Week 40 - 四十週 - July 7, 2025 - 八德 - Bade

 大家好！！

Highlights:

     -We did not make it to the batcave BUT I am still in 八德 (Bade) so we will make it there don't worry

     -Transfers! Sister Ingram is now my STL (everyone needs to learn from her) and I am training a baby again!!! Welcome 翁姐妹 (Wen JieMei)！！！！She is from 台中 :) (TaiZhong)

     -Spent the whole day with the trainees without knowing who our companion was until the end--the suspense was crazy

     -Found a not active member at a park and it was the biggest miracle ever!!

     -Got invited to a barbecue by an American man on the street

     -Started a 40 day fast! Here is my list of things I am fasting from:

1. Makeup and Jewelry

2. Singing/playing non church songs

3. Judgmental Remarks

4. Slang

5. Quizlet match

6. Interrupting people

7. Fake 聽得懂ing (Ting de dao - pretending to understand what people say)

Keep me accountable!

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Here is something that stood out to me in  personal study this week:

Jacob 6:5 "cleave unto God as he cleaveth unto you"

I've been thinking about what 'cleave' means in this context.

Genesis 2

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

What does it mean to be one flesh with God? 

I think one of the best ways to achieve this oneness is by partaking of the sacrament. Through the sacrament, we partake of the broken body of Christ. I say this in the most reverent way possible, but the sharing of ones body with another person is one of the most sacred and divine acts of love we get to experience in mortality. We get to partake of this most sacred love during the sacrament and literally receive the enabling power of Jesus Christ. I can't think of a better way to cleave unto God :)

Personal preparation for the sacrament is very important. I invite all to take a moment this Saturday and ponder what the sacrament means to you! If you let it, the sacrament will become a most divine catalyst for change in yourself. 

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Sister 吳ardle

Pictures: Guess who my companion is!, Trainer Meeting, Elder Clegg is dead (that means he has gone home), This is our final boss - we kill him be making friends (this was not my idea)