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Week 8...a funny story.

It has been quite the week here in preparing for Christmas and packing all of my things up to head off to Singapore! I got my flight plans and will be leaving next Monday Morning the 28th. My flight leaves around 5:30, so if I call, it will probably be around 4:00 or so. From Salt Lake I will fly to LA which is pretty short. I'll have about a 3-4-hour layover and then I’ll fly from LA to Hong Kong. As I arrive in Hong Kong I will have about a 2-3-hour layover and then I will fly directly to Singapore! As far as I know there will be another two Singapore missionaries who are English speaking who will be flying with me, so that should be fun! I am excited to be getting out and learning more out in the field.

This past week has been awesome though! I had some really neat experiences that I will share with you! First things first... I was getting some chocolate milk for lunch, and I asked Elder Vainuku a question but I did it in a Scottish accent. (Here is where it gets good) Anyway I spoke in a Scottish accent and all of a sudden an Elder who was standing right next to me quickly whipped his head at me with a surprised look on his face and asked me "Is that real?!?" I told him "What?" and he said "your accent?!?" You know what I said... Yeah... I told him "Of course Elder! I am from Scotland and I have been called to serve in the Singapore mission" And he believed me. He said, "That is so COOL!" I was going to tell him the truth but I lost him in the crowd of people and couldn't find him after that. It was great: D

Last Tuesday, Elder Robbyn's came and spoke to us and he gave an incredible talk about the Character of Christ and shared some personal experiences with us. It really hit me hard and I had an even stronger desire to serve the Lord. He shared with us the Christ-like attribute activity that was in the back of Chapter 6 of Preach My Gospel. He shared with us if we are put into a situation in which we have to ask the question of, "What would Jesus Christ do? Then that is the attribute in which we lack. If presented with the same situation but instead acting as if it was second nature, then we have not only just changed our behavior, but we have changed our very nature. 

Each day it seems like only becomes faster and faster and I have realized that my time on a mission will soon run out, and that I must dedicate all that I am to serving the Lord and helping others know and discover for themselves the same blessings that have blessed my life.

Sunday, the President of the MTC and his wife spoke to us about this Christmas season and offered us 3 gifts that we can give to the Savior.

The Gift of Gratitude

The Gift of Obedience

The Gift of Faith

As we look for opportunities to serve those around us, we will more fully recognize that those around us are not merely strangers but are each Brothers and Sisters and that we all belong to the same family and that through Jesus Christ we can all return home together.

It is my testimony that the worth of every soul is great in the sight of God and that God, who is our Heavenly Father loves us with an infinite and pure love. I know that each of us are literal Sons and Daughters of Heavenly Parents and that it is our divine potential to become like they are. I know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is true and that by abiding by its precepts, we will come closer to God and Jesus Christ than we have ever done so before. I love you and the rest of the family and I am grateful to be serving these two years. 

I invite you and the rest of the family to find families around you and share the love of Jesus Christ and I know Heavenly Father will not only bless them with the Knowledge of kindness but it will significantly impact your life and everyone else's. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.



Elder Shirley aka Shi Zhang Lao

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