…VAN EEN VERNUFTIGE
MAKELIJ…
(1 Nephi 18:1)
Belgium/Netherlands Mission
MAKE
IT REAL
(Part
2)
You work every day as set-apart, commissioned ambassadors of
Jesus Christ and the Church. People see
the Church when they interact with you.
It is essential to learn and develop the personal relation skills of
being real so you can connect with
people by being: clean-cut, likable,
interesting, friendly, vulnerable, humble, fun and enthusiastic and to show a
little humor. If you are these
things, people will feel your happiness and be much more likely to want to
spend time with you and want what you have.
Members will be much more likely to trust you with their referrals. Mastering these attributes is a learned
behavior. Those who interact with people
this way were not simply born that way; they have learned and developed these
skills. These skills are not only
successful in missionary work but also are life skills for success.
Street Contacting.
You are surrounded by people every day.
They are in the street, on public transportation, in their homes, at
work, etc. Under certain circumstances
every single one of them would gladly listen to the lessons. My theory is, that due to people’s personal
circumstances at the moment, a certain number of people every day in your city
would listen to your message if invited.
Every day a new set of people, due to their circumstances, become willing
to hear the gospel and replace those of the day before. Our job is to contact as many people as we
can so the Lord can lead us to find those who are ready each day. Also, our effectiveness for successful
contacting is greatly enhanced when we possess the personal relation skills
listed above of being real. In order to
be as effective as possible in street contacting, the rules are:
·
If possible try 3 come-backs before giving up
and giving the pass along card
·
Listen and think to pick the most appropriate
and logical come-backs
·
Be
clean-cut, likable, interesting, friendly, vulnerable, humble, fun,
enthusiastic, show a little humor and connect
with them
Always testify of our message in your initial approach. For example, “We bring a message that Jesus
Christ has restored his original church back on the earth through living
prophets in our time. May we tell you
about it?”
If the individual objects to the request, try to rebound
with come-backs to give him another opportunity to agree to listen. But, it is important to read the body
language and stop before you annoy them.
If done friendly and intelligently, 3 come-backs should not be offensive.
Come-backs must be thought out and logical. Listening and feeling love toward them is the
key. For example, if someone says, “I don’t
have time,” repeated 3 times, the logical come-backs after each objection might
be:
1. That
is no problem; we will be in this neighborhood Thursday and Friday this
week. Which day is more convenient for
you to visit with us?
2. Our
message will only take 10 minutes of your time and I promise you that you will
find it interesting and worthwhile.
3. May
I then give you this card with our web site?
Can we drop by your house another time to set an appointment when you
will have time to hear our short message?
The person may switch from “no time” to another objection
such as, “I believe all religions are the same,” after the first or second
come-back. If this happens, stay logical
and switch to a come-back that addresses his new objection. For example, “Well there are certainly many religions
and God is not a God of confusion. How do
you think a present day prophet could help make sense out of religion?”
We have distributed potential come-backs to the 10 most
frequent objections. Edit the come-backs
to fit your personality and manner of speaking and thinking. Then practice them and become good at using
them.
Once in the House.
The theme of being real carries over from contacting to when you get in
the home as well. Being real with them
helps show your happiness and peace which is a natural result from your living
the gospel and which comes from our unique message. What you have will be contagious for them to
want. This sets the conditions for them
to have a meaningful experience with the spirit.
Again it is important to connect with people. The
same attributes of human relations apply as with street contacting. Talk about
them, ask questions, laugh, and complement them, be friendly, be upbeat, be
likable, smile, make it fun and be interested. Use these attributes in the home by spending
a few minutes before a lesson and follow these talking point rules:
·
See 3 things in the home that they are
interested in
·
See one thing in the house about the family
·
Share something about yourself that you have in
common with them
·
Get them to smile or laugh
·
Remember things you learn about them and comment
about it next time you meet
Remember these are learned behaviors. Work at it, do your best and the Lord will
bless you to become a better tool in his hands.
President Robinson
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