Sunday, March 5, 2017

Amen

Well this week was another week here in Fengyuan! Transfers are always hard to start and end but I always get over it. Elder Potts is super fun and is super talented with music. He can play just about anything! He is super fun!

This week we pretty much were out contacting all day every day so there isn't much to report on that. But one funny story, we contacting this lady and I said hello! Then she said AMEN! *sidestory* people in Taiwan think that amen is a religion and they just don't understand what it really means. *regular story* and I just kept talking to her as she was walking and she said she was Christian and she just kept saying Amen. So I finally asked her if she knows what that means and she replied with a big old AMEN and then walked away. Classic

But the highlight from this week came from meeting with Ben! So he told us that him mom wanted to come and meet with us because she is curious about the church and stuff. But then something came up and she couldn't come so he brought is other buddy and we taught him! We taught the first lesson and he accepted a baptismal goal for April! We aren't quite sure about his sincere interest but we will definitely keep working with him. Ben is a stud!

We weren't able to meet with Derek this week because he has been super super busy so that was a bummer. But we are meeting with him on Wednesday so hopefully that goes well!

But yeah. We are really working hard to find people with interest in the gospel. We know they are out there and we will find them!!

Last few things, one, I had a dream that I was playing baseball and I hit a home run and my team came out to celebrate and not only were they there, but the whole Quorum of the Twelve came out to home plate to celebrate too. It was so sick. When I stepped on home, President Nelson gave me a high five and said, "Nice!" Best dream ever


Last. I was reading in Helaman this week and I found a scripture that I just love. It is about Nephi when he is praying on his tower and the people gather around him. I love what he says,  16 Yea, how could you have given way to the enticing of him who is seeking to hurl away your souls down to everlasting misery and endless wo?
 17 O repent ye, repent ye! Why will ye die? Turn ye, turn ye unto the Lord your God. Why has he forsaken you?
I imagine that is the same feeling that Christ has when we give into temptation. As I read it, it really hit me that Satan literally hates us and will do all he can to bring us down. Never give into temptation! Overcome the natural man within us and do as Nephi says, TURN YE UNTO THE LORD YOUR GOD. When we are as the prophets of old, we will be ambitious for Christ. We will overcome our weaknesses and "become a saint through the Atonement of Christ the Lord".

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Love
Elder Anderson

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