I don't think I ever mentioned the fact that this transfer
has been 5 weeks long. I don't know the exact reason why but I've heard that
there's some kind of big mission conference coming up.
I'm staying here in Port Coquitlam and Elder Nielsen is
going to Nanaimo to train! He'll probably be there for the rest of my mission.
Only 2 transfers to go before I fly home... its just unreal to think about, and
it makes me want to work ever harder to finish strong. Elder Okamoto will be my
new companion and perhaps my last. He's from Las Vegas, though his family came
from Korea before then, and he is coming from Korean work in Coquitlam to
English work as my companion. He sure didn't have to come far! Elder Nielsen
will be leaving on Wednesday.
When Elder Nielsen told a bunch of the ward members he was
leaving, the dinner invites poured in. We ate twice yesterday, once at the
Woodward's for lunch after church and then at Bishop Ashton's for
dinner! The members have made it very clear that they have been grateful
for all Elder Nielsen's work. Ill miss him too and I'm excited that he's
going to a place I once called home. I left that place in August last
year. 14 months have past since then.
How did the teaching before the transfer go? We had a
few appointment's with formers, here and there (we usually do, though I don't
mention them a lot.) The main and most important lesson was with Sister Wu's
Chinese friends, Emily and Lei. They speak a little English and my
companion and I tried really hard to explain things like the fall of Adam and
Eve, and God being our Father, and a number of other things that
made little sense to them since they really have no clear concept of
who God is. It was tough and I was quite nervous before the lesson. Thanks
to Sister Wu's Mandarin, they understood at least some of it. We'll be
having another visit with them on Wednesday.
That's the meaningful news of the week. Wish me well as
I continue to labor in Poco with a new companion. Have a great week
everyone!
Elder Maclean Samis
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