ELDER HYRUM RICHARDSON LETTER #52
MAY 18, 2014
Well, this week is number 52, which means that I am halfway through being a full-time missionary. It's a little weird to be halfway. In some ways, it seems like it's gone fast, but I also feel like I'm been here for a long time! Certainly a lot has happened, and I've changed SO much in just one year. It's been interesting to see myself change and see other people change too. Certainly there's still a lot to learn!
This week was really great. I'm really excited about some
of our progressing investigators who really have potential to get
baptized in the next couple of weeks.
Brother
Liang is an 18 year old who was a member referral from Neihu (my first
area). The biggest thing that was hindering him was that he would
normally go to Neihu ward instead of ours (he lives in our area), but
yesterday he came to our ward and made friends with some of the YM here.
We are really hopeful that he will get baptized two weeks from
yesterday. The only thing he has left is to stop drinking tea and come
to church again next week!
Sister Lin is 15 and is also a member refferal. She
originally attended the Jin Hua ward, but hasn't gone to either meeting
for a few weeks because she had a giant test yesterday. High school and
junior high here is so intense! She took a two day test that determines
which high school she can attend. But now that it's over, she will be
able to meet with us, and she has already expressed a desire to get
baptized in two weeks! We are hoping and praying for her!
Brother Hou is a unique investigator. He is about
60+ years old and we found him sitting in a park. He has a great desire
to understand about who God is, and yesterday at church he told
everybody in Priesthood that he hoped he could come often! The other day
he was an hour late for our lesson, but he brought a tea cup and saucer
set which he gave us. We asked him why and he said, "There's no why."
It's also funny because his full name sounds like the Chinese word for Adam's Apple.
It
just started getting hot here. And when it gets hot, it gets REALLY
HOT. We didn't get the full heat yet this week, but I'm sure it's
coming..
This week we went to go contact a guy we had met
previously on the street in his ice cream shop. He wasn't really
interested in the gospel, but I had some really delicious honey flavored
ice cream. Also, the word for a cone in Chinese is literally translated
as "sugar bucket."
I met somebody on the street who is from SuZhou! She gave me her card and said to come visit her when I go!
Elder
Farrell and I found a two for one deal on ice cream, so we bought a
bunch to share with the sisters and our investigator. Only after we
bought it did we realize it was coffee flavored ice cream..It was sad to
throw away so much ice cream!
It was a good week! Only 1 year left!
加油!
Elder Richardson
任長老
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