Sister Shiffert in Hong Kong : Cheung Sha Wan!

Leihdeih Hou!

I hope all of you have had a great week! This week has been pretty good but between moving areas, it's been a little crazy! Cheung Sha Wan is very different from Yuen Long, but my new companion Sister Vance is doing a good job of explaining everything to me. There are no boonies areas, just city. It's funny because when I started my mission, I wanted to serve in the city so badly, and now I can. I know geographically Cheung Sha Wan's area is only a fraction of Yuen Long's area, but because you can walk the whole area instead of taking buses, it seems so much bigger. I might get lost (actually I'm guarenteed to get lost because I have no sense of direction lol!), but hopefully Sister Vance can help me quickly figure out the area. I am excited to work with her in Cheung Sha Wan :)

The people in Cheung Sha Wan are really nice. I have only been able to meet one of the less actives in the area, but we have more people scheduled for this week so hopefully I can meet more investigators/less actives. The ward seemed really friendly. We are going to mett with some of them this week so I am looking forward to that. I can start putting names with faces which will be good because that is another weakness I have so hopefully these members will be patient with me haha! It's so confusing because there are so many Lee's in this ward, but at least I have a good chance of getting their name right if I call them Brother or Sister Lee haha!

I am really missing Yuen Long and all the people there. It was so hard to say goodbye to everyone! :( I know Sister Meh/Munday and Elder Herzog/Bertolli are taking good care of Yuen Long though so I'm not worried. It's really hard to go from being in an area for over a year to a completely new environment with new people, but the Lord is helping me out. I know I need to give the area more time and that with time, I will come to love this area as much as I did Yuen Long, if not even more! Serving in Cheung Sha Wan is where I need to be. The thought that keeps coming to my mind is that Cheung Sha Wan needs me. I am not exactly sure what I can bring to the area, but the Lord knows! There is a work for me to do in Cheung Sha Wan and I am going to figure out what that is! The people are awesome here and I am excited to start working with them. It's all the same work, just a different part of the vineyard :)

I hope all of you have a great week and be careful in this wintry weather! (Spekaing of, it feels like April/May in Hong Kong right now so I don't know if we are getting a winter haha!) I love you all!

Scripture of the Week: Ether 12:4 You start with hope and that hope turns to faith so that you can do good works.

Quote of the Week: Stumbling blocks can be turned into stepping stones (Quentin L. Cook)

Sister Maggie Shiffert
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