Thornley

Hello Family! This week was really awesome! Joy was baptized!!! It was so great! She and another 8 year old girl were baptized. The cute little 8 year old had to be... uhm?? immersed 4 times. Her little elbow kept stickin out :) But Joy was once and good! She rocks! The rest of the week was pretty standard. We are working really hard to fill up our investigator pool again and get more investigators with baptismal dates for August. We met with a boy yesterday Huang er Chen. It was really sad. He is studying in college right now and told us he really hopes that there is really a God and that He will watch out for him. We were so excited to share with him the message of the restoration and the truth of our Heavenly Father. I saw his eyes light up and knew that he knew what we were saying was true. He even expressed a small belief right off of Joseph Smith's experience. We asked him that when he came to know that our message was true if he would follow the example of Christ and be baptized. He said YES! We then worked to set a date with him... this is where it gets sad. The taiwanese in general are so so so wrapped up in studying and testing (its not a stereotype its true.)That as we showed him the lessons we would teach to help him get ready he didnt want to set a date because he couldnt dedicate that much time to coming to God. It broke my heart. So many people want Heavenly Fathers help but arent willing to receive it. But...I have faith one day he will get it and accept the gospel! As far as anything else... yikes. I really am not sure what to tell you all. The stories are all blending together of what I have and have not told you. OH!. yikes. So today I got an email from my President informing me that my mission date has been changed. I will be returning home December 31. So... I will have 4 days to get ready to go back to college. I will need all of your help getting me ready for that. It will probably be a slap in the face of culture shock.. Oh and there was also a typhoon here! That was fun! The wind was crazy and ripped out a few trees! Yep.. thats pretty much it. I love you all be safe!

-Sister Thornley