Hello family! How are you?! Did I ever tell you, Abbey, that I got your graduation invite. wow, you're a looker! Very beautiful. and I like your shirt :) Congratulations on graduating!!! So exciting!!! You have nothing but great options ahead. I am so excited for you. what are you thinking for the end of summer? but why would I bring up the end of summer so fast...that was silly. What are all of your plans for summer?! tahoe. weeding. tahoe. hiking. tahoe. canada. tahoe. efy. tahoe...right? :) The most beautiful place in the world was 10 minutes away from us all along.
Well, it's been a good week! lots of people disappeared into mainlaind, actually, so we're just hoping to find them soon. It's sad when people disappear. Leung Jimuih with that cute grandson still hasn't been back from mainland. it's been a month. And Ngh Jimuih just disappeared, we think to mainland since her phone is making the mainland sound. Her baptism was scheduled for next week. Shandy, that cute 19 year old saving up for nursing school disappeared 2 weeks before her baptism. We had taught her the Word of Wisdom, and she was so happy to call us and tell us when she yam cha-ed with her family, she didn't drink tea. Amy disappeared 2 weeks before her date too. Her brother told her we are a cult and if she wants to live at their home, she isn't allowed to come anymore. We called her the other week to see how she was doing. She said her life has become so much worse, and she isn't happy any more. The happiest time of her life was coming to church with us. Well Amy, why don't you come on back. Because Amy, you know we aren't a cult. How do you feel when you pray about the church? Really good, actually. I felt like someone was with me and had a really comforting feeling. But feelings don't matter. That's not realy life. Our brain creates feelings, and you trick our brains. You're a cult. The doors to the MTR will open and we'll walk onto the train, and it's incredible how often someone will look at my badge, and then at me and tell me that I'm a cult or work for Satan something. We have a cute less active we're working with who has a great testimony, and calls us up randomly to hear about Joseph Smith, because she just needed to hear it again. She's homosexual, and doesn't feel comfortable with the way she is treated at church, but she'll come visit this pohpoh we visit every week with us and share her testimony on certain things. But the way she came into contact with the church was because all her friends and her heard rumors about this "cult" with all sorts of descriptions about worship services, and they were interested in checking it out, because they were curious and wanting an adventure of some sort. People here actually believe that kind of stuff about us, and are literally terrified to speak to us. It's ridiculous. She's in college now, maybe I already wrote you about her. but she does all her projects and reports (that are appropriate to do) on the church to clarify to her professors and friends what we're all about. Don't you love that?! Go her. not to be annoying or trying to preach to everyone all the time, but to be honest and clear about what matters to her. We met another new investigator this week named Rosanne. met her on the MTR actually. Just started chatting, and it turns out she has a friend who is serving a mission in Hawaii. Of the thousands of people on that train, we talked to her. neat, huh? We met her again and learned a little more about her friend. They went to a Catholic school together, and in middle school, their teacher is explaining the Mormons as a dangerous cult that they need to avoid. Americans on a business scheme that use the devil to get rich. This impressive friend of hers shoots right up and stands up in front of the class and says, "I am a Mormon. I know Jesus Christ lives, and we worship Him." Rosanne said her friend was just shaking and didn't say anything more than that. The teacher was shocked and apologized. I was so impressed with that girl.
I have been very surprised with the amount of anti material and rumors and misunderstandings about our Church here. Especially lately, it has just felt like getting hit one after another. The principle of faith has become so much more meaningful to me lately. As we choose to believe and open our hearts to the possibility and opportunity of truth, the power of God will fill those searches. Time after time. I will be asked questions that I don't fully know the answers to sometimes, and when I turn to the scriptures, I will learn something that will help me. That just happened last night. A woman posed a question that caused me to a ponder later in the evening, but the Book of Mormon gave me understanding and a sense of light in my mind to what I was pondering. When we stick to what we know, and build on to the faith we have, I know that Heavenly Father leads our hearts. And things unfold without us even being fully aware. But I know that Jesus Christ lives. And I know that the priesthood power, the power of God, is on earth today in temples throughout the earth. So I know that Christ's church is restored.
Isn't it so great to know things? I think it's great.
I love you all. Hope you're doing well. I have another story for you next week. it's about Tommy in New York...at least reminded me of him :)
Love you!
Hannah
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