Welp, what a week here in the great area of 后豐！Started off with a wonderful Monday in which we went to a restaraunt called 石頭. It's all you can eat and it's just the best ever. Elder Jones came up from his area and that was super fun to be with him again!!
Ben's friend told us this week he has no interest in the gospel so that was super sad. But Ben is still trying to get his family to come to church! Such a stud. He just got the Aaronic Priesthood yesterday and he is so great. He was super excited to become a priest! The ward had to organize the young men's quorum because he is the only one in the ward!
We met with Derek before English class and we taught him the Plan of Salvation. He still hasn't come to church but I think something is turning inside him. At one point in the lesson we asked if he had any questions. He turned to me and asked, "Why did you want to know the truth and how did you do it?" I was surprised at the question because that was super deep! We testified to him and the spirit was very strong. Just gotta get him to church!
Met a new investigator named Brother Zhong. He is super cool. Elder Jones and I met him on our last night together and practically taught the first lesson to him. When we met with him this week he told us a lot about his life and his beliefs. He really wants to have a good relationship with his daughter becasue it is only them at home. He takes her to church every week but he doesn't really like his church because of stuff that has happened and he told us that he feels it was established by men, not God. I just felt the spirit very strong in the whole lesson and I feel he is very prepared to be baptized. We gave him a Book of Mormon and he is very willing to read it. Sadly, he doesn't live in our area. But that is ok, I really want him to get baptized and seethe blessings from it. We are meeting with him one more time and then will refer him to the other Elders. He is so cool. f
So this week Elder Anderson had some problems with his toe. Whoops. I got an ingrown toenail last Monday and wow, those suckers hurt! It just got progressively worse and me, thinking I am all tough, tried to work through it. Finally we called the mission nurse and she set up a doctor's appointment for today, but I still had 3 days to endure. Literally the most pain I have ever been in. Finally I asked the Elders in my district if they could give me a blessing. I was super nervous because I didnt' want to have to get surgury on it and I just could not endure the pain much more. One of my best friends in the mission, Elder Henderson, gave me the blessing. After a few days and many prayers, my toe doesn't even hurt. The doctor said it looks good and that I just need to maintain it. I really am so grateful for Elders Henderson, Spach and Potts for being worthy of their priesthood. "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will work wonders among you."
One more miracle. We were out contacting and we biked by a 7 and I felt like I needed to go talk to someone. I look at the people sitting down... all girls. great. no way jose. We kept biking, but we just felt like we needed to go back. We didn't know who to talk to so we said a prayer and just sat down at an empty table. One girl was at a table to our left and another at our right. We tried the one on the right first. She left. Looked over at the girl on the left. She is literally 14 and I just hate talking to that age of girls. But we felt we needed to talk to her. We started teaching her and she was really interested! She gave us her number so the sisters could call her. As we were about to leave she said that she met missionaries not too long ago and that it's super cool she met them again. Afterwards, I was really grateful that we followed the spirit and talked to her!
Lastly, yesterday in my studies I read a talk that Elder Potts gave me by Elder Gong called 'Becoming Perfect in Christ'. There is a quote in there that hit me really hard. He said, "We are His greatest handiwork, even though we are still a work in progress." I loved it because I have been a little stressed about the time that is left and all that I expect/desire to become in this time. I guess I have been feeling that I need to be perfect when I get home. But after reading this I realized that that is not true. Sure I can become a different person, but I will always be a work in progress. It helped me relax a little and be calm. None of us can be perfect, but we can always be progressing.
Well I love you all!
Love
Elder Anderson
Ben's friend told us this week he has no interest in the gospel so that was super sad. But Ben is still trying to get his family to come to church! Such a stud. He just got the Aaronic Priesthood yesterday and he is so great. He was super excited to become a priest! The ward had to organize the young men's quorum because he is the only one in the ward!
We met with Derek before English class and we taught him the Plan of Salvation. He still hasn't come to church but I think something is turning inside him. At one point in the lesson we asked if he had any questions. He turned to me and asked, "Why did you want to know the truth and how did you do it?" I was surprised at the question because that was super deep! We testified to him and the spirit was very strong. Just gotta get him to church!
Met a new investigator named Brother Zhong. He is super cool. Elder Jones and I met him on our last night together and practically taught the first lesson to him. When we met with him this week he told us a lot about his life and his beliefs. He really wants to have a good relationship with his daughter becasue it is only them at home. He takes her to church every week but he doesn't really like his church because of stuff that has happened and he told us that he feels it was established by men, not God. I just felt the spirit very strong in the whole lesson and I feel he is very prepared to be baptized. We gave him a Book of Mormon and he is very willing to read it. Sadly, he doesn't live in our area. But that is ok, I really want him to get baptized and seethe blessings from it. We are meeting with him one more time and then will refer him to the other Elders. He is so cool. f
So this week Elder Anderson had some problems with his toe. Whoops. I got an ingrown toenail last Monday and wow, those suckers hurt! It just got progressively worse and me, thinking I am all tough, tried to work through it. Finally we called the mission nurse and she set up a doctor's appointment for today, but I still had 3 days to endure. Literally the most pain I have ever been in. Finally I asked the Elders in my district if they could give me a blessing. I was super nervous because I didnt' want to have to get surgury on it and I just could not endure the pain much more. One of my best friends in the mission, Elder Henderson, gave me the blessing. After a few days and many prayers, my toe doesn't even hurt. The doctor said it looks good and that I just need to maintain it. I really am so grateful for Elders Henderson, Spach and Potts for being worthy of their priesthood. "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will work wonders among you."
One more miracle. We were out contacting and we biked by a 7 and I felt like I needed to go talk to someone. I look at the people sitting down... all girls. great. no way jose. We kept biking, but we just felt like we needed to go back. We didn't know who to talk to so we said a prayer and just sat down at an empty table. One girl was at a table to our left and another at our right. We tried the one on the right first. She left. Looked over at the girl on the left. She is literally 14 and I just hate talking to that age of girls. But we felt we needed to talk to her. We started teaching her and she was really interested! She gave us her number so the sisters could call her. As we were about to leave she said that she met missionaries not too long ago and that it's super cool she met them again. Afterwards, I was really grateful that we followed the spirit and talked to her!
Lastly, yesterday in my studies I read a talk that Elder Potts gave me by Elder Gong called 'Becoming Perfect in Christ'. There is a quote in there that hit me really hard. He said, "We are His greatest handiwork, even though we are still a work in progress." I loved it because I have been a little stressed about the time that is left and all that I expect/desire to become in this time. I guess I have been feeling that I need to be perfect when I get home. But after reading this I realized that that is not true. Sure I can become a different person, but I will always be a work in progress. It helped me relax a little and be calm. None of us can be perfect, but we can always be progressing.
Well I love you all!
Love
Elder Anderson
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