Joanna's Journeys: Sister Hugo's experiences as an LDS missionary in Hong Kong: Yan Ching got Baptized!!

Yan Ching got baptized!! She is so adorable!! It was the most spiritually powerful baptismal service that any of us had ever been to. During her testimony she explained that her mother and grandmother are members and brought her to church when she was born until she was 4, then they stopped coming. Then about a month ago she asked her mom if she could go to church. Her mom said "whatever sure, there is one down the street" and Yan Ching said "NO! That one we used to go to! I miss that feeling! It was peaceful and 'syufuhk' (which is the best way ever to explain the Holy Ghost, but just translates as comfortable)"

So then the Cheung Sha Wan sisters stated teaching her, and then I picked up when I got moved here.

I think that the two reasons that the baptismal service was so powerful are

1) Yan Ching's own conversion

2) The love that the whole ward (and even the neighboring ward) have for her

It really is so amazing the power that love has in our lives. I have so much more that I want to say, but time is running short (how do i always run out of emailing time!?!?). But simply, one of the things that I am learning on my mission is how crucial love is. We can NEVER force someone into the gospel. EVERYONE needs to be loved in. The love of Christ, the members, us missionaries, everyone needs to feel love from all fronts. Something that I'm working is just making sure that EVERY person I talk to in a day can feel my love for them. It's been hard (I talk to soooo many people as a missionary!!) but seeing the power of love to be a catalyst of change in people's lives has been so inspiring :)

Love y'all

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Talk with you again next week :)

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Yan Ching got baptized!!!!!