Let's just jump into it!
This week Sister De Campos and I decided we needed to liven up our apartment. So we bought a plant. His name is Perry. We were going to name him Elder Perry, but there is already an Elder Perry out there and we didn't wan't to replace him. Also, it was Chinese New Year Eve, and there was literally NO people out. Singapore is a BIG city. We went to one of the biggest malls in Singapore thinking that there would be a lot of people. We saw like five people. So we went to Marina Bay Sands, because that's where we heard that is where all the people went. It was PACKED. Mostly with tourists. But we were on our way back and guess who we ran into. None other than my Mission President. I will tell you what, I was very motivated to talk to every one there pretty quick.
Tuesday, Sister De Campos was sick. So we had a waffle for dinner. Don't worry mom we are taking good care of ourselves. We also ran into a man who told us a very dramatic retelling of how he went to India to find Christ. There was a lot of hand waving and pointing. But we promised that if he wanted to learn even MORE about Christ, no out of the country trips were necessary, just the Book of Mormon. So we will see how.
Wednesday we got invited to a members house for dinner, we thought it was going to be a nice member apointment. But turns out it was a Chinese New Year Party. We did something called "Toss Salad" (It has a Chinese name but I don't remember it) Basically you add a bunch of salad ingredients into a bowl and say things like, prosperity, fortune, and such, and then you all gather around it and use chop sticks to mix up by throwing it in the air. While you are mixing it you add in other blessings you want this year. Sister De Campos and I threw in things like referrals from the members, and kind of hoped the others there got the hint. But there is some good voodu out there now. We will keep praying for member referrals as well.
Thursday was full of miracles. We were able to help a women choose a date for baptism, address concerns about the commandments with another we are teaching. Then at the end of the day, we found a miracle family who was excited to learn more about Christ and come to church. So far those have been hard to find. It was such a tender mercy.
Friday, was full of contacting, to talking to people and getting said no to. But I also got a banana muffin. So I will count my blessings. We have to go through the no's to get to the yes's.
Saturday, we met with a women who first talked to the missionaries in September, but just barely decided to meet again. When we asked her why she decided now to meet with us she said she had a dream, and felt really strongly she needed to learn more about Christ in her life now. We gave her a tour of the church, and she was so amazed at all the pictures of Christ and all the "good feelings" there.
I hope you all have had a good week! Happy Birthday to you all! (Some Chinese New Year thing, look it up.) It has been crazy busy, but crazy good.
I love you all!
Sister Skinner
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