Transfers, Training, and Temple Tours!

Hello everyone! This week was so fast and so slow at the same time haha. Probably the biggest thing that happened this week was transfers! I am training a new missionary named Huang Jiemei, she is nice and has a desire to learn which is great! I'm grateful to be working with her! Last transfer was great and although I'm going to miss it, I'm excited for this one too :) 

We also had our last 3 Christmas concerts on Friday and Saturday! It was a little bittersweet to see them go, but I'm glad I got to help participate. It's been fun. My last companion's (Li Jiemei) comp got covid and Li Jiemei still had to help with the Christmas concerts, so she stayed overnight with us, which was fun. 

I also did a temple tour on Sunday which I was really worried about, but it went pretty well! Heavenly Father definitely gave me a boost of confidence there and I only had to play charades a little bit. I don't think much else happened that is worth mentioning :) I love you all and wish you the best week! 

Spiritual thought for the week: This week I was feeling overwhelmed with my current situation (STL, training, doing tours, and not usually knowing what is happening). I guess I hadn't realized just how much I have relied on all my companions since I have been here (辛苦他們) and while I know that Heavenly Father enables us to do the things He needs us to do, I was still starting to wonder why He trusted me with this. Feeling such, I decided to read my scriptures and came across these verses that helped calm my stress: "For the Lord hath heard thy prayers, and hath judged of thy righteousness, and hath sent me to declare unto thee that thou mayest rejoice; and that thou mayest declare unto thy people, that they may also be filled with joy.

5 For behold, the time cometh, and is not far distant, that with power, the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven among the children of men, and shall dwell in a tabernacle of clay, and shall go forth amongst men, working mighty miracles, such as healing the sick, raising the dead, causing the lame to walk, the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear, and curing all manner of diseases." (Mosiah 3:4-5).

These verses helped me realize again that it's not always about us. We can rejoice because the Lord has given us an opportunity to share His message. We can rejoice because the Savior has come, and through Him all things are possible. It helped me realize that wondering if we are good enough to handle something is still a form of pride, because we are still trusting in our own ability (or rather worrying about our lack of ability) instead of depending on the Savior. The best servants are the submissive ones! 

Sorry for that Ted Talk! Hope you all have a great week!