Another week come and gone in the blink of an eye. crazy. Every week as a missionary is the best week ever.
The highlights of the week:
1st. On Tuesday we taught Mandy the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She is doing SO good! She is excited for her baptismal date in February and at the rate she is progressing is definitely going to make her date. But after the lesson as we were cleaning up our object lesson, we hear Mandy talking on the phone to someone asking what she is doing. She says she is learning about a church, and about the BOM. The man on the phone starts asking her all sorts of questions about the church. I am not sure if I have told you before or not, but in Hong Kong it is really common for people to get Anti-ed and then we don't ever see them again. It is really sad and frustrating. We didn't get a chance to talk to her about it at all since she left still talking on the phone. So we were REALLY worried that she was going to get Anti-ed. We called and talked to her later that night to schedule her later that week, but she was busy with work. We were just praying that she would be protected and know for herself whether or not the church is evil. Sunday comes... she comes! She is still the same as ever. So great. Then after church we were talking to her and told her we heard her talking on the phone. She then goes on to tell us that her friend said that we were an evil church and that she needs to stop affiliating with the church. She told him that she thinks that it is a good thing and that it is true. She surprised herself saying those words. So she went home and prayed to ask Father in Heaven if this church was true. and guess what. .... She had a warm and very peaceful feeling come over her. She knows the church is true!!!!!! We were so excited! We were like "WOW Mandy! You have a testimony!" She was so happy! I can't believe how good she is.
2nd highlight of the week. I went Mandarin for a day! Since Sister Palmer and I are the Sister Trainer leaders we get to go on exchanges with all the sisters in our zone. Since not as many sisters came in this last transfer as went home, President Hawks combined both the Hung Shui Kiu area and the New Territories Mandarin work. So we were super busy. I was with Sister Chou, who doesn't speak much english besides "Oh man" and "come on baby". She is the funniest little Hong Kongese you will ever meet. But 1 of the lessons that we were teaching were all in Mandarin. I can understand a little bit, but I can't speak worth poop. So I just spoke in Cantonese and luckily their investigator can understand Cantonese alright. So parts needed to be translated into Cantonese, but overall the lesson was great. Mandarin work is fantastic! People from mainland are unbelievably humble. They just soak everything in. The investigator we taught together is getting baptized in just a week in a half. :)
3rd. We taught 2 part member families this week! :) They are the cutest old couples you will ever see. Leung Hingdaaih(brother) just stays at home and takes care of his cute little wife who is a member but has been pretty sick so hasn't been able to come to church lately. We have talked with their whole family about sharing the gospel with Leung Hingdaaih, but they all say that whenever they say anything about the gospel he just says "Get that stuff out of my face." (like Nacho Libre) :) But when sister Palmer and Sister Tidwell went to visit Leung Jimuih, they just invited him over and he was totally listening to their lesson. So we went over again visiting "Leung Jimih" but really meaning to teach Leung Hingdaaih. The family is amazed that he will listen to us. Sister Palmer and I have faith that the spirit is going to touch him. He is going to change sooner that they think. :)
UPDATE on Cheung Sha Wan!: I called sister Wilcox last night, cause the sisters are going to have a little birthday party after we email at the chapel. and she updated me on how everyone is doing. Fantasy is FANTASTIC! She had a little of a rough time, but things are now going smoothly. She is loving everything. Then Sister Jeung! She came to church for the first time yesterday! I guess that Ho Yee her daughter doesn't have to go to dance on Sundays anymore so she can come to church from now on!!!! I was so happy I almost cried yesterday! We were working with her for the longest time! She is already so in with all the ward members. Oh man... she is going to be a fantastic ward member. :) and will soon be able to be sealed to her husband who passed away last year.
Long story short. Being a missionary is the best thing in the world.
Also my name is Dung Jimuih, or in british pin yam Sister Tung. Or if you directly translate it. Sister East. So I get called Sister East a lot of the time. Everyone thinks my last name is the funniest thing they have ever heard since their are really only like 15 real last names in Hong Kong, and NO one has EVER heard of a Dung. It is great. But we are supposed to be getting new half and half name tags. That have our names and the churches name in both Chinese and English. I am super excited!
I love you all so much!!!
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