Happy Thanksgiving!
So this past week . . . I got permission to see Dad's oldest sister for an hour last Saturday. She's soo nice! It was my first time to meet her so it was really special. I had no idea how to call her since there are so many different ways you can address each relative. So she said, "Just call me
Daaih Gu Ma." :) She came to Yuen Long with her younger sister and Kay Kay to take us to yam cha. They brought this huge sack of snacks and noodles and stuff for me too. I sat by her while eating and asked her all sorts of questions . . . she has one boy just one year younger than I am and said Dad was a good boy when he was young. I was able to explain a little bit about what I do as a missionary, too! She asked me if I would try to get the relatives to come to Church with me, and I said that if they have interest, they are sure welcome! She went back to the mainland the day after.
Saturday night was a bit sad because we suddenly came to the conclusion that half of our investigators needed to be dropped. We went on a dropping rampage and now are left with five or six progressing investigators. Sigh. We were a little frustrated when we realized that we'd been spending time with people who haven't been keeping commitments and wanting to meet with us to learn English. No worries! Heavenly Father will help us find the elect. I know He will because He always provides opportunites for us to meet them! Like yesterday, we had about seven hours planned to go finding hehehe because we had no investigators to meet with. But then, we were approached TWO TIMES by people who saw our name tags and wanted to learn
more! They literally said, "Teach us! We want to understand more about your church." Yayaya! We almost didn't know what to say, we were so shocked. :) One was the Wong couple . . . they are awesome because they said that they believe that you should find out for yourself what other people believe. So they asked us. Another was a man named A-Sam who works
at a hair place (by the way, there are a TON of these in HK!) by the elder's apartment. We were waiting for the elders when he came out and asked us about Jesus Christ. We gave him a flyer and he actually called us last night. It was a monumental time in my mission (tada!) because it was the first "real" conversation I've had to really share the gospel over the phone to someone who is not a long-time investigator like the ones we've just dropped. He had so many good questions so we're meeting with him to introduce him to the elders tomorrow! Weeee! And then it was really funny after because he wanted me to be his hair model cause he like my hair. Don't worry, I explained how missionaries are focused only on missionary work LOL!
Yeah, so phone calls were pretty amazing this week. I feel like I am starting to see some results of the work I've done here in Yuen Long. It's fun when the members call and ask especially for you. It's good to know when you have the members' trust! Like Sister Chu (there are THREE besides me in the two Yuen Long wards!) called today cause she wanted to give me a facial LOL! So we went over and she fed us and gave me a facial. She used to be a missionary in HK, too, back in 1991-92.
On Sunday, we took one of our investigators Clarabelle to the Why I Believe fireside. It was my first time going, and we listened to all the dying missionaries bear their testimonies along with President and Sister Van Dam's testimonies. It's so strange to think that today is these elders' last day in the mission! The one who is dying in my district, Elder Greenhaulgh, had to pack all yesterday and the elders say that the fact that he's leaving hasn't hit him yet. Anyway, Clarabelle is doing sooo good! She finished the Book of Mormon in just TWO weeks! Can you believe that?! And she was like, "Well, I already forgot some parts so I'll just have to read it again." We couldn't believe our ears haha! She doesn't have to work this Sunday so she will come with her brother to Church. :) Baptismsoon!
Missionary work is amazing! Now is such a short time that I can focus on the Lord's work full time. I wish I could see myself as I go about to represent the Lord. I hope that I would see someone who is pure and has the Spirit because I know we have God's authority to preach the gospel to the elect. It's amazing! Never be afraid to share because the God will always help you!
I love you all!
Love,
Sister Chu :)
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So this past week . . . I got permission to see Dad's oldest sister for an hour last Saturday. She's soo nice! It was my first time to meet her so it was really special. I had no idea how to call her since there are so many different ways you can address each relative. So she said, "Just call me
Daaih Gu Ma." :) She came to Yuen Long with her younger sister and Kay Kay to take us to yam cha. They brought this huge sack of snacks and noodles and stuff for me too. I sat by her while eating and asked her all sorts of questions . . . she has one boy just one year younger than I am and said Dad was a good boy when he was young. I was able to explain a little bit about what I do as a missionary, too! She asked me if I would try to get the relatives to come to Church with me, and I said that if they have interest, they are sure welcome! She went back to the mainland the day after.
Saturday night was a bit sad because we suddenly came to the conclusion that half of our investigators needed to be dropped. We went on a dropping rampage and now are left with five or six progressing investigators. Sigh. We were a little frustrated when we realized that we'd been spending time with people who haven't been keeping commitments and wanting to meet with us to learn English. No worries! Heavenly Father will help us find the elect. I know He will because He always provides opportunites for us to meet them! Like yesterday, we had about seven hours planned to go finding hehehe because we had no investigators to meet with. But then, we were approached TWO TIMES by people who saw our name tags and wanted to learn
more! They literally said, "Teach us! We want to understand more about your church." Yayaya! We almost didn't know what to say, we were so shocked. :) One was the Wong couple . . . they are awesome because they said that they believe that you should find out for yourself what other people believe. So they asked us. Another was a man named A-Sam who works
at a hair place (by the way, there are a TON of these in HK!) by the elder's apartment. We were waiting for the elders when he came out and asked us about Jesus Christ. We gave him a flyer and he actually called us last night. It was a monumental time in my mission (tada!) because it was the first "real" conversation I've had to really share the gospel over the phone to someone who is not a long-time investigator like the ones we've just dropped. He had so many good questions so we're meeting with him to introduce him to the elders tomorrow! Weeee! And then it was really funny after because he wanted me to be his hair model cause he like my hair. Don't worry, I explained how missionaries are focused only on missionary work LOL!
Yeah, so phone calls were pretty amazing this week. I feel like I am starting to see some results of the work I've done here in Yuen Long. It's fun when the members call and ask especially for you. It's good to know when you have the members' trust! Like Sister Chu (there are THREE besides me in the two Yuen Long wards!) called today cause she wanted to give me a facial LOL! So we went over and she fed us and gave me a facial. She used to be a missionary in HK, too, back in 1991-92.
On Sunday, we took one of our investigators Clarabelle to the Why I Believe fireside. It was my first time going, and we listened to all the dying missionaries bear their testimonies along with President and Sister Van Dam's testimonies. It's so strange to think that today is these elders' last day in the mission! The one who is dying in my district, Elder Greenhaulgh, had to pack all yesterday and the elders say that the fact that he's leaving hasn't hit him yet. Anyway, Clarabelle is doing sooo good! She finished the Book of Mormon in just TWO weeks! Can you believe that?! And she was like, "Well, I already forgot some parts so I'll just have to read it again." We couldn't believe our ears haha! She doesn't have to work this Sunday so she will come with her brother to Church. :) Baptismsoon!
Missionary work is amazing! Now is such a short time that I can focus on the Lord's work full time. I wish I could see myself as I go about to represent the Lord. I hope that I would see someone who is pure and has the Spirit because I know we have God's authority to preach the gospel to the elect. It's amazing! Never be afraid to share because the God will always help you!
I love you all!
Love,
Sister Chu :)
