Nyob zoo,
This week we had Zone conference. A cool thing about the Appleton zone is that it is the only zone that has 2 sets of Hmong missionaries in the mission. The rest of the zones in the mission only have 1 set of Hmong missionaries. So we were able to spend some time with the Sheboygan Hmong elders which is always great to spend time with other Hmong missionaries. Plus the best part of zone conference is that we beat our fellow Hmong Elders for the gold plates. Elder D. Vang, Elder Chue, and Elder Berrett were a close 2nd, but not quite close enough haha. Sorry Sheboygan!
This week was also the 4th of July. We tried to see some of the fireworks, but apparently, for some reason, Appleton does all of their fireworks on the 3rd of July. So I didn't get to see any fireworks this year :(
One of the Hmong families in Milwaukee Jimmy and Ka have a daughter who lives in Appleton. This week we went over and ate dinner with them. It was awesome because her siblings were also at her house so it was fun to see them again. We ate chicken wings which were stuffed with egg rolls. So, so, so good. I loooove Hmong food so much. Sorry I probably have said that at least a million times. I wish you guys could all try it so then you would understand haha.
This past week we spent a lot of time trying to find new people and inviting people to come to church. To be honest we really had no luck at all and we were both pretty bummed out. This week was one of those weeks that I was questioning “Why I am even out here? Why am I even wasting my time?” We knocked doors for a solid 15 hours this week and literally got nothing - I mean nothing! It isn't fun to do missionary work when no one wants to listen to you. By the time Sunday rolled around our spirits were low and we were both physically exhausted. After setting up the translation equipment, we saw a Hmong lady. We went and talked to her. She was visiting and she is looking for a church to join. She also invited her sister to come too! They ended up staying for sacrament meeting and the 2nd hour. It has been over 3 months since a Hmong investigator has come to church in Appleton. It was literally a miracle. It was so cool. Things like that make all the hard parts of missionary work worth it. I am so grateful for missions even though they are hard. It is definitely the hardest thing I have ever done but is also the best thing I have ever done. I am so grateful for these past 11 months to serve the Lord and help the Hmong people.
Love you all,
Elder Rich
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| Happy 4th of July |
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| Chicken wing stuffed with an eggroll |
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| Throwback and a photobomb |
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Out tracting
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