So I had my second typhoon here! It was SOO cool!! Haha I have never seen it rain so hard before which was pretty much the coolest ever! My companion and I were ridding to an LA's house and it was like k I cant even explain it but we got REALLY wet!! Anyways, my companion did not think the rain was as cool as I did and her being the senior companion decided that we would retreat to safety in a 7-11 (they are HUGE here!) and I was a little sad cause well the rain was so sweet and it wasnt hot at all! But we went into the 7 to start doing some follow up calls and wait out the rain. Again I learned that God provides opportunities in odd ways and I am ever grateful to my companions wisdom and ability to follow the spirit. As we finished calling we saw two young girls sitting there alone and so we began to talk with the one who would talk back to us and we were able to teach the first lesson give a book of mormon and SET A BAPTISMAL DATE! I see miracles such as this almost everyday and I am always humbled and taught that we need to follow the spirit and allow him to take us where we need to go.
Also this week I was given some very sweet tendermercies. Yesterday at church I was a little overwhelmed because in relief society I still cant understand the lessons and feel really silly when they ask me for my opinion and I need the help of a lot of broken english to help me understand and then I try in my mandarin to answer which I am sure is about as hard for them to understand my answer as it is for me to understand the question. So I was thinking about how much I missed the relief socitey presidents I had first in Thatcher and how much I wished they were here to help me. Also I was really irritated becuase my legs have become covered in scars and bumps from the misqutos here and they were really bothering me that day. Well among my murmmering I was reminded how much I am loved. As my legs were burning from the irritation i felt a sweet gentle touch on my leg and as I looked down Dong jiemei was gently rubbing an oil over my bites to ease the irritation. I was really touched as she performed such a sweet and caring act for me a foreigner who cannot understand when she tells me about her family or the trials she is going through she served me. And I am so ever grateful for her love and friendship to me. Also at the FHE that we atteneded another miracle for me occured. My companion sometimes forgets that I need help understanding and she sometimes leaves me in the dark not sure what is going on or why and another instance occured as they were explaining the quick game we would finish with. I was really confused as I felt an arm wrap around my shoulders. One of the members who has tried to reach out to me in talking to me started to slowly speak the chinese to help me understand what I was to do and then helped me do so. Truly God is protecting me in more ways than I could know. One last quick tender mercy. we went to teach and investigator and her grandma opened the door to let us in. Now most of the older people here do not speak mandarin but taiyu so I couldnt understand her but as I passed and acknowledged her in the way we are to here she reached out and grabbed my arm and began to compliment me in the cutest taiyu ever and though I could not understand I was sincerly touched by the amount of love pouring from her. I later found out what she was telling me was that I was so beautiful and young and that she wanted to be my mother.
So mom dont get jealous but know that I am loved and cared for here. So everyone!! Taiwan is awesome and I love it. We are having some difficulties right now with our investigators who have baptismal dates for september and we have needed to really concentrate on helping them understand the spirit to know that this is indeed the path the Lord would have them follow and encouraging them to talk with their families and resolve the concerns that were brought up. But the work is moving forward and we are all a part of it. Please do your part and get refferals to the missionaries! Finding on our own efforts is not nearly as effective as refferals so please please step up and do the calling we all have been extended to be a missionary. I love you all!
-Sister THornley
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