Missionary Work Begins With Love

Hello everyone! This week absolutely flew! In fact this past year absolutely flew! This time last year I was checking off some of the last few temples on my Utah temple road trip on my way to Lake Powell. Laughter on the water turned into late night conversations with my cousin where we could only … Continue reading Missionary Work Begins With Love →

Up in smoke

Dearest family and friends Haha what a week in the boonies! It truly flies by, and as I look back at everything we've done, I am just incredibly grateful for the Lord's hand. First and foremost I am grateful I was not killed by the combination of mosquitoes, savage dogs, and an extremely poorly lit … Continue reading Up in smoke →

“Giving Enos a run for his money”

Hello everybody! “Jesus is a God of miracles. Nothing is at all impossible to Him. But I know this: Of all His miracles, the most incredible must be the miracle that rescues me." ~ The Miracle (song by Shawna Belt Edwards) This has honestly been one of my favorite songs to listen to as a … Continue reading “Giving Enos a run for his money” →

“I’m a member”

Hello! Can I say the process of getting Zeng JM to her baptism was smooth?...no. BUT we truly did have an amazing baptismal service and she has also received the gift of the Holy Ghost. She also has one of the strongest testimonies of any recent convert I've ever met! When asking her about her … Continue reading “I’m a member” →

“Crying happy tears”

Hello! I just want to start off with some amazing news, that one of my favorite people from XinZhu (新竹) is getting baptized on Saturday! It's cute Huang JM who has a son named Dinosaur! Now I wasn't her first missionary or her last missionary, but she was one of the first people I taught … Continue reading “Crying happy tears” →

Agency and Inspiration

Hello! This week was absolutely amazing! I want to start with an experience that actually happened in high school but was the start of an incredible learning opportunity. I was a Senior, college applications were submitted, acceptance letters received, and it was time to make a decision. I had it down to my final two … Continue reading Agency and Inspiration →

1000-year-old egg

Wow! What a week! A little over a month ago, I told you about a woman named Zeng JM who was poor in Spirit when we found her. She was a miracle friend, and I had an immediate love for her. Well, about a week after we met her, she told us she didn't need … Continue reading 1000-year-old egg →

Mango juice?

We're going to start off with some quotes of the week: “I cant tell at this point if it's mango juice or my own sweat” “At some point you pull the last weed and get to start planting flowers...right?” “This is the definition of Taiwanese comfort food *waits 30 seconds-eyes begin to water* ...okay maybe … Continue reading Mango juice? →

“Ten minutes before Sacrament meeting was to start, in she walked.”

Hello everybody! My new favorite look is the look from ward leadership when a less active member walks through the doors of the church building. Haha let's talk about some miracles in working with less active members. First: the Yang Family 陽家庭（陽慶明＆胡妙芳) I first started working with this family 12 weeks ago. Wow that's a … Continue reading “Ten minutes before Sacrament meeting was to start, in she walked.” →

500 pages in a week

Hello everybody! This week, I was 90% sure that Jesus was coming. On Tuesday we had an earthquake (note from my brother is that it was a 5.6, but I still don't know where the epicenter was). Then on Wednesday lightning flashed before our eyes, thunder deafened our ears, rain dumped from the sky, and … Continue reading 500 pages in a week →