4th MTC email

Something happened this week that I really wasn't expecting. Well, two things, actually.

The first is probably the biggest, so I'll save that 'til last and give you the second piece first - yesterday, one of our teachers burst into our classroom and started tearing things off the walls - all the names of the books from the scriptures, D and C 4, and the account of Joseph Smith's first vision. He told us to tear up our Joseph Smith visions and throw away our Books of Mormon, because...wait for it...

...they've re-translated the Book of Mormon! Because Cantonese evolves so quickly, they have to keep re-translating it. Loads of stuff has changed; the names of the books, all scriptures we've been working to memorize, and everything the teachers know as well! Weird, huh? I've talked more about this in a letter I'm going to pop in the post soon.

The second big piece of news came last Saturday - the Older District of Cantonese speakers have left for Hong Kong, and as such we need new Zone Leaders. Our District Leader was called to serve with his companion (he was going to be released as District leader anyway, having been in the calling for 6 weeks) and so myself and my companion were called for by a member of our Branch Presidency. The big news is...

...My companion got called as District Leader!

Only kidding!

Actually, it was me. I'm the new District Leader, and am very scared by all of this. But I'm looking forward to the opportunity to serve and become a better leader and a better missionary, and also, I'm running out of email time. Aiyah! (That's a Cantonese exclamation like 'Oh no!')

I love you all! I hope Bethany's birthday went well and that you all had a good time at Bluebeckers. I hope you all ate a rib for me!