Monday, March 28, 2016
Sunday, March 27, 2016
In Taiwan, everyone and their dog has a motorcycle!
-Since I have been here I have eaten pigs' blood, sheep balls, duck blood and intestines.
Can I just say that the Zoo was way cool! This week has been so AWESOME!!
Now for this week's miracles :)- We have 8 baptismal date investigators who are on the straightaway to preparing for baptism within the next month. We are estatic!- The people here LOVE to feed us! We always come home at the end of the day with either a bag of food or a full stomach.- During english class this past week, our students learned the word, "Beach". Picture middle aged chinese men saying, "beach" with their chinese kouing(accent)...I just about DIED laughing..They also came up with a very creative story about Sally selling sea shells on the beach and then there was a tsunami and a shark attack and then someone caught a sword fish and then a one legged man drinking a coconut on a deserted island....English class is lots of fun.- When you sit down in a restaurant and you listen closely to the music playing, the music that they play is completely random. It will start off playing some Jason Derulo, and then some piano blues, and then a bit of John Legend and then some french accordion music. Since I have been on my mission, I have a newfound appreciation for music. Especially music that makes me feel good.
Good stuff.
- We went on exchanges this week. I was with a new companion, in a new area and it was incredible! We saw so many miracles that day as we talked to everyone. We found many new investigators, a number of potentials and received lots of phone numbers. We even gave out a couple of copies of the Book of Mormon.- So, in the mission field we have goals. How many investigators, how many lessons, how many peikes (lessons with members present) etc...I have noticed that missionaries who are only focused on getting these numbers are less likely to reach them. However, missionaries who have these goals in mind but whose main focus is to spread the gospel and serve those around them will almost always meet if not succeed these goals.- This past week we helped a member move into her apartment and unpack dongxi (things). I have been trying to find more ways to do service here but I still have not found a way YET.- People here think I am Indian..- We found a Costco! Yes, they have a Costco in Taiwan.- Went to teach a member lesson and ended up being taught how to play a Chinese piano! Those things are way cool!!
Chinese Piano - McDonalds puts sesame seeds in their oreo mcflurries...- We met a Jehovah's witness on our way to church. We walked with her to our chapel, invited her in for a tour. Met with her, answered her questions about our church, taught her lesson one, gave her a book of mormon and set up a time to meet with her again.- **Fun fact. When you are tracting, if you happen to see red light bulbs and it isn't Guonian (New Years) chances are you have found your way to a brothel. If you knock on the door and ask if you can share the gospel with them, they will tell you that they are very busy with work.Well guys, it is a BEAUTIFUL day today and I am going hiking :) I Love you all! Until Next week! HAPPY Easter!!!-Sister Goo"The objective of our lives is to gain light. Truth is just another name for light"
Saturday, March 26, 2016
I see...
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| apartment buildings! |
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| ME! |
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| my companion, Sister Westover in Taiwan traffic. |
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| ...mopeds and motorcycles. |
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| pedestrians using the cross walk. |
Friday, March 25, 2016
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Monday, March 21, 2016
I'M GOING TO THE ZOO TODAY!!!
Missionary work is awesome! Especially in Taiwan. Finding Investigators is like a big easter egg hunt! It takes time and patience and a lot of effort but it is so much fun!We use a number of methods to find when we go out.-Street Contacting: We head over to a subway station, metro station, night market or any block that lots of people are walking around at. We walk around that area and talk to people "on the street" hence the term, "street-contacting". Sometimes its hard to have a lesson with them on the street because of all the noise or they have to hurry and get somewhere but we always manage to pray with them, give them a tract (like a pass-along card) and get their number. Most times we can even get them to set up a time to meet with us again.-Door to Door: In Taiwan there aren't really any houses, there isn't room for that on a tiny island. There are however, apartment complexes. To get into these, you either have to have a key or you ring the doorbell until someone lets you in. That's what we do. We ring the doorbell until someone lets us into the complex. Once we are in, we start at the top floor and work our way down to the bottom, knocking on all the doors on that floor trying to find people to teach. It is quite the adventure.-Motorcycle-to-bike approach: at very stoplight we will pull up next to someone on their motorcycle. We will introduce ourselves, give them a tract and if time permits, exchange numbers.-Cafe meet ups: we have lessons at Starbucks, bakeries and sometimes McDonald's when having a lesson at our investigator's house is inconvenient.-Finding in the park: by far my FAVORITE place to find! you see and talk to all kinds of cool people! Old people are ALWAYS doing taichee. Hip old ladies hold dance classes. They dance to fun Chinese songs. It is kind of funny. People are singing karaoke EVERYWHERE! ANDDDD there are dogs EVERYWHERE!!!!! they chase the squirrels..there are squirrels in Taiwan..My companion and I are kept very busy. most every day we have a lesson scheduled about every hours or so. Let me introduce you to some of our investigators..-Cai ama: this 96 year old is on fire! never have I seen such an energetic and lively lady. She loves to sing and dance and loves to talk really loud! She is always thanking god for the health that she has today.-Jiang dixiong: He has some kind of OCD. Everytime we call him he always says he's busy cleaning. Which he is. Everytime we meet with him at his house he is always wiping a pot or spot checking his windows....he always wears a pink collared shirt, two fedoras and two pairs of shades.-Alice: Is infection prone. Meeting with her is difficult because she always has to go to the hospital. Right now she has an infection on her rear...don't ask me how...before this she had some kind of eye infection and before that her foot had some kind of nasty..something.....I'll introduce you all to more next week!Well, that's about all I have time for right now...Taiwan is interesting. A very special place. ITS BEEN AMAZING! UNTIL NEXT WEEK!!LOVE YOU ALL!!!-Sister GOO**side note...trying to explain how to play hangman to Chinese students in my english class was not a good idea.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Monday, March 14, 2016
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