Hello Mom, Regan, family and friends!
So, this was a fun week! As well as
crazy! But I will try to keep this email as condensed as possible, seeing
as today I only have one hour to email, instead of two, because on Wednesday,
we get to go to the temple! Yay! I am sooo in need for a spiritual boost! I
love going to the temple! Though, that means, today isn't p-day. But
that's okay, our plans for today are all fun and very busy.
So, Hmm... Where do I start?
Well, I guess going in chronological order:
On Tuesday and Wednesday I went on
exchanges with Sister Worthington. I got to serve in her area, as Sister
Pope led our area. I always love going on exchanges, and it was nice to
catch up with Sister Worthington- I went on exchanges with her when I first
came to Zhanghua. We had so much fun meeting with some of their
investigators, and I got to help her compile information for their Ward Map
Project (missionaries have to do paper work too. :P ). One of my
highlights is that I got to visit their investigator Amber, who I met on my
first exchange and I absolutely love her! She is so awesome! She just
needs to get baptized already. She has such great faith and her
understanding of the scriptures and gospel is that of a member! She just
needs to recognize that she does have faith. She just needs to take the next
step and go forward, trusting in God. I love Amber! She also has a bing
(ice) shop, and made me a bing with all of my favorite flavors- Red Bean, Taro,
and Mango. I didn't think they would go well with each other, but it was
soooo yummy!
Wednesday, Sister
Pope's bike broke, so she fixed it herself. Her hands were soooo black!
It took forever to wash!
Also, on Wednesday,
in my area, with Sister Pope and Sister Ting, they met with a potential
investigator that we had tried to meet with three weeks ago, but she kept
cancelling on us so we gave up. Then she called and scheduled another
meeting with us! She is now a new investigator! Yay! And apparently, she asks a
lot of good questions, and is searching for truth and guidance. The
Gospel is perfect for that! :D
Thursday was also really good. We
spent the day out in Shen Gang and we went to our furthest secondary area
called Xian Xi. In Shen Gang we met with Gu JM, who was looking very
ready to give birth, and in Xian Xi we went to visit Luo JM, our RC.
Well, on the way to Luo Zi Xuen, we got lost, because the addresses and
roads are a mess in Xian Xi- it's very country side village. And, we met
a Xie XJ, who was very very very excited to see us, and very willing to help
us. And then she went and visited Luo JM with us.... She wants us to go
visit her, so we will; she is just a bit.... special? Ah well, she loves
us! And she is somewhat of a Christian. We'll see how this all turns out...
And then on Friday! I hit my year mark
on island! A year ago, I got off a plane, and I was exhausted and
bewildered at being placed in a new strange environment. Now, I am still
exhausted, but I love being here! I still feel like that new missionary
sometimes, not really sure what I'm supposed to be doing, but I know that I
just need to follow the spirit and follow my instincts, and everything will
work out. :D
Saturday we had fun up in Lugang.
We visited Liu JM, and LA, and she is so awesome! Have I mentioned that
she's been coming to church for the last 5 weeks? She just needs a
calling to be considered a rescued member, and we shared with her about service
in the church. She is so willing to accept, and bishop is working on
getting her one. :D Yay! Then we visited with Hong JM,
investigator, and her mom. Not sure how much interest she has in learning
the gospel... but we keep praying for her. And then, for dinner, we went
down to Lugang Old Street, bought some food that could be carried, and just
walked around admiring the shops for 25 minutes. It was fun. :D
There are sooo many people in Lugang on Saturdays, because it's a tourist
site.
Sunday was fun. I got to
translate Sacrament meeting into English for an American couple. Agh! My
brain struggles with that. I kept almost using Chinese words in my
translation, or I couldn't think of how to properly word phrases into
understandable English. My brain doesn't like jumping between the two
languages. Translating into Chinese is sooo much easier.... well...
sometimes... Also, after church there was a baptism for this cute little
girl whose eighth birthday just happened to be Sunday. She is so
adorable! She wants to be a missionary when she grows up. :D
So, that's pretty much it.... I wish I
could say I would be resting today, but I'm excited to go to the temple on
Wednesday. And then, Next week for p-day, I'm taking Sister Pope to
Lugang! Yay!!!
Well, I hope you all had a great week!
It was nice chatting with you all. :D
Oh! I completely forgot something big! On Saturday, we get a call
saying that Gu JM gave birth! She has a healthy little boy! Yay!
We are going to go see her and give her our congratulations. :D
I'll attach pictures of the card I made for her. :D
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| Sister Peng's mew sleeping mask |
Love, Sister Nicholle Peng
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