every week i feel im getting less and lesss time to email. but, this week has been totally awesome. my companion and i were tlaking about it yesterday and it is amazing how we see so many miracles here in kwun tong! it is a huge area, and known for it's crazies (crazy people). for instance, there are two peopel we always see and talk about. they are 1. the dancing man (who dances when he sees us msisionaries) and 2. the grabber (who grabs caucasian missionaries for some reason because he's drunk) luckily i was never touched by his dirty hands. he always seems to pick my companion, which i'm ok with just as long as he doesnt grab me. haha.
but anyway, kwun tong is amazing. just last week, we picked up a few new investigators. they arent progressing yet because we've only seen them all and taught them once. but everybody has different concerns so everybody is unique. i just love being a missionary. its so good to do what we're doing.
just yesterday i was thinking about how if people realize what we do from day to day, basically going out and finding, peopel would think we have an easy job. but it isnt at all! if i was still at school and i heard that msisionaries just walked outside, i would think the same too. but one thing i realized since ive been a msisionary is: everyday, we are filled with the spirit and we need to keep that spirit flowing thorughout everybody we meet and this is the most challenging part! even being filled with the spirit is draining and tiring, just liek going to the temple. so in a sense, this is one of the toughest things i've done because every night, we come home and we are definitely drained from every such thing that i said previously. but, this is the missinoary life and it is enjoyable.
i rememebr telling y'all that time was moving by slowly, but now, it is flying by fast! it really is. i realized that i'm almost into 6 months of the mission. 1/4 done with the mission! oh man. now that i think of that, i want to work harder because tiem is really short!
so, because time is short, i'll end with a message about jesus christ's atonement. i was reading the liahona from january of this month and read about the power of the savior's atonemtn in one short story. that made me think about it a little more. i was given this same topic to share about in zone conference and this topic really is important. jesus christ's atonement does so much for us! the two biggetst things is helping us overcome the to obstacles preventing us from returning to God (physical and spiritual death). but the atonement can also help so much more. having knowledge of the atonement means constantly striving to be better people and not let more drops of blood spill from our savior. i encourage you all to think about theatonement more, especially during sacrament meeting when you partake the sacrament. since ive been a mssinoary, my testimony of the chruch has grown so much. ive come to understand the atonement more and i strive to keep continuiing to build up this knowledge and testimony. i say these things in the name of jesus christ, amen.
sorry for all the typos, i was typing fast to get it all out.
until next week!
Elder Stanley Cheng
Elder Stanley Cheng
China Hong Kong Mission
July 2008 - July 2010
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