Blown to Listerine

Today, I want to share with you, the "The Parable of 'Listerine'"

This week before district meeting, we had district language study. We practiced our Cantonese with Hong Kong RMs. Most all of them go to America so their English is perfect, and Cantonese is their native language. Their the perfect people to help us learn more Cantonese. They're awesome. But after the Cantonese language study, we asked them if they had any English questions. One person had one - 

What is 'listerine'

Oh, that's a brand of mouthwash, do you know what mouthwash is?

I know it's a kind of mouthwash, but does it have any other meanings?

No......I don't think so.....what context did you hear it in

let me think...oh! They said 'blown to listerine'

...are you sure?

Maybe it just sounded like listerine. 

Sisterine. Lisherine. limerine. Mitherine

OH! Did they say 'blown to smithereens'!?

The cool thing, is that this RM is about 40, and is still learning! But I would like to point a difference between him and me. His English is perfect 99/999% of the time, where as I am almost always walking around saying things like "blown to listerine". But who thought after only 5 months learning CHINESE that I would be 2/3 understandable! Life is good. 

Last week on P-Day we hiked up SijiSaan, or Lions Rock. It's a mountain in Kowloon Tong that is a stereotypical P-Day, hike because it's so good! The pictures were AMAZING!! But you have to wait till next week to see them, because we're emailing at the library and you have to be careful to not get viruses. Next week, you'll also get temple pictures!! Because the temple is so close, we normally get to go once a transfer (which for us is 9 weeks), but last transfer it was closed for cleaning. But I get to go this week! I'm soo excited. After going once a week for 2 months in the MTC, 3 months without going to the temple is TOO LONG! So if you're able to go to the temple, DO IT! It's literally a safe haven. A paradise. Heaven. I love it.

Also, I've always wondered why all the pictures of the Hong Kong temple are from the same angle. It's because, that basically the only place to take pictures from. It's in the middle of the city and there are no grounds. So in trying to get all of the temple in the picture without you yourself running into a building, you need to take it from a very particular spot. And the sidewalk there does a weird thing that lets you take you take it from EXACTLY there. As far as I can tell, the sidewalk does that thing just so that everyone can take pictures. So next week you'll get pictures of a hike, the temple. and this weird sidewalk thing! 

Don't have time for much else, but I love you all! Our investigators are amazing. I'm so proud of each and every one of them. Until next week, gaa yauh!!

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Love

Sister Hugo

Yiu Ji Muih

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