Another week has come and gone, and there has been a lot to do in this one!
This has been a week of learning for me. We have continued our finding adventures, tracting all throughout our area. We contacted several Muslim people, one of whom told me an interesting fact about Muslim beliefs; that Jesus Christ was taken up to heaven before he was able to be crucified, and the countenance of Judas was changed, so that he was the one to be crucified. I thought that was very interesting. I'm grateful for the constant opportunities that present themselves everyday to develop and grow and learn more about not just my Savior, but the faith and beliefs of others. The other one never let us say a word, talking constantly for about 20 minutes at his door...we didn't really know what to do...
We are still trying to find investigators, but our current investigators are doing great. Bro Wu and Sis Fang loved our conversation on the Law of the Fast and Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy last Thursday. They are so incredibly prepared, and so willing to accept and follow God's commandments. Its inspiring.
We also met with a couple of recent converts and less active members from our branch, both of which we challenged to read the Book of Mormon and to attend church. Elder Smith and I had the chance to give Jerry Yang (the less-active) a blessing of comfort and peace for a big CPA examination he has coming up. It was wonderful to hear him bear simple testimony, especially about the importance of the Holy Ghost in his life. We hope he starts coming to church more so he can feel the Holy Ghost more abundantly. It made me grateful the for the constant companionship of the Spirit that I am able to have, and made me more determined to always have the Spirit with me.
We are still trying to find investigators, but our current investigators are doing great. Bro Wu and Sis Fang loved our conversation on the Law of the Fast and Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy last Thursday. They are so incredibly prepared, and so willing to accept and follow God's commandments. Its inspiring.
We also met with a couple of recent converts and less active members from our branch, both of which we challenged to read the Book of Mormon and to attend church. Elder Smith and I had the chance to give Jerry Yang (the less-active) a blessing of comfort and peace for a big CPA examination he has coming up. It was wonderful to hear him bear simple testimony, especially about the importance of the Holy Ghost in his life. We hope he starts coming to church more so he can feel the Holy Ghost more abundantly. It made me grateful the for the constant companionship of the Spirit that I am able to have, and made me more determined to always have the Spirit with me.
We've also had a LOT of fun this week. Last Monday, we went out to the Hayward Shoreline, which was freezing and covered in broken glass, but fun! There aren't many P-Day activities in the Hayward Zone, so we try to do what we can. At Elaine's, we chopped up a MASSIVE branch down from one of her trees, and we also got to see her new baby chicks! Finally, I taught "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" to our English class, and they loved it. I think we will start making songs a part of our curriculum.
All in all, not a bad time. We're hoping to make this next week really good before Elder Smith goes home next Wednesday. We'll see what happens.
Love you all, and Heavenly Father loves you too!
Elder Butters (Bao ZhangLao)
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