Back to Work...

July 18 (Monday)

Our 6 week break has come and gone. We've had a wonderful time visiting family and friends. And it's been a great relief to get out of the heat and humidity of Hong Kong. Today is our last day before heading back to work at the Temple. I stopped by to see Kelvin for an overdue lazer treatment on my hair. Then we had lunch at California Pizza. Home to relax before our final 16 weeks of our mission.


July 19 (Tuesday)

What a wonderful way to start our week. We gave an orientation to a group from South India. Most of them were coming for their first time to the Temple. Some were there to take out their own endowments and then to be sealed as a family. What a special occasion for all. Having been away for 6 weeks, I needed to do a quick review of initiatory. Amazing how quickly one forgets, but good thing it comes back quickly. There was also a group from Cambodia.

The Augustine Family

The Jala Jayaprakash Family

The 6 weeks the temple was closed was for renovations. However, I didn't notice any major changes. They said all the wall paper had been changed. I think the high humidity has something to do with that. I also heard that the workers had to be brought in from the US because they needed to be temple recommend holders in order to do the work in the temple, and HK didn't have any qualified wall paper people with temple recommends.

 
July 20 (Wednesday)

Now that we're back to work at the Temple, it feels like we've never even been away. By the time we walked home from the MTR we were ready to cool off with a dip in the pool. So thankful we have a pool here. It's like being in a spa.

McLaren - another one to add to John's collection.

July 21 (Thursday)

We stopped by Festival Walk, a huge shopping mall, on our way home. They had a huge display of Tsum Tsums, popular Japanese styled Disney characters. So cute! The place was packed! I think the adults enjoyed it more than the kids! You had to line up to get in to purchase any of the products.

It's all about marketing...

July 22 (Friday)

Sister Pu, a regular patron at the Temple was here again. She is so dedicated in doing temple work. She had a stack of initiatory to do and sometimes does 2-3 sessions a day. She rarely smiles, and I've always tried to acknowledge her to get a smile out of her. There was a Mandarin speaking patron that starting talking to me, and of course I had no idea what she was saying. So Sister Pu stepped in to help. She was so helpful and I could see how she brightened up when she was able to help this person with her genealogy. I'm so thankful for her and her willingness to be of service to others.


July 23 (Saturday)

What an exciting day for the Peacock and Chen families. Daniel Peacock and Ellen Chen had both served missions in Hong Kong. I was privileged to work with both of them when Wayne was here to do the Christmas concerts. They were the MC's. They both finished their missions, and the next thing I heard was that they were getting married!

I was privileged to take Daniel's sister, Sara Jayne, through the temple for her first time. To do initiatory and veil with her was a special experience. I met Daniel's family, and it was like I had known them forever. You know that feeling when you're instant friends. So thankful to be able to be a part of their special day. Daniel's little brother was also there to take out his endowments before heading out on a mission to Korea. Unfortunately, we were unable to catch them for photos since photos in the temple are not allowed.


July 24 (Sunday)

Sister Molina and Sister Bongo and Sister Lee (senior missionary), all spoke in sacrament meeting today. They gave excellent talks on conversion.

Sister Roberts has been helping me gather more stories from the sisters. Slowly, we're getting the interviews done. She's been a great help rounding up the sisters for me. Getting them to fill out their form is like pulling teeth.

It wasn't an eating week, but of course, Janet made a huge pot of macaroni soup for everyone.