November 8, 2011

Hey Family!

So Transfer calls were made this morning, I am staying in this area another transfer with sister Ah Chookoon. Really no surprise there. I really think I will be transferred out NEXT transfer (which is 3 days before christmas!) haha, I bet it will happen. Well, the saddest part of my week was sister Cluff leaving on saturday. We had to drop her off at the airport, and It gave me more sympathy for mom and dad because it was SO sad dropping her off, watching her walk away, and then just driving away and carrying on with the work. I miss her a lot. We were together for a REALLY long time, and its weird not being with her any longer. Its also weird because I put so much effort into that relationship, and now she is just gone. Seems like all that effort was a waste. Haha, I know it wasn't it. But its been surprisingly hard having her leave. But I'm happy I'm with Sister Ah chookoon, she is super nice. So this should be a good transfer.

We had the BEST lesson with Liz and Victor this week. It was one of the highlights of my week. We were talking to liz about if the Book of Mormon is true, and she realized that she was scared to really know if the Book was true, because that would mean she has been "wrong" in her beliefs her whole life. But then Victor started talking to her and saying what a blessing the book of mormon is. And how he KNOWS its true, and how good it makes both of them feel, and he helped her get over her concern. Then we talked to victor about baptism, and he said he didn't know if that would happen "anytime soon", and liz turns to him and asks, "why not?" and she goes off on how he shouldn't listen to what his parents say (his mom told him that he wouldn't be able to commit to the church) and she said that he was a husband and father and should do what’s best for there family, and she said she would support him no matter his decision. And it was just so awesome to listen to this couple come together and resolve one anothers concerns. Because both of them are at different stages of the "conversion process" but they were able to help one another. and I pray that they will continue to do so! So hopefully next time I email you all they will have a date!

We are also teaching a man named Wayne and his daughter Patty. Have I mentioned them before? Wayne was a former investigator and is Hilarious. Lessons with him are always interesting because he will say comments and questions just to see our reactions. Its his favorite thing to do. And surprisingly we get along really well. Its always fun teaching him because sometimes I'm shocked at the things that I say. Sounds weird I know. but as I follow the spirit, I will ask him very bold, very direct questions. I think its good for him though because he needs to really think about what it means if this church is true. Right now he says he KNOWS this is true, that Joseph Smith is a Prophet, the book of mormon is true, that Thomas monson is a prophet, but he still won't be baptized. He needs "fellowship" and he wants to know EVERYTHING before he is baptized. It hard because he is basing his testimony off of logical information, and won't pray because he "already knows everything is true." So we are really trying to focus on letting him listen to, and follow the spirit.

So on friday sister Cluff had departure activities (basically everyone leaving plus the mission president go to the temple, have lunch have interviews and a last lesson), but I went to go pick sister Cluff up, and I walked inside the mission home and I just felt sick to my stomach. It was So weird seeing all these missionaries going home, and I imagined myself in there shoes and I NEVER want to go home! Don't get me wrong, I love and miss all of you. But I LOVE being a missionary. It can be really hard sometimes, but it is so worth it. Its the best thing I have ever done, and I'm SO happy I still have basically a year left! haha!

Mmm...well I can't really think of much else to say! I hope you all had a good week! And I hope your next week is even better! I love you all SO much, and I would LOVE to hear from all of you!

Love you lots!

-Sister Lee-

October 31

Hey Family!

Happy Halloween! It looks like everyone had a good
halloween! I can't believe its november! How weird is that?! Well, this week
was an INTERESTING one. It started last week when we went to go see sarah, she
is due on the 11th, and she was having a REALLY hard time. So we invited her
over to a members home that night for dinner. Well, we go to pick her up, and
while we are eating dinner she starts having some contractions. And we kinda
joke around that maybe she would have her baby early...SO! That night as we
drop her off she says she isn't feeling that well, and 2 hours later, we get a
text from her saying that she is on the way to the hospital, because she is
having her baby! Haha! She had it the next day!
Her and her baby are doing great! They named the baby Cryspin Elizabeth
Bitsui, Super cute! Unfortunatly, I haven't seen the baby yet becuase I have been sick! Yep!

I started getting sick 2 nights ago, it just hit me, but it was just a cold. I hate colds, because you feel aweful, but I always feel like I can still work. So I worked, but this one lady we saw, she had a dog, (oh and we had just finished dusting a members home), so my allergies plus my cold took
me OUT! It was embarrasing, I think I used half a box of tissues at her home! So, I gave in and had a nap over lunch time, but sister Cluff was a Jerk (not really, but I wasn't happy), and she made me go nap longer, but I couldn't sleep, so I just layed in bed, and then I went out again and said I was fine and We should go out. So finally we decided to go out, and since it was halloween, we had to come home by 5:30, and I am so grateful for that because I was SICK! Haha, it wasn't fun...So really sister cluff gave good advice and I should have slept so I didn't get more sick. But hopefully I will feel better soon!

Anyways, that was A long story about something thats not important! Haha! But, SO exciting, this weekend HR Dudley was baptized! Wahoo! We began teaching him about a month ago, but he was 23 and not married, so we gave him to the YSA sisters, but he kept the date we gave him, and we went to his baptism, and the spirit was SO strong there, I LOVED it! I just love
baptisms!

Anyways, This email isn't very excitng, but I sure do love you all SO much! AND I just attached somepictures for you from sister ahChookoons thingy! Yay! If you click on the Mission Pictures Tab you will be able to see the pictures Kristin sent.

Well, I love you lots!
-Sister Lee-

October 25, 2011

I know Halloween isn't for a whole week for all of you, but we celebrated it today! With moms AMAZING package, my district all carved pumpins, decorated cupcakes and made candy necklaces, it was SUPER fun, I will have to send you some pictures. Also, we went to the Aviation museum this morning, I loved it! I LOVE marines! haha!

Anyways! On to important things! I'm so excited that Caroline was baptized this weekend! It sounds like it went really well, Baptisms are one of my favorite things! haha!
(I guess that makes sense!) So updates from last week, i'm pretty sure I told you all about carrol. We had an AMAZING lesson with her last week, then we went back to teach her again, and it turns out she has split personalities...she has about 3 different personalities, the one we met is
AMAZNG, and she has a testimony and wants to be baptized, the other 2 carrols
we haven't met yet...so we are going to try and get all 3 to agree to baptism, (We are undecided if this will count for 3 baptisms or not! haha! Just kidding!), but she really is amazing, we are uncertain where we go from here for her.

OKay, so I have to tell you all about this one family we met...I cannot stop thinking of them. Last week we went to see Liz and Victor, but they were not home, so we wrote them a note, and as we were writing, this little 5 yr old boy starts talking to us, and we joke and talk, and then we ask
him if he knows who Jesus is, and he replied, "yes, did you know that my sister is living with Jesus right now?" it was so sad and adorable to here this little boy talk, he had so much faith, and I really wanted to meet his family, so we asked where he lived so we could stop by some other time (I know, how creepy are missionarys sometimes!), anyways, he wasn't sure the number, so
he led us to his home, and we met the family. it was a lesson I don't think I will ever forget. All the question, and I mean ALL the questions they asked were the PERFECT questions, "how do we know the bible hasn't been changed", "where do we go after death", and "is Gods true church on the earth today?". I have never been asked the questions so perfectly...unfortantly, that was the only "perfect" thing about the lesson. This family was in so much pain, and the Dad is VERY angry at God, I have never seen someone so mad, it broke my heart because I KNEW that the
knowledge of the gospel, and the atonement could help him, but he wouldn't let us talk at all. And when he did, he would try and trap us in our words. It was an intresting so see the spirit take over because I found myself saying things I would NEVER say! (Something I love doing, and have become more of is bold! Its crazy, I never thought I would say that about myself, but its so much more powerful when you just SAY what needs to be said, instead of cushioning everything. I'm trying to be like Elder Holland, Loving and Bold! But its still something I am working hard on doing!) Anyways, the mother felt the spirit and KNOWS this is true, and there son Reese we met is super cute, so hopefully these two will be able to soften the Dads heart. I will let you know in the future how everything goes.

Also, Guess who we added again this week? Jeanette and Orlando! You all probably don't remeber them, WAY back in May we added this couple, they are philippino, and actually they live right across from our apartment complex, and since we saw them all the time anyways, we thought why not try to teach them again! The lesson went great, I am SO excited to teach
this family again!

And this week we went on exchanges which was SO good for me. Sister Ah Chookoon and I stayed up here, and we had another Sister, Sister Park come with us. It was really good for me, because i was able to prove to myself that I can be a missionary and follow the spirit without sister cluff! It was an important thing for me to learn, even though it may sound lame! haha! I
really am going to miss that girl, but I'm excited for how much I will learn and grow with just sister Ah Chookoon (b/c I bet I will stay in this area).

Mmm...lots of other things happened this week, its just SO hard to remember! Haha, I'm sure its the same with all of you. Lets see, we have an investigator named Wayne who is a former investigator, he is pretty hilarious, he knows the church is true, but he wants to understand how it works, and all the small details before he is baptized, and he won't rely on the spirit, he says he prayed about if this was true, and he only got bits and peices as answers, and he won't be happy till he gets the WHOLE picture! haha. But he didn't come to church on sunday, and he brought his daughter Patty, so that was really exciting.

ANYWAYS! I'm loving my mission, I see miracles every day and the church is true! What else do you need to know right?!

Well, Love you!

-Sister Lee-