Hello all,
This week, our Tuesday night devotional speaker was Elder Oaks of the
quorum of the 12 apostles. It was amazing how the spirit filled the room as soon
as he walked in. My district and I were at choir practice and noticed that there
was a teleprompter so we knew that someone special was coming. He talked about
the Plan of Salvation and how critical it is because it can answer so many
peoples questions about life.
This Friday we got to go and do TRC (Teaching resource center). That was
really cool we got to sit in rooms with natives or returned missionaries so they
spoke really good Canto. The other cool part about it was they were not playing
investigators so we got to just share a message (In canto.) like we would to a
member family so that was awesome.
By the way I am well now. Thanks to prayers and medicine. Today is
Labor day which sucks because the Temple is closed so we can't go today and we
look forward to that all week. So we just sleep in for a few hours so we could
be OK for the rest of the week. That also means that the store is closed so that
is lame because we need pens and things. I guess we can just go it tomorrow. Also they don't give us our mail on Saturday or Sunday. So usually we get it on
Monday night but we wont tonight. So that is sad.
Last Sunday was fast Sunday which means that they don't serve breakfast
or lunch. It was fun though because it was the first time Elder Hill had fasted
so that was fun to watch him squirm a little bit.
Just a little update on my Cantonese. I can almost read Pingyahm now which
is helpful. I can have a conversation about religion now which is crazy. It's
incredible how well and fast that we are speaking for most of us only hearing
the language for the first time less that three weeks ago. Last Saturday Lou
Jimuih (Sister Lou) instead of doing a long Canto. lesson gave a lesson on table
manors and the proper use of chop sticks. To practice on she brought us dried
seaweed and shredded squid. Both of which were very good. The squid was like
really salty chicken/corn. (Pictures attached)
There is also a rumor floating around that since we are the largest group
of Cantonese missionaries the MTC has ever seen and there are also a lot of
Mandarin elders going to Taiwan and the way that China is behaving that China
will open and some of us will be transferred in to southern China which would be
awesome. However we don't actually think that will happen just a fun thought
haha.
Also the other guy in the picture is very sick and chose to sleep during personal
study. OK love to here from all of you. You have no idea how helpful letters are
to us. I'll write next week!
Love,
Elder Walker
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