Elder in the East: Week 16 in Taoyuan

At the Taipei Temple

View of the city

Monkey

Mosiah 4:27 "And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. And again, it is expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby he might win the prize; therefore, all things must be done in order." It is a puzzle indeed. I've been learning how to be urgent and diligent without being in a state of emergency. I've come to several conclusions, but, in short, not even the Savior Himself sprinted from multitude to multitude. We need only do our best and place our trust in Him and recognize Him as our strength.

Ward Activity

We were glad to discover at least in part the concerns of one of our most progressing investigators. I call it the Santa Claus Syndrome: he believes it and wants it to be true, but if he later found it to all be false it would crush him. He doesn't want to make himself vulnerable. He's scared. Solution. We need to help him continue building his faith.

The miracle formula works! It involves setting a goal prayerfully and accompanying prayer with hard work until that goal is realized. We were running out of time in the night, and we still needed one more set up to hit the goal we had set. In a last ditch effort we each shouted out to a passerby. In essence we said "can we share with you about Jesus Christ?" The one responded "sure." After inquiring further as to why he might be willing, he just said "what? Is that a strange thing to want?" Long story short he set up to meet with us.

Finally, we got our smart phones. I've been amazed with the church's software in relation to missionary work and technology. It's revolutionizing our work though I still don't fully understand all of it.

With Kim Chen