“Best Week of My Mission”

Hello! What a week! First up: In previous letters and I think even my farewell talk I've talked about the people waiting for me to find them in Taiwan. I found one. Actually to be more accurate, she found me. My new absolute best friend was baptized on March 2! 洪嘉君 (Hóng Jīa Jūn) summed … Continue reading “Best Week of My Mission” →

Chinese New Year – a time to work

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 →

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 →

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 →

“Root” of my Happiness

十二月快樂! (Happy December!) I hope you're all getting in that Christmas Spirit and serving those around you! I'm so grateful to be able to share the true reason for Christmas with the people of Taiwan. Christ truly is the greatest gift we've ever been given! This week in Taiwan was amazing! I'm pretty sure I … Continue reading “Root” of my Happiness →

More Than Turkey

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all had a great holiday and were able to express some gratitude! Heavenly Father truly gives us so many blessings! I'm so grateful to be able to serve Him with my whole heart as a missionary. I read a great [General] Conference address by Elder [Dieter F.] Uchtdorf from April … Continue reading More Than Turkey →

The First Talk, a Lucky Bug, and Singing Garbage Trucks

大家好! I can't believe it's already been another week! Taiwan is so good! I haven't eaten anything weird yet for all of you who are wondering (knock on wood) because my trainer is not too adventurous herself. We eat lots of soup and noodles and dumplings. We had some really good Taiwanese curry though (dad … Continue reading The First Talk, a Lucky Bug, and Singing Garbage Trucks →

Administering an Epi-pen

So who wants to smuggle me Cafe Rio? Or who knows if I can get it in the Salt Lake Airport...causing i'm having a withdrawal. But in all honesty, we find out Thursday or Friday if we have our Visas, and if we have our Visas, we leave Monday!!! AHHHHHHH!! This is so crazy!! I … Continue reading Administering an Epi-pen →

Heavenly Communication

Ni Hao'dy!! I can't believe I'm already sitting down to write another email. I realized last night that I should get my travel plans this Friday to leave for Taiwan just before Halloween. If this is how quickly my mission is going to go, I'm gonna be home before I know it! BUT this week … Continue reading Heavenly Communication →