Future Missionary Wristband

Issac received a Future Missionary Wristband from a young man in the Church whom will go for his mission soon. Normally it is the tradition that a young man that received his mission call letter, will extend his wristband to the following youths in the Branch to encourage them to go for a mission.

Since the day when we joined the Church, I encourage Issac to go to serve for a mission if he is grow up and reach 18 years old. As I had witnessed so much changes to the young men in the Church gained their own testimonies on the Savior when they came back from their mission. They were not only change spiritually but physically in terms of attitude as well.

That is my hope that both children would have a heart and desire to serve for a mission as they grow older and they put the Lord in the centre of their life.

Blessed Sabbath

Today started with a quite messy morning. It seems like my mind was still blank during I was driving the children to the Church for our normal Sabbath routine.

It was a fast and testimony Sunday. I had been released from my calling as the second counsellor of the Primary Presidency today. I was feeling as little bit of my burden have been lifted, for there was times that I was unable to concentrate on my calling. I still will help out in the Primary till end of this year.

Our lunch in the home was a quite one, as all of us were so hungry! Then I spent the whole afternoon prepare the dinner as Elders and Brother Kok Cin will come to our house at 6.00pm.

We have cooked a mushroom soup, baked potatoes, baked chicken wings, braised broccoli, and Aglio Olio Spaghetti. All the dishes was not big portion and it took me 3 hours to prepare all these. It was just in time when Elders called that they have arrived at the Puchong Prima LRT station, so that I can go out and fetch them.

Issac and Annabelle were helping to set up the table and eventually we have a great dinner together with Elder Teng, Elder Pack and Brother Kok Cin. We did video called Alvin before we have our dinner. Alvin invited Elder Pack to say the opening prayer.

During the dinner time, we shared how we got to know the gospel and the Church, how our family able to come back together because of the Lord and able to seal as eternal family in the temple.

Elders shared with us Light the World message as this is December, a special month of the year and the birth of Jesus Christ to this world. Towards the end of the visit, I requested a blessing of comfort from the Elders as I expressed out the desires in my heart to overcome challenges and bring the Spirit into our home again, and raised my children to be strong in the gospel.

I was astonished when I heard the words that Elder Pack spoke, it was a beautiful blessings that have given unto me, and I can feel Heavenly Father’s love to me and my family. When I thanked Elder Pack, he just smiled and said, “It was from Him.”

Initially I was quite hesitated to make a commitment to accept the invitation from the Elders come to our home for dinner, because previously it was Alvin whom is the better cook in the house. And now, I can only depend on myself and my cooking skills for the dinner of 5 – 6 persons.

I have survived today! And after all it is not too bad in the end. Everybody likes the meals except may be the baked chickens a bit too “tasty”. We almost finished all the dishes.

I feel glad and happy that I have made a right decision to accept the invitation from the Elders to come to our home, I can feel the Spirit in the home while they were here, especially during the blessings, I can feel as the words spoken was from the Lord Himself, the assurance that He given to me.

I love missionaries! They have bring light to our small little home! I can feel the peace, comfort and love within me now.

I know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love me. I know that Jesus came and atone for my sins so that I can go back to Heavenly Father one day. I know that I will go back one day together with my family . I know that Jesus is the Christ. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true Church on earth. I say all these in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Puchong Branch ~ Harmon Keyboard Grant Students 2018 Musical Recital

The ‘graduates’ from last year keyboard students continued Sister Colman’s work in serving others. Sister Annie helped in organized the members whom were interested to learn and coordinated with the applications forms, necessary letters to pass to the Senior Couple missionaries.

Elder and Sister Dustin to liaise with the Jack and Wauna Harman Foundation to get the music training materials and the keyboards sets. This year all the graduates from last year have become teachers to teach the members.

Annabelle is one of the participants this year. This year there was time slots – Saturday 11.00am or Tuesday 8.00pm. We choose to attend 11.00am class like last year due to Issac have his art class at Jane Yap Atelier at 1.00pm.

The teachers or leaders continue with what Sister Colman whom started the coarse last year with teaching how to conduct the music for the first and second lesson, then it was continued with the keyboard course. Learning how to see and read the music notes, play the simple hymns and practice at home. And they take turn to teach the new batch of students.

Besides Annabelle, there are Sister Jully, Sister Angel, Sister Bo Yee, Sister Sophia, Sister Lee Lee and Brother Kok Cin. This year Sister Annie organised the Musical Recital for all the students to present what they have learned throughout these few months and put into a practice.

We had it on Sunday after the Church meeting. Both Elder and Sister Dustin came after their assignment from other branches. There are light refreshments and desserts prepared too for the occasion.

The program started with Sister Annie giving her opening remarks, she expressed her love to each and every student, what is their strength and how is their learning process and all about their goodness.

Issac did play for an opening hymn of Joseph Smith’s First Prayer.

Followed by Sister Dustin gave her remarks for the event, she expressed her love to each teachers whom sacrifice their time to teach and make this program a successful one.

Followed by the teachers Sister Saffron and Sister Amy given their remarks towards the students.

The presentation begins from Sister Jully.

By Sister Sophia.

Sister Lee Lee.

Lastly by our Annabelle.

Even though there was only 4 presentations and the audiences turned out are all the family members of the participants, but it is really a delight to feel the joy that they have for the efforts and encourage that they put in it.

We are very proud of Annabelle too! And Issac as an example to his little sister…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Puchong Branch ~ Harman Keyboard Grant Students 2017 Christmas Recital

Developing Talent #2 ~ Learn to sing, play, or lead a song from the Children’s Songbook. Teach or share the song in a family home evening or at Primary. Discuss how developing talents helps prepare us for service to Heavenly Father and others.

It was all started with the small and kind hearts of our couple missionary, Elder and Sister Colman from US. Both of them indeed are a very kind, genuine and sincere people who come from US and serve in Malaysia. They had sold off their farm land back in US, so that both of them can serve and doing the Lord’s work in this foreign land.

Sister Colman is a very nice and sweet lady. She is very hardworking too. She volunteer herself to teach the interested sisters and brothers whom wants to learn music. Sister Annie from our Puchong Branch gathered all the interested names or participants to submit to Sister Colman.

Sister Colman helped to write and submit the letters and application forms whichever needed to the Jack and Wauna Harman Foundation to get the music training materials and the keyboards sets.

This is the Harman Grant sponsored training, which required no fees at all. But all of the participants need to sign a guarantee form that, they would serve in the Church after acquire this talent from the coarse.

Issac is one of those participants in this Church-sponsored program. The program was started back in March, every Saturday in Puchong chapel with 2 time slots – 11.00am or 12.00 noon. We choose to attend 11.00am class as Issac and Annabelle have their routine art class at Jane Yap Atelier at 1.00pm.

The coarse started with teaching how to conduct the music for the first and second lesson, then it was continued with the keyboard course. Learning how to see and read the music notes, play the simple hymns and practice at home.

All of the participants, took them about 7 months, learning the keyboard from no or zero basic knowledge at all to pick up the skills of the basic concepts of playing piano or keyboard.

There are Sister Saffron, Sister Chee Mun, Sister Amy, Sister Annie, Sister Yna and our very own young boy Issac. Issac is the only Primary boy that participated in this program and taught by Sister Colman. And, he is the youngest among all!

Sister Colman organised this small Christmas Recital during this Christmas season to celebrate and let all the students to present what they have learned throughout this 7 months.

Both Elder and Sister Colman came early today as they set up the light refreshment corners at the side of the chapel. There were simple and sweet: a nice pumpkin roll cake, some brownies and cakes, prawn and fish crackers.

Before that, an invitation card had been given out to all the participants and their family members, to invite friends and family to come and join this meaningful event for all the Sister Colman’s students!

The program started with Sister Colman giving her speech, she expressed her love to each and every student, what is their strenght and how is their learning process and all about their goodness! She is indeed a kind and loving lady.

The program begins with High On a Mountain Top by Sister Saffron.

Away In A Manger by Sister Chee Mun.

Oh Come All Ye Faithful by Sister Amy.

Jingle Bells duet by Issac & Sister Colman.

Silent Night by Sister Saffron.

Away in A Manger by Sister Yna.

Joy To The World duet by Sister Annie & Sister Colman.

The Christmas Recital was a successful one! Even though the audiences turned out are all the family members of the participants, but it is really a delight to know that your loving ones have pick up a skill and can be serve in the Church in the future.

Our family feel blessed and grateful for the service and the love shown by Elder and Sister Colman to our branch. We are grateful to have the opportunity to meet with this couple missionary too.  

A Sweet Surprise from Missionaries ^^

Today Daddy flied back to Kuching for the Ching Ming Festival, so only left Issac, Annabelle and Mummy in the home. As usual, we went to Citta Mall for children’s art class and Empire Shopping Gallery for Annabelle’s violin class.

Once we were in front of our house, we noticed there is something at our door step. It is a blue colour container with a green card on top of it. We just picked it up and went to our house.

I took a closer look on the card…

It was from the Elders – Elder Boud & Elder Tenner. I was so touched! It is really sweet from the Missionaries to take this extra efforts came to our house and dropped us a sweet surprise!

And, inside the container is the cinnamon rolls! The kids were excited too. I immediately WhatsApp this to Daddy. Daddy was so surprised and feel happy too!

Even though daddy is not here this weekend, this random act of kindness really fill and warm our hearts that Elders still thinking about us…

Christmas Celebration @ Brother Lim Place

Brother Lim family invited our family for a pot luck dinner at his house for the Christmas celebration. We arrived there around 5.00pm with our cut water melons. I have already saw Phoebe and Sister Chee Mun, Sister E Chin already there helping in preparing the dishes.

Here are all the sisters in Zion whom preparing the food – Sister Shiyi, Sister Peggy, Sister Carol, Sister Amy, Sister E Chin, Sister Chee Mun and me.

We have some pizzas, fried chickens, salads, fried vermicelli, mushroom soup, baked beef meatballs, steamed brocolli and water melons fruit.

Fried chicken by Sister Shiyi.

Beef Meatballs by Sister Amy.

Pizzas by Sister Chee Mun

I also joined them and learn to cook the mushroom soup, and the beef meatballs too. I was with Sister Amy and help her on preparing this 2 dishes. I learned these 2 delicious dish from her. It was indeed delicious.

We had our Christmas dinner together with the Elders. There was lesson shared by the Elders and we did have a sharing on how did the Christmas means and to every one of us.

It was a great night for us and spiritual too!

LDS Primary Sharing Time ~ Scripture Power Missionary Heroes 16 Oct 2016

“Feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do”

2 Nephi 32:3

This year 2016 Church outline for Sharing Time theme is ‘I Know the Scriptures Are True’.

This month theme is ‘Prayer is Reverent Communication between God and Me.’ Today we did it a bit different way.

Our Primary President Sister Jennifer have arranged our branch Missionary Elders to teach the lesson to the children during the Sharing Time. She feels that it is very important for the children to love and teach them search the scriptures.

Elder Forsyth was turned into a Scriptures Power Hero as Sister Jennifer prepared a yellow colour Superhero Cape and a big blue colour lettering “S” on a red colour round felt cloth which he pinned it on his chest position.

All the children were so excited when they saw the 2 Elders appeared in the room.

The scriptures are the word of God. Elder Forsyth was teaching the children to search the scriptures.

He wrote some scriptures verses on the board under some of the wordings related, such as Love, Repentance, Humility, Kindness, Forgiveness, Service, Sacred, Family, Anger, Bully, etc.

The children were asked to search all those verses and mark it on their scriptures with the post-it notes which Elder Mullins was distributing together with the stationery sets.

They were sitting down on the floor to search and mark the scriptures. It was quite a fun thing for the kids. Both Elder Forsyth and Elder Mullins were helping the children searching the scriptures too.

This activity is a continuation of the early year challenge from the Church – to give children opportunities to share what they have learned from their scriptures reading, and establish a habit of regular scripture study.

After the lesson, we took a group photo with the children together with our Scriptures Power Super Heroes today!

And, they are our Scripture Power Heroes this week! Elder Forsyth and Elder Mullins were holding the Book of Mormon!