The Field is White-ish
Teaching comics
Lessons in living rooms, on doorsteps, and everywhere in between. Comics about teaching the gospel, one surprise at a time.
14 comics
Missionaries often encourage people to make room in their lives for the Savior. Some people take it more literally than others, and some living rooms have less room to spare.
The Word of Wisdom is the Church’s health code, and it includes not drinking coffee or tea. Teaching it to a coffee shop manager takes some courage and a lot of tact.
Missionaries often begin by asking whether someone believes in God or a higher power. The Energizer Bunny, the pink drum-playing mascot from battery commercials, is famous for running on a different kind of power. He keeps going and going.
Latter-day Saints believe God’s children can grow to become like Him, and missionaries often hear that belief brought up at the door as a challenge. It’s a big conversation to have on a porch. Some days the door just opens to a debate.
Missionaries ask a lot of questions to understand what someone believes and what they need. From the other side of the kitchen table, especially under one bare lightbulb, it can feel a little like being questioned by detectives.
Missionaries invite the people they teach to make and keep commitments, like reading the Book of Mormon or coming to church on Sunday. Getting someone to follow through can feel like the hardest assignment of all.
General Conference isn’t one meeting but several two-hour sessions spread across Saturday and Sunday. Missionaries love inviting friends to watch. They don’t always mention up front how much watching that is.
White shirts, dark slacks, ties, and a pair of serious young men at the door: missionaries get mistaken for federal agents more often than you’d think. It doesn’t help that asking questions is how the gospel conversation starts.
“Investigator” is missionary shorthand for someone learning about the Church. Most are drawn by the message. Every so often, one seems more interested in the messenger.
Missionaries extend invitations, like reading the Book of Mormon or coming to church, with love and without pressure. The car's driving monitor has noticed a different kind of aggressive.
“Testifico” means “I testify” in Spanish. New missionaries learning the language sometimes lean on their companion's words while their own vocabulary catches up.
In Mark 10:14 Jesus says, “Suffer the little children to come unto me.” In the King James Version, “suffer” means “allow.” Teaching a lesson over a toy drum tests that interpretation.
Getting to know the people you teach is important. Some are happy to share everything, starting from the very beginning.
Early mornings, long days, and a comfy couch make the second half of a lesson a real test of endurance. Eyes closed could mean deep pondering… or not.