Week #14

This week I officially hit my month mark in Taiwan. Time is flying by pretty fast, but I still got a lot more work to do.

This week I had the opportunity to go on 2 different exchanges. The first was with one of the zone leaders, Elder Frye, and the second was with Elder Graves. Both were very good opportunities to learn from other missionaries.

 This week was super awesome because ZHANG GOT BAPTIZED!! He was really happy and smiling the whole time. It was really awesome because all of his friends (who are investigators) were there, and there was a very special spirit in the room. He also received the Gift of the Holy Ghost on Sunday, and after they gave the blessing and confirmation, he just kept smiling. We probably won't see him for a little bit because he is going into the army, but I know that as he continues to pray that the Lord will be with him to help and guide him.

 A lot of this week was generally the same. We have a lot of investigators, but we are just having trouble getting them to meet with us often. And a lot of people never have questions at the end of our message, but they also don't act on our invites and it is really hard sometimes to know if they are interested, or if they are just listening to be nice.

 This week I read a really good talk called The Fourth Missionary. I encourage everyone to go and read this talk, because it applies to everyone and not just missionaries. It talks about how if we are doing things that the Lord asks us to do, but doing it grudgingly, then others can benefit from it, but we won't. If we are doing things that the Lord asks because we want to, and because it is the only logical things to do, then we along with others will reap the benefits. I hope you all get the chance to read this talk.

 Last thing. Do not take your family for granted. If there is one thing I have realized here in Taiwan, is that family is so so so so important. Try to spend as much time with your families as you can and tell them you love them as much as possible. Always be kind to one another and never take them for granted. I love you all and I know this this is truly Jesus Christ's church!
 Elder Bosco