January 30, 2018

This week can be summed up pretty well with three words. Moving and language study.

This last week we had to close three of the apartments the apartments that got closed during the last transfer. They were all Sisters apartments and they all had lots of stuff in them. They also are apartments in the Taiwan so if they didn't have an elevator then it was a couple stories up with very small staircases. Thankfully there are wheels on the fridges here so the only hard part is getting it down the stairs. Hahaha it went really well though and we were able to get everything  all finished and the contracts signed without a problem.

The other part of this week was the language study part. This time it wasn't Chinese. One of the missionaries in our mission is incredibly smart and created a new website for our English class that works so much better! But, the problem is that he needs some help and some of the information we have in the office so I have been learning 4 programming languages in any of the spare time I have. I actually love it though.

This week we were also able to start meeting with our investigator Ye Dixiong! He is really funny and can't seem to pay attention for too long because of how old he his but he has been coming to church every week and even stayed for class the last few times. It has been quite nice to have an investigator again!

It has been raining a lot here lately and it is freezing! It has kind of made finding be a little bit harder too. There's not as many people on the street and none of them want to talk. So the last couple weeks we have really been emphasizing English Class and it has worked really well! We made all new posters and bought all new supplies for our English Unit here and it really helped not only us missionaries but also the students really feel like it is important. The results have been quite amazing our district was able to get so many more new investigators this last week using English class in addition to all the things they were doing before.

This week I also really learned the lesson of trusting in God. There have been so many small little miracles like thinking of the solution to a new problem, discovering a new scripture or having a parking spot. I reminded of 2 Nephi 4:19-24, 34 yesterday and I love it. I really know through prayer we CAN receive the help we need from God no matter our own inadequacies.

Elder Holderness