Monday, September 9, 2013 

 MUMSIE!!!! HOLY COW A LOT OF QUESTIONS! haha I don't know the Area Seventy's name...the translator said something like a place in Canada! sorry I can't understand the Chinese yet :) haha. But he has given me a lot of confidence. I was worried a lot about if I had made the right decision. I was worried that maybe I missed opportunities at BYU or with friends or with family. And I was just so scared. But when he told me that I was in the right place at the right time doing the right thing, that was an answer to my prayers. SO COOL. But no I haven't talked to President Hawks again. I don't need to. I'm doing fine. It is just adjusting to everything that is rough. 

My Bishop is Bishop Au. Yep Chinese. I think I have seen 3 Americans since I have been in China. I stand out like a sore thumb! This modest white girl with a big black nametag and a Book of Mormon. The church's name in Chinese sounds like "devil church" if you say Mormon. So we get a lot of "bricks" thrown at us with that. They just yell devil church! and then no one around us will even look at us. That is pretty rough. Also people see our name tags and just start saying the Saviors name. And then bash on it. That is the worst for me. But like you said. There are members here and so it is possible! 

 I don't know what they put on that seafood but it was delish! I am actually alright with eating a little fish now if I have my cream soda or a lot of water haha. And I don't know what "ching" means. It has like 40 different meanings so I guess I can just make it up! :) WOO HOO KALE AND RAY AND NAT!!!! get on that. Help Nat go on a mission! I love our family and our missionaries! :) :) I made a mistake. I named that little Girl Ella. And I don't know....I related it to ....hmm I don't remember. But I thought of Cinderella. haha but she comes to English class every saturday and her name is still Ella! woohoo!. The other sisters in my room are Sister Palmer! She is a dancer and all her friends are on "So You Think You Can Dance"! how cool? She is from WA. Then there is Sister "happy birthday". I can't say her real name. She is from the Philipines. They are great. But we are all so young. None of them have been out for a year so we are all learning. We are all like under 10-monthers. Still babies :) I hope you take those sister missionaries under your wing! We need support from members :) FEED THEM!
 

 Charlie......:( Charlie doesn't talk to us anymore. She went to mainland and then doesn't want to see us. So sad. We are still trying to talk to her though! But we still have 2 amazing investigators! Karen and Renee. Karen is 14 and brought her mom and 2 sisters to a lesson. They are all reading the BOM together and praying! They have come to church for 2 weeks now and accepted baptismal dates for Nov 17th! We prayed about the date and then after the spirit told us what day, we told them. It turns out that is Karen's birthday and she is so excited!!!!!! I hope and pray that they will be baptized and ENDURE TO THE END!.

 hmmm there are no fields where I am. Kwun Tong is the biggest area and there is no space for anything really. Except for super cool old Chinese temples and Buddhist worsphiping places. They are so beautiful. It really is a beautiful city :) I can't wait for you to see it and again the temple! WOOHOO! You can pick me up by the way...I think. So I seem to attract the old Chinese men. There always seems to be one just staring at me or offering me snacks. haha it is so weird! We teach one cute one in Chinese class and last week he told me I was spellbinding. He said that in English...I'm not really sure what it means but I'll take it!!!!!

 I love you all and I want to invite you all to give the missionaries a referral. It is not hard and it helps them out a lot! Or maybe just help them teach a lesson or two. It is very important and it is one way that we can all be member missionaries! Keep going to the temple and loving the gospel! and learing about the atonement :) I LOVE YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!! 

love, sister bug 

keep the questions rollin momma

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

 Hello :) This week has been so good. Sorry I am a day late. We changed pday because we got to go to the temple today! IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL! The decorations in the inside are so cultural and old and just amazing. I am so lucky to have a temple in my mission. I mean blessed. Not lucky. OK questions first! 

A lot of people have heard of Christ but don't really know anything about Him. There are some Catholics and a lot of Church of Christ. The different thing is God. Everyone has a different opinion of Him. It is so crazy. I just think that everyone should know that He is our Heavenly Father. I mean it is so simple and it just makes sense. wow...you didn't ask much questions! haha Keep them coming. But first I want to know about your family! 

How is Aunt Nancy and Kara and your momma? I haven't heard much about how they are doing! So eating with members in Hong Kong is called a "ching out". We had another one and guess what we ate.... A WHOLE BUNCH OF SEA FOOD! We ate frog and squid and octopus and fish and mussels and all that stuff. and guess what.....IT WAS GOOD! I LOVED IT! I really had the gift of tongues that night :) I am becoming Chinese! And of course they had the chicken feet. Man those things are nasty. I don't know why everyone eats them! Eat some for me :) Make them for dad for dinner tonight hahah. 

Oh! Miracle day. So we were just sitting in the church (because that is where we teach all lesssons because no one has a big enough house to fit us in) and a lady just walked in! She was an inactive and had a feeling to walk into the church. She is so cute and amazing. She has such a strong testimony. And let me tell you this. She asked me to name her child. She has a little girl and every Chinese person has an English name. They don't go by their Chinese names here. Anyway, this lady asked me to name her child. So i did. Her name is Elli. Then she asked me to make up a meaning for it and I also did that. See Jess. It is not that hard to just name children after names that I pick out. haha I named a baby before Jess did! GET ON THAT SISTA!

 Oh and have I mentioned that they drive on the opposite side of the road? Yes, just like Europe. Crazy huh? I still don't know which way to look when crossing the street. So I am so excited for you all to come to Hong Kong in a year and a half. It is soooooo beautiful! Really it is. I love it so much! even though the people don't listen....really ever haha. 

WOW MACY PARK IS LEARNING MANDARIN! sweeeeet! haha gaih yauh to her! good luck). Ok so I have a challengee for you all. Start studying the atonement with me. Read out of Preach My Gospel, True to the Faith, the scriptures of course and conference talks! Once we learn about the Atonement, we learn about everything else! Really, everything else. The Atonement is the central part in this eternal plan. If we gain greater knowledge in the Atonement, our knowledge of everything else will increase! That is our zone goal this month. Do it with us :) Well I love you all so so so much :) XOXOXOXOXOXO.

 -Sister Hamblin 

 Oh and I met a lady named Salad...and my companions name is Apple.