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爸爸今天投訴我前幾個信息沒有寫中文字，所以我今個星期多用粵語來分享。我呢排在灣仔和成長老為維多利亞分會服務。這個分會是一個英文的分會，而有很多家庭來自美國。因為我剛剛來了，我們今個星期有機會去探訪這些家庭。當我們有這些機會，我好喜歡分享其中一個信息，在摩羅乃書第十章第八節。『享弟兄們，我再勸告你們，不要否認神的恩賜，因為神的恩賜很多。』我覺得這個原則好重要因為我們需要記得用神俾我們的才能。當時我們和一個李家庭見，我透過小提琴分享音樂，而且，由於我們分享，他們都有表示自己的才能！他們表現了小提琴，鋼琴，都有吉他。
上個星期日梁長老在澳門幫到Ronaldo和他的最好朋友Francis受洗了。他們是透過足球認識；由於當時的長老運用他們的才能，兩位朋友有機會建立這個對神的個人關係。
『看啊，他們奉派在惡人的會眾中宣講我的福音；因此，我給他們一條誡命，就是：不可虛度光陰，也不可埋藏才能，使那才能不為人知。』
教義和聖約60:13
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/60?lang=yue&id=p13#p13
I am running a little low on time because writing in Chinese takes a lot more time than English and there are still some things I wanted to share this week.
First of all is the miracle of how Ronaldo and Francis, who were just baptized, were actually met by me and Elder Leung. In Cantonese, I had just explained that Ronaldo had been initially found because missionaries used their talents to play football/soccer to meet him. But in fact he had not been taught or contacted for a long while because he hadn't shown interest during that initial interaction. In the week before I made it to Macau, Elder Leung was bored while his companion at the time, Elder Cornehls was contacting their progressing friends. With nothing better to do, he went into our missionary records and essentially did a roulette, scrolling down to a random name and calling them. This ended up being Ronaldo, who invited his best friend Francis to come with him. They didn't see too much progress until about halfway into my time in Macau, when suddenly Francis really decided to finish his lessons and become baptized. He was set a date for the 6th of September. Ronaldo, although he already had a date, was challenged by Francis to do it earlier, and they were able to be taught and meet this goal together.
Although I wasn't there to attend this special moment this past Sunday, the Lord planned a different interaction which included another principle I wanted to share. Just passing at the Wanchai chapel during our sacrament meeting was a member of the Presidency of the Netherlands mission, who took Elder Shields, some other missionaries, and I aside with our friends to share a message. Within this time we shared, he focused on helping our friend Charlie understand the meaning and true blessing of baptism. One thing I wanted to share from this interaction was his focus on the importance of gratitude. It is from gratitude we find charity, and it is in charity we find joy. Bednar once shared that “Character is revealed … in the power to discern the suffering of other people when we ourselves are suffering; in the ability to detect the hunger of others when we are hungry; and in the power to reach out and extend compassion for the spiritual agony of others when we are in the midst of our own spiritual distress.”
It has become more and more apparent as I have served as a missionary that gratitude can be the very turning point of one's life. This gratitude brings joy. As Sister Anderson from my home branch shared with me last week "... the joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives." ~President Russell M. Nelson
I pray that we all are able to find opportunities to find joy in both our abilities and also our capacity to share love with others. As we do so the Lord truly will magnify our efforts to accomplish the things He has in store for each of us.
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See you next week!
趙長老
