What a week

Hello!

This week has been so busy.  Seriously, I can't remember the start of the week.  The end was the most exciting part, that is for sure :)  I got to do something that most other missionaries don't get to do.  In fact, there was only three other missionaries in the UK that got to participate.  It is so funny, actually.  Sister Gong and I, and the Chinese speaking Elders went to the YSA Convention.

Isn't that funny?  Most of the YSA thought it was funny.  They were looking at us like, 'What are you doing here?  You aren't single and/or available....'  Elder Cai said, 'It really is just mote and beam anyway... we could look at them and be like, 'What are you doing here... you've had like 7 chances at these things before to get married...?''  Anyway, the reason why we were there is because the Chinese people were the majority minority group (the biggest non-English group).  Over the course of the three days we had something like 25 Chinese people participating from all over the UK.  Most of them were from Liverpool, but they Preston Chinese came down, and some from Newcastle-upon-tyne, and one from Hull (I think...) and one from London.  It was great. Loads of fun.  The reason why we were there as missionaries was to help them to be able to integrate and to mingle.  To be honest, Chinese people are very shy, particularly when they are not talking to people who speak Chinese.  And so a lot of times their friends in whatever ward they are in are the other Chinese people and the missionaries.  So it was our job to help them mingle and make English friends.  And it was really fun.  We had some really good times, and were able to do a lot of good, I think.  They all felt really good, and I think will be more open to reaching out- because that is one of the most difficult parts of helping the Chinese in the gospel.  It was a good week.

Random.  Before I forget.  There is an Elder in my district named Elder Bahr from Cedar City.  I didn't think anything about it, but when he learned that I lived in Logan he told me he lived in Tremonton until he was 6.  I asked what Stake he was in trying to find out if it was anywhere near our grandparents.  Then for some reason he was just like, 'My dad is Michael Bahr.'  I was like, 'Your father is Michael Bahr?... are you serious?'  I told him, 'I know your father, and your father knows me and my family...'  And went on and on.  Yeah.  So Michael Bahr's youngest son is in my district.  Also.  There is a Chinese recent convert in Liverpool ward that was baptised in Melbourne Austrialia.  I asked him if he knew Elder Blake... he was like, 'Adam Blake? ... He was the missionary who baptised me!'  What? I told him that Elder Blake went to my school and that when his foot was hurt we went to a party together.  Anyway.  The world is very very
small in the church.  You are always meeting someone that knows someone that you know.  So strange.

Anyway, our investigators are really good.  We have two dated for baptism, Wini and Leah.  Wini has been taught for months, and was taught with her boyfriend for a while, but now he is back in China and
she is getting baptised.  She isn't super confident about everything, and Sister Gong is sure that Satan is working very hard on her because her and her boyfriend could be an eternal family.  We are going
tonight to resolve her concerns and help her feel more comfortable about being baptised.

Leah is really good.  She hadn't been taught very much by the Elders but she quickly gained a testimony of God.  She is very confident and excited about being baptised.  She feels so good about her baptismal
date and gets very very involved in things and really reaches out and makes new friends and things.  She took the Word of Wisdom surprisingly well (tough commandment for Chinese... tea...) and
everything is falling into place for her to be baptised on the 7th of July.

We have quite a few other investigators... Vincent, Van (a girl), and Will are the most progressing.  Will is very awkward, but came to like the entire YSA conference.  We couldn't tell if he was having any fun, but he really seemed to enjoy it and make new friends and things, which was good.  He is great.

We also have some really good recent converts that are great and love to help and things.  It really is a blessing.

We had one investigator drop us last week. She couldn't take the Law of Chastity, which is really weird for a Chinese girl.  She thought pornography was healthy for marriage.  Plus someone led her to a bunch of anti stuff.  So that is really sad, but it must not be her time.

I have to tell you.  I was waiting at the YSA conference, and I knew that WeiDi and Shen Chen were coming, so I was watching for them for quite a while.  When I finally saw them, I ran to them with this like
huge smile on my face.  I wanted to hug them so bad, I was so excited to see them, my friends.  I just felt so much joy at seeing them again.  I really feel like it was a small part of how we will feel when we see everyone we love in the Celestial Kingdom again.  I'm very grateful for that feel, and for Charity which the Lord teaches me daily.

I really enjoyed both of your emails this week.  I want so much to be an Eternal Family.  I'll never, no never forsake :)  I love you.

Have a beautiful week!

Loves,

Sister Hull