What a week this has been for us. I know I'm a day late, but we had a temple day scheduled this week, which kept me from the computer until now. Anyway, surprise!
I am starting to come to grips with the city and all that surrounds missionary work in San Francisco.Least to say, I have seen some pretty interesting and unforgettable things this week...oh boy... It is a busy area, and we often find ourselves out on the street looking for new investigators and potentials.
Elder Ho is awesome! I have been able to really have some fun with him this week, and have introduced him to a lot of American and/or Western culture. This week he had his first lasagna, and we are obsessed to talking to each other in British accents (his preference when it comes to speaking English)! He's also introduced me to a lot of Chinese culture, as well as teaching me some (very) basic Cantonese. There are SO MANY Cantonese speakers here, I almost feel like I was called to speak the wrong language! Lots of our branch members speak both the languages, and they love the fact that I used to live in China. We had dinner with our 2nd Counselor and his wife this week, which was nice.
Like I said, finding has been our focus. We have recently restarted the English class that we provide to the community, and we went out to finding in a pretty interesting way. Sis. Xiao, one of the sisters who work with Elder Ho and I, served in Taiwan while waiting for her visa to the States to arrive. To advertise English class there, the missionaries built a wearable box, with phone numbers and addresses and basic information about the class written all over it! So, we decided we would give it a try! We spent four-five hours on Saturday contacting and advertising people all around the city, including Chinatown and the Richmond District. It was super fun, and we were a very eye-catching sight! Lots of Mormon families visiting on vacation stopped to say hi and take pictures, and one man, named Rex, actually accepted a Book of Mormon from us when we ran into him! That was something really cool. I never thought that wearing a big blue box would allow others to have hearts open enough to begin accepting the gospel.
Things continue to surprise us, frustrate us, and make us so happy we may burst! I am grateful for all of the things that I have already experienced in this crazy city. I'm very lucky I get to call this area the place I served my mission for the rest of my life!
Love you all! (Elder Ho says he loves you all too!)
Elder Butters (Bao ZhangLao)
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