March 17, 2014

HI!

darn! That is sad that you didn't get to meet the chan family! but i am glad you took a spontaneous trip and hit the valley! :) i bet it was fun even though you didn't meet them. But they are wonderful. Really. I love them so much. I think they would feel verrrrrrrry bad if i told them you went just for them so that was a good call mom :)  

I don't think ill be wanting to skip a block of BYU but i would love to hit BYU a few days after i get home haha. I am a little nervous about it all but thats ok. I don't have to worry about it for a few more months. 

It is good to hear about uncle merril and natalie and ray!! :) but not so good to hear about grandpa sherwood. :( ill be praying for the davis family! and chantz. It really is such a blessing that we have the knowledge of God;s plan. 

well this week we got to see our England momma in stanley! we decided that we would turn her over to the international elders next time. We wanted a smooth turnover so we decided to get a fellowshipped first! so we called around and found the closest member to her. We called and got it all scheduled and then we went to her house and what do you know? Sasha knew the member! it was soooooooooo good! so we will be turning her over this next week. But this is a picture of her and her two kids. the fellowshipped sister Pachini and her daughter! wow what a miracle. 

but the biggest miracle of all is 

KASEY CALLED US AND WE GOT TO SEE HER AND SHE CAME TO CHURCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yep :) she called us and told us that she wanted to see us. So she met us at the church and we didn't know what to say. so we just sat and let her talk. Well it turns out that once she got baptized, her sister stole her credit card and took all her money and now she is in debt and she has school and now part time jobs to try to keep her in school and in her parents house. It is so sad because she had been saving up for a mission and her ice skating competitions. she didn't want to go to church because she didn't want anyone to find out and want to give her money. sad. But i was soooo happy to hear that she is the same old kasey. She has gone through everything. It makes me so sad but so grateful. Anyway she came to church and it was just the happiest day! everyone was so excited and happy! and kasey stayed after church and then we talked and she is just amazing. PRAY FOR KASEY!

Then the recent convert sister chan (the deaf one) has been teaching us sign language. She wants to see us once a week so we can learn :) well it has been great and this sunday she gave us a referral! her name is sister yeuhng. So we will be learning a lot more sign language! i need the gift of signs now. But the cantonese is getting better :) anyway that was also a miracle!

 We have seen great miracles but this week has been a little tough. We got dropped by our investigators and our potentials also fell through. We have been finding and finding and finding but not really "finding" if you know what i mean. We have not been able to find many people who want to listen. It seems to just be a little dip that our district is in because it si happening with the elders too. Then right when we were feeling down we got a text from president hawks that said that he knows we are working so hard and he said he is praying specifically for our success but more than that he is praying that we will feel the Lord's acceptance of our work. So that was another little miracle. I love president Hawks. 

I have come to realize that faith is just the most basic principle but also the hardest for me. I have faith in the big things like my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I have faith in the gospel etc. but sometimes i really lack in little points like if i will find someone on the street that day. or if i will really develop christlike attributes and these things. I guess i just need more faith in myself and how the atonement can change me. I mean it already has so much! anyway enough talking about this. 

Today we will be going to stanley and we will eat some Belgium waffles and some shopping...maybe Hong Kong has made me a shopping lover. sorry dad! but it is so great over here :) well i love Hong Kong and i love you all so much!