Blog Post #42: Even More Changes

Dear People,

In this Church our congregations are assigned by geographical boundaries. Sometimes, to accommodate the needs of various congregations (more leaders, more young people, etc.) these lines are redrawn. This happened yesterday and it's a HUGE game changer! Let me give a quick rundown of what happened. (In semi-map form!)

Sheung Shui Ward

Northern Border: Mainland

They lost about the southern third of their area, a region called Fanling. Those of you who follow these letters a bit too religiously will remember that that's where I live. They were the strongest Ward in our area, so no one feels sorry for them losing Fanling.

Tai Wo Ward

They got Fanling from Sheung Shui, which is a bonus to their Young Women's program, stole a few housing complexes from us, but lost Tai Wo Estate, which is a massive hit to their Young Women's program.

Tai Po Ward (Where I serve!)

We got Tai Wo Estate! There are some extremely powerful people there that will be HUGE in helping us teach lessons. We also lost a bit of our northern area, but we'll survive. Another massive gain for us was that we got the Chinese university of Hong Kong from Shatin Ward! It's a famous area for being successful for finding people, and I'm excited to have it be a part of where I serve!

Shatin Ward

As far as I know they only lost CUHK to us, which is okay-ish because they have such a powerhouse area anyways.

So, the next 19 weeks that I'm guessing I'll be here will be super awesome, and all this new territory we have to work with is really going to help us find more people and keep them in the Church! Nevertheless, pray for me, I'm going to have a lot of work to do out here!

I love you all, and I'm so glad that I have this opportunity to serve the Lord! I am so blessed to be in this area with Elder Roper, he has a lot to teach me and I have a lot to learn from him! I love the hour I get for Personal Study every day. It helps me understand this Gospel that I'm preaching, and I hope that you are taking time to study the scriptures every day. Even if it's just a few minutes in the evening, anything you can do to invite the Spirit of God into your life will help you become happier and better people.

I love all the things that I am learning out here! I am excited to be able to share them with the people of Hong Kong and with all of you, and I hope that what I write is uplifting as well as entertaining. I hope that everything is going well in America, and that all of you are happy and healthy and well!

Love,

Elder O'Gara