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"I love this cute grandma."

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Hello from Hong Kong.....

From: Jeffrey Romney Wright
Subject: hi
To: "Jolene Wright"
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 3:51 AM

Another week has come and gone... as usual it was amazing. We have had a lot of success and a lot of disappointments, as does everyone in mission work. You have your great and amazing miracles, as well as, your devisatating times when your amazing golden investigators tell you they don't want to investigate the church anymore. But thats not what we focus on in the field. We focus on the next person we can help hear this amazing, wonderful, life changing, message. I never realized how amazing this message was until i got out here in the field. I took it for granted. That is a fact! haha, and that is all my fault. Young Mens, I didn't ever pay attention in nor did i give the attention i need to. I never took it seriously. I was a pretty tough young lad back in the day and as I look back on that I want to say sorry to all those leaders that had to put up with me. I really am so grateful for all of you that never gave up on me. I know it could have been more than easy to give up on me, like i always say " I was a piece of freakin work." But you never gave up on me, because of all of you that never gave up on me, I am now on a mission, with an outrageously strong testimony, and a desire to change peoples lives for the best, so that they, just like you and I, can have eternal families and one day live with them again. There are so many people waiting to hear this amazing message, but right now they just dont know where to find it. I was reading in studies an ensign talk from I believe Pres Eyering. He was talking first about the convenants that we make when we our baptized and he focused on, how we covenant to share this gospel with every ear to hear, not only did he say this was our responsibility but it was a commandment from our father in heaven. Then he goes on talking about less actives and how we can better develop relationships with them, re-opening the door ways to heaven for them and their families. How can you do that? Thats for you to find out for yourself.... through prayer and a real desire to help souls come unto christ, heavenly father will and does guide us to these people. but it starts with you. Whether you are in your teenage years of life or about to die, it doesnt matter. Christ never stopped serving his whole life. Twenty four hours, seven days a week. Never did he give up. He got scolded and beat, spit upon and pushed around, mocked and lied to, but yet he knew what his lives purpose was. It was to return to his father in heaven and being able to say that he did his best, He has an eye to the glory of god at all times,and in all places. Its hard, life is so dang hard, I know that. I have made my fair share of mistakes and I know that we are always going to keep making mistakes, we will always have trials and for the most part we will not understand why, unitl after this life. but that is how we grow, the actions in which we do and have during our trials and challenges are an expression of our love towards are father in heaven. He is watching you every second of every day. He loves you and I hope he can feel your love by the way you conduct yourself on a daily basis. Like i said, I was a piece growing up with quite an attitude, and you know what, that is all my fault, and it is my responsibilty that I will take upon my shoulders, you are going to in fights, you are going to make mistakes, and YOU need to take responsibilty for your mistakes and your actions, even if you aren't in the wrong, you need to be the bigger person. There are so many people on the other side counting on you to be an example. Your parents, grandparents, your cousins, uncles, and aunts, prophets of past and most important of all your father. Your family and friends that didn't have the same opportunity that you do today to partake in this gospel, have now had that opportunity. They realize now that you didn't share this message with them, they will ask you why. They will be disappointed you didn't share life changing miraculous message with them. Your friends at school and work. Your neighbors and family. There are too many that go through this life with out hearing this message, but yet they could have if YOU would have opened your mouth and shared your simple testimony, letting them feel they holy ghost in the their life. The holy ghost is the most powerful source of energy on this earth today, it can convert the most wicked man with in a second, and most of our family and friends they are not wicked or bad people, so think how fast the h.g. could convert them. It doesn't matter what you say to them, it matters that you qualify for the h.g. to be able to convert them. These are your brothers and sisters, they are counting and waiting for you. One of the first things that I say as I'm out on the streets is, " I believe the god is our father in heaven, he loves us so much, more than you can ever comprehend. We are his children and he wants to be and live with us again. You are from this amazing asian continent and I am from america, our cultures and religious beliefs are so different and we grew up learning nothing of the same, but at the same time we are brothers and sisters. Our father in heaven loves you and he wants you, yes you, to hear this message of the restored gospel because you are his child and this is his only true gospel on the earth today. He is waiting for you with his arms open to embrace and love you, to help you overcome all your trials and life challenges. He wants you to have an eternal family and right now he arranged this opportunity for you to learn and grow through me as a servant missionary for him.... then I explain why I am a missionary." I said a quote quite some time ago, it goes something along the lines of this, a missionary will leave his family for two years, so that he/she/they(couple missionaries) can bring other familes together for eternities. Here is something that I have realized recently while trying to work better with my ward. Missionaries, we wear white shirts, suits, ties, and the best part of all, our name tag. But you know what, we are not the only missionaries here on the earth today. there is a lot more than just 53000 missionaries in the world. there is 14,000,000 missionaries in this world today and a whole lot more on the other side of the veil. EVERY MEMBER A MISSIONARY! You do not need a name tag. You do not need a call of recognization, all you need is your testimony and a desire. We have heard so many talks about how we need more missionaries in the world today. Especially from this past conference. Well he was talking not only to us 19/21 year old young men and women but he was talking to every member that belongs to our church today. You are missionaries, and he is counting on you right now. Share this message. and right now if your faith is not as strong and you dont think you are strong enough to share, and talk to others about this because you yourself aren't ready, you are WRONG. You are ready. Like in alma 32 it talks about faith and how it starts out as a seed and grows into a tree and most times into a forest. Well, if all you have right now is the seed, that is plenty. Rely on the spirit, it doesnt matter what you say and if they understand you, because everyone speaks one language whether you be in africa or the north pole and that language is the spirit. Let people feel of the holy ghost you all have it, and if you don't for some reason because of a mistake you have made or are making, repent right now, ask to be forgiven, he wants to forgive you. He's waiting for you. He doesn't look at you any different. He just loves you. Your bishop repersents him right now and nor will he look at you any different. he wants to love you and help you. Thats why we have bishops. They can't tell a soul anything, nor do they want to, all they want to do is help you. They will never look at you any different nor treat you differently. They will love you every step of every way. One great example of that is my bishop from New Canaan. He was ( haha and still is ) amazing. You could feel his love at any time and any where, no matter what your circumstances were. Because he knew that he was repersenting the lord and he knew he needed to show that same love that he would, as if he walked the earth today. Repent and change. To repent you need to recognize what you did wrong and you need to change. Then, chi sau douh daaih, endure to the end. mouh fong hei, never give up. always make the best out of every situation and love all those you come in contact with. Make the best out of this life, not only for yourself but for all. Serve. When you serve others you are only in the service of your father in heaven. If you bring one soul unto him imagine if you brought many souls unto him. How great and blessed will you be. Not physically, but spiritually. I love you all so much and just want to let you all know that I'm not writting this to lecture you or tell you, that you all suck in life, but I'm writting this so that you can help me do my mission, so that we together can work in bringing souls unto christ. So that I can write this, then re-read it and apply it in my life. Because I, as well, need to do all of this. haha thats forusre. I'm not perfect, but nor are you. Lets work together and tell people what we know that they don't. They will forever be grateful for you. I know that if you young men in my home wards prepare now, that you will be so grateful. I know its hard, high school is tough. I know. I went through it just as you did, whether you have no friends, or you have no desire to go to school, or the friends you have right now just aren't a good influence but you are afraid that if you leave them right now, they will make fun of you and you will have no one to go to after that, you will be a "loner" I promise you, you are wrong, if you make the right choice right now, today, the lord will bless you with amazing friends. Because I too had some stupid friends and I didn't want to stop hanging out with them, butIi knew thats what I needed to do, it was so hard and it took me awhile to do it, but you know its more than worth it. The lord has blessed me tremendously since then. My friends did drugs and drank and a lot more stuff but you know, not only did my life change after that but my desire to learn and grow changed to. I promise all youth that today is the time to stand strong for what you believe and to put your foot down, say no and don't look back. The world is getting worse and worse but I promise you that you can do it! Get and pray about getting your p-blessing. It will give you more guidance then anything else. Besides the bom. Read it often and stand firm in your testimony and beliefs, I promise all of you it's hard, but it is more than worth it. Don't do stupid things, it may seem fun at the begininning but an hour later it's not worth it, and will mess your life up not only your life but your potential families life and you friends life. So decide today, its time to change. and be valiant in all that you do and say. I love you all and want the best for you all. We all make mistakes, but through the atonement we can be forgiven. h.f. loves YOU. I love you and hope you all have a great week. ps. all of our investigators are back from mainland and are doing amazing. We are giving tons of bapt dates out, some aren't ready and some are ready. It does'nt matter because we are giving them the opportunity to accept or not to, they have their agency and we did the best that we can. I love them all and pray for them with all my might, sometimes thats not enough. Now may not be the time, but in the future they will come to realize thati what we said is true ,because they felt the holy ghost and they want it back in their lives. hey want to have that constant companion with them at all times in all places. I love you and know that you can do it. You can change. You can decide today who you are going to become and where you are going to go.
love e wright.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Hey from Hong Kong...

> From: Jeffrey Romney Wright
> Subject: hey guys
> To: "Jolene Wright"
> Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 7:20 PM
>
> Family and Friends,
> Hello from kwun tong. how are you? I love you all so much and am so grateful for every single one of you. You all have impacted my life in some way and I just want to take this time to say thank you. This week in hong kong we have had a lot of miracles. crazy amazing miracles. I can't believe. I can't wait to share some with you one day but for now they will stay with me here in hong kong. I can't tell you how much I love hong kong and the people here. I never thought I could love a place and a culture and people so much, but I do. As for now elder fogt and I will continue to stay in kwun tong until we get the call from president chan. We are doing great. We have been together now for 3 moves, so its long, but we get along pretty good by now, so its a blast. I have been in kwun tong for 6 months now, so one fourth of my mission haah pretty crazy. But I wouldn't want to be any where else. I love it here. so much. This ward is unlike any other ward. They
> have a desire to strengthen it, they have a desire to help others hear this message, they do as the lord commands and share this gospel with all they can find. They share it with their families, their friends, class mates, and colleages, work aquaintances, and random people on the streets. They love everyone and want everyone to know that through this message you can have an eternal family. This message is so powerful and so touching. One thing that elder fogt and I have been focusing on this week is teaching with the SPIRIT. We always teach and sometimes its just like we get into a routine and just teach like we are teachers. The spirit is the teacher that we need to have with us at all times. If we don't have the spirit we are just like any other missionary out there on the streets, for instance in hong kong we have a lot a lot of jehova witnesses and their message is great, they are so nice and humble, but one thing that they don't have is the
> spirit. The spirit is the true converter in any situation where in missionary work or just teaching a sunday school lesson. If you don't have the spirit, as it says in the scriptures, you are not to teach. Our father in heaven has told us that. If we are not filled with the spirits ourselves then no one can feel the spirit in which they need to be converted, to find the answers, and to develop their testimony. So first we need to make sure that we have the spirit. we need then to share the spirit. One of the best ways we can develop our testimonies is to share them. Are you sharing your testimony with all to hear? Ii sure hope so. You really don't know who is waiting to hear from you. Who wants to hear this message. There are so many people waiting to listen to this message, but they know not where to find it. They are searching and waiting for you to share it with them. They are waiting for you. But if you don't open your mouth they will not have the
> opporutnity to partake in the blessings that heavenly father has in store for them because of you. I don't have much time this week or I would type more. But I want to tell you that I indeed know this church to be true. I know that president monson is chosen of god and he does have his atuhority to lead and guide us. That if you listen to him we can overcome any trial we have, that through him and the bom we can come closer to h.f. then through any other way. Read the introduction to the book of mormon. Why is this book true. How strong is your testimony. Do you doubt. If you doubt, why do you doubt. When do you doubt. Do you doubt in a time of crisis. When you are struggling. Who do you think wants you to doubt. Who is giving you those feelings. Satan the master of all lies. He wants to drag you down to the depths of hell with him. Are you letting him do that to you? How are you going to over come him. Are you going to have family home evening every
> freakin monday night as the lord and prophets have told us to do. You are going to have family prayer every day. You are going to read your scriptures every day. you are going to serve everyone you can. You will not judge anyone, but love everyone. You are going to be the example the lord is counting on you to be. He knows you indvidually and knows your needs. If you can think i t you can do it. Never doubt. I love you all and hope that you can make this week a life changing week. Never give up. Only stupid people give up. Never doubt. Love all and smile. A smile goes so far. Be happy and grateful for everything that you have been given. You are so lucky. love you. All of the investigators are doing amazing. They come back tomorrow, most of them from mainland. can't wait to see them all again. Love them all so much. hello from hk
>
> love e wright
>

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Happy Chinese New Year! Year of the Rabbit... Ya know what that means?

From: Jeffrey Romney Wright
Subject: Happy Chinese New Year! Year of the Rabbit... Ya know what that means?
To: "Jolene Wright"
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 6:41 AM

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEARS! IT'S THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT... DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? HAHA NOR DO ! WOOHOO. CHINESE NEW YEAR IS QUITE THE AMAZING HOLIDAY, FIRST OF ALL THEY JUST HAD A CHRISTMAS BREAK FOR TWO WEEKS AND NOW THEY, AS IN EVERYONE YOUNG AND OLD, HAVE ANOTHER BREAK FOR THREE WEEKS!!! WHAT NOT FAIR. SIGN ME UP. VACATION THANKS. HAHA JOKING. BUT REALLY, THEY ARE QUITE LUCKY. IT'S NOT NORMAL, JUST TO HAVE A MONTH OFF OF WORK. THE FACT IS THOUGH, EVERYONE THAT IS IN HONG KONG RIGHT NOW, THEY ALL HAVE MIGRATED DOWN FROM MAINLAND, SO FOR NEW YEARS THEY WILL RETURN TO THEIR HOME TOWNS WHERE THEY ALL STILL HAVE HOUSES AND SPEND THEIR BREAK UP THERE WITH ALL THEIR FAMILIES. SO RIGHT NOW OUR INVESTIGATORS ARE M.I.A. HAHA. AT LEAST THEY TOOK THEIR BOOK OF MORMON WITH THEM. BETTER THAN NOTHING. THIS WEEK HAS BEEN A BLAST. A LOT OF CHANGES ARE TO COME MY WAY. THOSE YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT TO HEAR OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SURPRISE SURPRISE IS WHAT WE CAN SAY. TODAY WE HAD MISSION CONFERENCE, IT WAS SO GREAT. IT'S ALWAYS SO AMAZING TO SEE HOW INTUNED PRESIDENT CHAN IS WITH THE SPIRIT, IF ONLY WE COULD ALL BE LIKE HIM. LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE ABOUT OUR SWEET BELOVED TINY LITTLE CUTE PRESIDENT CHAN, SO HE IS A CONVERT TO THE CHURCH IN HIS TEENAGE TWENTY AGES OF LIFE, THE MISSIONARIES FOUND HIM AND TAUGHT HIM, TOOK HIM A LITTLE WHILE TO GET BAPTIZED BUT WAS FINALLY BAPTIZED. NEVER SERVED A MISSION. HE WAS THE CHIEF CAPTIAN OF POLICE FOR HONG KONG FOR A LONG TIME. SO HE CAN KICK SOME TRASH. HE MAY BE SMALL, BUT HE CAN PACK A SERIOUS PUNCH. I BELIEVE HE HAS FOUR OR FIVE KIDS I CAN'T REMEMBER. HE SERVED AS BISHOP FOR 10 YEARS AND STAKE PRESIDENT FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AS WELL AS, TEMPLE PRESIDENT. HE'S AMAZING. HE'S THE SMALLEST LITTLE THING, BUT SO HUMBLE. HE HAS AN AMAZING WIFE, SISTER CHAN, WHO IS POSSIBLY THE FUNNIEST SISTER OUT THERE. SHE IS SO DANG FUNNY. WE ARE IN A DA GEI PO RIGHT NOW AND MY HEAD MIGHT EXPLODE. IT'S LIKE A GAMIING CENTER WITH THOUSANDS OF LITTLE BOYS BLASTING THEIR MUSIC AND PLAYING CRAZY KILLING GAMES CUSSING AND JUST RAGING AT EACH OTHER. THEY THINK ITS FUN. ...... ANYWAYS. HE HAS BEEN SERVING FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF RIGHT NOW. HIS ENGLISH IS GETTING REALLY GOOD. MISSION CONFERENCE WAS AMAZING. LEARNED SO MUCH, SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY WE HAD TO PARTAKE IN SUCH AN EDIFYING DAY AND CONFERENCE. TOMORROW IS OUR MISSION ACTIVITY, WE WILL ALL ( AS A MISSION ) GO TO LUNCH AND BIG BUDDHA. IT'S GOING TO BE A BLAST. I GOT TO SEE OLD COMPANIONS TODAY AND A LOT OF FRIENDS, SO IT WAS AMAZING. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE AND HEAR AND SHARE ABOUT OUR UPLIFTING EXPERIENCES WITH EACH OTHER. SUCH A TESTIMONY BUILDER. YES, WE ALL HAVE OUR TRIALS IN THE FIELD, BUT WE DON'T FOCUS ON THOSE, WE FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE AND UPLIFTING THINGS. CMMON. ELDER FOGT AND I ARE DOING AMAZING. WE HAVE BUILT SUCH A GREAT UNITY AND LOVE FOR EACH OTHER, IT'S GREAT. HE'S A GREAT GUY. IT'S BEEN A BLESSING TO SERVE WITH HIM. LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HIM. WELL I'M OUT OF TIME BUT, MOVES CALLS IS HERE AND I WILL NO LONGER BE SERVING IN KWUN TONG, THE LORD HAS A NEW PLACE IN STORE FOR ME. PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR ME IN A NEW AREA AND I DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE PLACE IS YET, BUT IM PREPARED AND HAVE FAITH THAT I WILL FIND THEM AND SHARE WITH THEM THIS UNIQUE MESSAGE OF THE RESTORATION AND PLAN OF SALVATION, KNOWING THAT IT WILL CHANGE THEIR LIVES AS IT HAS MINE AND YOURS. I LOVE YOU ALL AND WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY CHINESE NEW YAERS. THERE ARE MIRACLES EVERYDAY. BE LOOKING FOR THEM, KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. THERES A WORD IN CHINESE YOU SAY. TENG! THE CHINESE CHARACTER MEANS TO LISTEN, BUT IF YOU PULL IT APART IT MEANS, HEART, EARS, AND EYES. THINK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN "TENG" OTHERS. WHO CAN YOU SERVE TODAY. WHOSE LIFE CAN YOU CHANGE. IF YOU KNOW THIS GOSPEL IS TRUE, YOU WILL DO ALL THAT YOU CAN TO BRING IT TO OTHERS. TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES AS THE LORD HAS FOR US. HE GAVE US HIS BEGOTTON SON. HIS SON IS JESUS CHRIST AND HE DIED FOR YOU. BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU. THE LEAST WE CAN DO AS WE PREPARE OURSELVES TO RETURN TO HIS HEAVENLY PRESENCE IS TO SHARE THIS DIVINE MESSAGE WITH ALL TO HEAR. THE SCRIPTURES TELL US THAT HE WILL NOT COME AGAIN UNTIL EVERY EAR HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTAKE IN THE DIVINE AND LIFE CHANGING MESSAGE.
LOVE ELDER WRIGHT
IT'S UP TO YOU. YOU HAVE YOUR OWN AGENCY. CHOOSE THE RIGHT.
LOVE YOU ALL.