Leih hou ma!!!!!!
How is everyone?
I am doing well!
I have been really really growing,
but let me just begin by telling you that I love love love TRC,
even though until we have done TRC on Saturday we're nervous and stressed preparing for it, I love the comforting feedbacks we get afterwards.
Last TRC it was said that all the investigators/volunteers understood everything we have said and have felt the spirit! And they were very impressed that we were already speaking Cantonese at that level in 3 and 1/2 weeks. And in my companionship we were able to get our investigator to pray with us and he said he would pray everyday! Even though we couldn't understand most of his Cantonese, we were still able to teach with spirit and were able to tell Him how much God loves him. I am grateful that this is God's work, because I know that without His spirit we would not be able to teach like that. Spirit really is everything in this work, and it really makes up the lack that we have in Cantonese. Lately I have realized that I've unconsciously been expecting to speak Cantonese in the level of language ability that I was able to achieve in 9-10 years in English. I shouldn't expect to reach that point of fluency in just 3-4 weeks now, that's just being a bit too hard on myself haha. The language is still hard, but I am at peace, even though I feel like the rest of other elders and my companion knows more Cantonese than I do, I am not frustrated anymore. I know I can trust God and learn at His pace. And I know that language isn't everything in teaching, the Spirit is more powerful. And I can feel Him whenever I testify, and I know how to do that in Cantonese, to bear simple testimony with all my heart.
Another thing that has really helped me this week was working on the Christlike attribute of Faith (last few weeks I've been working on Obedience), And I tried to grow in that attribute by trying to be more grateful. Because lately, I have really been struggling with my confidence. But by recognizing more and more all the big and little blessings God has given me in my life, I was able to be more humbled, yet confident that my obedience did work and that God is pleased with me. Because I was able to recognize His blessings, I am more confident than ever that God is pleased with what I ask Him, because He grants me them. I Know He will grant unto me all my righteous desires, because I know I won't be asking for anything contrary to His will because my life is centered in Him and His work (Helaman 10:4-5). And another thing I have learned through Gratitude is recognizing how Jesus Christ's Atonement apply to Missionary work. It really is all out of love. Love is to sacrifice. Jesus Christ has lived and suffered and died for all of us. He wasn't promised that because of what He did, all of us would accept His Atonement and follow Him, but He still did it, because He loved each and one of us and wanted to do everything in His power to somehow help us all return to God. And as a missionary, we should think of it the same way. We are not gurranteed that people will listen to what we say, accept our message and our invitatione to Come unto Christ, but we do this out of love. We sacrifice being with our loved ones, time, our job/education, our savings, everything for the Children of God in this world who are far from the Lord. We do this because it is worth it because it is love. And no one may accept, but we know we have done our best, and it WILL benefit somebody even if it is just ourselves. Somebody will come closer to the Lord. D&C 10 worth of souls is great in the sight of God, and how great shall be your joy if you bring even one soul unto God :)
I am happy, and though it is hard work I am at peace. Christ has suffered and been treated the worst but He never complained, and I am definitely not grater than He. I have so much to be grateful for. I love you all so much, and I hope each and one of you are coming closer to the Lord as I am coming closer to Him :)
Thank you Ashley for your comment, it really means a lot what you said, my mom copied the comment and sent it in a letter for me :) Thank you thank you, I hope you are doing well, I love you
And thank you Emily for your comment too, you didn't even have to remind me of the game haha :)
Ngoh Ngoi Lei,
Sister Burningham
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