Elder Miles Anderson: Christmas is here!

What a week. Let me start off with a big old MERRY CHRISTMAS! I love Christmas. Especially being on a mission. Everything is better. Presents? 不用, just gotta get out and work! It's gonna be so much fun to work on Christmas!!

I feel like this week has been the turning point of my mission. I no longer think contacting is 辛苦, I think it is so much fun. I love going out to contact. Even though most people turn us down, it's fun to talk to them. I love asking people if they like the Utah Jazz or Clash of Clans. I still haven't found anyone that does though... Through this Christmas season, I have grown a greater love for our Savior. A love that I have never felt before. I just want to share that love even more now. Also, yesterday was our ward party. I was singing in the choir and while we were sitting up on the stand, I looked out at all the families and I started to think of my own. But then a voice as clear as day said, "This is your family now." I love these people so much. They really are my family.

I know those are just small experiences to you all, but to me they have changed me. Things are different now. and I like it. I love getting up every morning and being able to go out and serve the Lord all day. As I am starting to come to an end of training, I feel like I don't have enough time to find people here. Even though I will most likely stay for another transfer, I need more time. 24 months isn't long enough. I am so grateful for the time that I have to serve the Lord every day for these 24 months. There is no where that I would rather be than here in Taiwan. I know that the Lord has a will for me here

Anyways, I'd imagine you would all like to hear a funny story? Yes? ok, stop begging. So this weekend I went on an exchange with our Zone Leader (and he is actually Bryant's grandson so that was cool) and we had a blast. As we were waiting for the other two Elders to come to McDonald's to do the evaluation, we see them come up the stairs with this white guy. That's when we knew something was weird because there was a white guy. He has these two little metal cane things around his neck and it was really interesting. So we were all talking to him and he told us how the Lord told him to make these things and to go and give them to people to bring them to Christ. He does this thing with the two canes where he swings them around saying how it's a J for Jesus, then makes them into a heart, and then into an infinity sign and then a heart again. Really weird but he was an awesome guy. He said you can use these things for anything. To rub your body out, play hockey, poke stuff, I don't know just about anything you can think of. So yes he gave us some and they are really weird but hilarious. He was such a great guy though. Even though we aren't of the same faith he kept saying how awesome we are because we are wanting to bring people unto Christ. He loved us for that. Haha and then he said he would love to come speak to our ward and we were like "haha yeah......." good thing he doesn't speak chinese ;)

OH yeah our ward party! It was awesome. There were so many non members there and it was so great to talk to all of them. They all had a blast so that was awesome! Everyone loved it and there was so many spiritual shares and stuff. They announced to everyone that if they have interest in our church then they should come talk to us haha. so awesome! Hopefully people set up because we need new investigators really bad!

Speaking of investigators, one of ours got dropped this week because he started his military service. It was really hard to see him go because we wasn't just our investigator, he was our friend. We would go play basketball with him in the mornings and then go eat breakfast and then teach him.I really hope he calls us when he can come home. He is such a bro.

Well I don't have much time, but I really hope you all have a great Christmas. Remember to go out and be charitable in all that you do. You will find more happiness in that than in any gift that you give anyone. Be happy and have fun!

I love you all so much! 聖誕節快樂！！！！！！！！！！

Love

Elder Anderson