Week #53

   This last Pday was super fun because we got to go eat lunch with John Howard Graves Jr. and his family. Elder Graves is one of the best friends that I have made on the mission so far and he will truly be missed. But now he is back in the promised land, so thats good. 

  

 Elder Meng and I have been working really hard this week, and although we didn't find new this week, I can definitely see things starting to get better. This next week should be a good one. 

   

This week we had a really good lesson with Sister Wu. She was reading the Book of Mormon, but wasn't really feeling anything from it, but we figured out that she didn't pray when she read. So we talked about why it is important to read and pray together and I think she understood it. Also she brought up that she had always wondered what the purpose of life is. And so we were able to talk about how the Book of Mormon answers questions of the soul, and so that went really well. Also she came to all 3 hours of church this week!

   

This week I was able to go on exchanges with Elder Vainuku, one of our Zone Leaders (sorry I forgot to take a picture) I learned a lot, especially about contacting which is still something that I am not very good at. But I learned a lot that I really think will help us here in YuanShan. 

   

Also the coolest thing happened at church. We were just sitting in the chapel waiting for sacrament meeting to begin, and this lady walks in with her husband. She tells us that she has just been teaching Chinese in Syracuse, Utah for the past year. And while she was there she had been going to the Mormon church (her and her husband are members of a different church). And she loved the feelings that she had there, and so when she got back to Taiwan, she wanted to take her husband to our church. And throughout all of church she was just taking a bunch of notes, and was just really happy to be there. Sadly she does not live in our area, but it was still really cool. 

   Well that is about it for this week. Love you all!

p.s. I was sad to hear about Bro. Nickerson. Please send Sis. Nickerson my love.

 

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博長老 Elder Bosco

Taiwan Taichung Mission 16-18

Collin holding the bag of goodies (goldfish and bubbles and candy) that Ella and Micah sent with Elder Graves mother. Thanks Graves family! 

This is Annie (shes on the BYU golf team and was home for the summer).