Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
So many miracles every single day!
How is everyone!? SO great I hope!!! Today marks ONE YEAR since I left on the most amazing journey of my life :) Wow that happened fast...I guess true what they say... time flies when you’re e having fun!!! SO FUN! I’ve loved it all! and I’m more than positive this next year will be even better, because it just gets better every single day!!!
This week was pretty interesting. Elder Davis and I have been doing a lot. Last week we were a bit disappointed because we didn’t feel like we got so much done...because SO many people canceled on us... But it turned out good, and this week is looking at least a little better... were already SO busy tomorrow and Saturday! We are totally booked if everything works out. Recently we’ve been focused on trying to find new people to teach. It’s... quite an adventure: / HA I love it! There are so many interesting people in Hong Kong. We’ve seen this guy named David a couple of times now... we met him one day contacting in a park while he was playing with his model boats that he turns into remote control boats... it’s pretty cool... We saw him yesterday and I think we realized... he is WAY obsessed with model boats. it’s SO funny. He is retired and his whole life is just about buying and building new model boats. He is a really nice and fun guy... but after yesterday ( when we met him he just brought TONS of books about model boats to show us, plans, blueprints, instructions, magazines, Everything!) ... we probably won’t see him much anymore... every time we try to share a message with him, we just find out how much more unwilling and atheist he is... so... it’s sad because he is normal cool and nice... but we will probably have to move on.
In other news, When I first came here I contacted a kid named Eden,... He is Awesome! Last Sunday he came to church and we talked and taught him, then afterward when he said his prayer... it was the most touching sincere prayer I’m pretty sure I’ve ever heard... the spirit really was there! He said how thankful he was for all the feelings of comfort he had felt that day about 5 or 6 times... it was a rather long prayer. There is defiantly something good about this kid. So I’ve been talking to him on the phone all this week. He is so awesome, he asks so many cool questions... he is looking for truth and you talk to him, you can totally tell. it’s SO great. He is really busy but he told me that he prays every night, and has read the introduction and opening part of the Book of Mormon and he loves it! I’m so excited for him. We should get the chance to see him on Saturday and Sunday from what he is saying. WOOHOO!
Ok. Now for my Favorite part!!! The Chan Family! and Dennis! They are SO great! I really do love them! I can’t remember how much I’ve explained so I will go over a little bit of their situation again. Dennis's cousin Rocky has just left on a mission, His whole family are really strong members. Rocky's Mom is Brother Chans Sister. So he knows the Church because he took the discussions with his sisters. So! last Friday! An AMAZING thing happened! Me and Elder Davis were studying when,... Sister Wu ( Rocky’s mom/ Brother Chan's Sister) calls! I answered and she wanted to talk about what I should share on Sunday when we see them! She told me that she just talked to their family last night after they received an E-mail from rocky sharing his testimony with them... She talked to them for a while and she thinks that they have changed a lot. Before the mom didn’t have much interest to try, but now she told sister Wu that she thinks it is good, she wants Dennis to join the Church, and she also wants to try. The Dad not to long ago went through some hard times and has picked up smoking and Drinking, but she says she knows he knows the gospel is true, but he is afraid to join because he doesn’t think he can keep commandments. But she says he will change and soon. So, she told us that when we see them, we should give them all the big challenges now like: Ask the mom to change her work schedule (nearly Impossible for Hong Kong people ) so she won’t have to work on Sunday, and to commit the dad not to drink or smoke anymore. Then she told me a story. Rocky left on his mission about 3 weeks ago... Right before he left he said a prayer with his family... and how in his prayer he prayed that his cousin Dennis and their family could have another chance to hear the gospel. (Now my side really quick) The Monday after he left... I was rummaging through a former book... Saw a record that was almost blank sounded very normal, was about 4 years old, and was just a 8 year old kid at the time (now 12) ... there are TONS of records, seriously books and books and books full... but for some reason I felt like I should just give the number a try... so I did... and now Sister Wu thinks that this could be the time for them and is the answer to Rocky & their Prayers... and most of all... She told me that she knows they are ready to change... :) maybe it’s only amazing to Me, Elder Davis, and Sister Wu... But... I can’t even describe how great of a miracle this has meant for so many people. I can’t even describe! SO... SO cool! I LOVE MY MISSION! I see SO many Miracles Everyday!!! On Monday we were out finding, and we stopped and talked to a kid... We asked him if he had ever seen missionaries before and he said Yes, about 5 years ago ( ! ) ... and then he told us his name... and that he met him on the street once... it’s so amazing that people really do remember us... maybe two or three minutes meeting on the street... and even 5 years later someone remembers everything he said what church he was from and the missionaries Name!!!! We are Not that easily forgotten... :) pretty amazing. Wow! This week has been really powerful... :) I honestly feel like I can’t express myself... It makes all the other crazy things so worth it... a Couple days ago we were out contacting and I started talking to these two kids... then they started to look scared and kept looking up... so I look up to see a WHOLE BRIGE full of people looking down and laughing, swearing, pointing and making fun of me and criticizing our church... It would be an understatement to say that I was a little shocked that people would take the time to stop where they were going to look down off a bridge and laugh at a white kid talking to some students... Sometimes it’s discouraging, when everywhere you go you’re laughed at and criticized and endless coursings toward us and our church... but the best part is... I see a miracle everyday that reminds me who is in charge... and the promises we’ve been given... its hard not to think of the scripture... "Blessed are all they who are persecuted for my name's sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" ..." for ye shall have great joy and be exceedingly glad for great shall be your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you." (3 Nephi 12 )
Everyone stay strong. :) Thank you for always being my example to stay strong. And teaching me about our Savior who loves and watches out for every one of us. :) Keep the Fire! The Gospel is true! :)
Love Mckay
This week was pretty interesting. Elder Davis and I have been doing a lot. Last week we were a bit disappointed because we didn’t feel like we got so much done...because SO many people canceled on us... But it turned out good, and this week is looking at least a little better... were already SO busy tomorrow and Saturday! We are totally booked if everything works out. Recently we’ve been focused on trying to find new people to teach. It’s... quite an adventure: / HA I love it! There are so many interesting people in Hong Kong. We’ve seen this guy named David a couple of times now... we met him one day contacting in a park while he was playing with his model boats that he turns into remote control boats... it’s pretty cool... We saw him yesterday and I think we realized... he is WAY obsessed with model boats. it’s SO funny. He is retired and his whole life is just about buying and building new model boats. He is a really nice and fun guy... but after yesterday ( when we met him he just brought TONS of books about model boats to show us, plans, blueprints, instructions, magazines, Everything!) ... we probably won’t see him much anymore... every time we try to share a message with him, we just find out how much more unwilling and atheist he is... so... it’s sad because he is normal cool and nice... but we will probably have to move on.
In other news, When I first came here I contacted a kid named Eden,... He is Awesome! Last Sunday he came to church and we talked and taught him, then afterward when he said his prayer... it was the most touching sincere prayer I’m pretty sure I’ve ever heard... the spirit really was there! He said how thankful he was for all the feelings of comfort he had felt that day about 5 or 6 times... it was a rather long prayer. There is defiantly something good about this kid. So I’ve been talking to him on the phone all this week. He is so awesome, he asks so many cool questions... he is looking for truth and you talk to him, you can totally tell. it’s SO great. He is really busy but he told me that he prays every night, and has read the introduction and opening part of the Book of Mormon and he loves it! I’m so excited for him. We should get the chance to see him on Saturday and Sunday from what he is saying. WOOHOO!
Ok. Now for my Favorite part!!! The Chan Family! and Dennis! They are SO great! I really do love them! I can’t remember how much I’ve explained so I will go over a little bit of their situation again. Dennis's cousin Rocky has just left on a mission, His whole family are really strong members. Rocky's Mom is Brother Chans Sister. So he knows the Church because he took the discussions with his sisters. So! last Friday! An AMAZING thing happened! Me and Elder Davis were studying when,... Sister Wu ( Rocky’s mom/ Brother Chan's Sister) calls! I answered and she wanted to talk about what I should share on Sunday when we see them! She told me that she just talked to their family last night after they received an E-mail from rocky sharing his testimony with them... She talked to them for a while and she thinks that they have changed a lot. Before the mom didn’t have much interest to try, but now she told sister Wu that she thinks it is good, she wants Dennis to join the Church, and she also wants to try. The Dad not to long ago went through some hard times and has picked up smoking and Drinking, but she says she knows he knows the gospel is true, but he is afraid to join because he doesn’t think he can keep commandments. But she says he will change and soon. So, she told us that when we see them, we should give them all the big challenges now like: Ask the mom to change her work schedule (nearly Impossible for Hong Kong people ) so she won’t have to work on Sunday, and to commit the dad not to drink or smoke anymore. Then she told me a story. Rocky left on his mission about 3 weeks ago... Right before he left he said a prayer with his family... and how in his prayer he prayed that his cousin Dennis and their family could have another chance to hear the gospel. (Now my side really quick) The Monday after he left... I was rummaging through a former book... Saw a record that was almost blank sounded very normal, was about 4 years old, and was just a 8 year old kid at the time (now 12) ... there are TONS of records, seriously books and books and books full... but for some reason I felt like I should just give the number a try... so I did... and now Sister Wu thinks that this could be the time for them and is the answer to Rocky & their Prayers... and most of all... She told me that she knows they are ready to change... :) maybe it’s only amazing to Me, Elder Davis, and Sister Wu... But... I can’t even describe how great of a miracle this has meant for so many people. I can’t even describe! SO... SO cool! I LOVE MY MISSION! I see SO many Miracles Everyday!!! On Monday we were out finding, and we stopped and talked to a kid... We asked him if he had ever seen missionaries before and he said Yes, about 5 years ago ( ! ) ... and then he told us his name... and that he met him on the street once... it’s so amazing that people really do remember us... maybe two or three minutes meeting on the street... and even 5 years later someone remembers everything he said what church he was from and the missionaries Name!!!! We are Not that easily forgotten... :) pretty amazing. Wow! This week has been really powerful... :) I honestly feel like I can’t express myself... It makes all the other crazy things so worth it... a Couple days ago we were out contacting and I started talking to these two kids... then they started to look scared and kept looking up... so I look up to see a WHOLE BRIGE full of people looking down and laughing, swearing, pointing and making fun of me and criticizing our church... It would be an understatement to say that I was a little shocked that people would take the time to stop where they were going to look down off a bridge and laugh at a white kid talking to some students... Sometimes it’s discouraging, when everywhere you go you’re laughed at and criticized and endless coursings toward us and our church... but the best part is... I see a miracle everyday that reminds me who is in charge... and the promises we’ve been given... its hard not to think of the scripture... "Blessed are all they who are persecuted for my name's sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" ..." for ye shall have great joy and be exceedingly glad for great shall be your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you." (3 Nephi 12 )
Everyone stay strong. :) Thank you for always being my example to stay strong. And teaching me about our Savior who loves and watches out for every one of us. :) Keep the Fire! The Gospel is true! :)
Love Mckay
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