Oh what a treat it is to hear from you all, and to see how you all have been doing over this week! I can tell ya that this week was was absolutely one of the best yet on my mission and I can't wait to tell you all what happened! So I will not wait any longer reading a long email - so lets dive in head first shall we!
Derek's final choice: So this week we met with Derek after a long time because of New Year and also he has just been busy lately. We went to the church early in the morning to do personal studies and then he came in for our lesson. Elder Riley was the first one to meet him way back when this was his baby area so he chatted for a while and caught up on stuff over a years worth of time. I said the opening prayer and we went right into the lesson with scriptures relating to our purpose in this life and to why we are hear on earth. He was kinda in the zone but then he wasn't. So we asked him why is it that you are still meeting with the missionaries after a year of time and he said "my house is pretty boring" so that was the Que to bring in the big guns. Elder Riley pulled out a Temple recommend card that had the Hong Kong temple on it and in characters our purpose it was really cool looking. He read our purpose and told Derek that our time here is sacred and our purpose is to help people come closer to Christ. He told Derek that since he came back and the time he saw him a year ago to be honest he said you have not changed a bit. And so we looked at his reaction and he nodded. Then Elder Riley looked at him and said are you know going to work hard to start now living the path and coming closer to Christ? He looked up and said yes. Then at that moment we both felt it was right and asked him, " Are you willing to follow the example of Jesus Christ and Be baptized on May 22. He looked at us and said YES!!!! We were shocked cause we thought he was going to say no! We asked why in the past he was scared to get baptized, and he said that he was afraid of making a mistake after getting something so holy! We shared scriptures as to why we are here to learn and to grow. After he asked if we could move it sooner and we said we will see because of church attendance. He prayed at the end and said twice to move the date sooner. When we ended we looked at the calendar and said, "alright if you really work hard you can get baptized on April 8.", and he said lets do it! We were so happy for him and as he walked out of the church he just screamed and almost cried. Then during our celebration we saw him going to the church gate and we could have opened it to help him, but then we just froze because he just climbed the fence and he was gone. So that was the funniest thing ever. Which makes us ask....how did he get in?!
We are so excited for him can't wait!
Ng Gatihng Visit: We went to give the sacrament to the Ng gatihng this week and they asked us after if we could visit them more ,and that pierced our heart to the core! So we went this Thursday to see them with the sisters and the Mandarin sisters. We shared Alma 40: 23 about perfect bodies cause of brother Ng and his condition of not being able to move. We laughed and then he started to cry and it was so intense that we didn't now what to do! So sister Burtenshaw leaned over and asked if I had a Hymn book and I said no so sister Clark did and it was in Mandarin. We sang I am a child of God, and it was so hard to sing cause I was crying so hard and the spirit was so strong. They were crying and it was the most touching thing ever! I love them so much, they are so sweet!
Main Land Opening?: So we have received word that President Nelson and Elder Holland are coming to Hong Kong in April and every one is thinking this could be the time and the place! There is a lot of hype going on and it could finally be happening soon! But there is no sure evidence of this! Just thought I would let you all know! Also Elder Stevenson is coming next week as well!
Well that is all I have for this week and you all are lovely and beutiful people hahahaha! Have a great week!
Yours in Fellowship and Love,σΎπ²πΌ✌π
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Dahng Jeunglouh
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