Baptism! -- Week 21

Wow, so many things this week. First I ate pigs feet and duck jaw...which is basically just the tongue and then the beak. I would not recommend.....like it was fun to try but just weird. 

Also on Sunday Ofelia got baptized!!! It was so amazing. She is the cutest girl. She has a lot of struggles in her life, but you can just see how Heavenly Father has prepared her. We have been so blessed with this opportunity to teach and help her. She is amazing, and I've learned so much from her. Also, we spent all Sunday with her. She joined us for our studies, and we were able to go to a YSA fireside with her in Wan Chai. It was really good. Wow we are just so blessed to have met her, to have the opportunity to teach her. She is amazing.

Also one morning a random person whatsapped us and asked us if we had time to meet. We had no idea who he was, but figured that we are missionaries....so we set a time and place and went to meet this man. Okay, so it turns out he's amazing. We taught him the restoration. But the coolest part was he told us about this story. How he tried one time to quit smoking....but he couldn't on his own. So he asked God to help him. And with God's help he quit smoking. It was actually really cool. Hopefully, we will have the opportunity to meet with him again and turn him over to the Elders.

Also, this week was move calls. Sister Johnson is leaving, and I'm getting a new companion Sister Hodson! It is bittersweet. I feel like I know nothing about this area. Also I don't know where anything is...so this will be interesting, but I am excited and also scared hahah. But everything will work out right?

Thank you for all of your prayers. and support. I hope that you are all doing well.  Hope that you all have a great week!

Sister Clegg

Tastes Like Gross Sponge -- Week 20

Wow this week was good. First off I tried so many different foods. I ate chicken feet, stomach, liver, lung, and intestine. I also ate vegetarian pig stomach....so I don't really know how that works. But yeah. Many different foods....but I really don't like liver. It's not good at all. It tastes like a gross sponge.

We have the cutest girl we are teaching who will be baptized next week! We are so excited. We have had the opportunity to meet with her everyday this past week except Monday. It has been so good. She is the one with the twin sister. I love her so much. I feel like we have a lot of the same experiences...every single day I am so happy to meet with her. Also sometimes we help her do her homework....in high school I would help people with math....I should have know I would do the same here. It's so funny because I know how to do the problems, but I have very limited Chinese. So hopefully she understands. She says she does, and Sister Johnson is also a lot of help. So it works out....I think.

Also this week one of our wards had a relief society activity. It was a "hike." So we went with them, and it ended up being really good, and we were able to strengthen our relationships with the members....but it was literally a nature walk. hahah I thought it would be an actual hike. I should have known because it was with a bunch of old ladies....

Also this week we had an FHE and it was really good....except for the fact that half of the time was spent talking about marijuana. I never thought I would listen to others talk about it in Chinese....so I guess that is a fun experience....Oh we also played 2 truths and a lie. The elders had someone they are teaching with them, and one of his things he said was "I have three wives." Everyone just laughed....and we are all thankful that that wasn't true.

This week I also went on exchanges again with Sister Law. I moved to Fanling for a day. We met this really funny lady. She was trying to ask for help with something on her phone, but neither of us understood what she was saying. So then I just changed the subject and asked her about her family and stuff. We ended up talking for like 20 minutes in broken Chinese. But it was good. She was super cute and nice. 

Oh also I had to give a training this week in district council. I was to pick a section of scriptures and then lead a discussion about it....I changed what I was suppose to do, and made everyone pick their favorite scripture about Jesus and then tell why. I just like when everyone shares and I could feel the spirit as we talked about Christ. I don't know about everyone else, but I thought it went okay. 

Anyways thanks for all the prayers and support. I am so thankful for you all. I love being here in Hong Kong. I love being a missionary. There are hard things, and hard days, but I truly am so happy. Thank you all. Love you guys.

Sister Clegg

Gummies for Conference -- Week 19

WOW WOW WOW. This week was so good. We had Conference, interviews, and the temple all in the same week!! It was so good. for conference we bought so many gummies. They were so good...but I ate too many lol. But really conference and interviews and the temple were all so good. 

We also have the cutest 14 year old girl we are teaching. She has a twin sister....who is in the hosptial right now. Anyways this girl has a baptismal date for the 28th and we are so excited. But it is really cool. She and her sister don't have the best relationship....and I know what that is like...sorry Cassidy hahah. I had tears in my eyes as I was talking to her. She is so worried about her sister, and doesn't know how to help her. I just said you can pray for her. And then I told her that when I have read the Book of Mormon, even when I don't understand what it is saying, or what is happening I've felt peace. This girl is really amazing.

hopefully that made sense hahah.

Also this week we met with a lady we met on the street like a month ago. We met her at Mcdonalds, and it was probably the worst lesson ever.  We tried to teach her about Heavenly Father, but then she got confused and thought that we were talking about her real father. She said that he doesn't love her because she didn't go to college. And then She told us her life story and how that her son is not a good person, and has no money. So she has to pay for her granddaughter to go to school and pay for everything for her. But she doesn't have any money either. Then she got up and said she had to go to work which is gambling. It was so funny. But not a good lesson hahah.

This week I also went on exchanges with sister Law again! She's so cute. It was really cool while on exchanges we were on the MTR, and I had a really random conversation with this man. It did't end up having anything come out of it. But when I got off I told sister Law, "I took spanish for 2 years, and there is no way I could have had that exact same conversation in spanish." God really does bless us. There is no way I could speak and understand the little I can without His help.

I hope you all are doing good. Thank you for all the prayers. they truly are appreciated. I am so thankful for this opportunity I have to serve a mission and be here in Hong Kong. Love you all. 

Sister Clegg

I really knew nothing before -- Week 18

Wow this week really had so many blessings. We were able to teach so many different people! We were also able to give a baptismal to the cutest girl! She contacted us because we had met her friend on the street. She said that she wanted to meet! So we did, and taught her like 3 times this past week! She is amazing! She has a twin sister, and one day she asked us if we could visit her twin in the hospital with her. So we did. 

But then only 2 visitors are allowed at a time. So we have the sight and sound rule where you have to be with your companion all the time...so we told them and so then just sister Johnson and I went in first. But then they made us put on a mask, hair net, gown and gloves. So she couldn't even tell who we were lol. And it's the first time we have ever met her. It was so funny...and so strange. And it's hard enough that my Chinese isn't great, and then a stupid mask that makes it so you can't understand a word I say lol. 

But anyway we just talked at her at first because she was kind of out it...but she said she doesn't like being there because she can't use her phone. So we asked her if she liked to read and then gave her a Book of Mormon. It was very strange. Two white girls she's never met, and all you could see was our eyes...hahah it was a great experience. I love being a missionary. 

Also this week there was one day that we were literally at the church all day. We taught 5 different lessons! It was amazing. 

I can't believe that I've been gone for 4 months. Time is a weird thing. I love being a missionary. I've learned so much. There have been hard times, but it's always worth it. God really loves his missionaries and loves every single one of his children. We are all the same....here in Hong Kong, America, Germany, or anywhere. We all are his children. We are just trying to figure out life and our purpose. Which is what this Gospel teaches all of us. And answers all of our questions!

I love you all. I hope you are all doing well. Thank you for all the prayers. Thanks for all the support. I know I am truly blessed. I am learning so much. I really knew nothing before. Love you all.

Sister Clegg

I Ate Squid Ink Rice...Week 17

Woah this week was crazy. God really blessed us this week. First off I ate squid ink rice. It was not good.

A couple of weeks ago we met a girl on the street and scheduled her. When she showed up to the church she had 2 other friends with her! It was amazing. So we taught them all. Then one of the friends liked to play basketball. so we invited her to our basketball night. She came and brought another friend with her. Her friend didn't want to play basketball so instead, we went inside and taught a lesson. So this one person multiplied into 4 people. God really blessed us with these girls. They are all so cute, and hopefully, we will have the opportunity to continue meeting with all of them. 

Also last Sunday we had someone we met on the street come to church with her two daughters. We tried to schedule a time to meet with her in the week, but she said she was so busy. Her only free days was on Sunday. So we said okay we will see you next week. But then we ran into her 3 different times throughout the week. It was a miracle!! so then we were able to schedule her to meet just for like 20 min this next week at McDonald's. It was so amazing.

There was another time this week that we went to meet with a Chinese medicine doctor and teach him English. We always go to his office which is so weird. Chinese medicine is so weird. Then we just sit in the back of the doctor's office and eat lunch. But all around us is patients and people making medicine patches and stuff. Wow, I love being a missionary. You do some weird things.

This Sunday we had a member's son get baptized. She invited me and sister Johnson to bear our testimonies at the service. Whenever I get in front of people I get so nervous and forget everything I've ever learned...So I'm pretty sure I spoke with no tones, and no one could understand me....so I will have to work on talking in front of people hahah. Oh well. 

This week Elder Freeman (one of our zone leaders) said something really cool that I liked. He was talking about the difference between hope and faith. That we have faith in Christ. We have faith in something or someone that is perfect. We don't have faith in imperfect things. We have hope in these imperfect things. I really liked that. Because sometimes I doubt things, and it's not like my faith is lacking....but it's that I need more hope. I don't know if that makes sense, but when I heard it, it made sense. And I really liked it.

Anyways thank you for all the prayers. Thanks for all the support. I am thankful for them. I hope you are all doing well. Love you all.

sister Clegg

Service after the Typhoon -- Week 16

Woah this week was good. Okay so this week was super good. We were super busy each day. But one day we decided that we wanted to make fried rice for lunch. So we had 30 minutes and we did it....but in the process Sister Johnson burned her hand like 12 times, lit a dish towel on fire, dropped an egg on the floor....I cut my hand and spilled rice all over. It was pretty great. 

This week we got the opportunity to do service after the typhoon. One day we went with a member to this area and helped clean up a homeschool place. It was so fun, and there were some cool people we got to talk to. We also helped clean up the church and the streets around the church. It was so good. I loved it.

Something super sad happened this week. We were at a members house, and brought a person we are teaching with us. After we ate we shared a message, and the spirit was so strong. Also the members were doing amazing. And then we were talking about how everything starts with a desire to learn more. We then asked her (the lady we are teaching) if she had a desire to learn more. She said No. So that was super sad. It shows that people have agency.

Also this week the Elders asked us if we could cover their Kids English class. We said sure, and so we went to go to the place where they have it. But you need a paper to get in. But we had a problem. They hid it under a bush because the week before they had to get someone else to cover, and that's how they gave them the paper.....but then there was a typhoon. So sister Johnson went and climbed inside the flower bed thing looking for this paper....we never found it. But it was pretty funny. Hopefully, this story made sense.

But this week was really good. We met this family a couple weeks ago, and invited them to church. But then there was a typhoon so the church was cancelled. So we just prayed that they would come the next week. And they did! But the week leading up to it we prayed about who would be a good fellow shipper for her, and Sister Johnson and I thought of the same family. So we called them and visited them and told them a little about our new friend, and daughters who would hopefully would come to church. And then they did come. And this family was perfect for them. And our new friends love the church. It was seriously so amazing! 

I love being here and being a missionary. Sometimes things are hard, but there is always good things in every day. Sometimes when we are walking back to our apartment at night we just talk about how much we love Hong Kong, and that it's unreal that we live here. That every day we get to share about Jesus Christ. That we are just so happy to be here doing this work.

I hope you are all doing well. Hope you all had a great week. Thank you for all the prayers they are much appreciated. Keep praying for the people of Hong Kong. Love you all. 

Sister Clegg.

Typhoon--Church got cancelled --Week 15

This week has been crazy. All week people were talking about this crazy typhoon that was supposed to come. That we needed to buy food and tape our windows and make sure we were safe. So we bought milk, peanut butter, and noodles. I was not convinced that it was coming...and then church got cancelled. So I guess then I had to believe it was coming.

Anyway, we got locked in our apartment for 2 days. So we literally whatsapped everyone in our phone a scripture and said we hope they are doing well. Also luckily we saved weekly planning so we did that. We also made brownies and took them to our neighbors. And then on P day we just deep cleaned our apartment...which didn't take too long because it's tiny. But as soon as we were allowed to leave we had so much energy so we just were cleaning up branches and stuff and just laughing. It was so much fun.

This week I went on exchanges twice with Sister Law. Our comps are both STLs, so whenever they have leadership meetings, or go on exchanges with other sisters we go together. It's always very interesting. We taught a member. She is super old and super cute. It was really hard to communicate and understand what she was saying, but we could just feel the spirit. We felt like we were guided and with the spirit, we could understand. She was seriously the cutest lady. It was such a good experience. But also while we were together I got told my Chinese was bad like 12 different times...so that was super encouraging lol. But it's okay because we found the cutest family...but they were Mandarin. so we just spoke English. But hey it worked out. Now the Mandarin sisters are meeting with them.

Also this week we had Mission Tour. It was super good. I learned so much! Sister Johnson and I discussed after, and we learned that we need to change the way we do a lot of things, and we can be more productive with our time. So that should be good. We planned lots of things we can do during our weekly planning during our lockdown hahah.

Temple untouched in Typhoon

But really. I love it here. It is so good. Sister Johnson is such a good companion. We get along so well. She is so helpful and a super good translator lol. 

Sorry my emails are always super random. I hope you all are doing well. Thanks for all the prayers. We are safe, and thankful for you all! praying for you all.

Sister Clegg