Teach a Friend Report

Name: Jose Eduardo Callau Silva

Who did you teach: Arely Aguilera Ferrufino

(Just specify the relation to you, i.e. neighbor, friend at work, etc.)

Instructions
Write your responses to the items below. Make sure to answer each of the questions in your responses.
Note that the minimum word count for full credit is 150 words (total of all responses). Your instructor will
grade you according to the grading rubric in the assignment of your course.

When referencing a passage, include the citation and paste the actual passage into your response. If the
passage is long, just cite it and abbreviate or summarize it so the reader knows what the passage is about,
but it doesn’t take up too many lines on this report.

Note: Boxes will expand as you type

Describe your experience:

 Provide a thoughtful reflection of your experience. What gospel principle from this week did you
teach? Include specific quotes or references to scripture or prophetic teachings that you used.
 How did it go? How did you feel while teaching and afterward? What reaction or feedback did you
receive?
 What teaching methods did you use (thought-provoking question, discussion, game, object lesson,
video, other method)?

Since I was very young I was born with an allergy to humidity, for that detail I was not good at any sport,
my chest quickly hurt and I was short of breath.
As the years went by I grew taller and skinnier, I wasn't attractive to girls, and I couldn't socialize very well
with young people because I wasn't immersed in sports.
I was very sad, my family did not have many financial resources, for this reason I did not have many
school or friendship activities.
Something else that saddened me was that I was born that lingual frenulum, that does not allow me until
today to pronounce the letter r, in addition that I became anxious and stuttered a lot.
How complicated isn't it?

Describe the insights you gained:

 What did you learn from this experience about being a teacher of the gospel?
 What deeper insights or understanding of the principle(s) being taught did you gain from teaching
the principle(s) to another person?

Even so, I believe that I was very blessed with the company of God, He comforted me in those moments
that I felt alone, and very sad. The best medicine was reading the Book of Mormon.
Because I felt very loved and special of my Heavenly Father, my parents were a great consolation,
because my father was very patient with me, when I felt sad and saw everything negative, and complained
about my physical and social situation, he with love advised me.
Now after many years later, I am still with lingual frenulum, a little skinny, but now I have a better
personality.
Yesterday I had a conversation with my wife, we disagreed about a marketing issue from a beef business
that we have together. The topic of discussion was that in the beef business we deliver meat at home and
we do not charge shipping. I am the one who distributes the orders to the clients, I start at 9 am, but due to
a lack of organization I finish delivering at 6pm and that is not right. I was telling my wife that we must treat
clients well, that I am the one who sees them personally. It happened that the meat grinder broke the
blade, so my wife became very sad and wanted to give up.
And I expressed to my wife, that for many years when I was young, I wasted time lamenting or feeling sad
for not having a more athletic physical body, or because I could not speak clearly or pronounce the letter
"R". Today that no longer affects me, today I have much more self-esteem for myself, I have a more
fighting and energetic attitude.
I do not know until today the reason why I came to earth with those weaknesses, however, I want to think
that it was to strengthen my character, mature, learn to overcome obstacles.
I have been wrong many times when making decisions, but I have felt the love of a loving God, who has
strengthened me, listened to me, and devised a plan so that I could progress.
I love my wife, and just wanted to make her understand that we must persevere.