Ups and Downs...So Goes Missionary Work

This week had its ups and downs as every week does.  For starters we met with our investigator named Frank who was a self-refferal (he walked into the church).  We had an amazing lesson with him and he is one of the very few who has real intent and a sincere desire to know!  He told us this week he now really enjoys meeting with us and going to church, that before he used to tell us he was busy but really was just ignoring us or made up excuses as to why he couldn't come to church.  Haha he thought we were oblivious to that, we told him we know and we are pretty used to it because it happens all the time haha he thought he was being sneaky :)

This past week we also hit our one year mark!  That was exciting because that day pretty much summed up how my mission has gone!  We got Chang to Dim Sum and then taught a lesson in which the sister started crying because she was starting to understand Christ Atonement and why she should care about it/what relationship it has to her.  It was so awesome to see!  And then later that night we got fang by our investigator.  After a year we still can't figure out how to get people to not flake on us haha! We just respect their agency a little too much ;)

It has been quite a wonderful year!  I can not imagine doing anything else with my time.  I am so happy to be here in Hong Kong and have been/continue to be blessed!  If nothing else I am grateful for what I have personally learned and how much my own personal testimony has been strengthened!

As I have again started to re-read the Book of Mormon I was impressed by how Lehi comforted his wife Sariah when her faith was lacking.  In 1 Nephi 5:6 it says that she was comforted after hearing his testimony!  I thought about the power that a pure testimony brings and that is something easy that we can do for anyone who may need to be comforted.

One more quick thing, as I have been studying about faith and as we talked about it for all of zone conference this last Tuesday.  In Mathew 17:20 it says, "And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."  All the faith that is required to move a MOUNTAIN is just a little amount.  So how much faith do we have?  Is our faith being (can't think of the word) by our unbelief?  What things are getting in the way of our faith?

Faith is the first principle of the Gospel. Without understanding or having faith so many blessings are not available.  Continually developing our faith in our Savior is SO important!

Blonde moments of the week:

"he goes to the u of M"
me: "Oh the university of Mexico?"

Me: "Is there an underground bridge that goes from Kennedy Town to Tong Chung?"
Sister Clark: "You mean a tunnel?"

This last one isn't a blonde moment but me fully embracing the culture because this is exactly how Chinese people talk when speaking english

*I have a cold*
me: "How does heat make you able to breathe."

So there you go still the same!  Still saying some funny stuff haha

I love you all and am so thankful for the many prayers that have been sent my way!

Love,
Sister Loo

Pictures below:
Beach day!
Playing minute to win it with the elders and the Lis