Surprise!

 

I'm back!  That would be because I went to the temple today!  It was pretty amazing.  First time I got to go to the Taipei Temple which also means it was my first temple trip since getting on island.  It was an amazing experience.  I thought I'd just be doing a normal session, since typically missionaries don't do baptisms, but today they selected a few Sisters and Elders to do some baptisms!  I was actually a bit nervous, I hadn't done baptisms in a while and was worried I'd "mess up" which is impossible of course.  Sister Grigg said she was feeling nervous too, but that it was cool because she thought that it must be the same feeling when investigators are about to get baptized.  I got to think about it for a little while and though it was really surreal stepping into an investigators shoes.  After baptisms we still got a chance to do a session.  In all honesty I was afraid I would fall asleep since we had to wake up around 4:30am and didn't sleep on the bus because I was too engrossed watching the movie they played, "Emma Smith:My Story."  Anyways, on the contrary I was wide awake and pretty alert.  I guess not having gone to the temple in a while does that to a person.  I just really wanted to make sure I heard everything the Lord might be trying to tell me.  All in all, I'm currently super tired physically, but super charged spiritually.  If you live near a temple, go!  Don't let an opportunity and a huge blessing go to waste.  

I love the temple.  

Sister Hsu

P.S.

Interesting side story, I had done my make-up because I knew we would take pictures.  For reasons unknown to me, I thought to bring my eyeliner along with me.  Lo and behold, I was asked to do baptisms and in the process my make-up ended up a bit of a mess.  Luckily(more than luck I'd say) I brought my eyeliner and was able to salvage my face.  Hahaha.