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| Brother Ke's baptismal day |
How's it going? How'd your week go?
I hope it was full of joy and excitement like mine was. It was
great to celebrate Pioneer Day as well as being on the island of Taiwan for 1
year! Despite the fact that my stomach was not comfortable (most likely
due to food poisoning or a parasite), it was still a successful week.
With nothing else, lets get right on into it.
Monday we took time out of our
preparation day to visit with our break-dancing friend, Mr. Zhang. This
lesson was a huge surprise to both my companion and I, but went absolutely
perfect. Before we even began teaching the lesson he broke down in tears.
He shared about the feeling he got by hanging around us and by talking
with us, that it was something he had never felt before. Tears flowed
throughout the lesson as we shared about the personal relevance that the gospel
has with him and his family. His family situation isn't the best, and he
feels that he can change it, and wants to with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
It is so amazing how the Spirit works within others. As he prayed
at the end, tears flowed as he asked for help and strength in his family.
It is was a big surprise to see an 18 year old like him softened by the
Spirit, giving him a desire to change.
Tuesday I went on companion exchanges
with my Zone Leader, Elder Peel. He is such a great example to me and
there were quite a few things that helped us connect and work well together
(ADTR). The biggest thing I learned from working with him was the ability
to teach using scriptures. I definitely saw the spirit it brought into
each lesson, and the power and validity it brings to our message.
Wednesday was a rough day for me, which
made it rough to get a lot accomplished. Long story short, the food
poisoning, parasite, or whatever it was really got to my stomach which left us
constantly riding back and forth to the nearest restroom. Yeah, that sums
the entire day up.
Thursday was similar to that of
Wednesday, just not as bad. However, we did have a few lessons along the
way which did make the day go a lot better than it was.
Friday brought a flow of memories back
into my mind. Went on exchanges with my District Leader and previous
companion. Elder Garey. The memories of us serving in HengChun
together just flowed into our minds as we worked together, taught together, and
just had fun together. The highlight of that day actually resulted us
splitting off and teaching two different investigators. I sat down with a
guy, Mr. Wu, and things just clicked well between us. He has a Catholic
background, but really wants to learn more about Christ. I tried that
lesson to share every principle from the scriptures. I definitely saw the
help and power that it brought into the lesson. He understood with
clarity each portion of the lesson which clicked right away with him. The
most important part that clicked for him was the authority from God. He
wants to learn more and I look forward to helping him in the near future.
Saturday was full of joy and excitement
for us. It was Brother Ke's baptism! Although I didn't get to know
him a whole lot before his baptism, he was prepared well and will be a great
member of the church. Our Mr. Zhang that we visited with on Monday came
and watched him get baptized. It was a great experience for him to see
and then he stayed for the talent show our ward held afterward. Turns out
he even participated with us by break-dancing. My companion did
the worm as Mr. Zhang did some crazy dancing for the ward. Overall it was
a fun, successful night.
Well, because of time I gotta make this
quick. Missionary work is the best. Seeing the change that
individuals make because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the best. I
love seeing this change within these individuals as well as in myself. I
know that it is the path of the Gospel of Jesus Christ that leads to true
happiness in this life and eternal happiness in the life to come. I love
this work. I love my mission. I love you all.
Love the One and Only,
司馬長老
