May 26, 2014

Dear family and friends,

This week was pretty good. We visited a lot of members. So the mission has a goal of baptizing 60 people in June this year. So we in the Cantonese West area are planning to participate in this goal. Jennifer and Peter are the people that we have been working with and we are praying and working to achieve this goal.

This week we taught Jennifer at her home. We planned out the lesson before and in the lesson the Spirit was really strong. It was an exciting experience and I continued to feel the Spirit all night. We helped her feel the Holy Ghost and she realized that even though she didn't know the gospel in her earlier years. I know that God helps anyone who sincerely prays and takes care of His children.

I know that God lives! We can feel the Holy Ghost if we desire to feel Him and do His will.

See you next week!

Love,

Elder Lee

May 20, 2014 19 lessons this week!

Dear family and friends,

This week was a pretty normal. We taught 19 lessons this week which was incredible. There isn't a lot of other exciting news though. Yesterday was Victoria Day and my companion and I went out found some young new investigators who we are excited to teach again soon. 

So we are just continuing to work. I'll bring you good news.

Love,

Elder Lee

Spiritual experience with mission president

Dear family and friends,

Yesterday was mother's day and we got to talk with our family on Skype. It was a good time and I got to see everyone in my family.

This past week was special because both Cantonese West and East areas did well and we achieved Standards together. It is amazing to see the progress that we have made as a whole. When I came into the area 6 moths ago, none of the areas of even close to that level of effectiveness and Heavenly Father has surely blessed us with our performance in bringing multiple souls unto Christ. 

On Tuesday I got to talk with the mission president. It was a spiritual experience bearing my testimony to him. I am kind of sad at the same time because we only have a chance to see him once or twice before he leaves the mission in July. 

Our investigators are doing alright. We are continuing to teach and are making real progress so we are happy. 

Love,

Elder Lee

Write me!

Hong Kong Investigator

Dear Family and Friends,

This week was pretty good. We were able to find some families to teach so that is very exciting. I will get to see you in just a couple days over Skype so I am going to keep this letter short today. 

Peter is one of our investigator and his baptism is coming up. He is from Hong Kong and he is very willing to learn the gospel. Simon, our recent convert, has became friends with Peter through and his influence is big on Peter's decision to be baptized. Simon testified of the Gospel and the cleansing power of baptism and because of that Peter is more willing to experiment on the words.

So yeah everything is going well! Hopefully I can bring you some good news next week!

Love,
Elder Lee

Normal week

Dear family and friends,

This week has been pretty normal. We are continuing our efforts to help the ward progress. Simon received the Aaronic Priesthood and that was exciting. Besides that, the week wasn't too exciting. Just keeping the work go along. 

We are looking like we are going to have a strong transfer.The focus of this transfer that Elder Moore and I came up with is to help strengthen the families in the ward. Especially the less-active ones so that they will return to church again. 

So I will keep you updated with anything exciting!

Love,

Elder Lee

New Transfer! Staying in Cantonese West‏

Dear family and friends,

This week has been another exciting week after Simon's baptism last Sunday. He was confirmed this week at sacrament meeting. We had some investigators come and watch that blessing begin and I think that it helps remind them the goal of learning the gospel. 

We have 4 baptismal dates planned out for the coming transfer. They each have their challenges but we are confident that some of them will be baptized this transfer. I am grateful for this chance to labor with love for our Lord! 

I have come to love this area and I am grateful to serve here for 6 more weeks! 

Elder Lee

Baptism

Dear family and friends,

This week we baptized Simon! He is from Guangzhou and we found him in front of Seneca College in December. We taught him but almost immediately, he had to go back to China for the new year and won't come back till February. So we waited for 2 months and contacted him again. Fortunately, he was still as excited to learn about the gospel as he was before. after about two more months, he was finally baptized yesterday. 

I am very happy that I had the privilege to be the one who found him and taught him and all the way to his baptism. I hope that this friendship will last long as we both go on our paths of discipleship. 

So that is the highlight of the week. We continued strong to achieve the Standards of Excellence this week even though we had to plan for the baptism. We are grateful that Heavenly Father has helped us along the way. 

In two weeks we are planning to have another baptism. I will keep you updated. 

Love,
Elder Lee

 

Alex