Sunday, March 2, 2014

Numbers Don't Matter

This is probably one of the biggest things I learned this week.  Numbers are important in terms of having a goal and having the faith that the Lord will help us to achieve them, but ultimately if you have done all you can, followed the promptings of the Spirit.  This week, our main focus was on preparing for a special fireside.  Our Douliu missionaries received permission to hold a fireside with the teachers and leadership of the Branch.  We spent time personally inviting every person and emphasizing the importance of the fireside, asking our very busy members to set aside some time on Saturday night, for an hour and a half to attend.  Through out the week we had to pray and prepare about specifically what we could share and how to share it.  Saturday came around, and members came, and it went super well.  By the end we were all feeling the Spirit and had renewed desire to further strengthen ourselves and the Branch.  We were all given the challenge to read the Book of Mormon from cover to cover within 3 months.  So, I would also like to extend this invitation to all of you.  I know that if we take the time to study, learn and ponder the teachings and words of prophets and our God, we will be blessed with knowledge, understanding and a greater ability to not only feel and hear the promptings of the Spirit, but also to act on them in faith.
Another great miracle.  Peter was baptized on Saturday!  Peter is someone Elder Yeh/Turner/Dawson had been teaching.  We all felt like he was reading, had a testimony and had the faith, but he kept thinking to put it off for two years.  He is going to Australia for two years and kept saying, if this really is truth, then if he still believes in two years when he comes back, then he will be baptized.  We all really thought there was no other way.  But, suddenly one day he just says, "I want to get baptized this Saturday"  We were all pleasantly surprised.  It was a beautiful baptism and the testimony he shared the following Sunday was full of the Spirit and happiness.  He said that he had always been wondering about whether or not if he should be baptized.  He was thinking if he were to get baptized before he left for Australia, March 1st would be a good day.  his work would have been finished and it was the beginning of a new start.  But, he already had plans to go on a small vacation with his friends.  He said he prayed and said that if, for some reason he could make it back in time, then he would get baptized on Saturday.  The day after he prayed about it, his friend called and said the trip had to be canceled.  And that was it.  He said okay, this was the answer and went onto tell Elder Yeh. 
It really was a week of miracles.
Some other news.  Move-call!  Elder Yeh and Elder Stratford are going home.  My new companion will be arriving shortly.  A time of huge changes.  The District is going to change.  I'm a little bit scared about what sort of changes will be coming.  I've been with these same missionaries just about the whole time I've been in Taiwan.  So, I guess we'll see.
Okay, well I'm really short on time, so this will be it.
Go PRO
Read the Book of Mormon
Keep the Faith!
Sister Hsu
P.S.  We had a fair styled English Activity this past Wednesday.  Super fun!



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