Just moved

Dear family and friends,

This week is good. We just moved into a new apartment and it is making us quite busy. So I don't have too much time doing emails today. 

We achieved Standards again this week. We had a ward fireside about missionary work and I was really glad that the members are willing to learn about fulfilling their missionary responsibilities. Another thing we did differently this week was that we brought two prospective missionaries to go out contacting with us. It was good to see that we could help them develop more faith, taste the joy of missionary work and strengthen their desire to go on a mission. We also found a couple new investigators that day.

More of our investigators are coming to church and they are progressing towards baptism. The work is going pretty great. 

Talk to you next week!

Elder Lee

Standards! Moving!‏

Dear family and friends,

This week we finally achieved the Standards! It's the first time Elder Moore and I did it and we are excited to do that more consistently as we get more familiar with the area and with more progressing investigators. 

Jennifer is a wife of a long-time member, she got married last year and we are excited to finally help her be baptized. The Spirit was strong when we invited her to be baptized in the lesson. Hopefully she will build up her testimony in Heavenly Father before the end of March. She needs your prayers!

Our other investigator, Simon, came to church yesterday. He is the first Seneca student that we were able to take to church and we are glad that our efforts didn't go to waste. He enjoyed church a lot and wants to come again. He plans to be baptized on the 13th of April and he is already committed to live the Word of Wisdom. 

Another good news! We are moving to another place in our area. It is a basement of someone's house and it has a really good location. We will be able to travel much more efficiently and we are excited to work in the places where we didn't focus on more frequently.

So these are the good news of the week. We are starting a new transfer and it is going to be great. I'm glad that I didn't get transferred away so that I could work in the Cantonese field one more transfer.

Love,

Elder Lee

6-months in Toronto

Dear family and friends,

How are you all? This week has been great here in Toronto. I have spent 6 months in Toronto now and time is seriously flying by. During these months I have changed and have gained a lot of scriptural knowledge. Still, I am working hard to improve as quickly as possible. 

During these months I have learn to trust in the Lord more and more. My faith is growing and my testimony has been built up through recognizing all the prayers that God has answered and his help in the work. 

There isn't too much exciting news recently. I will keep you updated and hopefully our investigators will progress quickly towards baptism faster. Please pray for them.

Elder Lee

Baptism postponed

Dear family and friends,

This week we had a little bit of a let down. The baptism has been postponed and we didn't achieve Standards. Nevertheless, we are still working hard and trying our best to serve the Lord the best we can.

I am just recovering from a cold and I am excited to go work the hardest I can this coming week. This past week I have been under physical and mental stress. I am glad that it is coming to an end. I know that enduring to the end will bring us extra blessings and God will reward us more than what He has allowed life to take away during our trials. 

Cantonese work is fun and I love the ward here. I know that out of anywhere in the world this is where I should be and God sent me here. 

I pray that you all will grow spiritually and enjoy learning from life. 

Love,

Elder Lee

New companion!

Dear family and friends, 

Some changes were made this week. Me and Elder Cheng has been separated and now Elder Moore(莫長老) and I are companions. Elder Moore is from Washington state and he worked really hard to improve his Cantonese. He is a fun person to work with and he works hard. Hopefully we can see more improvements as we know how to work well with each other. 

We are going to have a baptism this coming Sunday. Mandy is going to be baptized if no other problems emerge. We are so proud of her for willing to make a change in her life and be baptized. I'm especially excited because we are finally reaping after sowing for a long time. I know that Heavenly Father does prepare people to accept the gospel and let us meet them.

What about you? How are you all doing?

Love,

Elder Lee

Standards of Excellence for the third week in a row

Dear family and friends,

This week was pretty good. We are achieving Standards of Excellence for the third week in a row. 

Elder Cheng is sick so we have been at home. This week will be kind of a slower week because of that. 

I'll bring you more news next week. 

Elder Lee

Happy Chinese New Year!

Dear family and friends, 

恭喜發財！

We have been teaching some what less than usual this week. We understand that everyone needs the gospel, but it is also a fact that some are more prepared than the others. So we've decided to try to find the elect. We've achieved the Standards of Excellence again this week and it feels good to do that. We are finally seeing some results. 

Chinese new year was not too crazy. We got some Chinese snack from a sister that owns a restaurant and that is about it. We are so focused on the work that we almost didn't notice that it has came and gone.

Our investigators are doing well. Mandy has been coming to church for 4 weeks now and she loves it. She should be baptized mid-February without much problem. Jessica is a high school student that has a deep desire to follow Christ. She came to church for the first time yesterday and she liked it. She will probably be baptized in early-March. I am so happy see the progress that they have made and how they will be embraced by God more as they receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 

I know that this is the work of the Lord.

I love you all and wish you all a lucky year of the horse,

Elder Lee

Studying...

Morning "exercise" by E Cheng