Mosiah 4:9-10

Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend. And again, believe that ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you believe all these things, see that you de them. Mosiah 4:9-10

Monday, June 6, 2016

Hong Kong stake splits! - week 43

Hello everybody!

We had a really busy and crazy week, it's hard to really know where to begin! 
 Our investigator Guo dx is doing great. I don't think I have ever worked with someone who has searched so intensely for answers before. He really enjoys religious literature, he just reads everything and loves finding connections between the Book of Mormon and the Bible. He still has a little problem with trusting the Book of Mormon, but we have been encouraging him to take his questions to God in prayer, as we all should. I have complete trust in the promise of the book, and I know that he will get an answer. He has a baptismal date for June 26th so we are really hoping it goes through!

Our investigator Chen Guo Wu has been working on quitting smoking, this is his last week of smoking, and this Saturday he gave us some packs of his cigarettes to throw away, he is almost there! He has great faith, and has the most hilarious old man chuckle. I have definitely seen changes in him ever since we called him all those months back. His heart has softened and he has real determination to change. We are hoping he will be baptized in July! 

Our other investigators are all coming along, we have some new people with great potential, the Lord has blessed our efforts recently, it is good to see the hard work paying off. The work never ends, but it is good to be feeling on top of things and having things going a little smoother again. We had a particular fun activity that we Kowloon Missionaries hosted this weekend that was the product of many many calls and hard work from us all, and I was pleased with the outcome! For the past month or so we have been working pretty hard with the other missionaries and bishops and other leaders of the 13 or so other wards that we cover to try and get contact of all the mandarin people scattered about here. After that we invited all of them to an FHE activity, not as many came as had confirmed as these things often go, but it had a decent turnout, and just had the greatest feeling of community and unity with all these people from the mainland! I'm excited for next months when everyone will bring friends and hopefully more members will come! I was so happy to be there with them all, I know this activity and working with all these people will really bless our work here.

FHE activity


3 branch members going through the temple
This weekend Hong Kong just split from 4 stakes to 6 stakes, which is a huge deal! It's part of church history here, and the meeting was just amazing. So many powerful leaders and members were there, I just loved seeing all the faithful Chinese leaders of the church here, the Hong Kong people are powerful! It gets me excited to have more change in the organization here, and hastening of the work. Mandarin work here is growing as well, there are great things to come in Hong Kong for the faithful saints from the mainland as well. It's fills my heart to see growth and just to have the privilege to be a part of it. I look forward to see how this will change our mission organization in the future, but I now we are all prepared of it. The Lord is preparing lots of people to keep the work changing!

We had an opportunity to teach a man from mainland this last week as well, and I loved how much he listened and thought about everything we told him. His whole life has just been a life full of questions, about why him, what truth is, why certain things happened, who he can trust, what he should do etc. It was amazing to just be a part of his process of finding answers, answers to questions he had asked for a very long time. After his baptismal interview I talked to him right before I was to baptize him, and he was just so
calmly determined and ready, without anymore questions, doubts, or fears. I know the gospel answers questions, removes doubts, confusion, and fear. This is the Lords work and his gospel. This next year will certainly be a year of answers, changes, and miracles!
P day hike with Elder Sy and Xi Gong

Love,

Elder Woolley

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