-We got shot. We couldn't
come to the mission home when the nurse was there, so my mission
president gave them to us. Don't worry, he's a doctor. Sister Johnson
helped me not pass out by reading the letter from my dad we'd just
picked up from the mail area.
-TRANSFERS! We just finished
our 9 week transfer! I can't believe all transfers used to be that long
when I first came here. Sister Johnson made me my last planner, and it's
adorable. I will send pictures next week.
-SISTER BRIGGS lives with me!!!!!!!!! She is my MTC companion, and her companion, Sister Magleby, is also from our group. We three are so so so happy to be together. I love them.
-We have 2 babies in our zone! They are both from England and very nice.
-We taught a guy named Tom whom we met while moving last week
-We
moveddddd! We swapped apartments with the elders, because we now have 6
people in ours, and they only have 3. So we have the biggest, nicest
apartment in the mission! It is nice, except....
-Our washer
is broken. With all the towels we use to clean trapped inside of it. As
far as cleaning is concerned, we have been driving the struggle bus this
week
-Stake conference! It was amazing! I wrote down every
single word I didn't know in my word book and have like 9 pages. It
makes language study so exciting to look them up and ask natives.
-We
took a big bus to stake conference because it was kind of far away (I
don't really know why seeing as HK's public transport is amazing) and it
was beautiful! The views were spectacular. On the way back we sat next
to the bishop's little son, who loves us, and he held my finger the
whole way home.
-Family Home Evening last night! Yui our
investigator came and had a great time. We are going hiking with her
today. There was SO much good food, and I can't describe how fun it is.
People of all ages in a small apartment, playing games and laughing and
discussing the gospel...all in Cantonese. My favorite language.
-Last
P day we went to Big Buddha. It was seriously the neatest thing ever!
We took the cable cars, and admired the view of the airport, all of HK,
and the lush green mountains. And of course, the Big Buddha himself. We
met Jenny, a girl from Australia who lives in London and works for
E-bay. And a couple from Israel, and a mom and son from India. The mom
told me about the Portuguese influence of a part of India and how they
brought Christianity, and so her family is 4 or 5 generations
Christian!
-This week my word was Our All, from the hymn Redeemer of Israel...
1. Redeemer of Israel,
Our only delight,
On whom for a blessing we call,
Our shadow by day
And our pillar by night,
Our King, our Deliv’rer, our all!
As
a missionary, I have truly learned that Jesus Christ is my all. And
through loving the people, I have learned that he is OUR all. He is the
Savior of us all. In the MTC, I remember singing this hymn and thinking
about how he becomes our pillar by night. I thought about how trials
help us more fully have his help and rely on him. I don't think I
noticed all the subtle shadows of him leading, guiding, and walking
beside me before my mission. His hand was so apparent in my life. His
hands are always extended in invitation, even though they are scarred.
He always remembers me, and I am thankful I know how I can try to always
remember him. There is so much meaning in the gospel, and I could go on
and on about why he is our all, but the most important thing is that he
is there. He knows all, can do all, and has given his all for all of us
to be happy, and eventually, to receive all the blessings he and
Heavenly Father have.
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