To start off the week we had Zone Conference which is always fun to see other missionaries and to hear great training from President & Sister Williams and other mission leaders. We focused a lot on the basics which is a good reminder for all of the missionaries because as a mission whole, most of us are on the downward scale timewise. I am excited to apply the things that I learned into the work.
This week was a slower week. Most of the doors that we knocked were actually not Hmong. That was kind of frustrating because it is hard to find people to teach when they aren't even Hmong, but that is how Polk finding works. Oh well. But on the bright side, we were able to get in with Paj Neeb Lis this week. She is the one that I talked about last week. We shared a message about the Book of Mormon and she really enjoyed that. We gave her a copy of one in Hmong and invited her to read a chapter that is directed to one of her questions. She even asked if we have one in English for her kids so that her kids can read it too, so that was pretty cool.
On Saturday we went downtown to the zoo to help one of the Hmong youth with his Eagle Project. He is a building a deck for the zoo. That was a cool experience to help him and to see how his hard work to get his eagle and serve others will help him out the rest of his life. He is a good youth and his actually preparing to serve a mission, so that is super exciting!
On Sunday we had the 3rd Hmong sacrament. I always enjoy that and hearing the Hmong members bear their testimony in their native tongue. Mai was one of the members asked to give a talk. She was scared at first because she thinks her Hmong isn't that good even though it is really good, but she exercised her faith in God and did an excellent job. I am always so impressed with the Hmong people - their faith, their love, and their kindness. I am grateful for these past 16 months to serve the Hmong people and am grateful for the 8 months I have remaining.
Elder Rich
