More delicious and sweet,
than cooked in any other place,
for Taiwan is a delight!
(Copyright Elder Meanea 2017)
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
Because, well, transfer day. Neither Elder Jones or I moved, so we had a nice relaxing day. After emailing our families and such, we went to a science museum in Taichung City, and it was super cool! There were dinosaurs and mummies and all sorts of cool things. We got back in time to go eat lunch with Elder Wilkinson and our new zone leader, Elder Heath! He seems really cool. And then it was out contacting and tracting again tonight. We got two people to set up for later in the week, so we'll see how that goes! It was really cool tonight, I found that as I wasn't focused on myself really at all, everything seemed to be a lot more peaceful and confident. Just letting the Spirit guide the way, and not worrying about not being able to do that well contacting or speaking Chinese. It was a great feeling.
Because, well, transfer day. Neither Elder Jones or I moved, so we had a nice relaxing day. After emailing our families and such, we went to a science museum in Taichung City, and it was super cool! There were dinosaurs and mummies and all sorts of cool things. We got back in time to go eat lunch with Elder Wilkinson and our new zone leader, Elder Heath! He seems really cool. And then it was out contacting and tracting again tonight. We got two people to set up for later in the week, so we'll see how that goes! It was really cool tonight, I found that as I wasn't focused on myself really at all, everything seemed to be a lot more peaceful and confident. Just letting the Spirit guide the way, and not worrying about not being able to do that well contacting or speaking Chinese. It was a great feeling.
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
The Dark Knight has fallen. In that we dropped Johnny. Again. I'm sure investigator's have been dropped multiple times by missionaries, but I'm not sure they've ever been dropped by the same missionaries... He just wasn't changing, had no desire to come find Christ, and well, if people aren't willing to come unto Christ, our continued invitations for the time being would better be used elsewhere. But he can never forget what he felt. I hope one day that will come back for him. Then later that afternoon we had a lesson with Lin, the guy who brought his girlfriend last week. She didn't come, but he was pretty happy to meet with us again. We did the full Restoration with him, and invited him to start reading and praying, and to come to church! He said he might. Then we ate with the Zone leaders and Elder Fear, a missionary a transfer ahead of me. He is training, so he's staying with the Zone leaders till his trainee gets here. We contacted around until we met a member, Brother Zeng. It was cool to talk to him for a while. He has a daughter on a mission in Taipei, so he's very excited about missionary work. We watched "Earthly Father, Heavenly Father" with him, and it was cool to see how much he can connect the love he has for his family with the love God has shown for him in his life. It also made me think of all the things my own father has done for me and taught me throughout the years, ever so patiently and humbly helping me along.
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Not much happened today. Just a district training meeting about working with members. For all you members reading, I know missionaries tell you this all the time, but you are the key to this work moving forward. Yes, we missionaries do the teaching, but it is the same work. I can't remember the exact statistic. but President Teh shared with us a statistic that I believe was that every 1 out of 8 investigators we found would eventually be baptized. But those whom a member referred and helped to teach dropped that to 1 out of 3 investigators baptized. I love seeing the power and conviction members bring to a lesson. And I'm tired, so pretend I wrote some really inspiring stuff about something here and head on over to Friday. 'Night.
Friday, 14 April 2017
Lu is my new favorite person. We met with him again today, and we really felt the Spirit during our lesson on the Restoration. He was super willing to listen, and he actually listened to what we said. When we talked about the blessings of the Book of Mormon, he said, "Well, I'd better read the whole thing then!" Then when we explained about prayer, he thought it was pretty special and there was a great spirit there. Ah man, it was so great. And then we just pounded the pavement the rest of the night and met some great people, including a Taiwanese guy who grew up in Vietnam and didn't really understand what we were saying because his Chinese wasn't the best, but he was super interested in the Book of Mormon.It was all around just a great night.
Saturday, 15 April 2017
We met with Matthew, our RC today, who was substantially happier, and seemed very sure of himself and confident in the Gospel. Which is a big turn around from a while ago. The rest of the day was contacting, and though it's tough work, it yields great results later. I'm super excited for next week, we already have a ton of lessons planned out. And then tonight we ran into a sister from our ward on the street, and she invited us to come to the restaurant her family was eating at, and bought us drinks while we sat and talked with them all. They were super cool! She has been a member for about 30 years, and her mom and brothers still aren't but they were willing to eat and joke with us, which was fun. Then we came on home!
Sunday, 16 April 2017
Happy Easter Sabbath! Just like Christmas, it's pretty special to bear the Lord's name on a day that especially commemorates Him and His Resurrection. It was a great day. Not much happened today besides some contacting. Tonight we went to a park and met the Chen couple, and at first, the discussion was a bit fiery because the husband was being bull-headed and wasn't listening, and we weren't using the most patience with his attitude, but I realized where this was going (which was nowhere good) and I'm sure Elder Jones did too, so I started praying in my heart for the Spirit to come back, which it thankfully did, and the atmosphere was filled with peace. And we got the chance we were looking for to share some bits of restored truth through the Book of Mormon. We left them with a Plan of Salvation pamphlet, and the memory of two testimonies they can't forget. For right now, that's all they were ready for, but I could feel God's love for them in those moments we were able to share together. It turned out to be a pretty moving experience for me.
And thus concludes another week in the life of Elder Meanea. It's a crazy one, but there is no other life or calling I would rather have. I know that my Savior, Jesus Christ, truly rose from the grave, and gave us all the hope we could ever have, and that it truly is through Him that we will be able to return to our Father in Heaven. It's so simple, but more important and precious than any other knowledge on the face of the Earth.
-Elder Meanea
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