30 April 2018 - Jeff Said Yes!

"I have a bike here on the earth, it's been so good to me,

I hope it last 2 more months riding, not eternity!"

Monday, 23 April 2018
After some fun buying a new broom for our apartment, Elder Bode and I rode over to an apartment building in our area to meet with Mrs. Wu and Mr. Wang. They just moved from Taipei a few months ago, and had a Mormon friend up there who always invited them to church. They have gone a few times and know it's good, but they didn't really have a chance to meet with missionaries there until our zone leaders ran into them in a 7-11 and invited them to meet. It was a cool meeting and a a cool miracle to see how God gives people lots of chances to accept the gospel. 

Tuesday, 24 April 2018
We met with Flora again, and she is doing great! We brought up baptism and she said that she would think about it. We had a really good lesson about the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the power that it can bring into our lives. It was incredible to see her start to realize just how much the Savior can help us, and how more than being just a great teacher, He is our Savior. He is my Savior. We also got invited to the Town hall to teach English for an hour to the accounting department, that was pretty fun! Their English wasn't great, but everbody enjoyed it. We went with the 4th ward sisters and taught them how to "Ask for Directions." We're basically saviors on mount zion for when these people go to America. 

Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Today was cool because we went to the park this morning to contact people, and after an hour of not finding anyone, we were getting ready to head back to our bikes when we decided we would contact the last man we saw sitting on a bench. His name was Mr. Tsai. He is currently homeless and jobless, but before missionaries had met with him, he is very Christian and believes in God, and he had a Book of Mormon before. So we sat down to teach him a little bit and give him his own Book of Mormon that he can start reading again. He was really thankful and kept saying "Thank the Lord." It was cool to see a little last minute miracle in God's hand. 

Thursday, 26 April 2018
I taught the district meeting today, and it was all about Accountibility. I learned a lot from preparing about how Accountibility isn't a scary thing. I shared with them about how my dad always taught me to "Return and report" when I was growing up when anyone assigned me to do anything. It was cool to see how this teaching has helped me be a better missionary. Like we've starting sending a small written report to the Bishop each week about how missionary work in the area is going, and I have seen his attitude towards missionaries become more trusting and he wants to help us work more with our investigators and members. 

Friday, 27 April 2018
Another meet with Flora this morning in which we talked about a lot of stuff. Afterwards we had our weekly planning and met with a super cool referall named Arvin. He was found by the sisters, and was really willing to come meet and learn more. He has some Christian friends and he was curious about what we believe. I think he has real potential to become a super great investigator. 

Saturday, 28 April 2018
We ran into the other Elders investigator on the street while we were contacting, which was super cool because that is the third time he'd met missionaries. We went to lunch together and he showed us this great Panini place near the mall where we were proselyting. Then a big miracle happened tonight. We met with our friend from English class, Jeff, and we taught him about the Gospel of Christ. After helping him understand it, Elder Bode invited him to be baptized. He thought about it and said YES! His date is for the 26th of May and we are so excited for him. 

Sunday, 29 April 2018
None of our investigators were able to make it to church, the curse of my mission, but we still had good meetings and got to know some of the members more. I love how you can grow to know and love these people in such a short amount of time. It's really another miracle of the mission. And that was our week here in the ancient city of Tainan. Elder Bode and I at least have 5 more together, we'll see what happens for my last transfer, but I'm really excited about the work here, and know it's all in God's hands, as are we!

-Elder Meanea