Being Catholic

A classmate shared with me her story about becoming Catholic. I thought it was a good opportunity to mention I was baptized Catholic.

Seminary. Again.

I had another opportunity to bring up seminary, but this time to someone on the bus. We were talking about what time we get up in the morning, and she was surprised at how early I get up. I told her, I teach a  seminary class in the morning.

Compared to the last opportunity I had to bring up seminary, this conversation was more in-depth, but still fairly superficial.

Teaching investigators

I was asked to teach the elders quorum lesson today. It was on the Spirit World, and I think it went well. We had some visitors who were of another faith, and they asked some great questions. I enjoyed visiting with them after class (together with the ward mission leader) to answer some other questions they had.

Getting up early

My boss and I were talking about what time we get up in the morning. He was surprised to find out I get up at 5:00 in the morning. I told him it was because I teach a class. When he asked what type of class, I told him Seminary.

CTR Ring

I caught a classmate checking out my CTR ring. No conversation started because of it, but we’ll see how the semester goes. :)

Labels

I was chatting on the bus with a fellow passenger about labels. I mentioned how the phrase “I’m Mormon” automatically raises stereotypical ideas in the minds of non-Mormons, and we discussed how that is problematic because a personality is more diverse than simply one’s religion. Even the phrase “I’m Mormon” can mean different things to different people.

Seminary

I ran into an acquaintance of mine at the university today. Out of the blue, she asked me about seminary. I explained to her that it is like a bible study class for high school students. We talked about it for 5 or 10 minutes.