This week was AMAZING! I'm pretty sure I start every email that way but it's so true!
No matter what happens it always results in being an AMAZING week!
Started off GREAT because we for pday we played Sand Volleyball & Frisbee in the morning. And then in the afternoon we made cookies! Some of my favorite things in one day, Volleyball & cookies!
To make it even better then next day I went on exchanges with Sister Gastelum (who is my roommate)! It was so much fun, we talked to everyone we could and went to visit some less active members. We visited a cute mom and her daughter, we talked about building our family on Christ and his doctrine and played with Jenga blocks! You can always tell when it's been a good visit when everyone walks away smiling.
Wednesday we ate lunch with a YSA who is preparing to go on her mission, I LOVE HER! She is hilarious and so amazing! She told us about how she has invited her friend to learn about the gospel, and even though her friend declined she is still praying for her. Later that night we met with our friend 潘姐妹, she was adorable! We talked about the Book of Mormon with her. When we handed it to her and told her she could write/high light in it she was so happy! She kept hugging and telling us how excited she was to have her own Book of Mormon!
Thursday morning was a little rough, as you all know that a mission is not perfect and there are moments that are hard. All of our plans for Thursday got squashed and we had no idea to what to do, so we went the church to call potentials hoping to find someone who would set up with us for that night. After an hour it didn't happen, so we left the church and was trying to be positive. We see all these buses come next to church and people started to get off, we joked about asking if we could give them a chapel tour. BUT THEN they all started walking into the church. We were so confused! We found it was a YSA activity for all of Taiwan. We got to see people from all of our previous areas and missionaries who had gone home! It was the most exciting thing ever! We both walked away after 10 minutes with the biggest smiles on our faces! Then on Saturday we had another ward BBQ, where one of our YSA invited their friend to come who is also one of my favorite members from 宜蘭! When I saw she ran and gave me a hug and I about cried! SO HAPPY!
I have absolutely loved my mission! It is the best thing ever! But do you know why it is the best? Because of the people! It always comes back to the people and was reminded of that this week, no matter what happens in this life if you have people you love with you then everything will be good.
我愛你們
Love, Sister Porter
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