We finally heard from Ben last night-everything is right with the world again, OK at least for a week. LOL
My Mission Is Out Of Control
From Ben:
So another crazy week out in the mission!
Chinese is going great. It's extremely hard but I am improving sooo fast! I can keep full conversations by myself with students now, so that's a bonus! I love talking to the Chinese students because when we start talking to them they lose their minds that we know Chinese!
We had our First English Class that people came to lol, that was really cool! We had 4 college students come and they knew just about nothing in English. Me and Elder Willes had the cool experience teaching them! We're hoping next week to get about 20 people so please pray for us!
Lastly we went to the temple today. That was way awesome. It is a very unique temple for sure! I am so glad we had the opportunity to go. It was a really cool experience but now we don't get to go for 6 more months!! Regardless it was very fun and even better to go as a missionary!
Love you all very much. If there is one thing I could share with you this week it would for sure be:"Doubt Not Fear Not". If we have faith in our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ we can do hard things. I sure have learned that principle out here on my mission!
Oh BTW-we got Girl Scout cookies so that was pretty great and always makes everything better!
孫長老 Sun Zhanglao!
In Ben's recording he talked a little more in detail about how difficult it can be finding people to teach on campus. He says they do run into a lot of ABC's (American-born Chinese) many of whom only speak English. They try to talk to everyone they can in English and if they can't understand them then they speak to them in Chinese. Ben's quote,"Mom they look at us like WHOA, white kid knows Chinese. Or they just start swearing a lot which is really hilarious too."
Elder Nelson
In Ben's recording he talked a little more in detail about how difficult it can be finding people to teach on campus. He says they do run into a lot of ABC's (American-born Chinese) many of whom only speak English. They try to talk to everyone they can in English and if they can't understand them then they speak to them in Chinese. Ben's quote,"Mom they look at us like WHOA, white kid knows Chinese. Or they just start swearing a lot which is really hilarious too."
This makes me chuckle because he says this is pretty much their "plan of action" in finding those that are interested in the gospel.
When he spoke about going to the Temple he was really excited but he was as equally excited for the Cafe Rio that they were going to go get afterward. His excitement in his voice was hilarious. 😁 He did let us know how spoiled we are to have one down the street and I agree-WE ARE SPOILED!
He told us about their Fast Sundays and how they usually fast until 7:00 pm which in his words, "That's pretty rough! It's hard to focus after a certain point." LOL-pretty sure that is how most of us feel when we are fasting right?
Some days are harder and funnier than others. The other day they were yelled at and called names by a man they were talking to and yelled at by a homeless person from across the street. But while they were walking there was a lady sitting on her porch with all her friends yelling to Ben and Elder Willes and Elder Zeng that they were the cutest Jehovah Witness Missionaries she has ever seen. She then proceeded to yell that they needed to come over there so she could give them a kiss. OH BOY-Mission Field Fun!
Now you see why I need these emails. The stories and the testimony he shares are so good for my soul!
Some days are harder and funnier than others. The other day they were yelled at and called names by a man they were talking to and yelled at by a homeless person from across the street. But while they were walking there was a lady sitting on her porch with all her friends yelling to Ben and Elder Willes and Elder Zeng that they were the cutest Jehovah Witness Missionaries she has ever seen. She then proceeded to yell that they needed to come over there so she could give them a kiss. OH BOY-Mission Field Fun!
Now you see why I need these emails. The stories and the testimony he shares are so good for my soul!
The smile in the Cafe Rio pic makes me so happy!
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