Monday, 5 March 2018
The last P-Day for our zone all together. We set up a zone kickball activity at a nearby field that was super fun. Everyone had a good time and we went for ice cream afterwards. Then the entire night was taken up by meeting with a member referral who is actually American from Alabama. He is very Christian and has a lot of really good and really hard questions, and it has been an interesting experience teaching him. It's incredible to feel the Spirit fill the room when we bear testimony of the restored Truths of the gospel though. It literally feels different. It feels good. The fruits of the Spirit are there. I think this has been a real big testimony builder for me.
The last P-Day for our zone all together. We set up a zone kickball activity at a nearby field that was super fun. Everyone had a good time and we went for ice cream afterwards. Then the entire night was taken up by meeting with a member referral who is actually American from Alabama. He is very Christian and has a lot of really good and really hard questions, and it has been an interesting experience teaching him. It's incredible to feel the Spirit fill the room when we bear testimony of the restored Truths of the gospel though. It literally feels different. It feels good. The fruits of the Spirit are there. I think this has been a real big testimony builder for me.
Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Today was an all-day trip to Taichung and back for MLC. We had some really good talks about where the mission is going and some goals that we have. Counseling together is a really interesting experience. I always appreciate the insights and revelation I come away with after these meetings.
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
We had a really good lesson with our new friend Peiru. We met her last week at the mall, I think I mentioned her, but she really wants to have more happiness in her life. We had a lesson at the chapel and taught her about how the Gospel has been restored and how we can all read the Book of Mormon to find out the truth of our message. We get to do so much to invite people to Christ, it's amazing!
Thursday, 8 March 2018
A lot of stuff happens in a day, but I usually just like talking about the miracles or lessons, like today we had Sister Chen (Amanda) at Sister Yang's house again. She is really learning and growing a lot lately. We've been trying to help her start reading the Book of Mormon and because she finally agreed to start she is feeling a lot more and thinking a lot more clearly about God's plan for her, she's really starting to understand which is a miracle! We have been meeting with her for about 5 months now, but she can still surely make it.
Friday, 9 March 2018
Tonight was really good! We planned a couple days ago to have a pizza dinner with a few of our wards singles and our investigator Peiru. Johnny, Brother Zhong (the RC) and another sister came to Peiru's house and we all had a good time eating pizza and sharing a little bit about the Spirit and how it works with us. It turned out super well after all the planning we did, and I also biked 3 Costco pizzas halfway across the city for it, which was fun.
Saturday, 10 March 2018
This was a very special day. The entire mission met together and heard from our mission president, a member of the Presidency of the 70 (Elder Christiansen), the Presiding Bishop (Bishop Cause) and a member of the Quorum of the 12 (Elder Stevenson). The Spirit in the meeting was incredible. The things they taught and shared with us were things I think most of us didn't know we needed to learn. And it's always all about helping us and others come closer to Christ. That is the point of this whole work. Always it is about Christ and coming closer to Him.
Sunday, 11 March 2018
We were blessed again today by Bishop Cause coming to our stake and holding a special meeting with us. It was such a good one. This weekend has been very full of revelation and the Spirit. We also received Transfer calls this morning. I will be leaving Qianzhen for the beautiful land of Tainan. And I will be training. So we'll both be new to the area. It's going to be pretty exciting. I'm a little nervous, and sad to leave Qianzhen, they even had a little dinner with the whole ward at which they asked us (me and a sister who is going home from here) to bear our testimonies. I am going to miss these people so much. But I know God is already preparing a new family for me in Tainan. So here is to the start of another adventure. One which only Faith in Jesus Christ can carry me through. And it's the same with all of us on our adventures. All we need is faith in Jesus Christ and we can carry through. I love you all, my family and friends.
Have an amazing week coming closer to Christ.
-Elder Meanea
PS - For anyone who has been following Elder Meanea his entire mission, the transfer call above might sound kind of familiar. One year ago Elder Meanea emailed us the following:
So, oddly enough, president called me tonight. The new missionaries are inbound in just a week, and one of them needs to become a mini Elder Meanea. In Tainan. So... whitewash training anyone? xD I'm so super nervous, but also super excited to start this new part of my mission journey. I also hope that everyone will be really forgiving of me, because I'm not always the best person. Like the fact that I totally am joking right now and since it just said Saturday at the top you wouldn't know today was April Fool's day. Love you. ;-)Funnily enough, this time is not a joke! Kind of crazy he exactly predicted this a year ago and even funnier is that fact that the Lord obviously has a sense of humor :-)
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