What happened this week?

A lot happened this past week.  One of which was attending the funeral of a member.  It was a very different kind of experience because it was a Buddhist funeral and we were invited to sing since he was also a member of our church.  There were a lot of things that I had never seen before and I was a bit nervous because I didn't want to unintentionally to something wrong that would offend them.  I just remember a member telling me not to smile and to sing the songs very sadly, so I concentrated on that.  After departed it just made me very grateful to have this gospel and to know that the Plan of Salvation is real.

Other than that,

We had Zone Training Meeting which was a very helpful and enlightening experience.  We also officially have started teaching a family that we had previously met a few times.  But, the biggest thing I think started a few days ago when we went tracting in the area around the church.  We were originally pretty skeptical about it because we were afraid that the houses there had been tracted too much by previous missionaries, but we went for it anyway.  

So, we started knocking, not home, not interested, went before and hated it, not interested... so I was starting to feel pretty down-trodden, but we kept going and pressed the buzzer on the next house.  I heard the quiet voice of a women and said that we were missionaries in the area spreading a message of love and happiness.  She said she was busy but told us when we could come back.  I was a little bit shell-shocked after the conversation ended.  We had set an appointment with her for this morning.  To tell you the truth my faith with a bit on the low said and I was afraid that she would fang (not be home) our appointment.  This morning we get to her house, say a little prayer and ring the bell, say we are the Sister Missionaries and the gate suddenly unlocks.  We ended up having the opportunity to meet a wonderful mother.  She is so full of love and just hopes for her family's happiness.  She was also willing to set another appointment with us later in the week so we can share more with her.  This was my first experience with tracting and finding someone ready to hear the gospel.  A miracle indeed.  :)

The week was full of new experiences and miracles.  

Something I learned this week:

Humility isn't not having confidence in yourself, it's having confidence in Christ's ability to help us to do all things.

I know the grammar is weird, but I hope it makes some sense to you.  :)

Love you all!

Keep the Faith!

Sister Hsu

P.S. I've gotten lazy in taking photos... next time...