大家好! (Hello, everyone!)

This week was a super great one! We have been having so much success its unreal!

To start off the week we had a zone Meeting where they told us that they will no longer be having Transfer Meetings! *gasp* That literally blew my mind! They will just be sending missionaries out by themselves with their luggage to go find their new area! so crazy! I love this work 🙂

Next we have been working with some super great people and a few of those have been families! oh i love the gospel 🙂 it has been amazing to see the change that these families and investigators have been making as they learn more about the power that the Atonement has in changing and strengthening the Family! we have seen so many miracles and so many people that are willing to work toward baptism 🙂

oh and next month is chinese new years! so pretty much all of Taiwan it sounds like is out of commission on that week and a half haha! super funny! the Holidays are switched, Christmas is super small here and newyears is HUGE and Chinese new year is even bigger! haha its so much fun to learn about the culture here!

Last thing that I can write about is probably just how big the sacrifice of some members and investigators have to make really is. We are teaching a girl that has unbelievable famliy protest. She has been coming to church and even gone to the salt lake temple! she has such a great desire but becuase of the family issue she won’t be able to for quite some time. Her name is Gina and i would invite you to pray for her! also there is Esther and Jerry with similar situations… but they are so awesome!! 🙂

Last I want to share about what i have learned about repentance this week. As our mission has focused on teaching Repentance i have tried to study it more. Repentance is literally just us getting to know our Heavenly Father more. Its not just when you make huge mistakes or even small ones, its just doing those things that will help your life become more in line with what he teaches and by doing so you come to know him more personally. I Pray that you all are doing those things that will help you come to know our Father in Heaven. All he has given us (which is everything by the way) is becuase he loves us. He sent his son to suffer beyond our comprehention so that each and every one of us has the chance to come to know him better and by doing so return to his precence. I love this gospel and know that we all have such amazing potential!

平安

Elder Miner