Ni Hao!!!!
Another great week here in Taiwan....
This week something amazing happened....
On Thursday there was a leadership training meeting that Sister Koay and I had been planning to attend but we got a call early in the morning saying that I would be staying back and that my companion would be.....SISTER SMITH!!! Yep! My MTC companion haha We were all a little surprised since both Sister Smith and I had only been in the field for 3 weeks!!!! But Sister Smith is amazing and so prepared to be here...We were in her area so she was a litlle nervous but I knew she could get us where we needed to be and trusted her fully. She is so great!
The day was absolutely amazing and so needed for the both of us.... I met some amazing people. We started by teaching an adorable family. The Cai family. We taught them about President Monson and watched part of "On the Lord's Errand." The spirit was so strong. They are so great and very sweet. There was a great feeling in there home and the mom is so strong. It was amazing!
As we were getting ready to leave and go visit another investigator we got a call from Wan Jiemei, a recent convert we hadn't planned on visiting... She was baptized the week we got here and had been struggling a bit. Sister Smith and her companion had been trying to call her and meet with her last week but it was unsuccessful so the fact that she was calling was really big. She said that she had made some corn and that she wanted us to come over... Well that hard thing was that she lives about a 45 min bike ride away. Sister Smith didn't know the area well enough to feel comfortable getting us there so she turned down the offer... As soon as she hung up the phone and explained the situation to me I had this feeling that we needed to visit her... so we pulled out the map, said a prayer, and we were on our way... It was in a crazy broken down area that had been ruined by a typhoon a few years ago and there were several empty apartment buildings and then this random house.... which of course is Wan Jiemei's home.
The spirit was so strong right when I met her... As we talked with her, and I introduced myself and met her, I learned that she had been investigating the church for almost 40 years. Her dad and her 2 children are members and she met with many different missionaries but it just took a long time for her to make the commitment... She shared with us what she had been reading in the Book of Mormon and then we shared what we had read that day. It was so amazing! She has so much strength and just a beautiful spirit. When we left I gave her a hug.... She just held me and after she said that I remind her of her daughter that she hasn't seen for awhile and then she just hugged me some more... The spirit was so strong... We were all in tears. After we left Sister Smith said that that was the most spiritual meeting she has ever had with her and the first time Wan Jiemei only spoke about spiritual things... I realized then why we had the feeling that we needed to visit her... She needed our love and we needed hers. It was amazing and an experience I never want to forget.
The day continued to be full of tender mercies and much guidance and help from the Lord.
It strengthened my testimony that Heavenly Father KNOWS and LOVES His children.
A great week!
I love you all!!!!
Until next week!
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