We ventured out to Ocean Park on Monday and saw a couple of lazy Panda Bears sleeping. They were rolled up in a ball so although I can now say I saw live Panda Bears I would not be able to tell you what they look like. That evening we had the opportunity to attend a charity event in Chai Wan at a very nice community theatre. The charity is operated by Caroline Kwok, a member of the Church, who is currently living in China but originally from Hong Kong. The program featured a youth choir, several different chamber orchestras, pianists, and a group of Harpists. The talent level was excellent, providing wonderful musical performances throughout the night. One of the unique performances was a group of fifteen or more harps on stage all at the same time.
Later in the week after a long day in the office we met up with the Fergusons for dinner. The Fergusons are from Bountiful, Utah and work in the legal department. Brother Ferguson is a BYU law graduate and studied there in the mid 70’s. They are good friends with our friends at home Steve and Peggy Geurts, so we already feel like we have something in common with them. They are a wonderful couple and I am sure that we will become close friends in the next year and a half. One of the great rewards in serving here is the number of Senior Missionary Couples you meet.
Another amazing benefit we realize form this Mission is the first Thursday of every month we attend the Temple with the Area Presidency. We then meet after the session for lunch and a meeting with these three General Authorities. This last week they discussed very specifically with us what they would like to see happen in the Area. It always seems to make you feel important when they say, “the things discussed today are for this room only”, but it does not help much to fill up blog space. I believe all three of these men have spoken in General Conference so if you’re interested you might want to look them up. Elder Randy D Funk, Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong, and Elder David F. Evans.
We will have a few weeks of office work before the Chinese New Year begins, on the 28th, when any momentum developed between now and then hits a wall for a week of celebration.
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