Looking back at the good ol' days...and finding friends along the way..week 55

This week we had zone conference...with three different zones worth of missionaries. That's approximately 65. MANY of them were in the MTC with me, including the awesome Elders that I had the great privilege of rooming with in the MTC. AND we were all in our new suits from Cheung Hings! 

Cheap Tailored suits are probably the best thing that ever did happen to a missionary...except...

THIS SUNDAY WE HAVE A BAPTISM COMING UP! Sister Yeung Loy Tai has been prepared by God for about 5 years now...but only meeting with the missionaries for the last 3 weeks. She was already keeping the commandments. Already striving to find God in her life of challenges, begging for relief. She just said yesterday in sacrament meeting that the spirit just felt so strong in her heart. She saw one of our members, a young man named Sunny Yeung who will be going to the MTC this week, bear his powerful testimony. She could only smile the entire day. She even said when we dropped her off at the bus stop that her face was hurting from smiling so much. That's a miracle right there. There is also the miracle of the Relief Society and Young women. They have been helping us so much these past few weeks.  Even with school starting, they let their testimonies burn bright for this person to clearly see the joy of this Gospel.

We also have Elder Harding now. He is from Idaho. He was Elder Farr's companion in the MTC and used to have a hobby of body building before making the great sacrifice of going on a mission. He's very happy and intelligent. He hopes to study radiology in Florida after his mission. I have attached a new picture for the apartment. This will be a good transfer.

Otherwise, I have been thinking a lot about the sacrifices made in relation to the Gospel. The missionaries. The Pioneers. The investigators from all different backgrounds. The Apostles and Prophets. It all comes down to the ones who, every week, are preparing themselves to be more worthy to partake of the blessings brought to their lives by a God whom they are still trying to get to know, but who knows and loves them perfectly. It's confusing and beautiful. I'm sorry I can't write more, but remember that sacrifice brings forth the blessings of Heaven.

Notes from Mom:  I asked Ian if there is anything he needs.  His response, "Up to now, I can't think of anything that I need. If I need something, I'll just get it here (except for some things like granola bars and cashews...those are a mouh holahng/no-go).

I sent a post card this last thursday after Zone Conference (that meeting was awesome and I felt the spirit so strongly). Tell me when you get it 好不好嗎？LOVE YOU!"

Also, we asked Ian about going out to eat.  Our dear neighbor and friend/favorite people on the planet, is going to Hong Kong in November to visit her sister.  We wanted to see if he could eat with her or if that is against the rules. His reply prompted some additional questions. "As far as Sister Plater, she is fine to take us out. She isn't direct family, so it would be just as if someone that we ran into on the street just decided to feed us (it happens more than you think here with all the really rich and mildly famous white people)."  We wondered, laughing, what rich and mildly famous white people he eats lunch with?!  He wrote back.  "The owner of the MTR company, Zara, Octopus, and another guy who owns an Aston Martin and is therefore famous to me...only one of them is Mormon."  We asked which one of them is Mormon, and he responded that Wally Lo came to church to see Sunny (the other picture is us with Sunny and the ties that we exchanged) get set apart.  (Sunny is going on his mission to Canada Toronto and goes into the MTC this week.)