Thank you for the awesome letter. I really am trying my hardest with the language. Yesterday I spent a long time making language study goals. Which I have found to be very important in learning a language. I also got these flash cards that have every character that is used in the Book of Mormon organized by which ones are the most used. So far I have about the first 100 down. Which makes up most of the Book of Mormon. However there are still over a thousand more characters I need to know to read the whole thing like my MTC companion. Oh well. I'm working on it.
So last night we got "mid-transfer move calls" because some elders have to go home early because of school and other things like that. And I got a new companion Elder Summerhays. He is still on the train on the way here while I am with Elder Petters and Elder Chou. I heard that Elder Summerhays is a way awesome baptizing machine, so I hope we have tons of fun together. Right now we have an investigator that has a baptismal goal to be baptized on Christmas day. His name is Wang. It is going to be awesome!
Speaking of Christmas, the attachment I'm sending you guys is the rules and things on calling home on Christmas. So let me know which is more convenient. Also yesterday at church I cant remember why but I was reading in Isiah 9 verse 6. And it reminded me of home when mom would play that one song where its talking about Christ calling him "Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace" It made me realise I wouldn't be home for Christmas and it made me kinda sad. I don't think I've missed home like that before. Anyway. I thought I would share that with you guys.
I hope you guys didn't send too big of a package! And I'm not with Elder Lai anymore... ummm And I will need to pull out some more money today to send your guys' stuff home. If you guys get it before Christmas, Don't open it! I didn't have time to wrap anything! ok? thanks.
I want to copy and paste part of the President's letter we got today: "This week about 30 divinity students visited the Yong Kong ward. These students are preparing to be Presbyterian ministers. After Sacrament Meeting we held a question and answer session. The students were very polite and respectful as they inquired about our Church, our doctrine, and our missionaries. One question they could not seem to understand was, “why do our missionaries, over 50,000 of them at any one time, serve missions when they are not paid any salary?” “What do they get out of it?” It is hard for someone not of our faith to understand the commitment that we feel, and the way we are trying to consecrate our lives to the Lord for the building of His Church. We tried to explain, but in the end these theology students still seemed baffled. This experience left me even more impressed with your dedication and with the strength of your testimonies. I am grateful for the service you give every day to the Lord."
I would send you guys some pictures that I've taken with my sweet new camera ;) but the place that we are e-mailing at doesn't have usb ports on the computers. sorry.
I got the letter you sent thanks pops.
I have been on my mission for almost 9 months now.
That's like makin a whole baby. Wow.
I think its cool you guys are doing a more service oriented Christmas this year.
Yes Sisi I have a journal and just this last week I made a goal to write in it every single day. Its because I was reading in the rule book for missionaries under the section talking about how to use your time, and it says to write in it everyday. So I started doing that a few days ago. And I need to be a lot better at it.
Ok I have to write my president's letter now and pick up my new companion at the train station. I'm not sure if he has emailed yet and if he hasn't I'm going to take him to a place that I can email pictures at.
Love you guys. ----Elder gui
桂长老
桂俊杰
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