Who will remember you in 2011?

ONLY FROM JEFFREY!!!!!

--- On Wed, 12/29/10, Jeffrey Romney Wright wrote:

From: Jeffrey Romney Wright
Subject: hey hey happy new years!
To: "Jolene Wright"
Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 6:49 PM

Hey family and friends!
It's a new year you know what that means... its time to set new life ambitions, goals, and dreams. What will you accomplish in 2011 and who will remember you?
new area: nope staying in kwun tong I love kwun tong and never want to leave
new companion: nope elder fogt and I will stay together. he's a stud. love him as well.
Well short and sweet this week. love you all. ctr. don't get too crazy this new years eve. We went to do a baptism interview and we got to the question, "do you have any kids or wife?" We thought he didn't so we thought, great this question will go by fast. Here's his response " New Years Eve, way crazy ( in english ) hahaha" Needless to say we found out he has a daughter. haha Don't let this be you. Make the right choices. Don't be stupid.
love e wright

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM HONG KONG

From: Jeffrey Romney Wright
Subject: Merry Christmas
To: "Jolene Wright"
Date: Friday, December 24, 2010, 1:02 AM

Merry Christmas Eve,
I love you my friends and my family,
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WOULD BE WITH OUT ALL OF YOU AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE ANY OF US WOULD BE WITH OUT OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. I know that this christmas is going to be one of the most specatular christmas I will ever have because I am serving the Lord. What more could I ask for. I am serving Him because He died for me. I am serving the people of Hong Kong, but in reality they are the ones that are serving me and I have learned so much and I know that I will continue to learn more and more daily. I couldn't ask to be anywhere else in the world. Hong Kong needs to learn about Christ and the real meaning of Christmas and as I am sharing this divine message about Heavenly Fathers only begotten Son who died for us, I realize that growing up I never really took this message to heart and I have realized a lot of us, have not taken the true meaning of christmas to your heart. If you think you have tell me, who remembers you? what did you do for them? how did you serve them? why do they remember you? whose life did you change this year? and if you truely understand the meaning for christmas, its not only this time of the year that you will serve those around you and in need, but it is all year that you will serve. Jesus Christ died not only for you, but for all, He knows how each and every one of us feel, whether it be lonely this christmas year or happy as a bird on a spring branch, he knows how you feel and this christmas He is with you. He is with you every second of every day, you shall never feel alone, if you know what the true meaning of christmas is. He is with us 365 days a year, He will never leave us, and we should never leave Him. Never doubt. One thing that I realized is that Christmas time is a time on how we can reflect on the past year and how we can make new goals and ambitions for the coming year, how we can change what we didn't like about the previous year, and how can we develop our testimonies even more the following year? What can we do to serve others everyday? If you have been baptized and confirmed a member of this church, are you living up to all the convenants you promised to Heavenly Father? One of them was to ALWAYS (24/7) follow in Christs' footsteps? What would He do on a normal day and how are you trying to follow his footsteps? Are you constantly serving those around you. Are you loving everyone for who they are? It's really up to you. Not anyone else. You have your agency and you can choose how you can use it. When you are in front of H.F. the excuses you have down here on earth WILL NOT work up there. He knows your thoughts and your intentions all the time, every single one of them. Promise Him this year you will try harder. You will keep all the convenants you have made with Him and you will follow in His son our brothers footsteps this year.
We just had our mission Christmas party for the year and it was a blast. It is always so great to see all the missionaries especially the ones that came to Hong Kong with me. This next month on jan 6 we will celebrate 6 months in hong kong together. The sisters have hit their half way point and aren't to excited about that. All of our phillipino sisters are going home this week and its so sad. They are the nicest little things. We will for sure miss them. Our mission is continueing to get smaller and smaller. Sister Cecil is now in my district. She is serving in Tsuen Kwan o and I am still in kwun tong. Mary and Vincent both have been confirmed members of the church and are doing amazing. Vincent loves helping us teach and is constantly causing miracles, he's a stud. Jason will be baptized way soon. He is from mainland China and loves the gospel so much. He's never heard of any of it, not even God. So it's all new to him and he is embracing it and putting it into his life, sharing it with all to hear. He is so excited to get baptized and share this message with his friends and family in mainland. We also have a new friend Ernest, hes a way neat kid and very smart. He is, as well as, Jason working his way towards baptism. We have dennis and the gang, my basketball ballaasssss is what we call them and we also have arcle and jesse, ( A whole bunch of teen-20s boys ) they are all hearing the lessons and loving them. Brother Wohng now has a bapt date, but its a little hard for him to quit smoking. He has 2 little boys and a wife all from mainland and now live in Hong Kong now, everyone is a member but him, so we shared about eternal families and the power of the priesthood and he has made the decision that family is more important than those freakin cigarretes. WOOOHOOO. Everyone is doing great me and Elder Fogt included. We are loving every second of our mission and would'nt ask to be anywhere else for this Christmas season. I love my family and friends and miss them a ton, I truely do, but I also really love the people here. This is a new family that I will be spending Christmas with and I couldn't love them anymore. They are the best family I could ask for. I love you all and wish you all a Merry Christmas and I hope that you can make it the best Christmas yet. Who will remember your name this year?
Love
Elder Wright

I send christmas pictures next week forgot my chip this week. my bad.
keep it real and choose the freakin right.

Best Sunday of my mission!!!!

Pictures will follow....

From: Jeffrey Romney Wright
Subject: hey yall merry christmas!
To: "Jolene Wright"
Date: Thursday, December 16, 2010, 12:59 AM

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM CHINA! HAHA WE DON'T CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS HERE, SO INSTEAD WE JUST HAVE MARIAh CAREY CHRISTMAS TUNES BLASTING IN OUR APARTMENT... ALL DAY HAHA THATS THE ONLY ENGLISH CHRISTMAS MUSIC THEY HAD. HAHA WOOHOO. IT'S BEEN A GREAT START OF A GREAT NEW YEAR. THIS WEEK WE HAVE HAD TWO BAPTISMS, VINCENT AND MARY, BOTH OF THEM ARE SO PREPARED AND HAVE THE STRONGEST TESTIMONIES. LAST SUNDAY WAS THE BEST DAY OF MY MISSION. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW STRONG THE HOLY GHOST WAS THAT DA,Y BUT I CAN TELL YOU WITHOUT DOUBT, MY HEART AND EVERYONE FELT THE SPIRIT THAT DAY. NOT ONE PERSON LEFT THAT ROOM DOUBTING THAT THIS WAS THE TRUE CHURCH. THE HOLY GHOST PENETRATED EVERYONES HEART THAT DAY, DEEPENING THEIR TESTIMONIES AND LOVE FOR CHRIST AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US. BOTH VINCENT AND MARY COME FROM SUCH DIFFERENT BACK GROUNDS. BOTH BORN IN MAINLAND CHINA IN COMPLETEY DIFFERENT AREAS. BOTH HAD TO LEARN SEVERAL LANGUAGES AND HAD THEIR OWN LIFE CHALLENGES SO DIFFERENT. THEY ARE ONLY SIMILAR IN ONE WAY AND THAT IS THAT THEY KNOW THIS CHURCH IS TRUE AND HEAVNLY FATHER LOVES THEM AND KNOWS THEM INDIVIDUALLY. THATS ALL IT TAKES TO MAKE ENEMIES IN BEST FRIENDS. THE SPIRIT CAN AND DOES WORK MIRACLES EVERYDAY. WE HAVE MET A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS THIS WEEK THAT HAVE A LOT OF POTENTIAL AND I'M SO EXCITED TO HELP THEM ALONG THE WAY AND PRAY THAT THE HOLY GHOST WILL TOUCH THEIR HEARTS AS HE HAS ALL OF US IN THE PAST. TODAY I WENT TO THE TEMPLE, BUT ITS WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXTRADORNIARY EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD AT THE TEMPLE. I'LL TELL YOU WHY HAHA, USUALLY I JUST KNOW IM GOING AND GO FOR THE RIDE AND TO FEEL THE COMFORT OF WHICH I DO WHEN I ENTER THE LORDS HOUSE, BUT TODAY I WENT FOR A REASON, I HAD QUESTIONS TO ASK, I FASTED THAT I COULD FIND ANSWERS. TODAY, I WENT TO THANK HIM FOR LETTING ME SERVE HIM AT THIS TIME, TO BE ABLE TO HELP IN HIS WORK, THIS IS'NT MY TWO YEARS, ITS HIS AND I'M SO THANKFUL HE HAS GIVEN ME THIS OPPORTUNITY, TO FIND OUT HOW I CAN DEVELOP MY TESTIMONY DAILY AND HOW CAN I BETTER MY LIFE TO HELP THE PEOPLE HERE. I LOVE THESE PEOPLE SO DANG MUCH. I NEVER WANT TO LEAVE THEM. HONG KONG IS SO SPECIAL AND THE PEOPLE ARE SO READY FOR THE GOSPEL! IT'S BEEN TRUELY THE BIGGEST BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO SERVE HERE. I KNOW THAT WITH FAITH AND OBEDIENCE YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING IN LIFE. WITH TRUE DESIRES AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE EVERYONE THAT H.F. WILL BLESS YOU. SO I'LL TELL YOU A COOL STORY THAT HAPPENED BEFORE I HAVE TO GO. SO I JUST GOT DONE BAPTIZING VINCENT AND THE WATER WAS FREAKIN FREEZING HHAH, BUT IT WENT AMAZING AND NEXT WAS MARY, SHE WAS BEYOND NERVOUS AND SHE STARTED WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS AND JUST FROZE, SHUT HER EYES AND STARTED TEARING UP A LITTLE. SO I GRABBED HER HAND AND PULLED HER DOWN INTO THE WATER. CALMED HER DOWN AND SHE LOOKS AT ME IN THE EYES AND SAYS " ELDER WRIGHT, MY HEART WAS SO COLD, I WASN'T SURE IF I COULD DO THIS, IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR 40 YEARS NOW AND ITS FINNALY HERE, AND THEN REALLY FAST SHE LOOKS AT ME AND SAYS MY HEART AND MY BODY JUST GOT SO WARM AND THAT ELDER WRIGHT IS THE SPIRIT, HEAVENLY FATHER IS HERE WITH ME TODAY AND I AM TAKING THIS STEP SO THAT I CAN HAVE AN ETERNAL FAMILY SO THAT I CAN RETURN TO HIS PRESENCE AGAIN AND ELDER WRIGHT ONE YEAR FROM NOW WHEN YOU GET DONE WITH YOUR MISSION I WANT TO TO COME TO THE SEALING OF MY DAUGHTERS AND I IN THE TEMPLE. YOU HAVE FOUND ME AND YOU HAVE GIVEN ME THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE FOR EVER. AND THEN SHE GOT BAPTIZED." THATS AMAZING. SHES HAS ONLY BEEN SEEING MISSIONARIES FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH NOW AND HER TESTIMONY IS SO STRONG. THERE ARE PEOPLE JUST LIKE HER, LIVING ALL AROUND YOU. YOU NEED TO FIND THEM AND GIVE THEM THIS OPPORTUNITY. THEY WON'T FIND YOU, YOU NEED TO FIND THEM, OPEN YOUR FREAKIN MOUTHS AND HELP IN THE WORK. PRESIDENT MONSON IS ENCOURAGING WHO EVER IS WORTHY AND HAS A DESIRE TO SERVE THE LORD. DOES'NT MATTER IF YOU HAVE A NAME TAG OR NOT, ITS A COMMANDMENT THAT HE HAS GIVEN ALL OF US. WHEN WE ARE IN THE SERVICE OF OUR FELLOW BEING WE ARE ONLY IN THE SERIVE OF OUR H.F.... SERVE SERVE SERVE. I LOVE YOU ALL AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN ALL REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK! AND THAT YOU ARE NEEDED. THE PROPHET SPEAKS FOR HEAVENLY FATHER AND IF YOU IGNORE HIM AND DON'T DO ANYTHING, YOU ARE PRETTY MUCH SAYING I AM NOT WILLING TO KEEP YOUR COMMANDMENTS AND I DO NOT LOVE YOU NOR WILL I RESPECT YOU. HE HAS GIVEN YOU SO MUCH. YOUR FAMILY, HIS ONLY BEGOTTON SON, THIS GOSPEL, EVERYTHING YOU HAVE, THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS SERVE HIM AND GIVE HIM YOUR ALL. LOVE AND HOPE YOU ARE MAKING THE BEST OF YOUR CHRISTMAS SEASON AND HOLIDAY, THAT YOU FIND A FAMILY THAT YOU CAN SERVE AND MAKE THEIR CHRISTMAS UNFORGETABLE! LOVE YOU ALL.


TWOTALKS YOU NEED TO READ.
1.Be Though An Example of Believers by: E. Russell M. Nelson
2.Never Leave Him by: E. Neil L. Andersen

"IF YOU LOVE ME {HIM}, KEEP MY {HIS} COMMANDMENTS"

"IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE, GIVE YOUR LOVE."

DISCLAIMER FROM THE MOM***********
Please excuse his description of Christmas decorations in Hong Kong :) ha ha

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From: Jeffrey Romney Wright
Subject: oH CHRISTMAS TIME>
To: "Jolene Wright"
Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 8:18 PM

Hellllo From HONG KONG!
ANOTHER WEEK HAS COME AND GONE. QUITE A BUSY WEEK. WE HAD 24 HOUR EXCHANGES, SO MUCH FUN. I WENT WITH A CHINESE ELDER FROM SAN FRANSICO. HIS NAME IS ELDER CHO. HE WAS WAY LEGIT AND SO POWERFUL SO TIGHT. AND THIS WEEK WE HAVE 3 BAPTISMS ON SUNDAY. VINCENT, JASON, AND MARY! THEY ALL PASSED THEIR INTERVIEWS AND IM SO EXCITED FOR ALL OF THEM. THEY ARE SO EXCITED. AHHH I CANT TELL YOU WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO BE ABLE TO BE APART OF SUCH AN AMAZING WORK. MIRACLES ARE CONSTANTLY HAPPENING SECOND AFTER SECOND MINUTE AFTER MINUTE DAY AFTER DAY. WOW. I HAVE BEEN OUT FOR 8 MONTHS NOW. CRAZY. TIME IS REALLY FLYING BY. I COULDNT BE LOVING IT ANYMORE THAN I AM. THE WARD IM SERVING IN IS SO LEGIT. THEY ARE AMAZING. MY COMPANION IS UNREAL. LOVE HIM TO DEATH. HES SO LEGIT. AND ALL OF OUR INVESTIGATORS ARE SO PREPARED. ANYONE CAN BE PREPARED AS LONG AS YOU SHARE THIS MESSAGE WITH THEM. NOT MUCH TIME THIS WEEK IN HONG KONG, WE HAVE A MISSIONARY SOCCER GAME IN A FEW MINUTES UP NORTH SO WE GOT TO GET GOING. AND FOR CHRISTMAS HERE IN HONG KONG, NO SUCH THING. HAHA ALL THEY HAVE UP LETS BE HONEST IS SKANKY SLUTTY ADDS ALL OVER THE STREETS. NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING AND THE WEATHER IS NOT COLD AT ALL, RATHER WARM. WELL HAHA THATS MY EMAIL FOR THE WEEK I RPOMISE NEXT WEEK WILL BE A LOT BETTER. I LOVE YOU ALL AND AM ALWAYS PRAYING FOR YOU. YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE ITS UP TO YOU. BESIDES THE HOLY GHOST, AGENCY IS THE ONE OF THE BEST GIFTS H.F. HAS GIVEN US. TO BE ABLE TO CHOOSE RIGHT FROM WRONG, WHETHER YOU WANT TO MAKE THE BEST OF THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON OR THE WORST OF IT, ITS REALLY UP TO YOU. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING FINANCIAL ISSUES RIGHT NOW IN THE WORLD. IT DOESN'T MATTER. CHRISTMAS IS NOT ABOUT MONEY, AND GIFTS, ITS THATS WHAT YOUR LOOKING FORWARD TO GET FREAKIN REAL. ITS ABOUT SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONE, SERVING AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN, THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE LESS FORTUANTE THAN YOU, YOU HAVE IT SO GOOD, YOU HAVE A FAMILY, FRIENDS, A HOUSE, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, YOU HAVE SO MUCH. THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR TO REFLECT ON ALL THE H.F. HAS GIVEN YOU THIS YEAR. WHAT HAS HE DONE FOR YOU 2010? HOW MANY MIRACLES HAPPENED? HOW HAS HE BLESSED YOU? DO YOU HAVE YOU HEALTH? FAMILY? FRIENDS? ARE YOU BREATHING? MY GOODNESS THERE IS SO MUCH TO BE GRATEFUL FOR, AND TO TOP IT OFF WITH H.F.S SON JESUS CHRIST. WOW. FORGET YOURSELF THIS CHRISTMAS AND GIVE TO OTHERS. GIVE TO THOSE THAT TRUELY NEED IT AND YOU WILL BE BLESSED. YOU MAY THINK I HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE, BUT I PROMISE YOU THAT YOU HAVE A LOT TO GIVE IF YOU HAVE NO MONEY, GIVE YOUR LOVE , YOUR SERVICE, GIVE A SMILE, GIVE ALL THAT YOU HAVE. THERES MORE TO IT THAN THE WORLDY ASPECT. I LOVE YOU ALL AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN MAKE THIS CHRISTMAS THE BEST. LOVE ELDER WRIGHT ALWAYS SMILE! ALWAYS.

Wise counsel from a missionary.....

From: Jeffrey Romney Wright
Subject: Its December!
To: "Jolene Wright"
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 8:23 PM

Hello Friends and Family>

This week has been great and I've had some life changing experiernces that I would love to share with you.
Scripture of the week: Alma 37:6
"Now you may suppose tat this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise."

Think of the temple.....Why do you go? What is your purpose? Think of your very first time entering the lords house. Imagine never having that opportunity. Never being able to do baptisms for the dead, an endownment session, let alone getting married and sealed in the temple. You are so fortanuate. I never realized how privlidged and honored we are to have temples so close to us. I, with out a doubt, took that for granted growing up. Hong kong is the closest temple for millions of members and hardly any of them will ever get the privalege to even SEE the temple. Yet most of us have one within an hour of our front door steps, if not less. WOrk needs to be done. Are you helping assist in the lords work? Do you realize how sacred it is to be so blessed. There are so many people around the world that would die to be YOU. Think about it. We hear stories of people working their whole lives, having 6 jobs or more, selling meaningful family items, doing all the can having an eye single to the glory of god, to make it to his house and most likely they'll never get that chance. You need to go for those that can't. It's up to you, no one else can. Satan can tempt you, but can't make you do anything. It's all up to you. You decide now, who will you serve today?

Less actives, there is a lot of them. Not just here in hong kong, but in your wards in america and through out the entire world. Most have been offened by a member whether its you or someone else in the ward, they were offeneded. ( not always the case but a high percentage ) What is your definition of a less active. I'll tell you mine. A less active to me means that this is my brother or sister, this is one of gods sons or daughters, He loves them as much as He loves me, they have a strong testimony that needs to be rekindled by ME or YOU. At one time, they felt the spirit of conversion and gods love for them individually, through lives trials their roots were not deep enough in the gospel to help them overcome lives hardships but I CAN AND WILL help them deepen their roots with h.f.'s help. It's up to us to rekindle the feeling they had at their baptism. Do you know whose less activie in your ward? Do you know why? If not, why not? The convenants you took out at baptism were that you would keep all of gods commanmends and strive to follow Chirsts' footsteps in EVERYTHING YOU DO. What do you think He would do and say to these sheep that have fallen off the path? Do you remember the story of the the 100 sheep and one stray? Well, theres a lot more than one stray right now.... Jesus left the 99 and searched for that 1. He searched until he found that 1. He did not give up, he brought them back to church and helped them along the way. He would shower them with all his love. As his repersestative ( you andIi ) you are to do the same, if not you fail indeed.

How many members do we have in the church?
How many are 100% active?
Less active?
WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE>
There is a big difference in the numbers when you take this into consideration. Its time to help all of our brothers and sisters come back unto Christ. But, they aren't going to come alone. They need a FRIEND. They need you. It's up to us, as members, to bring them back. To show them what they are missing in life. Christ loves them and needs them. It's upon our shoulders now. Its upon YOUR shoulders now.

If you don't walk as most people do, some people walk away from you, but I won't! I won't! If you don't talk as most people do, some people talk and laugh at you, but I won't! I won't! I'll walk with you, I'll talk with you, thats how I'll show my love for you. Jesus walked away from none. He gave his love to everyone. So I will! I will! Jesus blessed all he could see then turnded and said "COME FOLLOW ME." and I will! I will! I will! will! I'll talk with you, thats how I'll show my love for you!

It's as simple as that. We can emulate Christs' love just by talking and being someone friends, lending a ear for those that need some guidance, talking to those that don't have friends. We are all so different, yet all so similar. We all have trials to overcome, and we all have Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ to lean on at anytime and anywhere.

Hong kong this week has been spectacular. It's been a blast. It's always a rocky start getting use to a new companion and seeing how every companion does stuff so different. It's an amazing learning and growing experience. Lovin it so much. Elder fogt is great. Such a cool guys. All of our investigators are doing so great. We have 3 baptisms on December 12 and they are all progressing so much. Their individual testimonies are amazing. It's so amazing to look back at day one, up to now. What a blessing. The spirit of conversion is true. The holy ghost is true. He is their. Our language may not be perfect, we are trying our best to have the best language possible, but that does not matter because there is one language we can all understand and thats the language of the holy ghost. It can penetrate anyone. Thanksgiving was great here in hong kong. Its now december 2 and i cant believe at how fast time is going by. To fast. 8 months out in the field. Cant believe it. Slow down slow down. This week has been spectacular and im loving every second of my mission. I couldnt be more grateful. I love the people so much. I love the language, the food, the culture, I love everything. Never want to leave. I hope you all have an amazing christmas and happy new year. Really think about the meaning of christmas, who can you serve. I give you all one commitment because I can do that as a missionary. That commitment this year is. We have 23 days left until christmas, try to emulate Christs example and serve one person a day. Thats all and I promise you, that you will recieve so many blessings so many.
I love you all.
love
elder wright!