Wow it was good to hear form you all from your lovely emails! Also🎂🎂🎂Happy Birthday mom!!!生日快樂 I hope you had a great day and you get a lot of cake! So there is a lot of stuff that happened this week with all the works of the Adversary unfortunate as the topic of this email has stated. There was some really good highs and also some very big lows this end of the week for us in our area. But that will not sway us from our course here in Hong Kong to bring these lost sheep back to there master and to make them have eternal happiness! So shall we get on to the good stuff that happened with this great week.
On this Weeks episode of Stan Theman Hong Kong MIssion Impossible!
New Years Party!!: So it might seem weird that we are having a new years party so late in the year from the actual Hong Kong Chinese New Year. But it was really fun and there was so much laughs and so much fun! There was a Karaoke Machine that we sang some songs on and the ward loved it when we did that! There was some really good Chinese food that was home-made, and not Panda Express! There was a part when Joe Joe a guy in our ward dressed up as the Chinese god of wealth and Fortune and it was so great to see him do that and all the little children loved it when he did! There was a lion dance that the little kids did with a lion head and traditional music. There was also some riddles in Characters that people could solve and then they would get candy for each one they got right! There was so much going on that it felt so good and it was a real Chinese experience! Lots of investigators from other missionaries came and they got along great with the ward!
Korean BBQ: So there is a thing here in Hong Kong that all the missionaries go to and eat all you can eat Meat Buffet with the tables having little stoves on them and you can eat and drink as much as possible! It was so much food and there was a lot of great conversations from the other Elders across Hong Kong to hear there stories and to laugh and have a great time! I would love to have a KBQ stove in my house and just eat Meat all day! It would be really nice!
The Adversary: Don't let this title fool you! There is great work being done here in Hong Kong! But we had a devastating blow this sunday with Derek. He has decided to stop meeting with us and to not come to church ever again. I know it was hard for both of us to hear this and that there was so much hope for him but the Adversary got in the way and then things just weren't meant to be. We will keep trying to reach out to be his friend and to see how he is doing and who knows, maybe some time down the road in his life the missionaries will return and teach him. He was truly grateful for our service to him and all we did for him. He texted a ward member to let us know his final choice and it was hard for us. But we will continue to work hard and to do what is right for the Lord!
I know that the adversary is watching all of us and does not want us to keep the work of the lord going on this earth. We must stay strong and put on the whole armor of god in order to combat him. We must use the Sword which is our testimony to push him back and to bring all Heavenly Fathers Children home! I love you all and can't wait to hear from you all again next week, but until that time comes, Remember that I pray for you all every day and that our savior is always there for you when you need him any time of the day!
Well that is all I have for this week and you all are lovely and beautiful people hahahaha! Have a great week!
Yours in Fellowship and Love,🐲🐼✌🍜
鄧 長 老
Elder Duersch
Dahng Jeunglouh
Stan Theman
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