Working hard!

Yes, this week we had a really hard time getting members to come to our lessons (we call them peikes). We usually get around 8,9, or 10 in a week but this week we only got 5.... It was rough. It's so nice having a peike because not only do they help us understand what the investigator is saying but it is so nice to have another testimony and witness that what we are teaching is true. A good peike makes all the difference in the lesson. This week one of our peikes was our bishop! He was awesome! He bore such a powerful testimony about the Plan of Salvation and the spirit was so strong. I loved it! Plus it was our first time meeting with this investigator and we figured out that the Plan of Salvation could really really help him out and have comfort. It was a super awesome lesson. And then he came to church yesterday!! wahoo!! It's actually his second time coming so that is amazing! I love it!

Also this week, we gave one of our investigators a baptismal goal and he accepted! It was my job to ask him if he will be baptized so that was super scary. It's a good thing we have companionship and language study to practice! I really hope he gets baptized. He is really awesome and seems to like what we have to say. But the only problem is he hasn't had time to come to church yet... He has had a ton of tests so he has been studying and such. If he wants to meet his goal for December 5th he has to come to church the next three weeks in a row, so please pray he will have time! 

We tried to give out another goal to another investigator but he wouldn't accept it. He believes that our church is true and all that but his family is Buddhist and he is scared they will oppose him being baptized. Especially his grandma and grandpa. He is old enough to get baptized without their consent, but I see where he is coming from. It would be hard to have your family oppose you. Hopefully they will have a change of heart and he will be baptized. 

OH yeah! We had mission tour this week! That was super awesome! Elder Wang from the Asia Area Presidency came and spoke to us. He is super funny and super spiritual! Mission Tour gave me so much hope and confidence. I had been struggling with that for a while but it helped me out so much! It's crazy what a little bit of confidence can do. Even though I still can't understand a word the people are saying, I know that just by trying to talk to them the Lord will help me. Even if I just give them an english class flyer, He will help me.

Well I can't think of anything else special that happened this week... sorry. But I hope you are all doing well! Love you all a ton!

Love Elder Anderson