This week was Mid Autumn and
we got so many moon cakes! It was such fun to see the lanterns
everywhere, ask people how they were going to celebrate, and eat LOTS of
good food. On Saturday we were invited to 2 dinners, so we had a really
late lunch and a really early dinner, haha. The first meal was with
members who invited us after General Conference. It was at a posh
Vietnamese restaurant and the food was amazing! Seriously, maybe the
best meal I have ever had. Then we went to another awesome restaurant
with an investigator which was also delicious.
We invited three people to baptism this week and they all accepted!! So exciting!!!
Also,
I cut my own hair this week. With scissors you should probably not cut
your own hair with. Sister Johnson helped me at the end when she noticed
it was a bit uneven. I am surprised it wasn't worse, I just pulled it
over my shoulders and eyed it and was not very patient with the quality
of snips. hahahah But I saved some money!
We went to the
temple this week which was so peaceful. I cannot describe the temple's
feelings of wholeness and hope and eternal perspective, but I am
grateful for it.
I also danced this week at Family Home
Evening! Last Monday night Sister Johnson convinced me to prepare a
ballet/modern solo do go with our spiritual message. So I took our
dinner time, chose a Mormon Message for music, and choreographed a few
seconds. It was going to be one minute, but I ended up dancing for more
than 2, because dancing full out in the church and dancing in our tiny
apartment is a bit different. It was so good to dance like that again. I
haven't danced in 15 months,
and my legs were shaking after! I used a few HK Sign Language signs I
learned in Pok Fu Lam for a motif. It was reaffirming to feel like I was
using all my talents to do missionary work. I am thankful for my
healthy body and my mom who made dance classes possible.
General Conference was amazing! I loved that Dieter F Uchtdorf said "This is your great adventure."
This
life is so exciting! It is our great adventure back home! We all have
stories of worth, potential, and joy! And Jesus Christ can be the author
if we let him.
Yesterday we also had a baptism in the ward!
The Elders' investigator A-Ben got baptized! About 100 people came to
support, including a Seventy and the mission president and his wife. It
was so lovely. A-Ben is a big singer, kind of famous in HK, and he sang
with a big choir. The choir is what helped him learn about the church.
They sang "I'm Trying to be Like Jesus," and Ben had a solo at the
beginning. It was so spiritual, especially because what he was doing
that day was following the Savior's example and being baptized! I of
course cried. The baptism was so good, Ben was emotional as he stepped
into the font, and you could see his sincerity and reverence. His friend
from Aberdeen ward baptized him. Then Sister Johnson and I were able to
share the message of the Restoration while A-Ben changed clothes. The
Spirit was so strong, especially as I shared the First Vision. The
Spirit confirmed to my heart that Joseph Smith truly was a prophet of
God. I loved looking into people's eyes, sharing the experience that
began a magnificent restoration of eternal truths and of Christ's
original church. The Cantonese came and I felt so joyful testifying of
things I have learned through personal experience are true. I love
Cantonese and the people of Hong Kong.
The church is true!
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