The Best day!

So today we got to go back to GuangZhou to go to a District Conference that is only held once a year. It was held at the Ramada Hotel and the District we are in consists of all of Southern China. Out of all of Southern China only around 200 people were there, a lot of them from our ShenZhen branch that we attend on Sundays. It was eye openning to recognize that no, China is not open to the gospel right now but the people that are members here are strong valient members who are great examples to the rest of their country. It was a two hour meeting where we got to hear from Stanley Wan of the area Presidency and Elder Anthony Perkins of the quorum of the seventy. It was really cool to hear from him because he talked in General Conference a couple years ago. All of their talks were amazing.
After our meeting was over they served us lunch (which was spagetti and ham and cheese sandwiches!!! Heaven!) and then Elder Perkins and memebers of the district presidency had a Young Single Adults fireside for a hour. It was really neat experience because it was mostly a question/answer session. It didn't go as most of my question/answer sessions have gone with Bishops as a youth. Most of the discussion consisted of clarifying China's role in this gospel, and our role as examples in China. Just being in the same room as these men you could feel the spirit testifying that those men were men of God. They were called by Him to help prepare this nation for what it will soon receive and to prepare the world for when we come to know China. I'm so incredibly grateful for this opportunity that I got to have. I'm glad I'm here in China, to make sure that I'm not taking for granted the truths that I've known since I was in Primary. The gospel isn't any less true here then it is at home.
Thanks so much for you love and prayers! I miss you all!