What a day.

Yeah we got a little camera happy. But our eyes look so cool!

Our true colors.

I had a really amazing experience today on this beautiful sabbath day. I finally got to go to church! It's been a few weeks and it's been about a month or more since I've had the opportunity to take the sacrament and renew those sacred covenants. We've just had trouble going because of the distance and other circumstances. Its been kind of frustrating for me  because I've needed to go and just wanted to go so badly. So three of us finally went today and they had the skype stuff all set up. We walked into this apartment and took off our shoes. everyone had brought there own chairs so we probably looked very strange to the chinese all dressed up and walking around with chairs. Up front there was a table with a computer skype connected to the branch pres., a flower center piece and a picture of Jesus. Next to the table was the sacrament covered by white cloth. My heart filled with joy and I was just so excited. Oh man. We sat down and as we waited for others we just sang hymns, one of which was I stand all Amazed. If you remember, we sang that our first week of church. I don't remember the last time I was this overcome with the spirit. I just felt this overwhelming love and peace and comfort and surety. Tears filled my eyes and I basically cried throughout all 4 songs that we sung. It was seriously just so powerful and I can't even express the gratitude in my heart for the gospel and the opportunity I have to be a member of Jesus Christ's true church. I'm just so grateful for music and the spirit that it brings and the way it touches my heart! It's just amazing and it always surprises me how strongly it effects me. I'm so so grateful for the sacrament ordinance and the opportunity I had to partake of it again and renew my covenants! Ahh I can't even tell you how I felt it was so amazing. I'm just so grateful for the gospel I can't even express how much. Seeing the others in my life struggle with their testimonies and trying to figure out what they believe, for one, makes me so grateful to have a knowledge that this is definitely true! And that my life is an infinite number of times happier than I would be without the gospel. It also makes me want to help them so badly to realize that this is what will bring them true joy and I know it with all my heart. I'm so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who answers our prayers and blesses us continually and whose hand is so prominent in my life. Oh my goodness it was just such a good day and the spirit was so strong. I love this feeling and I want it with me forever. I'm also so grateful for the priesthood and the two worthy priesthood holders in our group! It's such an amazing power. I'm also sooo grateful for my family. Yes family, you guys are the best. I'm so grateful that I have loving parents who I trust with ALL my heart. I'm so grateful that they know the gospel is true and that they'll never doubt it, and that they;ve taught me to do the same! I love you guys and I'm so grateful that we can be together forever. Phew I'm gettin all emotional I should probably take a breather. :)

Anyways, It was a really great day and I hope yours was the same! We also had a super fun weekend in which we celebrated Maddie's birthday! She's the best. Her'es a picture that you can't see. :) remember, feel free to go to photobucket.com and type in Andreabp13 to see them! 

Wo ai Ni China!! or in other words, I love you china! 

New friend with a beautiful voice

All of us and hunter, the gate guard, and Lulu, a teacher

Look at all of us. We have so much fun

singing the song we wrote!

Oh megan.. love her

So much love