This week we worked really hard to find new
investigators- lots of tracting, ringing doorbells, street contacting, etc. We
weren't blessed with the success we had hoped for, but we have a firm belief
that there are prepared people here in DanShui, and we are doing all we can to
qualify for the Lord's help in finding them! This week I sort of embraced the
hard- the hills, the heat, the sweat, the rejection, the not showing up- and
just gloried in being able to do the sweaty, hard work for the Lord, and that
made all the difference! Every day, I made a dedicated effort to consecrate my
time to God and focus not at all on myself. And it was such a good week. :D
Our investigator J passed his baptismal interview this weekend! His baptism is scheduled for this coming Saturday evening! He is so amazing- so generous and ready to become a member of the church! He always asks great questions and we are so excited for him! He is taking Sis Branch and I to eat stinky tofu on Friday, since neither of us have had it before, so that should be fun! Stinky tofu smells like a sewer, but apparently it tastes really good. I guess we'll find out....
Every time we have gotten on the MRT the past 2
weeks, people have tried to sneakily take pictures of us...except it never
really works because their flash always goes off or they are just super
obvious. It makes us laugh and we always just tell them we will take a pic with
them. I am sure there are so many pics of Sis Branch and I on the internet that
we don't even know about! Hahaha!
Several of you have asked me lately about
Chinese...I love Chinese so so much! It is just such a neat language and I look
forward to my hour of language study every day! Teaching and navigating life in
Chinese is pretty much a non-issue. I love learning to read and write the
characters! I love the way that everything has a meaning and the ways the
characters relate to each other and how I can now start to guess how to
pronounce a character I've never seen before (and sometimes I'm even right!)
and I love speaking and how I don't have to think about it really. Basically,
Chinese is going great. :D I have been so incredibly blessed by the Lord to be
able to learn the language and have a love for it- I see it as a direct
fulfillment of the promises in my setting apart blessing. The gift of tongues
is so real.
This week I went on an exchange with the Sister
Training Leaders in Tucheng. From the moment we got off the MRT in Tucheng, it
was POURING rain. We had a member visit to go to, and the member lived a good
35 min bike ride away across the city. We donned our rain ponchos and started
off. As we were riding down the side of the freeway in the pouring rain, in our
bright yellow rain ponchos with our skirts flying everywhere, I thought of the
counsel in the white handbook and on the dress and grooming website that says
to always maintain a clean, professional conservative appearance. And then I
laughed out loud, because at that moment, I felt anything but clean,
professional, or conservative. And then I laughed again, because I realized I
didn't even care. Love being a missionary. :D
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| The doorbells played "It's a small world" |
This week I have been diving into the words of
the prophets and apostles in conference talks- I have almost read through every
conference issue in our apartment! When I have a few min of free time before
studies or before bed or during meals, I have been studying them, and I have
noticed how much more I am focused and in tune with the spirit! I feel like I receive
so much revelation from the words of the apostles and prophets- both for me and
my investigators. I have also been focusing this week on receiving revelation
during my personal prayers. I have tried to be more diligent about listening to
the voice of the Lord and always having a pen in hand to write down inspiration
I receive. The result has been incredible.
I love you! Stay firm in the faith, and read
the Book of Mormon every day!
Sis Murri
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