Well, this has been another fast week, but also SUPER busy. There has been so much that we have needed to do, that it we were pressed on time for most of the week. But even though we felt pressed on time, we felt like doors were opened as we were trying to fit everything into the busiest week every.
So, as for a few note to start off, on Monday for P-day we went to an escape room with a bunch of members which was a blast. Once again our Chinese was put to the test and ... looks like we still have work to do as you can see in the photo. But maybe next time we will do better if we do the same topic again.
The escape room was the start of Monday, but to keep Monday going, we had FHE at 陳佑安 (Eric)'s home which was put on by the Elder's quorum to strengthen recent converts and less actives. We were invited to bring the spiritual share and did our 3D photo game and shared about the importance of taking time and effort to learn how to really understand the scriptures and the 3D photos. We can't just quickly look at it and then move along, but should take the time to examine them thoroughly... 蔡宏翔 (Taco) seemed to take it to the extreme :)
蔡宏翔 (Taco) and 3D pictures
Then on Tuesday morning we had zone conference with Elder Wong of the first quorum of the seventy, which was super good. There were a bunch of really good trainings and comments made by missionaries that were really inspiring. My favorite comment made by a missionary was "We should teach according to a response, not for a response." I felt that was a very profound comment made, that we truly must be teaching to the needs of our investigators so that we are helping them better understand the gospel. After zone conference, we then went on exchanges with the zone leaders, which was super fun. They are both really great missionaries and I felt like I was able to learn a lot from them.
Then on Thursday, we had to hit our area hard. For the past 2 days, with being out of our area, we needed to meet with a bunch of our investigators and also work on finding those prepared people to share the gospel with them as well. One of the investigators that we met with is 廖冠禎 (Clayton), and he is doing amazing. He shared with us about some of the challenges he had been facing in his life, and it fit perfectly with our lesson plan, which was to share about the Plan of Salvation, and to meet his needs a little more, we also use the Bible to explain it, which was amazing. He really seemed to soak in all that we shared with him and said he would be willing to continue working towards baptism as well. Another investigator we have have been working with is 莊睿華 (Sister Zhuang), who is a christian, but is absolutely loving the Book of Mormon. When we met with her, she had already started reading and was prepared with questions and was super prepared to hear about the Restoration of the Gospel.
As for the last two things of the week, on Friday, we went on exchanges again, but this time it was with the other elders in the district. And, I got to go with ELDER HEAPS! It was an absolute blast being companions with him again for the day. It was interesting to see how be both have changed over the past 7 months, but how we both are still having a blast doing the work together and also being able to catch up with him on what has been happening with him in his past areas and how our area was doing when he left 香山 (Xiangshan).
As for the last thing, which has to be the highlight of the week, it was our missionary activity for Mother's Day. We put together a little fireside for mothers which Elder Tang conducted as Elder Jackson, Elder Heaps, and myself worked on making pancakes for the 50ish people that attended the fireside. They all seemed to love it and were all super grateful for the food that we had made for them. Even though it felt a little stressful at first, it all worked out great and we all are looking forward to doing another one as soon as we figure out what food we want to make for the ward. Has to be simple and fast because there are a lot of people in the ward to feed. So, got a lot of photos for everyone from the activity.
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| Elders Okeson and Heaps making pancakes |
So, for the week, it was an absolute blast. We were booked with things to do, but it was all made possible through His help and am so grateful for the opportunity we had to serve others through out this week.
Lastly, Happy Mothers Day!
我愛你們,
Love you,
柯長老
Elder Okeson
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