What a week.
On Sunday, I woke up tired and expected to be sleepy the whole time. As we started the Go and Do experience, which is an extra long personal study about Christ, the focus I'd prayed for came and I studied hard for two hours in the afternoon. My companion, Vanhin Larsen, was not as fortunate as he took a 45 minute nap. I took a deep dive into Moroni 10:32-33 from the Book of Mormon. A portion of it says "if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you" (Moroni 10:32). The gospel is about change to be more Christlike but His grace makes all the difference. We can repent, change, learn, grow, and choose to follow Christ in these latter-days.
A few other things that happened include:
- Learning how to tie my tie in a new knot.
- running into a few BYU friends and my cousin
- started upping my vocabulary to memorize for Finnish
- woke up to Let it Go one morning
- my lavender oil cap busted but luckily it was in a Ziplock bag.
- the Norwegian district leaves tomorrow. Surullinen Päivä.
Now, the story of the week happened Tuesday evening. We went to choir practice at 5:30 and around 5:50, the lights went out. Unbeknownced to us, a transformer blew out in Provo that knocked out electricity all around Provo. So, as we sat in the dark, we continued choir practice for another 20 minutes. Everyone was using their phones for light to see the music and it was quite a sight. After we finished practice, we started singing hymns to pass the time. Singing a hymn with a choir of nearly 1000 missionaries is quite an experience. Even with the lights out, we were able to sing to Jan E Newman, a member of the Sunday school presidency of the church. Before he entered, President Calderwood of the MTC said a prayer in hopes that the power would come back. We sang "I Know that My Redeemer Lives" and had a closing prayer that also asked for the lights to come back. Not a minute later, one light started to flicker, then another, and before we knew it, all the lights gradually turned on one by one. This was no coincidence and we all witnessed a miracle. The devotional was a little delayed but it still went on. We learned more about how to create a foundation that lasts and eternity.
What a week. The work awaits,
Vanhin (Elder) Hsu
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