Mormons and guns

My neighbour arrived home at the same time I did, and after talking a bit, the subject of various Mormon sects came up. We talked about that for a little while. We also talked about Mormons and guns.

Early mornings

After favouriting a friend’s tweet, she asked me what I was doing up so early (it was before 5:30). I told her I was subbing this week. She asked what grades, so I told her it was a Seminary class composed of sophomores and juniors.

Seminary

Was talking to a classmate about being tired and mentioned I have been up at 5:00 every morning this week. When she asked why, I mentioned I was using the extra time to study and teach. When she asked what I taught, I told her I taught Seminary.

Presenting Mormonism to the class

In class today, we were split into three groups ,each discussing either Catholicism, Mormonism, or Protestantism. When the teacher asked for volunteers for people to lead the groups, I volunteered to do Mormonism, and used it as a chance to announce to the class I was Mormon. Our group talked about various aspects of Mormonism for about half an hor and then presented our discussion points to the class.

United Order

I was visiting with someone today, and we got on the subject of the United Order, so it was an opportunity to talk about that

Islam and Word of Wisdom

I was having a conversation with someone today who asked me if I drink coffee from a popular coffee shop. When I told him no, he asked if I don’t drink coffee from there or if I don’t drink coffee at all. I told him I never drink coffee. When he asked why, I told him it was because of my religion. It gave us a chance to talk about the Word of Wisdom and Muslim dietary laws (he is Muslim).

Facebook

An old classmate of mine contacted me on Facebook the other day with several questions about the church. I answered them as best I could, but the reason she asked me was because she knows I'm Mormon. She know I'm Mormon because I mentioned it several times during discussions in class last year. This is specifically why I try to incorporate the gospel into every day discussion: that others may know I'm Mormon and will feel comfortable coming to me with questions.