大家好!
This week went by fast, but on the daily, it feels really slow. 
I want to share 3 highlights of my week with you!
◇ We attended a baptism this week for Aiden, a 9 year old boy. He is Filipino and he lives in Hong Kong with his mom, grandma and 2 sisters. I don't know much about Aiden, he is the other sister missionaries friend and we came to support him! While waiting for their family, I was just talking with the other missionaries like sister Olongayo, sister Rodriguez, sister Diaz, sister Villador, sister Valiente. Basically my Filipina sistaaas! The baptism was at 7pm and none of them arrived yet, after a few minutes Aiden's mom arrived and was asking if her family had already arrived. She was starting to panic because none of them were there and gave their grandma a call. We soon found out that the taxi driver dropped them off at a baptist church!! And we didn't know which baptist church it was 
so Aiden's mom was asking them to read any of the signs which was super helpful because we got to locate them when we knew what signs were around them. Sister Rucker and I started running to find them and after 10 minutes of running, we were so happy to see them, under a stoplight. We started walking back to the chapel, which was gonna take long because Aiden's grandma can't walk very fast and she uses a crane to support her. And it wasn't easy to walk with 3 children who were walking too fast, or being too lazy to walk. But we made it to the chapel, after almost 25 minutes. And it came to pass, Aiden was baptized and his family was full of joy.
so Aiden's mom was asking them to read any of the signs which was super helpful because we got to locate them when we knew what signs were around them. Sister Rucker and I started running to find them and after 10 minutes of running, we were so happy to see them, under a stoplight. We started walking back to the chapel, which was gonna take long because Aiden's grandma can't walk very fast and she uses a crane to support her. And it wasn't easy to walk with 3 children who were walking too fast, or being too lazy to walk. But we made it to the chapel, after almost 25 minutes. And it came to pass, Aiden was baptized and his family was full of joy.This experience made me very emotional and I felt the spirit during the baptismal service. It might seem like an ordinary story, but it taught me a lesson. I learned that even if the destination or the promised land is so nearby, the journey or the covenant path is not easy. It was definitely not an easy journey going back to the Wanchai Chapel, the grandma walked little and slow steps, just like how most people walk the covenant path: slow and small steps. Sometimes we stop and take a break too! Aiden's grandma complained a lot which also teaches me about our attitudes as we journey along the covenant path. What kind of attitudes do we have as we endure to the end? These people struggled to find the promised land, but there were missionaries, who are the Lord's hands, to help and guide them stay on the path where they need to be in. But when they finally reach the promised land, hearts are filled with joy and we all rejoice!
◇ We have a friend named Gigi! She is from a baptist church, she speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English. She really likes talking and hanging out with us! We brought her to the Wanchai Chapel and we toured the chapel with her. We were able to teach her about how the Godhead isn't one person but they are of one purpose. We also taught her about the Book of Mormon and invited her to pray and ask about it. She is kind of confused since she believes everything her pastor tells her of, especially when her pastor told her to stay away from our church hahaha, we want to teach her more but she's been busy. We got to hear her testimony of God, and we felt the Spirit with her! She also got to watch general conference with us 
◇ We went to HKU or Hong Kong University and did our finding over there. We met 3 new friends: Isabel, Hober and Camille. Isabel is a buddhist who is taking her Master's in Counselling and she seems very interested in different kinds of religion. She says she has no interest in getting converted but we'll see about that 
We were also going around HKU and saw a girl and a boy eating and talking in the pond area and they were the nicest people I've met so far! We got to invite them to our game night and played cards with other missionaries. Hober and Camille are both studying law and we got to teach Camille about God and the Book of Mormon. It was her first time at church! And she said she felt peace inside. She seemed really interested about learning more and had many questions!
We were also going around HKU and saw a girl and a boy eating and talking in the pond area and they were the nicest people I've met so far! We got to invite them to our game night and played cards with other missionaries. Hober and Camille are both studying law and we got to teach Camille about God and the Book of Mormon. It was her first time at church! And she said she felt peace inside. She seemed really interested about learning more and had many questions!◇ A bonus highlight and cutest highlight of my week would be playing rock paper scissors with a cute grandma in the MTR. I gave her a smile and she smiled back and started playing rock paper scissors which was SOOOO cute!! 
I loved general conference! My favorite talk was from Elder Olsen: the answer is Jesus!!! "The answer to the simplest questions and to the most complex problems is always the same. The answer is Jesus Christ. Every solution is found in Him." AMEN!!
Oh my gosh, we were climbing uphill to go to a zoo and it was just too much I swear I was about to pass out if I didn't have water. I vomited a little yikes. Hiking and doing adventurous stuff just isn't for me!
How did your week go? Send emailssss and update me about how your week went, I'd love to read about them! If you haven't seen general conference talks yet, open your gospel library and watch them now!! It'll heal and comfort you, that's a promise!
SISTER SY
薛姐妹
XUE JIEMEI
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