At the Taipei Temple
Elder Joly and I have had a
wonderful couple of weeks. The work in Miaoli is going forward, and we
seen miracles on a daily basis. It's starting to get a little colder
outside, and the rain decided to come in with the cold. Regardless,
things are good here in Miaoli.
I know my ABC's!
The fast way out
Riding a bike all the time is a little rough on the hands
Wayne and
Dallin were baptized and confirmed a little over a week ago. Dallin's
quite the little missionary man. He's inviting everyone he knows to come
to church, and if not for Wayne, we never would have met Dallin.
They're both incredible examples. They continue to learn and grow in the
gospel.
We've focused a lot on daily prayer
and scripture study with our investigators as of late and seen miracles
as we've done so. They have come to understand and appreciate the
importance of these simple acts and for the most part have all accepted
commitments to read from the Book of Mormon and pray on a daily basis.
We're keeping in close contact with them, and they're all doing well.
We found a golden new investigator this past week--Jack. He came to church on Sunday,
and following the meeting he asked us where he could buy the book that
had been mentioned in some of the talks (the Book of Mormon). We happily
informed him that we couldn't sell him one, but...that we could give
him a copy there on the spot. He was thrilled and excited to get
started. That night, we invited him to our scripture study class. He
loved it, and even offered the closing prayer (his first ever and having
never been taught). He did wonderfully. Afterwards, we quickly taught
him the pattern of prayer taught to us by our Savior. We asked him if he
would be willing to try a prayer each day. He responded that of course
he would both read the Book of Mormon and pray every night before bed as
if it was the most obvious thing in the world without even being
invited to do so. He has such a strong desire to follow the Savior, and
I'm super excited to share the truths of the Restored Gospel of Jesus
Christ with him over the next little bit here.
We went up to Taipei this week: I got to go to THE TEMPLE, see the Taipei 101, eat Sister Jergensen's homemade waffles, etc.
Taipei 101
Homemade waffles at the Mission Home
Riding in a Refugee Car
We
saw so many miracles with the Book of Mormon this week; it truly is the
word of God and His tool in bringing about His work in these the latter
days. A Filipino woman approached us at the train station in Taipei and
asked us if there was any way she could get a copy of the book in
Taiwan (she had been looking for 3 years). We were very pleased to help
her obtain a copy. We contacted a young man outside of the hospital at
one point this week. He said he had received a copy of a book from
people who looked like us about a year prior, had read some of it, liked
it and wanted to learn more about it. Then of course we've got Jack and his
desire to purchase a copy, etc.
Don't eat the Korean spicy noodles. You will regret it...Think FIRE, a really HOT Fire!
Eating those spicy noodles with Cash and Sandy
Chinese New Year
Fun fact: I taught the gospel using a fire hydrant this week. The gospel is amazing; it can truly be related to anything.
The Plan of Salvation in Chinese
Life
is terribly unfair. It's simply the way things are, and wow I am
grateful for it...please read this talk by a modern prophet of God to
understand better what I'm trying to express. "That I Might Draw All Men Unto Me"
I love you all! Have the best week! If you have faith, there's a way (You xinxin, you banfa).
All is well,
Elder Dickson
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