教堂 Church

Hello? Is it me your looking for?

I don't know this song by Adele but some investigator was playing it and

I thought it sounded good! And it's been in my head all week! ANYWAYS

let’s get talking about missionary work.

Yes so this week was pretty normal, which is just how I like it. A

good balance of... STRESS and of laughing, and also of peace that

comes from living the gospel. Sister Gong’s English is climbing. We are

starting to have like real conversations now, without her always

turning to her translators (yes plural, she has 5 that she carries

with her. Why?- because Chinese). So it's been really fun getting to

know her, from her and not her past companions.

This week we were so frustrated because we literally have been trying

so hard to get people to church. We got 5 new investigators last week,

and we did everything we could from calling them, to wake them up, to

even going to some peoples houses because they didn't have a phone,

and none of them came 😑.  So ya that was a bummer, but tis life of a

missionary. The good news is we got 2 new investigators this week, and

they seem promising. So ya there's a quote.......

"There are feet to steady, hands to grasp, minds to encourage, hearts

to inspire, and souls to save. Are we doing all we should?" (Pres.

Monson).

There is always more to be done for people who have heard of the

gospel and then fallen away again. We don't give up on those who have

the desire to try. Mosiah 26:30 "Yea, and as often as my people

repent will I forgive them their trespasses against me." We have this

one investigator that just feels so guilty every time he doesn't go to

church, but he wants so badly to be forgiven of his sins and to be

washed clean.

Seriously people just go to church. Why? Why not? It's not gonna hurt

you. You won't burst into flames once you past the threshold. In fact!

Quite the opposite. People will want to shake your hand. They will

welcome you and treat you like family. It doesn't matter who you are,

what you've done, or where you've come from. Church is for every one

and it can change your life. It's changed mine and so many others. So

give it a chance. You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain.

I really hate to say goodbye....... (Actually don't know if those are

lyrics to that song....)

Sister Plumb