Street Contacting

Whenever I would street contact as a missionary, I was deeply worried that the very thing depicted in today's strip was happening.

Hey, it's 2018! Thanks to everyone who visits this site. You're comments and emails make this endeavor all worthwhile. Hard to believe I've been at this for nine years.

Street Contacting for the First Time

It can be hard for a new missionary learning the language to follow what is going on around him. Here's a reminder to look for subtle non-verbal cues in an effort to ascertain meaning. For example: if a potential investigator is speaking in such a manner that spittle is flying from his mouth, chances are you are not returning for another lesson.

The Race is not to the Swift

Unfortunately, I was in such poor shape as a missionary that I doubt I could have engaged in this diabolically clever way of teaching.

First Time Street Contacting

Here's another strip early in Elder Van Dyke's mission.

Street Contacting

As a missionary, it took me a long time to warm up to street contacting. It was a lot easier to knock on a door than to stop someone cold. Plus, the whole thing seemed so arbitrary, I mean how do you know that you shouldn't be stopping the people you're letting go and letting go the people you're stopping?