China Hong Kong Mission: 07/28/19

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你好大家! 你地好? 😊

How are you all? 😊

Pic: With Sister Madriaga on her first Zone Conference!

Good news: I am still alive! Haha.
Sad news: Rallies here in Hong Kong 😟

Updates from last week:

Pics: Pday activities!

Well, well, well, what a week! From Zone Conference, doing windows finding, to ministering to our members, doing some records, calling people from home, cleaning our apartment, and staying at home and not having the opportunity to partake of the Sacrament 😭 T'was an interesting week as me and my trainee stayed in our apartment for 2 days and hearing the protests going on outside. It was also sad knowing that we weren't able to partake of the Sacrament and renew our covenants 😟 But the good thing is we are safe and still alive! Ready to battle again and continue doing His work. But of course, we just have to continue to be careful, stay alert, and follow the Spirit at all times! 😊. It was also hard to schedule those people that we're teaching because of the rallies going on and some of them are still on a holiday but we'll try again this week! 😁

Pics: Exchanges with Sis. Mangubat from the Philippines!

Zone Conference happened too last week! But I forgot my notes hahaha so sorry! But I think one thing that stood out to me from the last Zone Conference was when we talked about the "culture of faith" here in China Hong Kong Mission and formed 2 groups (the newbies and not-so-newbies/dying missionaries lol) wherein we had some discussions. I just loved how our answers also matched with the newbies. It just shows that we have the same thoughts, feelings, and perspective in doing this work. And of course, we have one purpose and that is to bring souls unto repentance. Teach people and baptize converts! 😊

Pic: Sis Padernal brushing her teeth after Zone Conference 😊 hahahaha!

I had also fun visiting some pohpo's (lola's/grandma's) in our ward who are in the home-for-the-aged centers. They are so sweet and so cute! We went there to minister and let them know that we do love them and we care for them 😊 One of the pohpo is even blind but still comes to church every Sunday with the help of some of the Relief Society sisters in our ward! They will pick her up every Sunday morning and drive her to church. Such a great example of faith! 💗

There was also a member whose husband died few days ago 😢 She texted us that she wants to meet with us and we know that she needs someone to listen to her at that moment. She said she's so sad but she had a great testimony about the Plan of Salvation. We agreed and we testified as well with what she shared. My companion even shared her experience and testimony about the Plan of Salvation and she knows that someday she will see her grandma again (her grandma died the day she got here in Hong Kong). But yeah, Sister Madriaga is a great missionary! I love her and I love training her 😊

Pics: With my Companion!

Then when we were doing windows finding last Friday, we met again the lady we met and taught last week while in that same park! She said she lost our contact but it was amazing how we saw and met her again. She said she was not planning to come to that place but she felt she needs to and so she did! We taught her Plan of Salvation and it turned out that's the message she really needs on that day (as what she said) 😊 Wow! It's totally the Spirit who helped us discern her needs. She said she's willing to hear more and so we rescheduled her for this week again 😊

Pic: Teaching Sis. "M." and she brought us foods to eat! 😁 So nice!

Such a great week! Even though it was tough doing missionary work for the past few days, I know that we are being guided because this is His work. I love being an instrument to help the people here in Hong Kong to know more about God and our Savior Jesus Christ... I love you all and God loves you too! Trust Him! He has His ways and timing 😊

Videos and Pictures: Rallies in Hong Kong...we stayed in our apartment for 2 days!
So I introduced the TimTam Slam to my companion hehe