Hey family!!!!
I am still alive and doing well. The work has slowed down alot this week. We have been out finding some days for 5 to 6 hours. Our main investigators Kirsten and Sister Chan havent answered any of our calls or texts the last couple of days which makes me extremely nervous. But I think it is just cause I am a missionary and I forget that they have normal lives where a couple days without talking with someone is completely normal. but still.... I know at least Kirsten always sees our texts and calls cause she lives on her phone. I dont know though.... I am still nervous for her. But!
LAM JImuih got BAPTIZED!!!!!!!! I dont really feel like she is our baptism cause we didnt really do anything. We knew she wanted to be baptized before we even met her. She was so ready. I wish you could have seen how happy her sister, mom and husband were. Everyone was just glowing. So that was super fun. But we didnt really work for it. It was her family and a bunch of other missionaries who have taught her the lessons 6 times before we showed up. It was all about timing.
So like I said we have been finding alot alot alot lately. Usually it is not so bad, but summer is soon on its way and it is turning into a rice cooker here. Thank goodness I bought some short sleeved shirts last week cause I am sweating like a little piglet. and it is only May. I am going to die. Oh well.... at least I will have gone out working hard. :) Just kidding I wont die, just be soaking wet all the time.
While we are out finding I have been learning alot about Buddhism. Since usually when we say we are missionaries and have a message about Jesus Christ, they say "Oh I am Buddhist" and walk away. So usually I like to ask them questions like: "Why are you Buddhist?" "So... what do you think the purpose of life is?" "Where do you think we go after this life?" Most of them have no idea. They just say, "I am Chinese. So I am Buddhist." .......... ? ..... wha? So usually I just ask why that makes them Buddhist. Most people here are only Buddhist because their family is Buddhist and it is tradition, but they have no idea what they believe. Sometimes it is quite fun. Other times it is just frustrating how close minded they are. But that is OK! Cause they just arent ready right now. They will have another chance when they are ready.
That sounds awesome what the New York missionaries are doing! It is great to get some publicity out there. And I also think that laughing at yourself is great medicine.
I am happy that you guys are working hard to full fill your role as ward missionaries. Your activities sound great! I want to hear how everything goes! It also sounds like prayers are being answered with that kind of a sacrament meeting. Tamarra sounds like she is doing great! Keep working with her! I am excited to meet her sometime!
It is really good to hear about everyone! I love you so much!
Shea
Pictures:
My Favorite LA family. They are so great. We help Hillary with English and I play with June the 5 year old. :)
On the way to district meeting we ran into these Mainlanders on the train. Mainlanders are awesome. Because there are no missionaries in china, but there are churches and members, the members share the BOM and people read it and come down to Hong Kong, hear the lessons in 2 or 3 days and get baptized. Just like that. This is a family. Some of them were going to the temple for the first time and the son who was like 16 was going to get baptized. :)
our hike
Lam jimuihs baptism!
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