There has been a lot going on this week! We have walked a lot, talked a lot, and have had a lot of very cool opportunities to feel the Spirit.
We were able to give a priesthood blessing to Bro. Duong, a less-active member of our branch who recently suffered a stroke that has rendered the right side of his body immovable. What was great about it is that he himself requested the blessing! Afterward, Elder Smith and I were also able to do some service with Sis. Duong, helping her to organize and clean out her garage. We hope to be able to help them even more in the coming weeks. On another service note, we helped Elaine this week chop a lot of the branches off one of her bay leaf trees in her backyard. Really fun!
We've continued our busy schedule of walking and talking in an effort to find new people to teach. While tracting on Tuesday, we knocked the door of a woman named Ms. Tang, who was Chinese invited us in (This combination NEVER happens!). She has two young boys, and is interested in having them learn a little bit more Chinese. Our new Branch President thought that a Chinese class for the local community could possibly be a good finding opportunity, but we didn't think much of it at the time. Low and behold, she knows other people who would be interested in such a class as well. So, now two white guys may just become Chinese teachers as well! We are planning a lot of activities around those lines, and we hope to see some results from it as we continue to tract as normal.
We also had a great lesson with our investigator couple. We are slowly going through the commandments with them, and amid our discussion on Thursday, Bro. Wu started having questions about the Godhead. We were able to explain the relationship of Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost as three separate beings, and they seemed to understand much better. It was a moment that both Elder Smith and I felt like we taught according to the needs of our investigators. I'm slowly learning to discern my investigator's needs, as well as to follow the voice of the Spirit, and our lesson was a cool manifestation of the reality of that principle. I hope to develop that as we continue to find and teach. In addition, we had Zone Conference on Thursday in San Mateo, which was very fun, and always a highlight of the transfer for me.
We've continued our busy schedule of walking and talking in an effort to find new people to teach. While tracting on Tuesday, we knocked the door of a woman named Ms. Tang, who was Chinese invited us in (This combination NEVER happens!). She has two young boys, and is interested in having them learn a little bit more Chinese. Our new Branch President thought that a Chinese class for the local community could possibly be a good finding opportunity, but we didn't think much of it at the time. Low and behold, she knows other people who would be interested in such a class as well. So, now two white guys may just become Chinese teachers as well! We are planning a lot of activities around those lines, and we hope to see some results from it as we continue to tract as normal.
We also had a great lesson with our investigator couple. We are slowly going through the commandments with them, and amid our discussion on Thursday, Bro. Wu started having questions about the Godhead. We were able to explain the relationship of Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost as three separate beings, and they seemed to understand much better. It was a moment that both Elder Smith and I felt like we taught according to the needs of our investigators. I'm slowly learning to discern my investigator's needs, as well as to follow the voice of the Spirit, and our lesson was a cool manifestation of the reality of that principle. I hope to develop that as we continue to find and teach. In addition, we had Zone Conference on Thursday in San Mateo, which was very fun, and always a highlight of the transfer for me.
I hope you all are having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! I'm honored to be related to people who gave up so much to serve the country and the people they love. Have a wonderful week!
Love
Elder Butters (Bao ZhangLao)
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