One
of the best things came at the start of the week: It was the
Chinese New Year, which is a big deal!! That translates to NO PEOPLE OUT.
Everyone gets the week off and they all go back to their hometown which
literally is always clear out in the boonies, so it makes it tough
to meet or even see people. I am being very literal when I
say that you sometimes will not even see a person outside while you are on a 30 minute
walk. It is crazy! So we had a mission
conference instead. And it was dope! We had some great training, and we rode the
subway where we actually found... wait for it... people! So I had fun
going to the conference and coming back. I also learned a lot of good
things, and my companion gave his last talk, which made me flippin
emotional. I am going to miss this guy (he goes home in two weeks).
Later in the week we tried sticker boarding as a few people were back in town, and I had another first doing
that: some teenage girl kinda snuck up behind me and whispered in
my ear "Hey handsome boy" hahahaha! I almost screamed; I was so freaked!
But it turns out, she might have interest in ENGLISH and the gospel--Not me.
Then later in the week
we met with the less active who came to church last week; we went
hiking with him and taught him a lesson. He told us he really is looking
for spiritual experiences and that he really liked church. He
truly is ready to come back which is so cool. Yesterday, we met a LA lady who I
have been wondering about forever--her phone number doesn't work and the
address we have is wrong, so we haven't been able to get a hold of her. Anyway she
came back to church yesterday as well! AWESOME! After church we went and hung out with
another less active member who is close to our age; we took ramen and brownies and just let him talk for a while. It was really
good. We left him with a message, and I think it got him right in
the heart strings. Less Actives are so great. I love these people!
Highlight
of the week: My companion did a Baptismal Interview for the other
Elders' investigator and he passed! About 2 weeks and he will be in the
waters.
Other news-
1. Ate eel, and it was crazy good!
2.
Ate raw sting ray and I loved it. I only had a small piece and then it was
gone, but it was legit. My comp had like 3 pieces, though, and he said it had
some really weird side effects! I'm glad I didn't eat too much!
3.
Also ate some fish that had both of its eyes on one side of its head. It was the ugliest thing I have ever seen, but it was also wayyyyy good! Go Korea!
4. We went to the Aquarium last P-day and it was pretty impressive.
It was a great week out here! Still awfully cold: Saturday was 17 degrees and yesterday was -11.
Elder Jenkins
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