China Hong Kong Mission: June 2019

June 24, 2019

WEEK 61

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你好大家！你地好？

Can't believe this month is almost done! In two days, I'll hit my 1 year in Hong Kong! Where did the time go? 🤪

Sooo, last week was a very very hot week here! Haha the sun makes my skin look even darker haha but it's okay, this Summer initiative is going well for our companionship. It really is exhausting but at the end of the day it's also satisfying knowing that we did our very best.

I think one of the miracles that happened last week was when we met this boy...who just decided to be a follower of Christ but is very confused about churches and religion. We taught him Restoration and has really a great interest about the message. He's very open minded person and said that he felt the Spirit after we taught him. He said he can relate to Joseph Smith's experience...

Also, we met a Filipino sister...two weeks ago and was finally able to schedule her again to meet with us last Saturday. It's interesting because she lives across our apartment (different block/building) but same floor! So she always sees us missionaries. Then one time we took the same lightrail train and she said she's very happy that she finally had the chance to meet and talk with us! She said she's familiar with our church cos back when she was young, she met couple missionaries before and also went to some of our church activities. Super cool! Really has a great potential! 😊

In one of my personal studies last week, I came across 1 Nephi 11:1. I really liked what Nephi did to diligently seek the truth! He desired, he believed, and he pondered to know the vision of his father. I know that if we do all these things, we will also receive our own personal revelation and answers to our prayers.

I love doing missionary work and I love you all! God loves us and He will never leave us alone. Have a great week everyone! Miss you all! ❤️

Talk to ponder this week:

If Ye Lack Wisdom By Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis

This week's videos and pictures:

Pday Group Pic at Ocean Park!

Kbbq with the Sisters!

Me and my companion

My companion with her foggy glasses haha

Relief Society Enrichment Activity

Your Sister in Christ,

Aū Jímuih - Sister Apao

China Hong Kong Mission (Apr '18 - Nov '19)

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Email me:

wealthia.apao@missionary.org

Written Letters and Packages:

Sister Wealthia Apao

18 Dorset Crescent

Kowloon Tong

Kowloon City

Hong Kong

*Some names have been changed or omitted to protect the privacy of individuals.

June 17, 2019

WEEK 60

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你好大家！你地好？

To all the fathers, 父親節快樂！謝謝你們！💕

Pictures: Our P-day this past week! More videos and pics at the end!

Okaaay, so this past week was a bit weird! The weather throughout last week changed a lot! From 36°C to 27°C, from raining so bad to super hot/sunny weather... and also having this political issues here in Hong Kong is a bit scary too! Wow. But all the missionaries are safe and my area is kinda far from the rally places but still #prayforHK.

Picture: Doodle from a member in Macau

I'll try to make this short. Haha... So with this new summer initiative that we have, the Summer Splash 2k19, our week went by sooo fast! There are some days that we have to do three windows finding and it's really exhausting but I've seen miracles, even the smallest one! One miracle happened was when I had exchanges with Sister McColgan (my MTC companion, yaaay) and during one of our windows finding, we met this man...who was very nice and listened to our message! I think we talked to him for like 30mins and shared an overview of the Plan of Salvation (mainly our life's purpose here on Earth). He lives...like an hour away from my area haha but he's still willing to meet with the missionaries there! 😁... Another miracle was when I was with Sister Alboroto and we were doing another windows finding and we approached this...student. For some reason, Sister Alboroto was prompted to share a specific personal experience and it turned out that [she] has also the same experience! [She] said she also didn't know why she went to the place where we're at cos she doesn't usually cross that road. But we said, it's totally God's plan, that He wanted us to meet her 😊 Even though she didn't have that much Gospel interest, still we were able to comfort her in that moment.

Pictures: Exchanges with Sis. McColgan and got soaked in the rain! Lol

Also Zone Conference and Temple day happened last week! 😊 The main topic of our Conference was about Repentance. One of the things that stood out to me was when President Phillips said "The more you help others, the more you help yourself." This is really true! As I have been in my mission helping others to come unto Christ, I have gained a better understanding and a stronger testimony that He really lives and He loves us so much... And I know that as we experience forgiveness, we will receive this desire to share this wonderful feeling to other people as well... Repentance is real. Change is amazing. Because of Jesus Christ, it allows us to be new creatures. Repentance should be a joyful process. 😊

Picture: Temple Day

I love my mission. I love this gospel! I love being a representative of Jesus Christ. I know that the Lord recognizes our efforts and He knows what we are going through. He hears our prayers and He will answer them. Just be patient and trust God. 😊