BUSY AND HAPPY

We have had a BUSY week……for example, on Thursday we caught a 7:30 taxi to go to the temple for a session with the area Presidency followed by a testimony meeting at the temple.  Then we walked to the MTR, caught the train, transferred to the bus and arrived at the WanChai building for lunch with the office couples.  We had to hurry through lunch because RS starts at 1.  Then SS, followed by church where we were the speakers.  At 4:30 we began our RS activity night which was learning to make folded paper flowers and butterflies for the upcoming District Art Festival.  This was followed by dinner prepared by the “Happy Thursday Family” sisters.  At 7 we had the opening fireside of the Asia Women’s conference.  Elder and Sister Gong were the speakers and talked about their trip last week to Cambodia!  I loved hearing about it.  David and Elder Smith went home because they weren’t involved in the Conference.  By the time Sister Smith and I caught the bus and then walked home from the bus station, it was almost 10pm.  A long, interesting day.

This is Thursday Family learning how to make folded paper flowers and butterflies for the District Art Show that is coming up.  Notice the paper swan made by one of the women to display.

 

Here is an example of another day...... We left home at 7:15 to get to the office by 8.  I had to teach RS because one of our teachers couldn’t get off, so I had to type and print the points I wanted to use in my lesson.  I couldn’t do it at home because I realized I didn’t have a marker or paper!!!  It is amazing the things you take for granted!  Anyway, I got my preparations done, then attended two 1 hour sessions of Women's conference.

While Myrna was at the Asia Area Women's conference (there were hundreds of women from all over Asia in attendance, mostly expats including John Lear's sister who lives here in Hong Kong (Rosecrest Ward folks know John) and a woman from Hanoi that we knew from our mission to Cambodia) I went out finding with the branch and full time missionaries.  I got to go with Sister Amai and Sister Renci.  It was Sister Renci's first time and she was a little timid but Sister Amai was amazing.  She is the perfect missionary.  She talks to everyone.  The first park we went to we didn't have much success so we jumped on the Ding Ding (the little rail tram here in Hong Kong) and went to the park with the "black man" statue.  That is how the Philippinas refer to that park.  There we had a fun time and met a young woman that not only agreed to come to church that day but actually showed up that afternoon.  The missionaries taught her that evening and we hope for great progress.  What joy that was for me.  Sister Amai is fun to be with and we hope to get her on a full time mission soon. 

We had Branch Presidency meeting at 11:45.  We were late getting out, so I gulped down a PB&J sandwich from home about 10 minutes to one and ran upstairs to teach RS.  When I got there, someone else was using my room I had set up, so I had to move all my pictures and signs to another room.  Anyway, I taught my lesson and it went OK.  I relaxed during SS while someone else taught, and then we had to speak in church again.  After church we had the celebration of the RS birthday…..a pretty amazing presentation done completely by the sisters.  I only had to speak for about 5 minutes at this one.  We had a Philippine dinner again afterward and headed home on the ferry. 

These are the sisters who were in charge of the RS Birthday celebration.  Those letters were drawn by hand and cut out separately.  No such thing as a stencil in these women's life! 

 

 

 

 During the second week of every month we have a Relief Society activity.  Last Tuesday we learned how to frost fancy cupcakes.

 

 

 

 

Wednesday family wanted to learn how to make spring rolls.  Here we are, just getting ready to begin.  I wish I had a picture of the yummy finished product!



Late nights are not so bad when you get views like this on the ferry going home!