February 22, 2010 - Letter

Hello my beautiful family!

I have been in taiwan for 1 YEAR!!!

How is everyone! So happy you finally got the ring.  Dad Happy Fathers Day!!! lol.  That will be cool for you to sport a chinese ring!  Do you know what it says? lol Yes I am being faithfull and patient the other day I saw so many miracles I felt so lucky but wondering why God wanted to bless us so much with new Families!!!  So I will tell you the best story I have had here in tai bao.  Last Saturday afternoon we went to go find a less active as we were about to leave I saw a row of houses with only 7 doors to tract.  I tracted there before with Elder Shane Gallagher, by the way go on his face book to see if he is really engaged!  So I doubted that anyone would be home or we would find someone, but the spirit prompted me again no stop and tract then go with our plan.. Now Elder pack that day already planned for the day because I was in jia yi on exchanges so I wasn't there when he was planning.  But I stuck to my guns and told him, Elder I think we should tract these houses then we will stick to the plan and ride top pu zi! He said no, we have to stick to the plan.  I said I know but I just had a strong feeling to stop and tract.  He said really?  I said yes! Elder trust me please!  He said ok fine Elder, I trust you.  So the 4 th house in I rang the door bell, no answer walked to the next one then I heard a lady on the 2nd floor saying what! I went over tried to get into her house to share the gospel, but she said she is busy watching her newborn.  I patiently yeiled and said ok when can we come back? Is tomorrow night ok? She said ok come back Sunday night at 7:30 when my husband is home.  I said great see you tomorrow.  After that I knew my feeling was from the spirit! But I didn't want to get my hopes up because Taiwanese love to lie just to be polite, it's the culture. They would rather lie to your face than tell you no they are not interested! So last night we went back and the mom was happy to see us and let us in and added them or invited the mom, kid and husband to be baptized when they know this church is true! My companion turned to me after the lesson and said man I am glad I trusted you Elder!  I said no it wasn't me it was the spirit! We were both so happy!  Then after that we went to another families house, the mom is christian and the dad hasn't been baptized yet long story short after we met that mom on Sat. we rode away and then I heard a little girl crying and saying I want my mommy in chinese.  She is like 7 so to me this is amazing because for any missionary it is very hard to understand children they talk super fast and their tone of voice is like a child expecially girls!  So I am shocked because again I told my companion to stop riding we need to go back.  Now he was thinking what? What now! Are we ever going to go through with the plan?  So I turned around and called the little girls over to the fence of their gated community.  The older sister told us her little sister fell off the swing.  I told them to go get her mom to get the girl help.  Plus I was hoping to talk with the mom not about her little girl, you know, so the older girl was like no my mom is busy! So then my companion started to leave.  But then I asked them, hey can we come back to your house tomorrow to meet you parents they said ok and I set up a time for 8:30.  Not thinking it would even work, but the girl actually told her parents and the dad was waiting for us to come!!! Added the family we are going back on Thursday!!!!!! No i'm not done we finally arrive at pu zi and as we were riding a guy rode his bike next to me.  I quickly opened my mouth, said I was a missionary, where are you going?  He said home to eat with my family.  I said oh cool do you think that I can accompany you, I hope I can meet your wife and kids! Now guys this is bold! maybe too bold.  Even though Taiwaneese are nice they still don't like other strangers to know where they live.  So his answer was sure come follow me! As we were riding we chit chated about me being from America and all.  He was very interested about America like every other Taiwanese here! lol.  Then we taught a first and also added them.  So my goal for this week is to visit these families again and make sure every one of them comes to church next week!!!  I love you all and hope you liked my 3 family miracle stories!!! All happened in one day!


Love, Elder Christensen