A Skip and a Hop to China!
Friday, February 6, 2009
I love to see the Temple!!
The temple is absolutely amazing!!!!! I feel so blessed to be able to go there and to serve there. For those of you who don't know I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love being a member of this great church and to have the Gospel in my life. The temple is a place where member can go and be closer to God and to recieve guidance. The Hong Kong temple was built right in the middle of the city. Right next to it are two huge buildings and it is right next to busy Cornwall Street. But once you enter inside it is completly quiet and peaceful. The spirit was so strong. I didn't want to leave. When I was in there I wished that my family could be there with me. The people serving in the temple were so sweet and helpful. It amazed me that no matter where you go in the world there are people in the church who are so sweet and are so willing to serve others. I hope that when we come back to Hong Kong again in a few months that I will again be able to go to the temple.
After we went to the temple my group exchanged money. One US dollar is about 7.5 Hong Kong dollars. It was awesome to exchange 50 US dollars and to get about 375 back. The money here is so beautiful. It was pictures of lions and trees. The coins are also really unique. 
They have coins that are 1,2, 5, and 10 dollars along with the normal cent coins. The 2 dollar bill has a wavy edge that looks like a flower. Its really cool. The malls here are HUGE!!!!!! They are like 4 or 5 stories and have a ton of really nice shops. A lot of the brand names that we have in the states can be found here, which was kind of suprising to me. I love it here in Hong Kong. There are alot of people here that smoke. Pretty much everyone does which can be pretty overwhelming sometimes. They smoke everwhere not just outside in every building and even in resturants while they are eating. Its really gross!! My clothes reak with the stench of cigarettes but I am slowly getting used to it. Other than that small detail the city is nice. Suprisingly it is very green here. All of the streets are tree lined. The parks are really nice with tons of trees. The weather is still really humid but warm. I love it!!! I can finally start to wear shorts!!! My only problem is that I am so white and pasty that I will probably blind the poor Chinese people that I meet. Maybe I should just start handing out sunglasses to everyone I meet so that won't lose their sight. :)
They have coins that are 1,2, 5, and 10 dollars along with the normal cent coins. The 2 dollar bill has a wavy edge that looks like a flower. Its really cool. The malls here are HUGE!!!!!! They are like 4 or 5 stories and have a ton of really nice shops. A lot of the brand names that we have in the states can be found here, which was kind of suprising to me. I love it here in Hong Kong. There are alot of people here that smoke. Pretty much everyone does which can be pretty overwhelming sometimes. They smoke everwhere not just outside in every building and even in resturants while they are eating. Its really gross!! My clothes reak with the stench of cigarettes but I am slowly getting used to it. Other than that small detail the city is nice. Suprisingly it is very green here. All of the streets are tree lined. The parks are really nice with tons of trees. The weather is still really humid but warm. I love it!!! I can finally start to wear shorts!!! My only problem is that I am so white and pasty that I will probably blind the poor Chinese people that I meet. Maybe I should just start handing out sunglasses to everyone I meet so that won't lose their sight. :)
posted by Amy at 5:53 PM
1 Comments:
OoOo I'm so glad you're enjoying it! I'm happy for you Ames! I love you!
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