Tohng Ji Muih, an investigator from Mainland. She is incredibly kind and so
accepting of the gospel. We taught the Word of Wisdom this week and she
accepted it so quickly! Even though she is very used to drinking coffee and
tea, she said that it was probably not the healthiest because God knows us
better. She came into the lesson talking about some health problems she has
been having, and the Spirit was just so strong as we testified of blessings
that come from following the commandments. I am truly so grateful we have
such specific direction and help to receive specific and needed blessings.
She has a baptismal date for next month!!! And yesterday at the ward Family
Home Evening, she shared that her Christmas wish is to be healthy so that
she can attend church on Christmas next week! I love her so much and am
praying everything goes well and she can attend next week!
Our recent convert Jeung Ji Muih is doing well. We taught the 10 commandments this
week and once again the spirit was so strong as we talked about ancient
prophets and how Heavenly Father's love is so unconditional.
Today for P day we went to "Lamma Island." It is off of my area, Auberdeen,
and was absolutely GORGEOUS. The boat ride there felt like a dream, the
walk to the beach felt like a Disneyland safari it was so picturesque, and the
beach was straight from a post card! We got special permission to go with
our whole zone, so Elders and Sisters could go together. It was so fun to
spend time as a zone, especially for Christmas.
This week I have really felt the love of the Savior. The other night I was
thinking about my family back home, the many ballet performances I did not
see or dance in, the traditions that will be missed this year, and the Utah
snow. Also the apartment things that needed cleaning, lessons coming up,
personal weakness I would like to work on, Cantonese grammar structures,
and helping the people we are teaching understand the gospel.
And then I just felt peace. It was instantaneous, yet intensified as I sat there. The
peace came to my heart as I thought about the night the Savior was born.
People were traveling from afar, many grand signs had just taken place,
King Herod was considering sending a decree which would kill many young
children, and the inns surrounding that stable in Bethlehem were filled.
But for the small moment, Mary and Joseph held a child in their arms. They
knew that the Savior of the world had come. The One perfect soul had come
in all humility and love to change a world that was in commotion. To a
world of compassion, hope, and PEACE. It was indeed a holy night. And
because of that one night, two thousand years later, one night in Hong
Kong, an imperfect missionary felt the peace of a perfect Savior. And many
billions of other moments, that peace is felt. And I know we can all feel
that. The Savior is there for each one of us, in a very personal way.
The people before his birth had faith in him. Even faith enough to follow a
small light in a huge sky. One star led them to the Savior of the world.
And I testify that one spark of faith can lead us to him as well. And when
we arrive at that place, that we can say for ourselves that He lives, I
hope we can share that with others. I cannot express my thoughts adequately
about the Savior, but I know He lives. And basically everything else can be
encompassed in that.
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!
--
*Sister Dopp*
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