Sister Shiffert in Hong Kong : Hooray for Raid! And All Our Other Blessings!

Leihdeih Hou!

This week has been super busy but Sister Luk and I have been working really hard and making some progress in Yuen Long! We have been seeing some amazing miracles and blessings. The work for a while there was really working on less actives but it seems to have turned into investigators recently. We have a couple potential new investigators this week and our investigator Alice is progressing and growing a lot, so thank you for all your prayers!

Sister Luk seriously surprises me every day. She is growing so much and really working on overcoming her weaknesses. She is a lot more bold when talking to people on the street and the trains. She is super bold about giving people Books of Mormon and is very determined. If we set a goal, she is very motivated to achieve that goal. Her faith and diligence have really helped our companionship and area. I left her in charge of Yuen Long while I went on exchanges with Sister Meh in Hung Shui Kiu and she did a great job. She had a full day scheduled and even though some of our lessons fell through, she just kept going and accommodated to the circumstances.

We had a really good experience though this past week. We gave this lady Laahn Je a Book of Mormon on the street last week and met with her again this week. She actually called us the day before and said she was Baaisahn and didn't need to hear our message. We convinced her to meet with us thought and she said okay. When we met with her, she told us again that she was Baaisahn so we asked her if she would listen to our message first and then after our lesson, she could decide if she wanted to meet with us again. We taught very simply about God and Jesus Christ and she seemed to be taking the lesson very well. At one point I stopped to ask what she was feeling right then and she said very comfortable and peaceful. We then talked about the Holy Ghost with her and she said she liked the feelings she was having and wanted to continue to have it. By the end of the lesson she was super willing to see us again and hear our message. I could definitely feel the Spirit in the lesson and I'm glad she could too! The Holy Ghost really is the teacher here and I'm glad Laahn Je's heart was open enough to let it in and testify to her that these things are true and can bring her happiness.

So I have failed to mention this over the past 7 months but our apartment has a cockroach problem. No, a cockroach infestation. It was manageable when I first came to Hong Kong and moved into this apartment, but recently it was gotten soooo much worse. You name a place and we find them them. It's the worst in the kitchen and it just spreads throughout the apartment. Cabinets, living room, books, showers, beds. You name it and there has probably been a cockroach that has crawled all over it at some point. Sometimes I wake up to a cockroach friend on the wall beside me so that's fun. Yes we have tried everything under the sun but nothing seems to get rid of them. Well, we have been telling the elders about our cockroach stories and they finally had enough lol! The elders in the Hung Shui Kiu district made a district service project of coming to our apartment and basically doing a deep cleaning to get rid of all the cockroaches. They were so funny! They act more like sisters than the sisters do haha! They did a really good job thought and killed literally hundreds of cockroaches. The Lord is definitely going to bless them for their efforts! Don't worry though because we are getting a new apartment in September so all is well! :)

I hope all of you have a great first day of school this week! And if you are in college, enjoy your last few days of summer! I seriously can't believe how fast time flies by! I love and miss all of you!

Scripture of the Week: Alma 5:26 Have you experienced a change of heart?

Quote of the Week: Get the gospel out of your head and into your heart (Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson)

Sister Maggie Shiffert