I am gaining weight, but I'm not sure where it's going. My
pants are even slightly looser than they were initially. I think it may be the
weight of the spirit.
Ponderize this week is Matthew 26:45. The soul is willing, but
the flesh is weak.
Well, this week I officially had one full lesson because of
all the rain. No one was able to come and they didn't want us to visit their
houses (that's not out of the ordinary because Hong kong houses are about as
big as my kitchen back home).
We found 3 new investigators though, and we had quite a few
mini lessons. We also increased our english class attendance by quite a lot.
The situation for this week and the coming weeks as well as
to do with the Ng family. They are a part member family. Sister Ng is the Relief Society president and is one of the nicest ladies I know here. You also
have the 8 year old son who was just baptized a few months before I got here.
The dad is not a member though. He's been attending church, meeting with missionaries,
and even waits outside the temple for his wife and will talk to her and pray
with her in the garden. He is too afraid of committing to something that he
won't keep to. He doesn't do anything around his family or even in HK, but if
he's traveling, there are word of wisdom issues that will come up that he is
too easily beset by. We have set a goal with this family to have them sealed
1.5 years from now and to have him baptized this year. I really love this
family. Gabby will call me "Yeti" because when I took my shoes off
before entering their home, he realized that they were much larger compared to
his dad's. He's going to do that forever now...great.
We also saw a monkey crossing the road. Taxis were getting
really angry at it when it finally got out of the way and climbed up this wet
light pole (almost slipped when it got up).
I've been working on a new method of study. Does everyone
know what the addiction recovery program is from the church? Well, I'm pretty
sure that I'm the only worthy Elder who has ever used one. President Lam said
that when he did it as a Bishop, he called it the "weakness recovery
book". I have gotten to the middle of Step 3. I cannot believe how much I
have learned from it though. So much change has happened over the past few
weeks of using it, and I am aware that all of the change is coming from
increasing the level of thought I have towards my personal improvement as a
missionary. Many personal studies have ended in many tears and 15 minute
prayers begging for forgiveness. We are all imperfect. That's why we need this
perfect gospel and a perfect God and a perfect savior.
I love you all, and I hope that you would take the
invitation from me to share your testimony with someone that you care about
today. LOVE YOU ALL! Jeunsau Gaaimihng and all that jazz! Hopefully the snow is
staying for you all. We just get to revel in the rain and cooler weather:)
P.S. I also got to eat cuttlefish leg soup! Still not sure
how to say it in chinese. It's probably the most complex wording I've heard so
far. Good thing it's not too important.
Notes from mom: Owen thought this was some pretty cool information from Elder Walker's blog.
The Cantonese word for Jedi is 長老, which is the same way to say "Elder" so that was cool.
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