Yeah so this week we had a 6.4 earthquake so that was neat!
We woke up, I asked Elder Sims if he felt that (making sure I wasn't crazy), he
didn't respond even though he thought he did (because he dreamed he responded),
I sat there for like 30 minutes trying to decide what happened, and then went
back to bed. Sleep is precious on a mission haha. But yeah that was a pretty
fun experience! Except I didn't really like rocking back and forth in my bed
and not being able to control my body. Crazy stuff.
But yeah! It's Chinese New Years!!!!! Woo!!! The only bad
part is, everyone that we contact and call always says to talk to them after
new years. So that is really frustrating. But this is a good time to get
referrals from the members because every day this week we are getting fed at
member's houses. To put things in perspective for you all, imagine Thanksgiving
dinner but for every meal for 7 days. We are gonna get fat!
On Saturday we went and helped a family move to their new
house. And it is a good thing me and Elder Sims were there because they had
some SUPER heavy stuff and it took all of us to lift them into their ghetto
truck haha. But it felt good to do service for the people here. The people in
Taiwan are not really willing to let us serve them. They always think they can
do it themselves.
Other than that, we weren't able to meet with any of our
investigators this week because they either had work, military, or they weren't
in town. But we did find some potentials so that is super cool!!!
On Tuesday we were out looking for one of our potentials
that lives in a park (yes he is a hobo, but he literally is a golden potential)
and we got a call from President. I instantly told Elder Sims, "You're
training!" I'm so smart. Elder Sims is gonna be training!!!! So that means
he goes to get his greenie on Friday and I get kicked out to go live with the
Zone Leaders until Monday and then on Monday I move! I still don't know where I
am going to but I will find out this weekend. It's kind of sad to move though.
Tanzi is such and awesome place and they people in this ward are amazing.
On Monday we went out to Fongnjia to go to the night market
there. It's on of the biggest in Taiwan and it is crazy! It is so huge! There
are shops and restaurants as far as the eye can see! there are so many people
too!! And there was this super cool nerd store (I'll send pics)
Tuesday we had a Zone Training meeting and it was so amazing.
The Zone Leaders played a video that had clips from a talk by Elder Holland
called Missionary Work and the Atonement. It's amazing. the Spirit was so
strong. At one point he said that when we are rejected and spit upon and cast
out "you are standing shoulder to shoulder with the best life this world
has ever known"
It's amazing.
I love our Savior so much. I love being able to slip his
name on my pocket, right over my heart, every day. There is no better way to
spend your time than serving him.
I hope you all have an amazing Chinese New Years and go eat
a ton of Panda Express and fried rice! I love you all. You are all the best!
Love
Elder Anderson
Here is the link to that video. Watch it for reals.
Especially those of you that are serving a mission
There just so happens
to be some tanks in our hobo's park!
pics from the sweet
nerd store!!!!!
Do you ever feel
stuck like this car?
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