Not going to lie, it's been so cool hearing everyone talk about General Conference and hearing their stories about how they KNEW that a certain talk was meant for them. It's awesome! These men really are Apostles and Prophets of God!
Well we had transfers this week. I have a new companion, she's my online baby. (I'm training her online!) Her name's Sister Ly, she's from Layton, but she's Chinese. her family's from Hong Kong so she was assigned Cantonese speaking. Unfortunately, she only speaks conversational Cantonese so she doesn't know how to teach gospel-related terms and subjects. Nor can she read Chinese or pinyin (Chinese with American letters to show the sounds) so she gets slightly discouraged when the people from Hong Kong come in, speak to her, hear her accent and just raise their noses and walk away.....
BUT it's all good because we're calling in the recruits from BYU-Hawaii (RMs who served in Hong Kong) and are going to make them come over to the Visitors' Center and let her role-play with them and help her learn how to give tours and using their experiences with Hong Kong people to know what questions, exhibits, teachings will resonate well with them.
So I wanted to share a quick experience I had last week with chat. So we had a girl come on, that I think was in High School and this is what we said:
Rebekah: Hello!
Girl: I know a girl at my school who is morman
Girl: i was wondering what she believes
Rebekah: That's awesome! Have you ever asked her?
Girl: no
Girl: i don't know her that well
Sara: What interested you to know about what she believes?
Girl: She mentions it in her instagram
Girl: Like going to church and stufff
We ended up teaching her about the church and the Book of Mormon and about Jesus Christ. You NEVER know what kind of example you are setting for others! You never know when something you say or do will impact another! But also, you never know if someone in your class, or your neighbor, or that acquaintance on Facebook really IS interested in what you believe! Share your testimony! Invite everyone to learn more from the Missionaries! Invite everyone to all the activities we have! Imagine the outcome if that member actually invited this girl to an activity! But chances are, she has NO idea she's even interested! Maybe, just maybe, that member will have been an influence in that girl getting baptized!
Pray for missionaries opportunities! Nothing will give you more fulfillment than helping save a soul! Have faith! Work hard! Pray always! Love ya!
Sister Bradley
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