We finally got an email from Matthew on Tuesday
February 4, 2014
Elder Halpin: The
reason I didn’t email until today was because there were no email kedais open
until today.
We did get another email from him a few
minutes later:
So, Happy Chinese
New Year!!!!
This past week has
been kind of weird to put it lightly. Basically, starting Thursday, the entire
world shutdown. We were able to visit a few members last week but basically
today the world is finally coming out of hibernation mode. Even big chain
supermarkets were completely closed down. If we hadn't had a large stash of
eggs, mee sedap and oatmeal we would have starved.
Something
interesting you might not know, they cook the eggs and milk here until they can
sit on a shelf at room temperature forever.... Probably not the best.
Anyway, Andrew is
doing good as is Charlie, Andrew wasn’t able to meet that day though. We will
be teaching him tonight. We haven't been able to meet Rini in a while but we
are working on that.
We went to the caves
on Monday. That was pretty sick. Tight spaces and crawls, towering caverns,
waterfalls, cliffs, holes, skylights and such, lots of bats too.
This evening we have
a bunch of lessons planned so it should be good, also a bunch of our potential
investigators are available now to meet.
I have been working
on using the Book of Mormon to teach better. When Elder Wilson spoke to us, he
really stressed the importance of reading the Book of Mormon with our
investigators and less actives, Since
then, I have been trying to do that and have seen the blessings it brings to
people. When you read the Book of Mormon with the intention of teaching the
people you are reading with you will be surprised how many gospel principles
you can pull out of a single chapter. It kind of blows your mind. I don’t know
if I’ve just been living with my eyes closed or if this is something new, but
try it.
I finally have a
grip on the area and all our members and can pretty much navigate it.
Sort of bad news
though, this transfer has been shortened. President Mains has to go to Hong
Kong for a meeting. So it has been moved up a week. We will know on Saturday
the 22nd and actually move on the 24th, that Monday... I seriously
hope I don’t leave, one transfer in an area is too short.
Love you all,
Elder Halpin
Pictures:
A little dry dock we found on the river.
Ramond (Bro Beliang’s son who is going on a mission),
Elder Poppleton and Me
Chinese New Year craziness
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