the one who cussed yelled back " you
too!" And then a man who saw us drop off the Easter pageant card
randomly walked to us and gave us Coke zeros. Not a member or
anything, he thought we were helping his neighbor and thought we'd be
thirsty so he gave us some soda. We're going to contact him again this
week.

What I learned from this? Don't take it personally when when people
don't like you and cuss at you. Because that won't do any good. Just
joke about it and talk to the next person and you will be blessed with
kind people and Coca Cola Zero to cheer you up.