There wasn't too much that happened this past week, but the things that did happen were pretty cool. So first off, the door knocking experience that lead to the title. Just doing our typical door knocking routine, and at one door we meet a 20-ish year old who tells us that one of his friends is on a mission in New Zealand. After finding out that I knew his friend (we had taken him out with us to teaching appointments before he left, and he always bought KFC for us - true legend), he invited us in! The whole family (grandparents, mom, siblings) were all chatting to us and talking to us as if they had known us for ages, then proceeded to cook us dinner and feed us! So yeah, probably the first time on my mission that someone fed me right after I knocked their door. Possibly the last time something cool like that happens too, but I'm still hopeful.
After that cook experience, we went to our ward activity, which was a Trivia night with free pizza! We sat next to some people we had invited, and had a bit of fun, but after being on a mission for nearly two years you realize you can't really help answer a lot of the questions because you've been disconnected from the world for so long. So didn't feel like the mvp that night, but that's ok, still fun.
Highlight of the week? Well, two Sundays ago, we got a call at night from a family that had a nonmember living with them, who we had been teaching. There's a bit of a back-story, but basically they had taken her in as one of their own kids (probably one of the strongest, most active families in the ward to be honest), and she had been going to church every Sunday and every ward activity, even attending Seminary and going to a miniMTC activity - all by her own choice too! So during the phone call they said that she had decided she wanted to be baptised the following Sunday (this Sunday past)! With that, though, came a few obstacles and things we had to sort out and take care of to make sure that everything would go through as planned, but after a crazy week and many appointments and phone calls, the baptism went through! It happened after church, and the family she was living with planned it out and pretty much ran it, and it ended up being a beautiful baptism!
Well, spiritual thought for today? I'll just take it from a recent talk I prepared for the baptism. The Holy Ghost! Don't take it for granted. Remember, you've literally got a member of the Godhead with you! I like sharing part of one of my favourite scriptures that goes with it, psalms 23:4 "yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for Thou art with me". Life is great, but we all go through rough and tough times, but don't forget, because of the Holy Ghost, God is literally with you always.
Thanks everyone for your love and support,
Elder Ho
Fun little object lesson activity thing we did...
Pday at a lake! no we didn't enter the water.
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