This week. Ayo.

Monday: This Monday will go down in history as the most boring P-day in the history of the Singapore Mission. Haha it was not my favorite, we spent the day at the KDC talking with a couple of the Elders who weren't playing the "elders only basketball game." Once we had decided to go home and catch up on sleep in perfect Malaysia fashion it began to down pour and we were stuck! It really wasn't that bad, we were able to get to know a couple of the Elders better, but I am determined to not do that again. 

Tuesday: District Meeting Days are always the best days. After another great meeting we took our new Cina elders out to meet a Less active who only speaks Cina or Malay. No English. She is the best though, I absolutely adore her, and I want her to come back so badly. She said that the reason she does not attend church anymore is because she has no friends. Heart-breaking. Anyways we took the elders to go and see her and learned that she doesn't speak Mandarin at all she speaks a different dialect called Hakkien. The elders tried so hard to teach her and to help her understand but could not. We could tell she was really sad and frustrated that she was unable to understand so we took her to Ice Cream! Once again in perfect Malaysia fashion it down poured again, so while we were in the ice cream shop we took the opportunity to teach her some English and do some major BTR (build trust relationship.) It was a lot of time, but I think...I know that it was well spent. After we met with our less-active we headed to the Mall to meet a potential that I had contacted a few weeks previous. It started out so so well, we met up we walked to a delicious Indian restaurant, we were eating DELICIOUS food, and then he say the three words no missionary ever wants to hear....I AM MUSLIM. I was so mad! Haha I wanted to flip the table. Luckily he never accepted our invitation to come to church or we would've been in big trouble. Anyways we kept our cool, pretended it didn't matter and promptly walked back with him and parted ways. The laws here are so frustrating. I can't wait to teach all the Muslim people I've met here in the Spirit World! 

Wednesday: This day every single lesson/appointment we set up fell through and we felt depressed so we decided to go contacting to lift our spirits, then in perfect Malaysia fashion it down-poured and we were stranded at a mall until we had to go in for the night. We were able to get some numbers and I finally caved in and used one of those completely unsanitary massage chairs they have in malls. It was worth the Ringgit.

Thursday: Ahhh Weekly Planning, I love Thursdays. I always get so much scripture study in it is insane. That's all I need to make me happy is a set of hi-lighters, my quad, and the scripture study manuals. Complete Bliss right there. After Planning though we met with a family of potential that we wanted the Cina elders to meet.  We weren't able to travel together, but we assumed they could make it. Haha we were wrong. About 10 minutes after our appointment is supposed to begin we call the Elders and poor greenie, Elder Pierce, got separated from Elder Fletcher and they were lost, it was raining (in perfect Malaysia fashion), it was dark, and obviously only one of them had a phone and it wasn't greenie. Haha I really shouldn't have laughed as much as I did at the situation, I would have been freaking out, but all was well and after 1 hour, 1 very long hour, Elder Pierce was able to get to the church and call Elder Fletcher. The appointment got kacaud but a miracle came from it I will tell you later!

Friday: We got a new investigator and biked all the way to Matang! (1 hour bike ride away, which seems to be uphill...both ways...)

Saturday: Contacting all day, in which I realized the happiest missionary is a finding missionary. I love getting to meet new people.

Sunday: Church. I love my members but they love to pick on the sisters. Haha I need to get a branch photo, we are all kind of misfits, but in the best possible way!

BONUS Monday: Today we went to bako, which is the miracle that came from the Elders missing the appointment! We had told them that we planned on going to Bako and they not only wanted to come with us but even picked us up and drove us there. Today was a blast, I look like a lobster, and my entire body is bruised from one to many dives  in our intense capture the flag game on the beach but it was such a good p-day and I am so happy I got to spend it with all the missionaries I love and the coolest potential investigators!

Sorry for the quick run down of Friday-Bonus Monday. E-mailing time is running out quicker than I can type! 

Funny Story:

All of what I am about to say is 100% true. Today at Bako I literally got attacked by a herd of monkeys. Haha. Bako is basically a jungle trek and as we were just walking to the trails a family of monkeys come up to us, and it was so nice and pleasant, and then they got this evil look in their eyes. We were completely surrounding and there was no one to save us. We had started to walk away slowly in hopes that they wouldn't pursue us, but they must have seen the fear in my eyes because as we get past a couple of them, one of them literally jumped on to my backpack making crazy monkey noises and stole my water! I couldn't stop screaming! Haha I felt like such a girl, but it was something that I thought I would never have to worry about. We passed like 20 more monkeys the rest of the day and I couldn't look them in the eye. It was terrifying. Haha I think I was more upset about him stealing my water though. 

I can now safely say that I've been attacked by monkeys though.

This week had quite a few ups and downs, it's so evident that rainy season is upon us, but WOW I love this work, I am obsessed with being a missionary, and I feel so much love for the people here. For all the fun stories that happened this week there were 3X more amazing lessons, people changed, and happiness felt. Next week I will try my hardest to write all of them down. I am so grateful to be here, the church is true, i learn it everyday! 

Love all of you!

Sister Emma Lou Hansen