A great week it has been!

A great week it has been. The last 7 days have been filled with rain, change, and miracles. President Teh has officially left and President Card has come in. We will have our first opportunity to meet him this Wednesday at a conference.

Besides a couple days of good weather in the middle, it's been pouring rain for 2 straight weeks.

Tuesday started out very wet. We had dinner at a member's house (hot pot) and then had a lesson with the B family about family history. They are starting to compile some family information and Brother B is preparing to take it to the temple! (Yesterday he was ordained a priest and will start passing the sacrament this next week)! They now have a priesthood man at the head of their house, pretty special experience!

Wednesday we went on exchanges with the assistants. I went with Elder Z who has become a good friend of mine over ours missions. Good missionary! We were able to teach two 16 year old girls that seem to really have interest in learning about Christ. One of the girls older Sisters was baptized a little over two years ago, small world!! We were also able to have a powerful lesson with one of our investigators Sister H. She is on the verge of baptism! She has just struggled with church attendance and is working through some family trials right now. Her desire to be baptized and change her life for the better is one of the strongest I've ever seen.

Thursday we did service at a member's house. Last week during the big rain storm some of the trees in her yard fell over and we went over to help clean up. The member is soooo nice and we have recently began teaching her 15&16 year old non-member daughters. We are hoping to help this family see the power that the Gospel can bring, to change our families for the better! We also met with two young mom's who are super awesome! They each have two children and really have a desire to learn the Gospel. As we sat down, one of the first questions they asked was "What are your thoughts on 懺悔？" The word they asked about is similar to repentance but more of a confession/move on and doesn't really matter if you do it again kind of attitude. It was a very good opportunity to share the similarities of the two but also the differences. Full change/repentance can not be accomplished with out the power of our Savior. As we repent/change for the better we are enlightened and edified by the love of God. We go from good to better, and learn from our experiences and mistakes. Repentance is a positive thing brought to us by the power of Christ.

Friday we had exchanges again with the DongGang Elders. I was with Elder B From Germany! He is a great missionary. We had a couple lessons and were able to go out proselyting with one of our investigators, Brother L. Bro L lit up as we let him bare his testimony on the streets to strangers of the goodness the Gospel brings to our lives!

Saturday and Sunday also went good. We met with a family of 4 we have been working with lately. They are really progressing towards baptism!

Love you all! Thank you for the support!

Elder Henderson