Hey Family and Friends! It's that time of the week again when you get to hear from your favorite person!
Alright, first things first! Last Monday, after I got off emailing, we went on a road trip to a nearby amusement park! It was really really weird! It was about the size of Lagoon, but there were only like 300 people there so the question wasn't "How long is the wait time?" it was "How many times do we want to ride this before we want to switch?" It was really strange. But I had a lot of fun!
This was there "Grand Entrance"
After we got back we had dinner at the Bishop's house. I am really starting to love all the members and the Taiwanese!
Tuesday we had my first Zone Meeting. I was really glad to have a meeting in English for the first time in a month since my District is half native so district meetings are in Chinese. Afterward we did something amazing. Of course being in Taiwan I am going to have some weird foods and some good ones. But the surprising thing is I haven't turned down a food in three weeks! (If you're reading this and knew me before my mission at all you know I am not very adventurous with my foods.) I am actually adjusting really well to the food here! Anyway, after zone meeting, we went to something called a Kaurou Chidaobao. It is amazing!!! You just sit there and order meat and then they bring it to you uncooked so you cook it yourself on the grills in the middle of the table. All you can eat. Oh and there's all you can eat Hagen Daaz Ice Cream and Soda and pretty much anything. It was awesome!!
Besides that amazing place I have also had some pretty bad things. This week I ate Stinky Tofu. (It wasn't too bad but I don't really like any tofu) and duck blood cubes! Hahaha
The work is actually pretty slow in our area right now. We are doing finding all the time and I have a pretty hard time with it. I am really working though and getting better. Also, we have an investigator who is pretty close to baptism. His name is Peng Didi. He is 13 though and a little crazy. He has a really hard time sitting still so it's hard to keep him reverent. He attended a baptismal service this week though and things are looking hopeful. Actually, I almost forgot, after the baptism. His bike tire popped so I had to run his bike to his house about 2 to 3 miles away and then run back. In my mission clothes. And let me tell you, Ecco's are probably the worst running shoes ever. Hahahaha!
Also, I am a little surprised that I don't have my own show on HGTV yet! This week I finished cleaning my apartment and it is so great! Right in time for our inspection! Hahaha! It only took 5 weeks! (And then you find out two days later you probably are going to have to move...)
Things are still pretty hard sometimes but for the most part I am really getting the hang of missionary work and Chinese! My Chinese just keeps getting better and better! I am really starting to just love it! And there aren't a lot of feelings better than walking away from a conversation and realizing you just did it in Chinese without thinking an harder than English. (I've only had that like twice though.)
I love you all so much and will write again next week! I know the church is true and that it brings happiness!
Elder Holderness
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