I ALWAYS STRIVE TO BE IN TUNE WITH THE SPIRIT

June, 4, 2017

Family,

It is a blessing to serve here in Hong Kong! So many great people. The last few weeks I am seeing how blessed I have been serving here. Many great friends. 

We are excited about this week having some good new potentials from english class and from the basketball activity. 

Xiao DX will be in Mainland visiting family for a little while so he plans on being baptized on July 2. He is looking quite solid at making that date. 

Shuie is doing great. She always has great questions.

Met some great new investigators from the Former section of the Area Book this past week..

Elder Garcia and I are practicing our teaching skills and reviewing scriptures for each Chapter 3 topic in Preach My Gospel to help us know what we can share when we are meeting with investigators and answering questions. 

Max was sustained last night to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood. He is the wife of Livia, the sister who was baptized a few months ago. He is a great man.

Able to give a few Priesthood Blessings recently, one to a sister in Baptist Hospital in Kowloon Tong. She was baptized 10 years ago in Hong Kong as a visitor baptism. She is great. Mainlanders are so grateful. Her boyfriend was very very grateful that we had come by to give her a blessing. He is not a member so we were able to explain what a Priesthood Blessing is. I felt impressed to bless her that she would recover quickly. We came back the following afternoon to give her a copy of the Ensign and say hi and talk to the boyfriend, but we found out that she had already been discharged that morning and was back in Mainland.

Had interviews with President Lam this past week. Talked a lot about what we learned from Elder Cook a few weeks ago. My favorite part of every interview is the closing prayer. President is very in tune with the spirit. I always strive to be in tune with the spirit as well so I can help Him do His work.

Have a good week!

Elder Josh Stratford