Leih hou muihgo yahn! (Hello everyone!)
Leih gamyaht hou ma? (How are you today?)
Pictures: Springtime!
Can't believe I've been here for two weeks now! And almost on my third week (wow, time flies sooo fast!). Anyways, thank you for your emails! 😊 I enjoyed reading all of those and hopefully you're enjoying my updates as well lol haha.
My Weekly Updates/Highlights (or what I learned):
Pictures: Matthew 28:19
Tuesday 5/1 -
We taught our investigator about God's love and how to pray and he did commit to try and pray. I think it was a great lesson even though there were language barriers (because I'm still not good with Cantonese lol) but I felt the Spirit during the time that we were teaching him. 😊 Ohhhh, and also this day, my mission (China HK mission) has been approved to use smartphones/ipads now lol so I got my iPad today! It's very useful because I can download Cantonese dictionary and some apps that can help me improve my mission language... In the evening, we had a devotional and Sister Jean Bingham (the General Relief Society President) was the speaker. I learned that joy and satisfaction comes through selfless service 😊 And we (the missionaries) are here because we are the servants of the Lord and we have to persevere. We surely will have challenges but we will surely overcome this if:- We have Faith
- Understanding that "This Life is a Test", and
- Understanding that "Mortal life is not easy but it is definitely worth it".
Picture: My district in the MTC
Wednesday 5/2 -
Today was meh 😞 It was a gloomy and rainy day. Me and my companion revised our lesson plan (for our investigator) three times. We just don't know what to teach him after the lesson that we had yesterday. We felt like we're doing a "complicated" lesson plan so we did a "simpler" lesson plan... Also, our MTC teacher asked us and evaluated us on how our lesson went yesterday. I started to feel that I am inadequate, weak, and disappointed with myself because I can't express myself really well in Cantonese 😕 but in our evening class, we talked about "Gift of Tongues" and I was comforted. My teacher taught us that in order to receive it, we must: * Believe, Be Worthy, Seek it, Work Hard, and Love the People that you're teaching.
Picture: Filipinos! Except for that one guy
Thursday 5/3 -
Great day and it was a sunny day too! 😊 We had a workshop today and talked about how to find those people whom the Lord has prepared... We should open our mouths, do not be shy, and talk with anyone (even when in public transportation hehe)... I learned that when we do something, always ask ourselves "Why am I doing this and How will it help me or the people I teach?"
Picture: The Sisters in our Zone
Friday 5/4 -
We found out today that our investigator (the one that we're teaching) is actually a Returned Missionary (served in HK mission) and is just doing a role play! Mindblown 😑 lol haha and he is our teacher now! And HE IS REALLY GOOD! I think the highlight of my day was when he taught us the Plan of Salvation through "Luke 10:25-37" - Parable of Good Samaritan". Go read it line by line and you'll be amazed too that it actually talks about Plan of Salvation. Wow!
Pictures: My roomies! (1st pic). Cookies! (2nd/3rd pic)
Saturday 5/5 -
Me and my companion prepared a lesson for our Relief Society class tomorrow and she was so funny hahaha I think I am adapting her British accent now lol and some of her British words haha. .. Oh, and during class our teacher said that we'll have a new investigator to teach next week. Exciting!
Sunday 5/6 -
It's a beautiful Sabbath Day today! It's my first Fast and Testimony Sunday here. Went to church and had a great time. We also taught the RS Lesson today which is about Keeping the Sabbath Day holy 😊 ... At noon, we had a Mission Conference and the Provo MTC leaders (MTC Pres, counselors, and their wives) were the speakers. They talked about the "Doctrine of Christ" = Missionary Purpose. Missionaries do not preach and teach in order to increase the membership of the Church but to help other people to come back to our Heavenly Father's presence.. Sometimes when we are lost, disappointed, confused, and sad, the Lord will remind us "Are you still with me my child? Stay close and let's try again (repentance). Satan knows our names but he calls us in our sins; Christ knows our sins but He calls us by name. 😊 ..President Martino shared a wonderful talk about "Enduring to the End". He also shared his "Abrahamic experience" --- where his faith was tried when his son died (due to leptospirosis).. Heavenly Father gave us the instructions/ways on how we can go back in His presence someday and through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, it is possible. It is totally up to us if we will do our part. 😊
Picture: Cantonese Sisters, Sister Caunca (Yellow skirt) and Sister Lim (Pink shirt) who will leave for HK soon, leaving me and my companion to be the only Cantonese Sisters until new missionaries come in a couple of weeks (1st pic). District Photo on a beautiful day in Provo (2nd pic)
Monday 5/7 -
P-day and Temple day! 😊That's my 2nd week! 😊 See ya'll next week and Have a great week everyone!
Your sister in Christ,
Sister Apao (Au Jimuih)
China Hong Kong mission
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Email me:
wealthia.apao@myldsmail.net
Mission Provo MTC, Unit 51, Mission Code CHN-HK, Departure Date Jun-24
Written Letters and Packages:
Sister Wealthia Apao
Jun-24 CHN-HK
2005 N. 900 E. Unit 51
Provo, UT 84602
*Some names have been changed or omitted to protect the privacy of individuals.