From a land seen through new eyes....

Something simplified:

...or seen through new glasses! yes, glasses are quite cheap here and i'm so tired of wearing contacts that i just went out and bought glasses. i now where them everyday and it makes life so much easier! i also recently stopped wearing make-up except sometimes on sunday. that combined with my very straightened hair that needs no attention at all, i have never lived such a simplified life when it comes to getting ready in the morning. my hair has always been a burden, especially in the humid weather, but now i literally don't have to do anything to it and it looks good. seriously, straightening my hair is the best thing i've ever done. yea! i love it. sister hancock is my inspiration. i have more time now to study characters and do other things, like put durian in sister hancock's bed or swap sister lew's dried fruit for dried squid. which they very much enjoy. ah, the simplified life is always better....

Something amazing in Hong Kong:

Two sundays ago we had stake conference in the wan chai building on Hong Kong Island. To get to Wan Chai on the MTR is a good 45 minute trip. well, sister hancock and i managed to get 7 investigators, 2 less actives and 3 recent converts all there safe and sound. you have no idea how much of a miracle this is. first of all, i've never had that many people at church before my entire mission. secondly, we all got there and didn't get lost amid switching cars and subway lines and kept everyone together. to add to it, our investigator's prayer was answered by one of the talks and she met a member that is in our stake (actually one of my recent converts from the TKO ward) and they are now really supporting each other and good friends. miracle. she set a date to be baptized this last week. another miracle. can i just say that new missionaries are so powerful. sister hancock is so fearless and i feel like i just get to sit back and watch the miracles come this moves. actually, not really, we are both exhaustified at the end of everyday, but it feels so good and we are definitely seeing the fruit of our labors. the great thing is it's not us. It's God. we just get to be instruments in his hands and be apart of all the joy that comes from doing his work. i have the best "job" ever!!!!