Blog Post #67: The Invasion

Dear People,

When I came to Hong Kong, I was aware of two redheads; Sister J was in the Kowloon Zone with me, and my Trainer had just been companions with Elder C, who's hair is the color of a Crayola Crayon with "fire" in the name.
[Elder O'Gara's best friend in high school is/was a "ginger"]

Now, the Gingers are invading! Sister J is serving the Tai Wo Ward, so she shares the building with us, and Elder C is serving in the other companionship in the Tai Po Ward, so I see both of them ALL the time! My life is being overrun by the red hair people, and it's pretty awesome! 

Sister J loves to draw, which is cool, and Elder C and I have many conversations about the Calculus needed to find the hyper-volume of an nth dimensional object. Okay, so that last one is a lie; he tells me about the math and I nod my head, because the only math I remember is "A squared plus B squared equals C squared". He also loves to read Science-Fiction and blow things up, so even though neither of us can do either of those things as Missionaries, we have talks about the shenanigans we used to get into.

This week we've just been working hard and getting people to come to Church and commit to be Baptized, and everything else that Missionaries do! 

Yesterday Sister K got set apart as a Missionary, and she brought 6 friends with her to be there; she's already doing tons of work! She's already on the plane to California (via the MTC), which is super exciting for the Ward! There are something like 9, soon to be 10, full-time Missionaries serving from the 2 congregations that use the Tai Po Chapel, which is really exciting and happy for everyone involved!

I love you all, and hope that everything is going great back home, or wherever you are! Keep smiling, because life will only go according to God's plan for what is the best for you! Have some faith and roll with the punches!

Love,

Elder JE O'Gara