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.