Hey Mom,
So this past week since it was a member's birthday (he just dropped off the CAL meaning he passed his one year mark of being a member back in June) as well as my 1 year anniversary of being on the island of Taiwan, we went to a place called Shark Bites Toast. A little more expensive, but they have pretty dang good papaya milk as well as I got some french toast (so nice to get a little taste of home).
I will email
you back on Wednesday. I read your email and thought your lesson and story with
the YW was really cool and sounded way awesome. As some updates, our duanchuan
goes back tomorrow. Last week at English Proselyting had one of the most
beautiful things happen. A Nissan GTR came through the intersection and he was
accelerating fast. So it sounded way awesome! Yeah the typhoon was pretty so
so, doesn't really hit here in Taizhong. Also our English class hit 102
students this past week. Elder Ward and I always have the most students in our
Intermediate class (about 30 or 31). But it has been way cool as I have seen
the sister missionaries working hard in getting some of the students to come to
church or meeting. But yeah we are going to the temple this Wednesday. So I
will email for another hour on Wednesday. Talk to you then!
So this past week since it was a member's birthday (he just dropped off the CAL meaning he passed his one year mark of being a member back in June) as well as my 1 year anniversary of being on the island of Taiwan, we went to a place called Shark Bites Toast. A little more expensive, but they have pretty dang good papaya milk as well as I got some french toast (so nice to get a little taste of home).
Then this is what happens when your duanchuan
(our short term missionary we had with us for 10 days, a way funny 17 year old
kid from Taichung) gets his hands on your camera. He takes pictures of you
while you are planning at night and drinking some juice.
And then today we went to the temple. So I
know I already have gotten pictures with the temple before, so I did it a
little different this time to go in front of the visitors center plaque to take
a picture. And of course wearing my snazzy suit with my new red dragon tie I
got a couple weeks ago.
Couldn't ask for a better place to serve a
mission. I love Taiwan! Hope you all are well!
To Dad
Thanks for sharing with me all your feelings,
thoughts, impressions, and so on and so on. I really never feel like I have
that much effect and do that much. Which is where I have come to the feeling
that I have come to be maybe so humble that I need to add a little pride in
again to take credit and such for myself in seeing that I have done good
things, I am good, and will continue to do good. Which is also a thought came
to me today about how I think many times (maybe too many times) I have come to
just use the bad or negative things in my life to define me and who I am.
But I appreciate your words and what you
shared with me. I really do. I love you so much though and appreciate so much
you have taught me in my life.
Tell mom congrats on getting into the school
and her hard work!
As for investigators that will have to be more
next week. The 9 year old boy has gone forward with anything yet because we are
trying to get the aunt involved and talking with his mom. Hasn't happened yet.
The other scooter guy I accidently set up for today but forgot that we went to
the temple. I tried calling to reschedule but he hasn't replied and sent a text
but hasn't replied back yet. So praying on him.
