This morning we enjoyed a beautiful thunder and rain storm during our church meeting. Thunderstorms just went on my favorites list, which if you don't have one... I recommend it. They're quite fun. Abby read hers to us when we first arrived and she encouraged us all to create one. It's a great way to get to know someone :) I believe today is the beginning of the Monsoon season here in Zhongshan. There will be a plethora of thunderstorms in the near future.
Our meeting today was phenominal. Every week we rotate who prepares the lessons and chooses our talks and this week was my turn. So I chose a conference talk given a few sessions ago given by Elder L. Tom Perry titled, "Blessings Resulting from Reading the Book of Mormon". It was a great talk when it was given and it was a great talk this morning. Something that really impressed me from the talk is the fact that those Prophets writing the Book of Mormon understood that the words that they were writing were for us in present day. It is meant for us. A neat thought.
The lesson was #4 in the Gospel Principles manual and it was on Agency today. A great lesson. I really love having such a small group with just the seven of us. It's far more personal and makes it simpler to share and open up which is so great because when everyone else does share and express themselves openly, I feel like it is easier for me to learn and grow in the gospel.
A quick testimony meeting followed our lesson, and that was really special. These girls have such sweet spirits. I know that they are my sisters and that there was a purpose for us all coming here together.
I love Sundays. It is a great day to read, and to think, and to write... and if I'm lucky, on a really good day... I can skype my family. Today was a reallly good day! I got very lucky and skyped both Rebekah and Tarah :)
*A quick addition to my Becoming Chinese List:
#9) Be blaintantly honest. About everything. There is no holding back here...
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