Week 18: This Week's Stuff!‏

We had a pretty busy week. We met with some new people that seemed interested. One of them in particular is JJ. I contacted him on the street my first week in Toronto and was just barely able to meet him this week. When we met, he was really excited to meet us, and he was talking about how he met me 3 years ago. I was really confused, until I realized that he was talking about another missionary with my same Chinese last name, haha. JJ is from Southern China, but is already Christian with a strong belief in God, and really wants us to help him strengthen his faith in Jesus Christ. I'm excited to continue to meet with him!

We had a cool experience with another investigator named Arella. She is Buddhist, but is really curious about our religion. She has a Mormon classmate in her college class she often talks to, and the last lesson she shared with us that whenever she talked with us or her classmate, she feels a different, peaceful feeling. We watched "The Restoration" video with her, and she said that as she watched it she got those same peaceful feelings again. We were so excited when we heard that! Although she still doesn't fully accept that those feelings come from God through the Holy Ghost, I believe that she will eventually come to realize this for herself as we continue to meet with her.

One thing that we have been focusing on with our investigators, recent converts, and less-active members is family history work. This past week was the Toronto Stake Conference, and Elder Carlson of the Seventy was there. He gave a magnificent talk about family history, and how, after centuries and centuries of anticipation, now is the time when the Lord has given us temples all over the world to perform saving ordinances for our ancestors. He said, "When we attend the temple with our own family names, it is temple worship as the Lord intended- the hearts of the children are indeed turning to their fathers."

It was awesome to see the Lord touch the hearts of a few of our investigators this week, allowing them to be more receptive to our message and to the promptings of the Holy Ghost.

Elder Holt

Hóng Zhǎnglǎo
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Missionary Zone Conference (Brampton, Ossington and North York zones) at the Mississauga Chapel - 3/12/15    (Photo Credit: G. Ward Fuller)

Photo Credit: Elder Ikeda

Having fun in some China town store

Chinatown and warm hats  (Photo Credit: Elder Ikeda)

Vietnamese food  (Photo Credit: Elder Ikeda)