- Elder Baird's #BLESSED Mission: WEEK 25 WHITE ROCK: Asian Level Mode Unlocked 🥱

God is a God of Miracles

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It's a true statement.

Kind nifty how it all works.

This week was a testemant of that, that's for sure. Lovely week, Lovely People, and a Loving God. What more do you need in life?

I have officially purchased a brand new sparkling pickleball paddle, and it has gone through much use in the span of 7 days. It is the new finding method, and it is quite a great one. It's fun, it's sucessful, and it's intense. I'm telling you, pickleball is a completely different game when you play it against tournament players. I'm getting taught in the ways. The Asians train me well.

It's also so cool, cus it's like a community, and we pulled up and they accepted us so quick.

Talking to Chinese people is soooooo funnn!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday was DC and pickleball

Thursday was food hampers. Service is just goated. Ya'll should try it, it's good for the soul. Had a language study with Cai 先生, which was lowkey so good. He's helping me become so "Asian". I am no more 外国人. Then taught English class which was so amazinlgly awesome sauce. It's actually so much fun. We just laugh the whole time as I fail to teach people the difference between a hamburger and sandwich.

Friday, I got in some piano practice which was incredible. I got asked to play the piano for Jasmine's baptism. So I got to play, which was lovely. Got invited to do a BOM stand with some of the other missionaries. It was so much fun. We just stopped everybody and asked them if they wanted a Book of Mormon. We had like 30 languages on the table, and it was so cool. Me and this one elder handed out like 5 of them, and taught so many mini lessons. It was epic. Then had a lesson with Shaun, the goat. He'll be baptized very soon. Had pickleball activity which was goated.

One of the English elders was on exchanges, Elder Moe, and he may or may not be allergic to shell fish. We offered him some Chinese food, and said it may or may not have been contaminated by shrimp. He said cool, and proceeded to eat it. 20 seconds later, bros mouth was swollen like crazy. I literally had the keys ready to take him to the hospital, but he ended up surviving. It was lowkey so funny

Bro also tried his first ever Reeses. Priceless reaction.

Go eat a Reeses, it doesn't give you cancer, I promise

Saturday, we hit up some more pickelball. 慢慢來 becoming Asian level. Met some really cool/interesting people in Surrey. (The spirit world will be a good change of pace for them) and played some more piano.

Sunday was goated as always! Bella pulled up, and again, didn't even have to do anything cus the members snatched her right up. Blessed. It was ward conference, so Chinese group was with the English group, and we had to do live translations. It was pretty fun, and hecka Gift of Tongues clutch up. Had Jasmine's baptism which was so much fun. Then pulled up to McDonalds for language study, but ran into one of our friends Andrew who we met last transfer. He was with his friend Eric, so we met him, (just wait for later).

Monday we had English class, which was gooooaaatteeeedddd. I just love this. Can't say it enough. Then played pickleball for a long time, and met this older couple, who are pretty interested, so that was a cool miracle. Then went and played Chinese Go Chess. And I beat 2 eleven-year-old Chinese boys (let's just say Humble Elder Baird was pretty proud of that) Then had a member meal. Also blessed. Then ran into Aubrey at the library who's just amazing, and it was so good to talk to her. (She's the one me and elder On found, but had to pass to the English elders. But her baptism is March 8th!!!) She's just the best

Then today was pretty epic. Went thrifting and pulled some heat stuff. Tonight we had to finish weekly planning and we were like where should we go? And Elder Fankhauser was like, Semiahamoo Library. I was like sure, it's whatever (cus we had been there last night), but we pulled up and finished planning. Then Eric walked in with his family. We said hi, and continued on with the work. Then out of nowhere I feel a tap on my shoulder, and look up and it's Erics dad. Bro was like, "My son told me you are missionary work for China, can you come talk to us". And we were like bet. So we spent the next two hours talking to them, and basically taught them every principle, and it was just such a cool miracle. They are already super Christian, but hopefully we can get them to the right church

It was just so cool to see how everything had to work out for us to meet that family today. Like it's just so crazy. God literally started this miracle a month ago, and has guided us to that perfect moment when we got to talk with them.

So blessed indeed

So overall such an epic week!

Lowkey though, this week was so much fun and amazing, but I don't think I've ever felt Satan trying to get at me more. Bro really doesn't want me doing this work, but I'm just so grateful for the Holy Ghost, and this Gospel. Like I could totally feel the despair and darkness, but it could never break through. When we keep our covenants. When we follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, the adversary has no influence over us. He can try, but all he gets is a crushed head. There's just too much joy and light in the gospel to not say YES!

So say YES! Choose Jesus. It's pretty neat. You can say it is quite "Blessed"

白長老 :)