This year Annabelle has advanced to Young Women and today is her first Young Women activity. They are having an outing – The Owls Cafe at Bukit Jalil.
All these are some of her photos that she took but she did not take any of her own.
She told me that she was having carbonara spegethhi and ice chocholate and all the girls did share one ice cream waffle.
Finally, she told me that she think she likes the young women. And, I am so happy that she likes that!
What is Your Favourite Scripture?
This is the first question which we asked the sisters which are under our list, after we have the special ministering council meeting last 2 week ago.
Both me and my companion sister were thinking that we should get to know the sisters better, in order for us to do something more for them.
But you never know that from that very favourite scripture - only few lines of words could, eventually turn into something special and encouraging in your life!
That verse of scripture kept on banging on my door for past 2 weeks, but I did not notice it at all...
Until I faced a little trial this week, then only I realized that the Lord is so patience and merciful enough to let me know that, He was already there for me before I anticipate it.
And that favourite scripture would become something that the Lord wants me to know that He loves me so much!
So, take your courage and step out your first tiny step and do the ministering work! I know it sound hard and difficult to some of you, it was the same for me in the beginning.
Instead of I was ministering others, but eventually I was being ministered at the same time. I have been strengthened while trying my best to serve others.
Sister Jean B. Bingham said, “Sometimes we think we have to do something grand and heroic to ‘count’ as serving our neighbors. Yet simple acts of service can have profound effects on others—as well as on ourselves.”
As we commit to being flexible and then prayerfully consider how to best love and serve others, we will be blessed with the inspiration and knowledge we need to minister as the Savior did.
I testify that it is true. I started to feel the power of ministering!
So, let's go and put it into work. Take out your hand phone and message the sisters or brothers under your ministering list, "What is Your Favourite Scripture?"
“Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.”
~ 2 Nephi 31:20
This was the scripture that Sister Yong Yong shared with me on the last two Sunday of the month, 13 January during Relief Society Presidency organised Special Ministering Council Meeting on the 2nd hour of the Church.
I got to know that Alvin and I are her ministering couple on that Sunday as I asked Brother Adrian to check the directory list. I was thinking because Alvin is working at Johor and he can hardly come back and do the ministering work. I as his wife have to take up the work that the Elders Quorum Presidency entrusted us.
During the meeting I asked her, “What is your favourite scripture?” Sister Yong Yong replied, “There are so many… I need to see and choose.” Then, in the end of council meeting, she showed me the verse, and I wrote in down on a paper.
I did not give much thoughts about it, because at that point of time, I know that I need to know her better first if I want to do ministering work. I was thinking that I should prepare a journal for her, then I started to search the scripture picture over the internet and managed to do a descent one for her.
It was last Sunday that I was going to give her the little journal gift that I made to her, to encourage her to write journal, just a few lines or simple words each day to thank God for what have the Lord does in her daily lives.
And last Sunday I remembered that I encountered something spiritual to me, and I did write it down in the journal. The closing hymn at the Sacrament Meeting was Hymn 81 - Press Forward, Saints. It was exactly the hymn that I was humming in the car that morning.
During yesterday I had the tele-conversation with Sister E Chin, she ministered to me and she was telling me the same thing – to have faith and to have hope, and love God as how God have loves me, trying my best to do His work, and about reading the scriptures.
Last night before sleep, I had a thought of want to share this scripture with the children – 2 Nephi 31:20. As now I have change a little bit of the scripture study at night as I found out that we read a verse and ponder about it. The outcome is much more fruitful than we read the whole chapter of the Book of Mormon.
When I read it with my Gospel Library App then I only realized that it is as the Lord is talking to me. This simple scripture sum up it all for the things that the Lord wants me to know. At that moment I was really touched! It happened again I feel as it is the Spirit is whispering to me!
Sister Yong Yong was the first person who bring out the scripture 2 weeks ago when I was asking about her favourite scripture. Then, this scripture was in front of my eyes for 2 weeks but I did not notice to it.
Until this week I was really frustrated and feeling down, and the Lord is talking to me… asking me to press forward even though whatever circumstances I am in and facing now. The Lord even prepared me before hand to face the trial that I would face through Sister Yong Yong’s favourite scripture.
I shared with Sister Yong Yong in WhatsApp about what I have experienced this morning. I told her that instead I ministered her last Sunday when I encouraged her to write gratitude journal or personal journal or study journal, but eventually I was being the one who ministered by her.
Sister Yong Yong WhatsApp me : Sometimes it is through this kind of way that we strengthen each other in the Church. She is so glad that I did ask her about her favourite scripture, and the Lord through His ‘special’ way that I have been strengthened.
I am really touched and I know that Heavenly Father loves me very very much! He is always there for me and He wants me to know that.
I feel the Lord’s love for me today! And that is not all! I know that He loves me so so much and not today only, but all these while since I was born to the world. The Lord is always there for me, He comforted my heart.
I was driving back to office from the site after a quick check for a job which our company undertake at PFCC Puchong. I received a WhatsApp message from Sister Claire that she needed to talk to me, and she needed to WhatsApp call me because she was at Bali.
Sister Claire asked that if I am able to help out to assist the Young Women leaders during this KL District Youth Temple Trip. I replied that definitely can and she just need to tell me what to do.
She was laughing and told me that as long as the children wouldn’t get missing or get lost. I told her that, I am glad to do that if I could help out during this trip. Then she told me that if this is the case, the Church would cover the flights and the accommodations for me as well.
I was speechless at that moment. In my heart, I was thinking that Heavenly Father really really love me so much! He knows me by my name, and He knows what are my concerns. He even make it possible for me to go to the temple.
I was shedding my tears in my heart when I came to know these things which is indeed a blessing to me and my family. Sister Claire continued said that, so this would be only Alvin need to pay for his flight and accommodation while Issac, Annabelle and me had been taken care off.
I can feel that the Lord wants me to go to the temple. He is waiting me there. And, that is how He prepare a way for me to be there. It does really comes in such an unexpected and surprising way to me.
I called Alvin while I was in my car and told him about this news. He said indeed, this is the blessings from Heavenly Father.
After back to the office, the first thing I did was calling Sister E Chin and told her this unexpected blessed news! She was happy for me. She told me that, this is how Heavenly Father loves you and He really loves you so much!
Sister E Chin asked me to be the person I want to be, and let go all those things that hindered my spiritual progress. Some of the things which I cannot able to change or control, just leave it to the Lord and He shall sort all out for me. He know what is the best for me.
She told me that whatever she was telling me is from the Holy Ghost, and Heavenly Father wants me to know that.
What I need to do, is to have faith and hope, and trusted Father and love Father as how Father is loving me. There will be so many blessings awaiting for me, if I choose to do His will.
I was crying in the meeting room and I can feel His Spirit was with me and want me to know that He do love me and care for my family.
The event that happened today really strengthened my faith, and draw me closer to the Saviour.
This have give me strength to further doing my family history work, and I know that all the ancestors up there are really watching me even I cannot see them and feel them.
I am the luckiest one and have the privilege to get to know this restored gospel. I must do my work!
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.
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!"
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.
