Taiwan had another 6.2 earthquake that shook the island, but once again, Sister Jarvis was in a Church building when it occurred and all was well :-)
Woweee what another amazing week!!! I'm just loving the work right now!!! It's the best thing ever!! Not saying it's easy, but it's amazing :) I absolutely love these people!
Some tips for the week.......you know you're a missionary in Taizhong when:
1) The continued sweat drops on your face become a distraction in the lesson as your investigator hands you tissues over and over again to wipe off :0
2) Practicing singing the EFY Song with the ward after church when Earthquake hits and room starts shaking and priesthood leaders are assuring everyone that the church building will not fall :)
3) Trying to say a prayer with a little A ma (grandma) outside her house who keeps talking during the prayer and asking where Heavenly Father is, "Is He in Zhang hua?" haha so funny :)
We watched the Restoration with the little girls this week........they thought Joseph Smith was handsome and was so sad when it was over.....they thought it was really special :)
HJM had her baptismal interview yesterday and is asking her mom again today for permission to be baptized! She has waited a long time so you can pray for her :)
Ward Miracle: A family in the 1st ward brought their co-worker and her two kids to church yesterday!! So cool! They are also friends with one of our investigators whose Mom has said she needed to wait a few more years to get baptized, but they invited her mom and brother to church and they came too! Members are amazing! We could not do this work without them! Another map miracle! We went to visit a LA couple and pulled up outside of their house. As soon as we finished praying, we looked up to see a young girl getting off her bike. We asked if this was their house and she said the DX was her uncle but they didn't live there anymore. She was really hesitant to talk to us at first, but we kept chatting and then showed her a picture of our church. She told us her uncle had taken her there before and she really liked it :) She came closer and closer to us and soon we were discussing prayer and she had so many amazing questions! She asked if Heavenly Father would answer her prayers about finding more friends and we shared a scripture with her that really touched her. We prayed and afterwards she said she felt something and knew He would answer them :) It was amazing.........truly one of the most special contacting situations I have ever had on my mission. She wants to bike with us to church next week and was so excited to pray....I know Heavenly Father sent us to her :)
I have truly learned so much from my Heavenly Father in these last few weeks. I feel that He is helping us soooo much, I know we could not do this work without Him. I feel that He is really teaching me personally how to chuan the jiao, and specifically how He wants us to do it here in Zhang hua :) It's been very special, very spiritual, and very amazing :) Yesterday I read Sister Dalton's talk from Conference....."What e'er thou art, act well they part" What a beautiful reminder of our potential. I am the first to say that I know I make so many mistakes and have so many ruo dians (faults) and there is no way I could be a missionary on my own.......BUT as we rely on the Lord and pray to our Heavenly Father earnestly and do the best we can.....He will bless us and help us immensely. This week I read about Captain Moroni, truly one of the greatest men who ever lived. His faith and dedication to liberty and freedom and to God is absolutely inspiring..........may we all press on and be Captain Moroni's in our own battlefields :) The Lord is with us always as long as we trust and turn to Him :) Love you all!!!
Sister J.
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