Well, somehow I forgot my planner which had
everything written down that I was going to tell you, so we'll see how much I
can remember! I feel like my brain has disintegrated after 3 months of using a
planner. The planner has pretty much become my brain now! Hahaha!
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| a peek into a missionary's apartment |
The temple last week was so great. It looks
like the Dallas temple from the outside but is different on the inside. My
favorite part was right when you walk in the temple, there are two sets of
double doors, even before you get into the lobby. Following with Chinese
tradition, between the first and second set of doors is a place where you take
off your shoes. I thought that was so significant and it really reminded me of
the sacredness of the temple.
We saw some really amazing miracles this last
week! We set a baptismal date with one of our long-time investigators, WGJ !!!
This is HUGE for him. His goal is June 8th. We have really seen a change in him
lately. We are really working with him and praying for him to make this goal.
He has had a few different baptismal dates in the past but never made them. He has
been coming to church and institute (a scripture study class) for over a year
but has resisted being baptized. He finally opened up this week about some of
his concerns and that really helped us know how to help him. We pray for him
and think about him and plan for him and worry about him and discuss him all
the time- I don't think he'll every really understand how much we want to help
him- and how much the Lord wants to help him. I think being a missionary is
giving me a taste of how the Heavenly Father feels about His children.
We also got several new investigators this week
and set baptismal dates with all of them. May and June are going to be so
exciting here in SongShan! We have met some absolutely amazing, humble and
prepared people this week. God is keeping his promise to hasten his work.
We also had some amazing church members accompany us to teach this week- they
were just perfect for our investigators and had just the right amount of
boldness and love.
Some funny things that happened this week:
· I
confirmed my new finding technique of talking to people who are smoking or who
just finished smoking. I tried it out three times this week, and it worked all
three times! When you think about it, though, people are in a good mood because
they've just gotten a good dose of nicotine, so they're more willing to talk to
us! They gave us their numbers and agreed to meet with us!
· The
elders just started teaching an interesting woman who is afraid of soft serve
ice cream.
· The
lady at the fried rice place we go to all the time asked me if my eyelashes
were real. She was a little bit incredulous when I told her that I had mascara
on but that they were real.
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| Taiwanese ghali (curry). So good! |
This morning in studies I was thinking about
all the places that say that if you “thrust in your sickle with your might”,
you will “lay up salvation for your soul”? Why does faithful missionary service
help qualify you for exaltation? I think the answer is in becoming a
missionary. If you give up all of you heart and desires and wishes to God, your
mission will change you. God will change you. I can feel that change. I am
learning so much and really having a refining experience. I think my mission
will be the foundation for the way I want to live the rest of my life.
me :D
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