November 24, Sunday
Hi Everyone!
I had an unusual amount of stress
this week, and I’m pretty sure it was all caused by my knowledge that I had a
talk to prepare for sacrament meeting.
Last week at church Elder Black was quicker than me to sit down and become
occupied with something else when we saw a member of the bishopric approach, so
I got to speak today. My talk was as immaculate
and eloquent as could be expected of a talk written the hour before sacrament
meeting, but the on-the-spot translation into Chinese destroyed any coherency
that had survived the translation from mental panic to a written outline. Nevertheless, I received a few complements
from members about how clearly I spoke.
I sat down after I finished speaking and felt all my stress drain
away.
I learned a lot about just how
refreshing the Sabbath can be today. I
really felt it bring a lot of peace into all my activities as I centered my
thoughts on Christ. Even though today
didn’t feel especially restful, since we had so many lessons to prepare and
teach. I really do feel recharged and
ready for a new week. I’m so glad that I’m
already used to Sunday activities that help me keep the Sabbath day holy. So many people here are shocked by this
commandment – they didn’t realize that it brings great blessings, and they find
it very hard to consistently keep. I
know there really are great blessings associated with keeping the Sabbath day
holy, and I see them so abundantly here.
Love,
Brennan
P.S. I learned one more thing: don’t accidentally give a contact homework
to read 3 Nephi 3:7.
November 25, Monday
I
just went biking in Pulau Ubin today, Monday. (drat.. I had no camera with me.)
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