This week has truly gone by fast. We had a good amount of finding and a lot of fun miracles. So, I will try to fit them in with the little bit of time that I have.
Two of the biggest things from the week that stood out were Temple Day and MLC. It was so nice being able to go to the temple and spend a little bit of time there and then also have a very inspiring MLC. It was fully based on working with members, and the success found working with them. It was super nice being inspired by our leaders and also getting a lot of good input and advice from other companionship. My favorite comment from MLC was from President as he shared a little about his work. He said at Black and Decker, their motto was "We are not selling the drill, we are selling the hole." No one cares about the drill, they only care about the outcome. In the gospel, it is the blessing that come from it's teaching. We were invited to better modify our teaching methods to teach to the needs of our investigators and better prepare them for baptism.
After MLC, it was a quick move to 三重 (Sanchong). We went on exchanges and it was the longest exchange I have been on. With timing and everything, it turned from being a 24 hour exchange to a 36 hour exchange. We were suppose to exchange back at 8:40 Saturday night, but we both had investigators that ended up coming late to lessons and those lessons ended at 8:50, so we exchanged back Sunday morning before church. So, that was the first and also last exchange I will have on my mission that went til Sunday. But anyways, it was a really fun exchange. Elder Payne was in 竹南 (Zhunan) when I moved to 苗栗 (Miaoli), and now he is going home. It was crazy to think how fast time has gone by, and also how far the both of us have come on our missions.
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| Exchanges with Elder Payne |
As for a little about 樊乃竺 (Sister Fan), she is doing amazing. She is preparing to be baptized here in two weeks and is doing amazing. It is just a testimony to meet to know and see that the Lord is always preparing people, what we need to do is continually be serving and looking for those prepared people, because they are always there.
As for the biggest miracle from the week, we had two amazing member referrals that were out of the blue. We were at English class and started talking with two guys and found out they lived in our area, and then that their member friend had invited them to come to the English class this week. They had a great English class and then were willing to set up for this next week too. And the member is doing an amazing job keeping us informed about their family situation, but their parents have already told the member they they are ok with them joining the church, which was a huge miracle!
For the week though, it was all a really fast week and so much fun. I have been so grateful for the opportunity to serve here in 台北 (Taibei) and being able to participate in so much of the work here as well. Thank you all for the great emails and hope that you all have a great week!
我愛你們,
Love you,
柯長老
Elder Okeson
P.S. Elder Hansen, Elder Taylor, Elder McNeil and I made the front page! We are "The Best" :D
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