The Yans': General Conference - 2nd times around!

We did not have a regular weekend for church because this is General Conference weekend for the Saints in Hong Kong. We spent Saturday as our P - day and then listen to Conference on our computer at home, Saturday and Sunday morning, We went into the Church Administration Building (CAB) for the Sunday afternoon session because Elder Wong requested to visit with us after the session. We had a very good visit. He had just came back from the States, dropped off his youngest daughter at BYU. We met Sister Wong also. They are a wonderful couple.

Elder Wong told us that usually they would have couple come in and has specific assignment like public affairs, legal, medical or others but with us, they did not feel their is one special project so they just extend it as Member Leadership Support. He told us to go home and think about what we would like to do but we let him know we are opened to anything he needs help with. We left the meeting after an hour and a half with no specific assignment. So Ted and I am going to just ask around to see what needs to be done and help out anyway we could until the Area Presidency assign us something to be in charge of.

Monday is a public holiday for people to visit ancestry graveside, we were invited to join with the Victoria 1 branch for a hike in the Shing Mun Reservoir, there were lots of monkeys around who are quite aggressive and would get very close to us to get food. I was very impress with those sisters, they ages from 23 to 50, has be domestic workers in Hong Kong 1- many years, working and sending their money home to the Philippians, Madagascar. Some of these sisters are very educated like nurse or engineers but they make less money doing their profession in their country verses being a domestic worker in Hong Kong. So Sad!!! All of them has to leave their family, their own children to come to Hong Kong to work and care for other children! But they are all so happy and supportive of each other, this is true sisterhood as you look into their faces!!

Today, I was able to help Elder Kendell who is over the Every day branch, translate when he visited with a sister from Malaysia, this sister was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer and was in the process of trying to decide whether she should stay in Hong Kong for treatment or to return home to Jakarta. I was able to clarify with her about her treatment and that it might be best she go home when she is well enough instead of waiting to finish the 4 sets of treatment as she would wanted in Hong Kong. I was glad I could help her out, at the same time, I feel how strong she is!! Even though she has no family support from her married son, she feels if it is God's will she has to face this trial at this time, she would go home. I pray that Elder Kendell could get the support she will need in Malaysia for when she returns. I am so grateful for the systems that the Church set up: Relief Society, visiting teaching, home teaching, etc. All these are set up so that we could truly help and support each other!!!