I told you all last week that I would write a better letter this week... well the problem is that now all the missionary days are mooshing together and I can't really tell apart whats cool and whats normal. SO the problem is that I am not sure what you all want to hear. Uhm...
Okay so this week, our second week in a trio companionship. Fun :) Haha Still getting used to it but I really do like it its nice to have an extra person here to help out with all we have to do. This week we were really blessed! We have been meeting with a young girl named yun qian. She is adorable. 17 years old, her mom is a very less active member but her mom wants her to learn the gospel so we are meeting with her! She is so sweet however super super shy. ITs hard because she wouldn't be so shy to just us but because she's 17 we have to have an adult member with us for her lessons and it makes her super nervous but she still is so cool and will ask really good questions I LOVE HER! Please put her in your prayers she needs some help to get her to church.
We have also been meeting with a new man Brother Hu (who) he is SO funny haha! Any of you heard of a religion called Ghostisicm? yep spelled wrong but basically its... well we aren't supposed to critise other churches lets put it like this, its so different from anything else that I have a hard time understanding his chinese because of the funky beliefs but he's really cool and willing to read and pray and search for the truth. I like him haha he could also use some prayers. Both of them have baptismal dates we really hope that they will be able to make it.
JOY is BACK! YEAH!!! You all remember her right?? Our new convert? Well she went to India for a while and anyway now she's back it makes me so happy! P.s. mom and dad we are coming back here next july to go through the temple with her swinging by the phillapeans to go with Margie then to New Zealand to pick up Sister Keung from the airport okay?? ;)
I was thinking how cool this mission has been because I have met so many really incredible people here from all over. I am so grateful for this experience.
Okay... trying to think of some funny stories to tell you all yikes... not coming up with any.. OH! Haha the other day our apartment was out of Book of Mormons which is a big NO kind of thing for missionaries. So we went to go pick some up from the chapel and strapped them on the back of Sister Chamberlains bike, I wish I had a picture of it haha poor girl those things are HEAVY and then after we took her up to visit a member who lives on the mountain hahaha sucker "jia you" getting up that hill!!!! Oh do you all know what "JIA YOU" means?? I think I have told you before it means add oil and its what they say here to encourage others. So I thought it was super cool when in conference they talked about the ten virgins and oil and how we need to add our oil drop by drop. My new thinking phrase. I love the chinese language cause it just works so perfectly with teh gospel.
Okay so cool miracle from this week. This week we had been trying really hard to find new investigators on an average in our mission we can find about 3-6 new investigators a week. Well it got tosunday and we had only 1. I was a little sad as You could guess then last night Heavenly Father gave us a huge miracle so thank you all for your prayers for us last night they worked in 30ish minutes we found 3 new investigators! IT was SO COOL!!!!!!!
Well I am doing really good. This week is transfers... I have a pretty big possibility of getting moved but... well according to past experiences I am kind of a once I come I stay for a while kind of a missionary so we will see :)
Love you all very much!!!
-Sister Thornley
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