A Peaceful Sabbath 20 Jan 2019

 

I feel glad and happy because today both Issac and Annabelle finally got their limited use temple recommend. This is to get ready them to go to the Hong Kong Temple end of March this year.

I had prepare the baked chicken chops, baked potatoes and baked broccoli with brown sauce, top with some egg green salads with roasted sesame dressing sauce.

We have our little family home evening and started to learn more about the New Testament and I get the children wrote some of their thoughts in the note.

It is a peaceful and joyful Sabbath when we focus on Jesus Christ.

Press Forward

I feel excited and happy today, because I know that as I am doing the things that the Lord wants me to do, I can feel the Spirit is whispering to me every moment now and then.

I was driving to the Church together with the children this morning, my mind was not really focus on the Savior this morning. There were so many thoughts here some pieces and there some pieces flooded in my mind when I tried my best to think of the Savior and get ready for the sacrament.

I prayed in my heart that I can be focused and forgo the thousand thoughts which were non-related to the Savior. While I was making a U-Turn, suddenly there was a hymn that I do not remember what the title of it and I was humming the melody of the hymn.

I was stunned for a while which it made me recalled that last week I had experienced the same thing during my driving to the Church. I was humming one of the sacrament hymn and I remembered that because I did ask Issac what is the title of the hymn that I was humming, and he was answering me with the name of the hymn.

Later in the sacrament, we were singing exactly the same hymn which I was humming earlier on in the car, and it was actually Hymn no. 169 As Now We Take the Sacrament, and not the one that Issac told me in the car. We were discussing about that after the Sacrament ordinance last week.

I was quite upset this morning as last night Alvin did not call and my mind became distracted. We were singing the Hymn no. 172 In Humility, Our Savior. And, my eyes came across these few lines:

Fill our hearts with sweet forgiving;

Teach us tolerance and love.

Let our prayers find access to thee

In thy holy courts above.

When I sung the sacrament hymn I was touched by this words, and at that moment I was thinking of Alvin. I know that Heavenly Father ask me fill my heart with forgiving and learn tolerance and love. I was shedding my tears during the Sacrament. I was touched by the Spirit.

And the closing hymn was Hymn 81 Press Forward, Saints. It was exactly the hymn that I was humming in the car this morning. It happened again. I feel as it is the Spirit is whispering to me, ask me to press forward no matter how and whatsoever circumstances that I am in.

And, just as I thought that everything is alright, I was upset with the things which I am facing now. I think first thing is I should put my trust and faith in Jesus Christ, despite the things that happened to me that I do not know what to do now.

Press forward, Saints, with steadfast faith in Christ,

With hope's bright flame alight in heart and mind,

With love of God and love of all mankind.

Press forward, feasting on the word of Christ.

Receive his name, rejoicing in his might.

Come unto God; find everlasting light.

Press on, enduring in the ways of Christ.

His love proclaim thru days of mortal strife.

Thus saith our God: "Ye have eternal life!"

Mecaje 2019 CNY Celebration!

Every year Mecaje Academy have a mini Chinese New Year celebration. All the students are allow to wear their Chinese New Year best to the school.

The students have their schooling in the morning before lunch time. The celebration began during lunch time, then throughout till school off.

This year they having dinner at one of the restaurant at Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh.

All the students are break into groups, and each group will present their group presentation.

All teachers would be the judges and give marks to each group, and the wining group have a little bit price.

All the students are having a fun day at school while celebrating Chinese New Year with teachers and friends at school.

Ministering Sisters

Today we took a few pictures together with Sister Robinia and me with the sisters we minister with. Hope both of us can do better this year.

Sister Anita

Sister Jing Jing

Sister Shiyu

A Spiritual Goals List

This was what 3 of us were thinking and came out the list of how we can make our home more gospel centred and make our home a holy place? We did this during our small little Family Home Evening weeks ago.

I hope that by starting with this Family Home Evening, we can able to continue what we have started.

爱你就是你望着世界，我望着你

余世达！

我爱你，
就是你望着世界，
而我望着你。

What Seek Ye?

Due to I have spent most of my time reading the Book of Mormon for the last week, I did not give much study and attention to our Church newly installed gospel learning “Come, Follow Me”.

I feel fresh today as I joined the first Sunday School this year, the class was so edifying. In the class, our Sunday School teacher Brother Earnest asked a question to the members, “What is the one thing you would do today after you go back to home, which will draw you closer to Jesus Christ?”

The first thought came to my mind was, “I am going to have Family Home Evening this evening.” That was the answer that I given to Brother Earnest. He explained that there are so many blessings that Heavenly Father wants to give us, unless we do what we suppose to do.

This was the same thing that Sister E Chin and Sister Chelsea counselled me last 2 months ago. I learned then. That is why I am trying to do whatever which will invite the Spirit into our home again.

After dinner we gathered together at the living room and having our family evening for the proper one and we learned together about the lesson that we have today – We Are Responsible for Our Own Learning.

“What seek ye?” Jesus asked His disciples (John 1:38). You might ask yourself the same question - for what you find in the New Testament this year will greatly depend on what you seek. “Seek, and ye shall find” is the Savior’s promise (Matthew 7:7).

When I firstly joined the Church, my desire to read the Book of Mormon was so strong and I want to gain a testimony about it. Then after 4 years, I think it is time for me to read the New Testament, because I do not know much about Jesus despite the stories that I used to teach the children but I did not really sit down and read the New Testament itself, even though I have been baptised in His Church.

That is why I seek to know more about Jesus Christ, learn of Him and seek to know more about His attributes. Out of many, I want to learn more compassionate and more kindness.

Besides that, I desire to make my home a holy place, to invite the Spirit come to my home. How to do that? By doing the simple things that we are to do.

Other than my spiritual and home, I seek for a breakthrough or change of heart and attitude in my career so that I can make built up my residual income this year.

To truly learn from the Savior, I must accept His invitation, “Come, follow me.”

What we all must learn – is that being a disciple means giving our whole souls to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. We progress in our discipleship as we identify what we lack, change, and seek to more fully follow Them.

Learning from the Savior starts when we strive to understand what He taught. For example, how does your understanding of forgiveness deepen as you explore the following?

a. The Savior’s teachings (see Matthew 6:14-15; 18:21-35)

• Savior teaches that if we forgive whoever that have offended us, Heavenly Father will also forgive us; If we do not forgive whoever that have offended us, the same as Heavenly Father will not forgive us as well.

b. An example from His life (see Luke 23:33-34)

• Jesus prayed and He asked Heavenly Father to forgive the soldiers who crucified Him because they did not know He was the Savior.

c. However, learning is not complete until we follow the Savior by living what He taught. How can you be more forgiving?

• Try to think about why the other person might have done what he did.
• Think of something good about the other person.
• Pray for help to forgive when It is hard.
• Don’t keep being angry at the person.

I am responsible for my own learning

What does it mean to take responsibility for your own learning? Look for possible answers in Elder Bednar’s statement and in the following scriptures: John 7:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; James 1:5-6,22;2:17; 1 Nephi 10:17-19; 2 Nephi 4:15; Alma 32:27; and Doctrine and Covenants 18:18;58:26-28;88:118. What do you feel inspired to do to be more active in leaning the gospel?

• To take responsibility for your own learning meaning we should take our own initiative in learning.
• A true learner exercising agency by acting in accordance with correct principles open our heart to the Holy Ghost and invites His teaching, testifying power, and confirming witness. It requires spiritual, mental, and physical exertion and not just passive reception.
• I feel inspired to

I need to know the truth for myself

How do we gain and nurture our own testimonies? Write down your thoughts as you ponder the following scriptures: Luke 11:9-13; john 5:39; John 7:14-17; Acts 17:10-12; 1 Corinthians 2:9-11; and Alma 5:45-46.

• We gain and nurture our own testimonies with prayer, search the scriptures diligently and open our heart to the Holy Ghost and Holy Ghost will teach us what we want to know for ourselves.

What should I do when I have questions?

1. Seek understanding through divinely appointed sources.
2. Act in faith.
3. Keep an eternal perspective.

The Parable of the Sower

Finally we talked about the parable of the sower, and what can we do to cultivate “good ground” in our home? A good living environment that we can learn the gospel together.

How we can make our home more gospel centred and make our home a holy place?

And, here are some of our lists that we can think of and we want to tick off at least one of the them each week!