dear family,
so this week was the first time i have ever seen the moon in taiwan. i got a package from you guys this week too. yummy yummy. the bag of mms has more calories than a whole big mac meal. speaking of big macs.. last preparation day we found out that we have 10 McDonald's in our area and we have one of the smallest areas in the mission. thats so many!
this week our dryer broke and we fixed it temporarily (for about an hour) by using rubber bands. also yesterday there was a typhoon and it was so bad the windows were shaking and church was cancelled. but as taiwan missionaries we are still required to be outside working, even though every Taiwanese person is indoors except the cops and everyone thinks we are crazy wai guo ren. which we are for going outside in weather like that. at one point sunday morning, the wind was blowing so fast that one of the cranes on top of a building that is still under construction was spinning around in circles. hopefully i can sent a video of that. we also saw people putting boards up on all their doors and windows.
on Thursday, one of the area presidency, Elder Pratt, came and talked to one third of us. and he changed a lot of things. he made the standard a lot higher for the requirements of somebody getting baptised. so there are some good changes going on.
we have this investigator who we haven't really been sure why he still meets with us because he hasn't been progressing for over 2 months, and he has only been to church once. and that was 2 months ago. he has 3 jobs and doesn't read the book of mormon and he cant come to church for a long time. but when we met with jiang di xiong (during his lunch break) he had a huge smile on his face. he said he had been having lots and lots of problems with people and other things, but then he prayed and he said his mind was so clear on what he needed to do and what he needed to say to people like his bosses. and then he said all of the things that were bothering him are gone and it is because of prayer.
my favorite scripture this week is alma 37:37
oh so we met with that guy whos family my companion baptizzled. pretty cool guy. he cant come to church for a few weeks but still pretty solid.
this week is also the week that taiwan became its own country or something like that so there have been lots of fireworks and cal rou-ing. which is there version of a bbq.
oh.... last night we went to this members house and she fed us steaks. which she cooked. kind of. she just made sure the outside was brown... but the inside was completely just raw deep red meat. ewwww i almost threw up. and then she gave us this soup with some kind of meat in it. it tasted like rubber.
and family you cant get mad at me for having short letters. we are one of the only missions in the world that only lets missionaries only have an hour to write to the mission president and to families. most people can spend all day if they want to. and they are allowed to type it in word so they can add pictures and stuff in the actual email not just as attachments. we aren't allowed to do things like that.
this week i got a cute letter from the Gardner's so say thanks to them.
so this week was the first time i have ever seen the moon in taiwan. i got a package from you guys this week too. yummy yummy. the bag of mms has more calories than a whole big mac meal. speaking of big macs.. last preparation day we found out that we have 10 McDonald's in our area and we have one of the smallest areas in the mission. thats so many!
this week our dryer broke and we fixed it temporarily (for about an hour) by using rubber bands. also yesterday there was a typhoon and it was so bad the windows were shaking and church was cancelled. but as taiwan missionaries we are still required to be outside working, even though every Taiwanese person is indoors except the cops and everyone thinks we are crazy wai guo ren. which we are for going outside in weather like that. at one point sunday morning, the wind was blowing so fast that one of the cranes on top of a building that is still under construction was spinning around in circles. hopefully i can sent a video of that. we also saw people putting boards up on all their doors and windows.
on Thursday, one of the area presidency, Elder Pratt, came and talked to one third of us. and he changed a lot of things. he made the standard a lot higher for the requirements of somebody getting baptised. so there are some good changes going on.
we have this investigator who we haven't really been sure why he still meets with us because he hasn't been progressing for over 2 months, and he has only been to church once. and that was 2 months ago. he has 3 jobs and doesn't read the book of mormon and he cant come to church for a long time. but when we met with jiang di xiong (during his lunch break) he had a huge smile on his face. he said he had been having lots and lots of problems with people and other things, but then he prayed and he said his mind was so clear on what he needed to do and what he needed to say to people like his bosses. and then he said all of the things that were bothering him are gone and it is because of prayer.
my favorite scripture this week is alma 37:37
oh so we met with that guy whos family my companion baptizzled. pretty cool guy. he cant come to church for a few weeks but still pretty solid.
this week is also the week that taiwan became its own country or something like that so there have been lots of fireworks and cal rou-ing. which is there version of a bbq.
oh.... last night we went to this members house and she fed us steaks. which she cooked. kind of. she just made sure the outside was brown... but the inside was completely just raw deep red meat. ewwww i almost threw up. and then she gave us this soup with some kind of meat in it. it tasted like rubber.
and family you cant get mad at me for having short letters. we are one of the only missions in the world that only lets missionaries only have an hour to write to the mission president and to families. most people can spend all day if they want to. and they are allowed to type it in word so they can add pictures and stuff in the actual email not just as attachments. we aren't allowed to do things like that.
this week i got a cute letter from the Gardner's so say thanks to them.
thanks everyone for writing me. and i got your package and i was going to tell you guys about that article. the story took place most likely in my area. we have the biggest and most famous night market in all of taiwan here in the fengjia area. well i have to write the president now so i will see if i have time to write more after.
See ya in two years,桂长老
桂俊杰
Elder Graham
