This week has been a great week! Thank you so much Alicia and Emily
for your packages! I loved them! and happy birthday to Dad and Andrew
this week! Mom, if you're putting a package together, could
you be sure to send my camera charger, maybe
my byu hoodie, all the extra floss that's chillin in my bathroom
cupboard under the sink, and maybe a little book with family pics? I
don't think I actually took the ones we printed out. To answer some people's questions...
feng jiemei means facer sister (kind of) and feng is just a surname
that's kind of close to facer. Haha we can't all have it our way. The
food is actually better than I expected. well, sometimes haha. The fruit
is way good, and most meals are good. The
veggies are occasionally served with dinner, but they're disgusting! I
miss having fresh green beans from our garden! But I could totally see
how people gain so much weight. There's just so much food! And no, they
don't have an ice cream machine. Sundays
and tuesdays are ice cream days (:
I did remember that today is labor day today, because we couldn't
go to the temple! :(! and they're not handing out mail, AND the
bookstore closes at 2. Our choir number sounded soo good! Tomorrow we'll be
singing 'where can I turn for peace.' I love that song! and you can
totally use it in any lesson! Such a good song for investigators. Our
choir director said we MIGHT be singing in gen conference
so that would be sweet! we'll find out within the next few weeks, so I'll be sure and let you know (:
I may or may not be sending more pics from sis Bowmans camera since
mine was dead for half the week. Our companionship is great! it's just me and sis Bowman now, since sis
Peine left last monday. We work well together, and she helps me a TON
with my zhongwen! My teachers are good, We just
got like two new ones i think? One of them is our investigator, brother
gao (now known as wong lao shi - teacher wong) so that was kind of
wierd. The new girl is super hard because she NEVER says anything in
english, but it will be so good for us.
SO! where to begin.. please excuse my randomness but there's just
so much to tell about! So I just loooove devotionals!! I pretty much feel like I get
exalted every time! Sunday's devotional was on how we need to keep a
study journal to show God that we can be trusted
with His revelation. Then later on when we're actually acting on his
revelation, then He can trust that it will be put to good use. Also, we
watched a video about the ministry of Pres Monson. I feel like we're
pretty tight now! But man, he's amazing. A
true prophet of God!
Oh and about writing.. haha just do whatever you want. Dear elders
are so great because I can get them any day of the week, but I can't
reply. So if you want a reply either write your email/address on it or
whatever, or just email me (: xie xie! (thanks)
Haha so every night, we qidao (pray) together with the girls in our
zone, and we all came up with our princesses and spirit animals. I'm
jazmine, and apparently an otter. Whatever works.
Oh guess what!! on thursday I gave my first lesson without having
to write it all out in zhongwen!! Haha if you know me, that's a big deal
because I can barely give a lesson in English without writing it all
out. That was way cool to be able to go by
the spirit and we just had an awesome lesson! We asked brother Gao to be
baptized, but he said he would think about it. He's still having a
hard time believing in God. But we're getting there! We also made a
district goal to be able to pray without the book
by sunday and I did it! Ah it's so cool to pray in another language! My
prayers are still pretty basic, but I'm expanding little by little (:
During companion study on saturday, we talked about alma 26. it's
amazing! It's filled with so much juice to tell about, but just read it
and you'll know what I mean (: hmmm we also had a photo scavenger hunt
in order to learn about how to use before and
after so that was fun! Haha i had to use Elder Sessions' camera because
mine is dead :/ so you may or may not be getting those pics.
So many people on the mandarin floor in our building have been
getting sick.. I'm getting there, but I'm trying hard to stay away and
be sanitary and what not. But nothing will keep me in bed, haha that
just sounds awful!
Straight is the gate and narrow the way
Sister Meyer got some tim tams from her family, so we did tim tam slams at dinner! Haha so fun!
It was really nice on sunday during sacrament to realize how much
I've improved throughout the week. Last week, I had no idea what anyone
was saying, and this week I could actually piece together some things!
I'm definitely not perfect, but I'm just glad
to see that I'm getting better. I'm learning to deal with non-morning
people haha. Patience is definitely a virtue. On saturday we played
mandarin soccer!! That was so nice to get out and play again! haha I'm
way competitive so it was a little hard to play
with people who have never played soccer, but I'm learning to not care
as much any more. It's all for the love of the game. And exercise, I
guess haha.
I know that this church is the church of God. I love my Heavenly
Father so much, and I'm so grateful to have grown up in an amazing
family that has taught me the gospel. It is so important that we talk
to God through prayer all throughout the day and
let him know how we're doing. We literally say like 30 prayers a day!
The spirit is so strong here, and I wouldn't want to be in any other
place. Okay, maybe Taiwan. Oh! one last thing! yesterday in the
devotional about study journals, he said that the Lord
is working on the people in Taiwan right now, and he'll continue to help
them when I leave. He's preparing them for me to come, and I have to be
prepared for them.
Anyway, I love you all so much! Jia you! (add oil)
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