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Thursday, October 20, 2011


Beginning of Transfer 2!



Or the 2nd Move, in Hong Kong, the Transfers are called Moves, I don't know why though,
So I hope many people have had wonderful birthdays these past few weeks, I know my "birthday" was wonderful a week or two ago, and now I am at a start of a new move, a feeling of starting things to improve on the past.
We had our first drawing class last week, in the sheung shui chapel, the turn out was pretty disappointing, but it went alright, considering how inconvenient the sheung shui chapel is located we have faith that this week in TaiPo ward there will be better turn out, it was a good practice. I had prepared 4 anime drawings for them to copy using some drawing principles I taught, Kelly Loosli of BYU Animation faculty would be so proud,,,I drew anime for it seemed to be what is popular here in Hong Kong, haha, it was a pretty weird preparation. But the drawings were 2 praying pictures (one girl, the other boy) that said "Speak, He is Listening", and 2 book of mormon reading pictures (girl, and boy) that said "Read, He is Spaeaking", they liked the drawings, and as for me, I am doing my best to know how I can utilize the talents and gifts Heavenly Father has given and invested in me to help build up His Kingdom, I am still in the effort to finding that out.
With permission, last night Sister Bingham and I were able to meet that miracle Korean lady to teach with her Elders! We taught Taeyoung about the Word of Wisdom and although it is challenging for her to start keeping those values despite pressure from her work and from her Korean senior colleges, we bore our testimony and she shared in her prayer how much she wants to please the Lord more than the people she associates with, and how much she hopes to strengthen her relationship with the Lord. It was SO wonderful. I regret now that I forgot to get a picture with her, but we will most likely see eachother again so that is exciting.
So I have a new companion who will continue to train me (Baby/Greenie Missionaries are trained for 12 weeks/2Moves) after Sister Bingham her name is Sister Farr from Ogden UT, She is a very hard worker and full of spirit! I am excited to get a different view and approach to the mission even though I am serving in the same area.
Something I really treasure in my mission is the Spirit. We are working with the spirit side by side. As we set goals and plans we follow the Spirit. Whenever we feel stuck, or lack in wisdom, I love that we can just kneel in the middle of our planning and goal setting to ask the Lord what we should do. And He answers. He has helped us to set goals, and stretch our views, He has helped us set baptismal date for an investigator, I first had to have faith, but as companions, as we each arrived on a same answer and shared them to eachother, our testimony of the Lord's guidance has increased. I know that when we do our part, the Lord will not deprive of us His wisdom. And when there is no specific answer, He gives both of us a calm assurance that we can just step forward with faith and know that it will all work out. Prayer, is so important to me. I cannot, every part of myself can't survive without prayer, but with prayer, by conversing with the Lord, I can go and do anything.
Out of time, everything is alright, hope to tell more next week
I love and miss you all very much,
Sister Burningham










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