December 11, 2016
This week not much has happened. It was a
pretty uneventful week so you know what that means? FINDING!...
Although this is not my favorite thing in the
whole world I have learned lots from the hours we have spent finding. To
start off with some funny things:
1. Sister Chi said I
need to start the finding always because people are more likely to talk to me
because I am pretty and foreign.
2. They will talk to
me until I try and talk about Christ and then in a matter of seconds they just
disappear. That is okay though because we are just planting the seed that
will sprout later :)
3. Complementing them
or asking them for help is the best way to get them to talk back at you!
4. You can
follow the Spirit and talk to everyone.
Its easier than you think.
5. If you go to a park
and talk in English, parents will literally push their children at you because
they are obsessed with their kids learning English.
As I said, finding is
not my favorite thing at all, but it is important that we are always sharing
the gospel in words or actions. People
do notice. We heard a story this week about a missionary couple who were
on a bus. The Elder got off the bus but
the wife stayed on the bus and a bunch of people on the bus began to yell and
shout at the bus driver to stop because he (the Elder), “forgot” his companion.
So, let this be a
lesson to everyone. We are different and
people notice. Our light and strength
lifts others around us, even if we don’t see it.
This week no weird
foods, but I had American food! We had pizza, and of all places it was at
the branch Christmas party. It was a
great activity and there were more investigators there than members!
Members even brought their friends. It was great and all of our
investigators loved it.
This month as it is Christmas
we are encouraged to share the light the world Christmas initiative. I
would invite you all to find a friend to give this pamphlet too. It is a
simple way to just serve those around us as well as try and emulate some Christ
like behaviors.
This gospel is
amazing! I learn more and more every day and I am so blessed to have this
knowledge. The gospel is simple, but so true! I have learned that faith in
Christ is the first principle of the gospel and is the thing that brings
lasting conversion. According to our faith are "all things brought
to past".
Wo ai Nimen
Sister Loo
Fun Fact: In lots of
buildings there is no 4th floor because in Chinese 4 is “Si” which
also means, if pronounced with the wrong tone, death. So, they compensate
by just having no 4th floor haha.
And chewing with your
mouth open is acceptable. Slurping is as well because it shows you really
enjoy it :)
I also realized today as me and Sister Chi were
talking that adjusting to the whole mission life, schedule, being in a foreign
country, being away from home, just always working and not really worried about
myself does not stress me out in the least bit. Sister Chi told me she
cried every day during companionship for a month when she got out. I am
blessed to not have that problem haha. What is my biggest and only real
stress is the language. I am trying hard every day and making goals to
just constantly speak (a little hard cause sis Chi prefers English so she can
learn). So besides the language I am doing awesome. I just want to
be fluent haha
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| The sisters in our apartment |
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| City where the nice beaches are (at night)! |
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| Our duck we got last week...Stanley...LOL! |
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| All the different statues at the park |
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