Mission Conference!

We had Mission Conference this week!  It was amazing.  I just love hearing the words of our inspired Mission President, Sister Blickenstaff and President Chen.  I really learned so many new things to help me improve my mission as well as how to become an even better missionary that con go out and find the people the Lord has prepared to hear and make changes for the gospel.  We can only help convert others as far as we ourselves are converted.  Know the gospel!  Learn it!  Study it!  Live it!  :)

Other than Mission Conference, another interesting thing happened.  Church was cancelled because of a typhoon.  It started over here in Gaoxiong, so all school and work were cancelled and closed on Saturday afternoon through Sunday.  A typhoons danger point would have to be the wind.  The bigger the wind, the bigger the chance of be hit in the face by a hunk of something flying around.  But, not to fear!  We had our own little Sunday school and Relief Society lesson at home.  Sister Chang prepared a little Gospel Principles lesson and I prepared something from The Teachings of Joseph Smith book.  It was quite enlightening.  

Well, that's it folks!  Thanks for reading!

Sister Hsu

Pictures:  Some stuff I had posted on Facebook.  :)

So many new friends!

My super awesome raincoat. (My really good, fairly expensive one was lost by the movers, along with everything else that I had in my bike box)

We were able to find 4 new investigators this week!  And they were all just great little miracles.  One of them is a former who met with us for the first time on Tuesday, but in the lesson said that she won't be able to meet until after December because of some stuff.  Needless to say were were a bit devastated, but after feeling and following the promptings of the Spirit, bearing testimony of how the gospel can bless her and giving a few pretty direct invitations, she said she wanted to find the true church and agreed to meet with us every week and that same time.  Miracle!

Our second investigator is a friend we made in English class, we had known her for a while but hadn't gotten around to asking if she wanted to learn the gospel with us.  But, she agreed and we had a good meeting.  But, it turns out that she is in our neighboring district.  But that doesn't matter!  Us missionaries are all here to help others to come unto Christ!

The third was also a former.  We were not too sure of her interest level at first, but we met her on Saturday and she agreed to continue learning and to come to church for the full three hours.  Our wonderful Liu Family invited us, the Elders and our investigators over for dinner.  I think it was a great opportunity for her to feel a bit more comfortable.  (She is the awkward shy type.)

Our fourth is another former investigator, although she is also a bit more special because her mom is a member and she already comes to church every week she can and keeps the commandments.  She has met with missionaries many times before, but always got stumped at the actually deciding to get baptized part.  We are praying to be able to help find out what her concern and need is to help she overcome her worries about baptism.

That's all folks!  Hope you all have been living well and spreading the gospel in your own ways!

Sister Hsu

Random photo of me behind the gate at church.

Lotsa stuff I guess...

What I Eat

We had Stake Conference this past weekend.  It was a great uplifting weekend.  The topic was on "Hastening the Work of Salvation" and "Feed My Sheep."  We learned a lot about how members and missionaries can work together to bring others unto Christ and how we can work as a ward to help members stay strong disciples of Christ, as well as how to uplift and help find those sheep who may have lost their way and gone astray.

This week we were able to meet a pretty golden sounding investigator.  She really is so sweet and great and willing to learn.  She has questions that she has been seeking answers to and we know that the gospel is where she can find them.  Love her!

Jamie

This week is also the last week that we are able to see our beautiful new member Jamie is leaving GaoXiong to go back to college in Hualian.  Gonna miss her!  She is worried about being a new member and having to go to church in a new place, but she is a amazing, she will make it!!

Sister Chang

Recently I've just been really grateful that I have the companion that I do.  We of course are always finding new ways to better our relationship and strengthen our teaching, but I'm happy to know that the Lord always knows exactly what I need.  I Love my companion Sister Chang!!!

Okay, that's about it for this week.  Love you all!

Sister Hsu

LaDiDaaaa....

Jamie was baptized!!!

Jamie!

Who is Jamie you ask? She was a super cute amazing investigator when I first got here.  She already was preparing herself to hit her baptismal goal which was on Saturday.  She is super amazing and although I was only able to meet with her a few times, I will really miss her when she goes back to Hualian for school next week. :(

This past week we also had Sister exchanges.  I went to Sanmin with Sister Johnson.  It was really fun and I learned a lot.  It was also fun to hear how it is that she is able to stay so skinny and fit here in Taiwan.  Turns out a good diet and exercise really go a long way. Haha.

:)

Last but not least, last Monday...  I was able to go to Brother Zhongs shop.  He is a member who is super good at doing hair and does missionaries hair for free as a service opportunity.  Sister Chang went to get her hair cut, but I had just recently gottten my hair cut by him.  He had seen me a few days earlier by chance and immediately said he wanted to perm my hair.  So, on Monday when I went in, that's what he did...  Yup, I got a perm.. sounds scary right?  Hahaha.

Perms weren't as scary as I thought.

Well, I think that's about it.. Oh wait, no, our other investigator Ruby is going to China for a few weeks.  I'm really hoping that when she comes back she was have the time to accept a baptismal goal.  Keep your fingers crossed!

Love you all!

Sister Hsu