Wow was this week overwhelming!! It was
so fun though! Sister Kim and I are doing awesome, our first lesson was a
bit rough. We taught in Mandarin on our third day?!??!?! How scary is
that??????? Since then, we have done three lessons and we are teaching our
fourth later today. It's really scary, but we always try and pray beforehand
and with our broken Chinese we somehow are able to communicate with our
investigator.
One thing that has really helped us is
we are SYL (speak your language) which basically means we communicate in
Chinese and English based off what we know. Sister Kim and I try to pray in
Chinese together and do one prayer in English every day.
One of my favorite things that we have
here is our devotionals. I saw President Holzapfel and on Tuesday we had Elder
Nelson?!??! One of my favorite things that Sister Nelson said was "What do
we know that the rest of the world doesn't know?" Because that's what we
are trying to share! The biggest thing I learned from Elder Nelson was: Even if
you only have one convert, I would hope that it would be yourself. How powerful
is that?!?! Being a convert and having a testimony are totally different
things. Everyone should be a convert. Being a convert is more than just knowing
information, it is taking that information and making it a part of you -- it is
a mighty change of heart. Also, I really liked the fact that God is never
disappointed in anyone that is earnestly seeking repentance/forgiveness. As
long as we are trying and slowly becoming better He is happy with us!
Thanks everyone who sent dear elders :)
I read them all!
Love, Sister Chao
November 2, 2016
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