Nihao Thanksgiving                                                     11/28/16

Man oh man I hope y'all had a full thanksgiving. Gobble till you

wobble am I right?

Thanksgiving was good and all but I am getting sick of left overs. We

literally get left overs after every dinner any way. We don't even

have to shop any more! It's a great thing :) but I have never been

given so much food in my life!

It's been a really interesting week where things that we weren't

planning on happening happened. Like for example Richard. Ok so there

are two Richards. There is this one Richard who always wears a lakers

jersey (that's Richard lakers) and then the other is normal Richard.

So we met normal Richard and he was super awesome, knew about Joseph

Smith and all so we set a time to meet with him Tuesday. Well Tuesday

comes around and we have two Richards saved in our phone and so we are

texting both Richards because we couldn't remember which one it was.

It turned out in the end when we were planning on seeing normal

Richard we ended up at Richard lakers house. Oh man did we have a good

laugh, but Richard lakers came to church! And he wasn't wearing his

lakers jersey! And he said he was going to join our church! But then

we got a call Sunday night that his friend has a church and that he is

going to give it to Richard lakers when he dies so Richard lakers said

he won't come to our church anymore..... it's been a whip lash of a

week you could say.

Speaking of whip lashes. There was also a guy named Jeremy we had a

good chat with because we almost got ran over by a car together. Great

bonding experience. He talked our ear off about some strange things

and while we were looking a ways a way we found our old investigator

dukes! Dukes is the best! He said he will be baptized so that's chill.

Neil, our amazing recent convert who wants to serve a mission, is

already serving a mission. He brought 3 of his friends to church to

hear him talk. HIS TALK WAS SO GOOD. He gave it in Chinese than in

English. And he did very well. We are now going to have English

classes with him and his friends! Yep. I'm starting English classes

where ever I go.

Oh my goodness this is such a long email and I haven't even gotten to

my 6 meal thanksgiving. Yes ok we really only had 4 meals I guess. We

had two full on thanksgiving lunches with two different people, and

then dodged the thanksgiving dinner the Korean Ward was having and then

had steak at Jesamyn’s house with her non-member family. Aw man it

was..... filling. Yes. And so was this email.

For some spiritual nourishment I just want all y'all to know that when

things don't work out the way you planned them it is always for a

reason. There are so many instances were we complain because things

didn't go our way, but instead what I learned this week is to always

appreciate the moments that don't work out because that's where God is

leading you the most, and quite literally showing you were to go. It

can be hard, and very humbling, but that's all it takes to receive the

promised blessings that he gives.

I love you all,

Sister Plumb