Last P-day we were able to see Manapan Mountain which holds the remnants of how Taiwan defended against the Japanese during WWII. The views were amazing!
There are spiders on this side of Taiwan also!
Our district
Swinging out to Strawberry Mountain
Tarzan or Kung Fu Panda
Training
is going very well. I've been on my knees a lot asking for heavenly
help, and I've had it :) Elder Raley is incredible; he's very sincere,
personable, and willing to try new things. Like...falling into a farm.
We were biking along a small, back-country road when my companion was
ran off the road by a passing motorcycle. He made a decent drop that
landed him in a pool of mud and freshly-watered crops. Luckily, he
wasn't injured in any serious way. He had a great attitude throughout
the whole thing. He kept apologizing to the startled farmer as he tried
to stand up amidst the unsuspecting plants he had landed on. The other miracle
was that my notes/scriptures that were in the box on the back of my bike he was riding
emerged untouched despite being submerged in the muddy pool. Why do we
fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.
Grandma Shana sent us Valentine's Day treats! frosted rice crispy bars
This was after being washed down with a hose! He was a really good sport about the fall.
Where we live
Dallin is the man. He attends seminary daily. I was able to assist in helping him receive the Aaronic Priesthood on Sunday.
He's also an incredible member missionary. He shares the Plan of
Salvation with everyone he knows. We went to invite a less active member
to church on Saturday only to hear that Dallin had already invited him. He's truly converted.
We saw miracles everyday this past week. Monday
evening we were seeing anything but success. We stopped, said a prayer,
and counseled among ourselves. We both felt prompted to visit a family
we had met the previous week. Upon arriving, we were rejected. Now what?
We decided we must have felt impressed to come and see them because
there was someone in the neighborhood in a preparation to hear the word.
After knocking all the houses, we still felt that we needed to visit
the original family. Several members of the family rolled up in a car
just as we arrived at their door the second time and they greeted us
warmly. A few days later we got a call from Brother Zhang in the
bishopric. He told us the family we met are friends of his family and
that they started asking them about our beliefs after we visited them.
There is power in prayer and counseling together. Sometimes you just
have to push through.
We taught the Restoration
this week to a man who has had an incredibly challenging life. In his
closing prayer, he asked only for his pain to be taken away. It was a
great blessing to see his joy as we shared our message of hope. The
greatest feeling of all was watching him walk way--a skip in his stride
and a Book of Mormon in hand ready to face the world. The Gospel of
Jesus Christ can heal any hurt.
It was also
cool to run into everyone in Miaoli who's ever been to or lived in
Oklahoma this week; Elder Raley was clearly meant to serve here.
The
message we share is literally for everyone. It's not like we're
trampoline salesmen in which case an elderly couple that doesn't have
grandkids come to visit on a regular basis would have no need of our
project. No one is allergic to what we bring. It is quite truly for all
mankind. It's needed. It is the key to joy in this life and eternal
happiness in the world to come.
I love you all! Have the best week!
Elder Dickson
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