December 18, 2016

Well another week has come and gone here in Taiwan and I don't have very many super interesting or exciting things going on here! Just doing missionary work and looking to the end of my training next week! That's crazy that it is almost to an end!

So last Monday we went to a science park a little bit away from our area but it really had nothing interesting so I didn't even take a picture... Hahaha sometimes I feel so bad for Taiwan because all their "fun" things are so boring but they love them to death anyway!

Most of the rest of the week was just the normal missionary work! We did a lot of finding because our area is dead in the water right now. We had three investigators drop their baptismal dates because they aren't willing to keep any commitments so that was a bummer! No problem though! I just get to go out and work on enjoying finding! (It's really not any fun but I still have to do it! Hahaha)

This week we got to do a lot with the ward because of the Christmas Season! I love this ward so much! They are the second best ward in the whole world! (Cascade 6 is still better!) I even call the Bishop my dad a lot because of how much he has helped me find my way through adjusting to Taiwan and making sure I am always doing well!

Another part of this Christmas Season is just trying to get people to come to our Christmas Day Sacrament meeting! And I got to use my computer skills for the first time in way too long! It definitely isn't the same here but I was still happy with how it came out! This is our new flyer: translated and edited by me! With Microsoft Paint! (Definitely not Photoshop!) on a computer that only has Chinese! It was quite the challenge but I realized how much computers really are just muscle memory to me!

(Front of flyer)

(Back of flyer)

Well that's pretty much all the new this week! I am doing really well here!  I am really happy here in this area and zone! I love this ward! I love the Chinese Language! My language abilities are really skyrocketing right now! I have almost learned the first 1000 words from phase two which I got two weeks ago! And most importantly, I really love this gospel and our savior Jesus Christ! I have grown so much closer to him and more reliant on him than I ever thought was possible. He really loves all of us and he really is the light of the world. Especially in this special time of year!

Love you all so much! Write you again on your Christmas!

Elder Holderness