Hello!
So I decided that since we were cleaning out our boxes for the summer that I'd show one of the things that we do here in the office. Since the church cannot do more than give a copy of the Book of Mormon to the guests who come here from mainland China we have many referral cards that they give us that we scan and keep digital copies in the computer for them to be contacted in the future when missionaries go there. The cards in the picture are only from the time I was in the office... not counting the other two summer months that I was not in the office. Amazing to see how many people wanted to learn more about the gospel and are now only waiting for a chance to hear it. Oddly enough the only scientists I've had refer on my mission are from the Asian countries and I cannot really communicate with them. Someday perhaps...with a lot of education on my part.
But the mission here is pretty fun. We're counting down to General Conference. I am so grateful that I get to have three General Conferences on my mission; I think it is my personal favorite time of year on my mission. We get to work with members of the church from all over the world, and as we work together to help others come closer to Jesus Christ we end up uplifting each other. I learn so much from the members that I meet. They help me realize the kind of person I want to become after my mission. In turn I hope that at least some of the scriptures that I share and the questions that I ask help them out... because if you really think about it we're all in this great battle together.
Think about it... we've been saved for generations to come at this time when evil is considered good and good evil, that if someone wants to have a family that it is considered a waste of your potential. When if you allow anything to happen without commenting you are considered to be tolerant... if you fight for morality that you are considered small minded and petty... and we're right in the midst of it... God really wants us to succeed that is why he sent us prophets in this day and age. And General Conferences and temples and the Book of Mormon.... there are so many different things to help us grow in this day and age. Hard as it is -I am glad to be here at this time. Who needs story books? We're fighting real battles each and every day of our existence. The stakes are greater than those found in any novel... our salvation is at stake. The reality of beings that existed since the dawn of time are rising and falling every second. It's exhilarating.
Yes we had some amazing people that we've taught. One woman that we're teaching over the phone finally realized that she finds the answers to her questions in the Book of Mormon. There is a different spirit around you when you study the scriptures and when you do not. I've never realized it more than while I was teaching my investigators or the members here. I don't even have to see them, but I can recognize in a few moments if they have or have not.... even if the lesson is in Cantonese.
The Spirit is that strong.
Sister PIelstick.
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