Hello! I survived 過年 (Chinese New Year)! So let me explain something. In Taiwan everyone works all day every day (kinda reminds me of my dad). They are super hard workers but they never ever relax or take a break. Chinese New Year is that break. For an entire week everything everywhere is closed, so … Continue reading Chinese New Year – a time to work
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“In Giving You Will Find”
新年快樂! (HAPPY NEW YEAR!) I am officially 21 years old Haha even though in America I am not even 20 yet! Strange, but Taiwan is amazing and we had another great week! We had something this week called Zone Council, and it was incredible! Our Mission President has really taken a focus on strengthening and … Continue reading “In Giving You Will Find”
Pairing Homemade Dumplings and S’mores
大家好! It was transfer week! I am officially done with "training" Haha but I'm pretty sure the goal is to always be learning new things, so I guess you are technically never done with training. But, in missionary lingo here, that means I've moved into "breaking". My "breaker" is Sister Valencia...first name Sanrio if anyone … Continue reading Pairing Homemade Dumplings and S’mores
More Than a Rain Poncho
Miracles on miracles on miracles! Miracle #1: So our friend Huang Yi Ting fell off track for getting baptized and had stopped responding to our texts. We got really sad because we literally had no idea what happened! Then this Tueaday she finally responded and said that she was feeling really bad because she could … Continue reading More Than a Rain Poncho
A Man With No Clothes
Hey friends! Quick Hong Jia Jun update for all those who are interested! We have met with her twice this week! Highlights including teaching the Plan of Salvation and the Doctrine of Christ, and she set a baptismal date for 2/16/19. She is still soaking up everything we teach! She reads the Book of Mormon … Continue reading A Man With No Clothes
An Long-haired English-teaching Vegetarian
大家好!? (Everybody good!?) This week, I really just want to tell you about one specific person. Her name is 洪嘉君 (Hóng Jīa Jūn). So about a week and a half ago now, she walked into our English class with her cute almost two year old daughter. When we asked her how she heard about our … Continue reading An Long-haired English-teaching Vegetarian
Missionary Works is Filled with Miracles
妳會冷嗎? (Nî huì lĕng ma?) (You're able to be cold?) This is the question that people have been asking me for weeks. Because it's been 77 degrees Fahrenheit, so I've still been wearing my short sleeves and crocs. So no, as of right now, I'm not able to be cold. But all of these Taiwanese … Continue reading Missionary Works is Filled with Miracles
The Savior’s Season
聖誕快樂! 🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎄 We had Zone Conference this week. We talked about our favorite names/titles of Christ. I encourage you all to find the name of Christ that means the most to you and share it with someone you love. My favorite name is Founder of Peace. Christ truly is the source of … Continue reading The Savior’s Season
Miss Trouble, Sister Wang, and Dinosaur
Hello everyone! I hope you're having a wonderful Christmas season! We tried really hard to bring the Christmas Spirit into Taiwan this week and we saw so many little miracles because of it! This week we went caroling in a Carrefour (Taiwan's Wal Mart) and it was so fun! Lots of families would stop with … Continue reading Miss Trouble, Sister Wang, and Dinosaur
I’ll Bike Where You Want Me to Bike
Hello! I had another solid week out here in Taiwan! That's how I'm going to preface this entire email, because we had so many great plans, but sometimes the Lord has different plans and makes everything into a great learning experience. There have been a few times this week when we seriously biked for hours … Continue reading I’ll Bike Where You Want Me to Bike
