I don't even know where to start - so much
happened this week! I'll do my best to talk about the best parts and to
have proper grammar, but time is so tight here so no promises that this
will be beautifully written. It feels like I've been here for months but
at the same time it feels like I got here yesterday. The days are soo
long and tiring, but everyday keeps getting better!
My whole zone goes to choir practice, which is so awesome. Sister Good and I look forward to Tuesday
and Sundays so we can all sing together. It's such a cool feeling being
in a room full of missionaries singing their heart out to the Lord. I
get chills every time.
I'm starting to
feel a little better about the language. It was hard at first getting
used to having a companion who knows the language so much more than I
do, but now I realize it's a blessing! it pushes me to work so much
harder, and it really motivates me to get to know this language really
well.
On Wednesday,
we taught Luo Yang again. I was a little nervous because the two
lessons prior to this one have been horrible for me. I havent understood
a word he says at all. But this time, Sister Good and I worked SO HARD
on this lesson and I prayed so much that I would gain from this
experience. It went so well - the spirit was so strong, and during the
whole lesson, everything he said made sense. It was so crazy. I still
couldn't find the words to say to him, and I have yet to experience the
gift of tongues. But the gift of interpretation is so real and so cool.
So, we felt inspired to invite Luo Yang to be baptized and he said he
wants to! We were so excited until the next day when he turned out to be
our new teacher. I felt pretty stupid. It's okay though, even though he
was an actor, the lessons felt so real.
Friday
was sad. Elder Bayne (from our district) went home because he was
having anxiety issues. he plans on coming back out but he said he has to
wait 6 months to 4 years before coming back out on a mission.
I
love the sisters in my zone! Our sister training leaders, Sister Cutler
and Sister Sharp are awesome. We started running with them in the
mornings around the MTC before gym time. It feels so good exercising
first thing in the morning. Sadly, Sister Sharp leaves for Hong Kong
next week. We're all going to miss her so much!
Yesterday was awesome. It was basically our first sunday
since last week was general conference. It was so cool listening to the
talks given in Chinese, and understand some of it. After sacrament, we
went on a temple walk and then had choir, and then devotional, and then
we had the best part of the day.
Character of
Christ - it was a Christmas devotional given by Bednar a few years ago. I
don't think I can explain the inspiration I felt upon leaving that
film. I have never felt such a strong desire to love deeper and be
completely self-less. I don't think we can ever comprehend how amazing
christ's character is.
Something I learned this
week is that the blessing I will receive from doing such a hard thing
will just happen. But that shouldn't be the motivation I have to be
here. This mission isn't for me. It helps me, but that's not why I'm
here. I am here on the Lord's time doing the Lord's work. It's okay that
I don't speak Mandarin Chinese yet, and it's okay that I have struggled.
Proverbs 3:5-10 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart: and lean not unto thine own understanding"
I LOVE YOU ALL!! I wish I had more time! I miss you all and I pray about you every night!
Wo ai nimen!
Sister Hendricks
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