"Best of the Best"

This week was REALLY special because I got to go down ALL the way to Hong Kong Island. It's only about 15 miles away, but it takes about an hour and a half to get there and is COMPLETELY different from Fanling and Sheung Shui. Even more exciting than being on the island, or the American style chocolate muffin, was WHY we were down that far. The Mission President Seminar! Every couple of months, all the Mission President's and their wives go to Hong Kong to have a 4 day conference about missionary work with each other and the Asia Area presidency (which includes Elder Funke of the Quorum of the Twelve). It was SUCH a special experience. When we got the call to come down they just said that we would be role playing and so we thought that we would be role playing for EVERYONE to see. "Thanks, but I think I plan on being sick on that day". Turns out though that we were paired up with Mission Presidents and their wives (shoutout to President and Sister Hodges from the India New Delhi mission). We got instructions from Sister Funke on the role plays we would do and she said "It's nice to see the best of the best here today". Literally every missionary looked around and then at themselves and starting laughing. 

It was such a powerful experience though. The power that was in that room was palpable. And  every time anyone testified it felt like I had just been dipped in a giant vat of Holy Ghost concentrate. I think that's the best way to explain without just being really vague and saying "the spirit was SO strong." Seriously though, the power that the apostles have, and the power given to those Mission Presidents to live their callings to the fullest is awe inspiring. I've been living this past week on the spiritual high that came from that meeting.

This week we got to see Sister Yeung get baptized. She has only been meeting with missionaries for 4 weeks, and she has such an amazing heart. President Lam and Sister Lam came to her baptism and they were also so impressed by her faith. She was so nervous for her baptism (because she is TERRIFIED of water) but we said a prayer with her and she said that although she was still nervous, she knew that Heavenly Father would support and protect her because it is what she needs to do. 

At ward FHE this week they asked us to make "Sweet Popcorn" and so we made so caramel corn and some kettle corn. We were really nervous because Chinese people say they like really sweet things but they don't. At least not in comparison to how AMERICANS like sweet things. But they devoured that popcorn like no ones business.

On of our investigators is a hairdresser who works from home. This week we brought our bishop to her house and she absolutely would not leave without cutting his hair. Towards the end of the lesson she just blurted out that his hair was "not pretty". Who cuts your hair? Your wife? Next time you comes over, bring your wife and I can teach her how to cut your hair. I LOVE how blunt Chinese people are.

About once a week my district goes singing finding which is where we go someplace with decent foot traffic and 6 of us sing hymns and the other 2 go finding within sound of our "beautiful" voices. Normally we take turns going out 20 minutes a piece, but this week one companionship found someone in the first 10 minutes and taught them until we had to go home. The Lord is hastening his work. All we have to do is find those who will accept us. That guy by the way, gave himself the english name "Hamberg" because he likes to eat hamburgers.

We had a Young Men's Young Women's activity about eternal families. Everyone got together with their families as teams, so all the missionaries got to be on a team with President and Sister Lam. So of course we won. Just kidding, we kind of lost terribly, but it was SO funny. One person from your family was blindfolded, guided across the room, and spun around 10 times. Then on the signal, your family had to make some kind of noise to lead them back to you -- but no words. The first time we planned to make the "Arrrrrrrrrriba" noise, but them EVERY other family made that same noise. I went that first round and everyone says it was HILARIOUS! Next round we made an ambulance sound which worked better. Elder Darrington went that round but he is so much bigger than Chinese 14 year olds that he accidentally ran over about 4 youth. They just bounced off of him, but he said he didn't even notice. SORRY!

This is me with my PACKAGE!!! Best day ever (as you can tell from my face)

 This is my bounteous harvest

This is the painting that I painted with the dollar store set of water colors from my package. I'm actually VERY proud of how it turned out. I gave it the highest glory and picture can have -- I hung it on the fridge.
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Until next week

LIVE LIFE

Love Learn Overcome

Always be yourself but always be your better self

Return with Honor

Don't do anything my dad would do

Be the kind of person your mom thinks you are

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Love

Sister Hugo

Yiu Ji Muih

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