Highlights:
-Got a new companion!! Sister Ladle!
-Went to the temple but missed our teacher (費弟兄) because we were doing SEALINGS and he was working ENDOWMENTS
-HAD LUNCH WITH ALL OUR TEACHERS (its crazy to see them all in the same room)
-Got to hear 余弟兄 play piano for us again!! He is heaven sent (also the state champion in piano performance for the state of Idaho)
-FINAL DAY WITH 古弟兄 --> quite a heartwrenching day
-All of our teachers left us to be with their families (insane work)
-Got a homemade loaf of BREAD from my lovely aunt!!!! (We are forever in your favor and can never thank you enough seriously)
-Performed 耶穌愛你 (Jesus Love you) for the new Chinese District and our 朋友 district 
-Sang "I Believe in Christ" (我心來基督）in sacrament meeting with my district! (在中文）(In Chinese)
-Threw a birthday party for our new Sister Ladle!!!
READ THIS
#1 -->
"The path to salvation has always led one way or another through Gethsemane"
-Elder Holland ("Lessons from Liberty Jail")
The most perfect, innocent and selfless person to have ever lived on this earth suffered injustice, tribulation and suffering at every turn in His life. As disciples of Him, "we promise to go where [the] divine path leads us" (Elder Holland).
"Man's extremity is God's opportunity" (Elder Holland)
Let us gain an 'increase of love' in these times. We get to choose to be worthy of God's divine help!
#2 -->
"To believe that weakness and deficiencies in your character are unchangeable is to reject central truth of the Plan of Salvation"(Lawrence Corbridge, "The Fourth Missionary")
Saying 'this is just the way I am' gives you an excuse to reject the incredible gift of the Atonement! You are responsible for who you will become. We get to be intentional about who we are! What a blessing that is! So who will be choose to become?
"What personality will you have; what strengths; what knowledge; what character; what emotional state; what presence; what qualities; what virtues?...What will you sound like? What will it be like to be around you? Who will you be?" (Lawrence Corbridge)
Here is one answer I found:
"I bless you that we will really be like the Master--that we will think more like He thinks, that we will talk more like He talks, that we will do more of what He did" (Elder Holland)
Don't let your character be shaped accidentally. We are not victims of our circumstances. You get to choose to be cheerful, charitable and selfless! I am so grateful that God has trusted us so vulnerably to determine our own character.
As I enter my final week at the MTC I keep being reminded of the fact that I represent my Savior. I've been very focused on Chinese (which is also very important) but what's more important is how people feel around me. Can they feel the closeness of their Savior to them in my presence? My daily choices will determine whether or not I am the kind of missionary that allows others to want to be better 'by my very countenance'.
Some food for thought~
QUOTES:
-"How bad does my hair look" (some random lady in the cafeteria 
）
-"lü sè...like aliens?" (松尾長老)
-"wŏ kàn jiàn yí dào guāng zhù
Xiàn zài wŏ tóu fā" (林長老）
(Translation: I saw a pillar of light, right now I have hair)
-"Lets find Grundy's address and fly to his house" (羅長老）
-"How long has our dìqíu been making goals" (玉姐妹)
-*growls* "I left my nice with my nametag
" (rando volleyball Elder)
-"WHAT THE SHÉNME LUÓ GET IT" (林長老）
再見！
Sister 吳ardle
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