Elder Ward

On Sunday, we were able to go to the Aberdeen ward and see ELDER WARD!!!  It took a lot of work and was very difficult but we were able to manage.  The story goes like this, Katie really wanted to see her brother but we had been so busy with our tour and it looked like we weren't going to be able to see him.  We went to the temple the day before, and saw a group of missionaries.  We asked them if they knew JJ, and they told us which area he is serving in and what ward he would be at.  The only problem was that they gave us a Chinese address to find the ward.  Katie and I took this address and asked about a billion Chinese natives if they knew where it was.  Everyone was giving us different information and since we don't speak a lick of Chinese it was hard to understand what they were saying.  Eventually, we came up with a consensus and figured out a plan.  Our plan was to walk to this certain bus stop, take it and figure out how to find the street once we got there.  Katie, Sara and I decided that we were going to go for sure and eventually we had a group of about ten that wanted to come.  We woke up Sunday morning and everything seemed to fall into place.  We found the correct bus stop and even got on the correct bus!  We got to Aberdeen, asked someone where the street was and was directed to a little building.  The building didn't look anything like a ward house.  In fact, it looked extremely sketchy.  A man dressed in church clothes walked out and asked us what we were doing.  We showed him the address and he said, "Welcome.  Come on in."  The whole thing was undercover.  It was so interesting to see how they have to handle ward business in China.  Once we walked inside we were able to find JJ and his companion.  It was so neat to see him and Katie see each other and be able to talk.  I was so overwhelmed that I even shed a tear.  It made me think of my relationship with my brothers back at home.  I can imagine how happy Katie felt when she knew that her brother was doing well.  There is something special between sister and brother relationships that can never be replaced.