Dear Elder Yu: Growing in Faith, Serving with Love, and Learning to Be a Disciple ❤️

Hi hi! It's been a while since I have written an email again, but I wanted to let you know that this email has helped me during the week in preparing for YW camp, which surprise surprise, is today!!! And I'm doing a devotional on the second day! There is a lot of pressure, especially as a person who doesn't know how to do a devotional... But I was doing the first part of the YW Theme, as a fraction of the YW camp will be based on the YW Theme! One of the parts talked about being a disciple of Christ, I thought of it as living as a disciple of Christ and representing Him in our daily lives. I mentioned the difficulty of communicating or socialising, which I think many YW might relate to. Also, I included the part of the Lord making us strong when we are weak! (Ether 12:27) Cool thing too, it's a seminary doctrinal mastery!

Speaking of socialising, the YW are now assigned to welcome the members into the church! Which was counselled by an apostle? And now the Puchong branch is including it! Though, I have been tasked to assign and pair the YW  together to do it, cause I feel it would be encouraging for them to do it together, you know? Thinking of including it in my devotional to get some suggestions from other branches, inform our YW and make a good ministering approach. 3 pajaros, uno stone!

Also, when I read about root nurturing in Alma 32:37-39, it reminded me of a video I saw regarding an apostle's experience in planting a tree when he was younger, though I can't find it anymore. But it had something to do with nurturing the tree, and when neglected, the tree grew sideways and was so hardened that it could not be pulled back. So the apostle cut it off and nurtured it back again until the tree was still growing at his children's home. That's all I remember, there were so many things that happened during the last two weeks, especially one with the ✨✨ZESTY BOY✨✨ two Saturdays ago Well, I won't see you today, but I do wish you luck on your missionary and help me say thanks to Elder Fleshman and you for the comforting words on the 3rd-week email! Surprisingly, I felt the same on that same day I wanted to open it

P.S. I'm gonna give Lauren and Leah their letters during YW camp! I'm thinking of waiting to read mine on my birthday if that's alright.

Sincerely,
Annabelle