Editor's Note: The photo's Sis. D. alludes to herein did not come across, so we'll hope for them next week. -- The elder Sister D.YUP, this week I ate cow's stomach and duck feet! "just keep chewing, just keep chewing," (like Dorrie!) I remind myself the entire time, and do it with a smile!
There. Downloaded these must be worth 7000 words. I guess I will explain them, too...
We went to a hilarious curry place on Tuesday for lunch with some other wonderful sisters (one was Sister S., who is HK native and has only been baptized for 1 1/2 years--who began her mission in February too, but came to the field much earlier because she only had to spend 3 weeks in the Philippines MTC and the other is Sister C., who is also fairly new and was born in Taiwan so she wanted to hear all about Brian's mission). The curry place though--so weird. Authentic curry but a PIRATE OF THE CARIBBEAN THEME? So sketchy!
That restaurant is also the place with the life-sized Obama. So. Creepy.
A couple of pictures of weird food... Michael, one of our ward coordinators (ma on shan) and his wife April 's house for dinner.... I don't really remember what else. :)
Wow, this week was so crazy. We're really being refined and tested and stretched by God-- L. J. M., our golden-est investigator who has read through Mosiah in 4 weeks and whose children finished the Book of Mormon story book that we gave them in a week and who came to church for all three hours faithfully and whose baptism was planned for this Sunday, dropped us.
We were teaching her the last lesson on commandments and finished with the discussion on tithing--and she said she'd have to ask her husband. That evening when we called she said she couldn't pay tithing and she was extremely sorry to have wasted so much of our time. She said if she couldn't live some of the gospel, she might as well stop trying with the rest of it. It's really a wonderful type of problem because she really wants to be as Bishop Anderson puts it, "All In"--but so, so sad.
Our biggest agony (Sister B's, actually, since she was on the phone with her) was that we couldn't explain well enough in Cantonese that she was welcome to keep coming to church, keep meeting with us, and keep strengthening her faith. Line upon line, precept upon precept...
This happened to me earlier in the week with my miracle find, a wonderful man who really, really wanted it when we met on the train--but whose phone call I messed up so completely that he told me not to call back, he didn't have time--so we both spent a lot of time in tears this week. It seems our weaknesses sometimes overwhelm our desires to do good--but God promises us that this won't happen every time.
- D&C 6, There is none else save God that knowest thy thoughts and the intents of thy heart.
- Ether 12, Faith is things hoped for and not seen, and ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.
- 1 Corinthians 1-2 These scriptures promise us strength through the wisdom of the Lord not of man.
PEOPLE TO PRAY FOR (Pick your favorite! It's like the gifts of the Angel Tree at the mall!):
Leung, a beautiful mother from the mainland with 7 year old twins who cannot commit to the consecrating covenant of tithing because their schooling is so expensive,
Lam, a 70 + something who knows the doctrine is all true but still prays to a 6-foot tall shrine to her ancestors in her home complete with oranges, incense, idol and red lights (she's so awesome), rather than to God, in the name of her Redeemer,
Kathleen to have the will power to change,
Karen and Wendy to get an anwer to their prayers,
A Ling to stop sik ching.
I'm out of time--so sad!!--but I love you all and please thank the cousins for the emails; let them know I will write them back ASAP!
Thank Aunt Jan for the awesome package! Popcorn and Capri Sun! I am so spoiled!
Keep praying for us!!!!
Sister Dia Awesome
What is the name of this restaurant with a Pirates of the Carribean theme along with a life-sized Obama? I must go!!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work!
Stephen (from SLC)