From: Nathan Miner [mailto:nathan.miner@myldsmail.net]
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 11:10 PM
To: NathanMissionary@thepickandshovel.com
Subject: [Elder Miner’s Missionary Mailing List] (no subject)

Been a crazy week once again! lots of hard work to make my mom proud, and just an overall great time! 🙂

First off new camera! my other camera is now kind of dead….

​This place is just so beautiful! biked up to fu shan this week! met some great people! i got to sing some hymns to a group of drunk people! they invited us over offered us some alcohol (i rejected it if you were wondering…) then we just sang like 2 hymns and i can say that the spirit really does work miracles! it calmed them all right down!

​Went to my first funeral on sunday morning! got permission from the president and it was an experience let me tell you! i was literally the only white person there and everyone knew it! it was so funny though! the culture here is actually really cool i love the people here. glad to be serving!

well till next week!

Elder Miner

Hello everyone!

so sorry i didn’t end up emailing the group last week i got distracted…. and forgot… haha but anyway i have a lot to tell this week!

First off- We got a new mission president and he is sweet! he actually has a website that he wants us to tell everyone about bit i haven’t seen it so you’ll have to tell me how it is… haha he is from Utah and has moved around quite a lot it sounds like.

Second- We had a two hour service activity of just pulling out these bushes in the rain and it was a blast! saw my first banana spider and it was massive! like the body was probably a solid 4-6 inches long… it was kind of creepy haha

Third- I just figured out that two of the investigators from my last area in xin zhuang have baptismal dates and are working toward baptism!!!! I CAN’T EVEN TELL YOU HOW EXCITED THAT MAKES ME!!! i wish i could go up there but i doubt that would happen…. haha its all good Team Jesus 🙂

Fourth- I got to reset my pinky this week!! while playing Rugby in the rain i was running and slipped and just landed on my hand. i knew something was up before i looked down but when i did look down at my left hand i saw that my pinky was completely sideways! so before the real pain set in i grabbed it and just moved it back in place! it was so crazy! and sorry… i didn’t take pictures becuase my camera was broken that day…. 🙂

I just want to say that this area is great. saw my first investigator to church this sunday! it was great! we are seeing success and i see miracles everyday. i will be attaching some beautiful pictures at the end of this lovely email. so yeah other than that i don’t think i have a ton to say! love you all, church is true, and life is so much fun!

Elder Miner

oh here is that website to check out! keeps you updated!
taiwantaipeimission.com