Week #32

Hello,
Well it is official. I got worshiped this week. Like me and Elder Warner were walking into a 7-11 and this lady literally got on her knees and started worshiping us. Probably in the same manner that she would worship a statue. It was the creepiest thing ever, and when we walked out of the 7 she walked up to us and just kept saying 美國人 (mei guo ren which means American) over and over again.

 This week we did not have a lot of success with finding, but we have a couple of investigators that are really progressing. The first one's name is Dustin. He is about 25 years old and we met him on the side of the road, and then 3 weeks later he contacted us saying he wants to meet. He now prays everyday, and is obeying the Word of Wisdom. He still doesn't read everyday, but we are working with him on that. He has a really busy work schedule so he comes to church when he can. But we did find out that he lives with his girlfriend, and we are teaching him the Law of Chastity this week, so we will see how that goes.

 The next one's name is Jordan. We were on our way home and we had to stop at the store to get something real quick. Elder Warner accidentally bumped into his mom at the check out counter, and then as we were getting ready to leave she asked him where are church was, and then she told us that her son would be at church on Sunday. He has come to church every week since then, and we set a baptismal goal with him for March 18th! When we were teaching him the Word of Wisdom he said that he does not smoke or drink, and he hates coffee and tea (which is not usual for a Taiwanese person). He told us that he believes Joseph Smith is a prophet and that he wants to get baptized.

 The next two are Oliver and Wayne. They are both 17 year old high school students that go to the High School next to our house. We actually met them at the same store we met Jordan at. We talked to them for a little bit and they said they could come to church the next week. Then the following day we were coming home and we saw them at the 7-11 by our house, so we went to talk to them for a little. They were doing some homework and when we asked if we could set up another time to meet with them, they just put away their homework and asked us to teach them right there. Then the following week they were both at church, and every time they were asked to introduce themselves they just kept saying how grateful they were for the opportunity they had to come to church and learn about Jesus. Something that has been such a great blessing to me on my mission is that I am thinking of Christ all of the time. At home with basketball and school and stuff it was sometimes hard to think of Christ. I would invite you all to make Christ the first priority in your life. Always remember and represent him. I promise that if you do that, your life will be a lot happier and you will be able to overcome any trial with joy! Sorry no pictures this week.
Love you all! -- 博長老 Elder Bosco Taiwan Taichung Mission 16-18