🛣🚦🦍 - week 67

 

This week has been pretty good. I think the more I'm out the less I feel want to write an email. Everything is always just blured into one thing. When I write my email I have to look at the schedule to remember what we did. Nevertheless it was lit.

Last monday we went to Costco ate lunch bought some things. I bought peanut butter and

muffins. So fire! This pday we bought some things and we played some arcade games. It was pretty fun. At Costco there was a pretty cool book about animals which was cool. I'll send some pics. Later that night we had a lesson, threw away the trash and went finding for the night.

Tuesday was a busy day, first we had district council after that came home got our bikes ate Costco then had a fire lesson. After the lesson we had to hurry back for our apartment inspection. It was supposed to be at 3:30 but the senior couple got lost from Google maps. The went into a shipping container place. Like the huge cargo ship containers. I'm sure that was fun. After that we had our studies and did much finding for the rest of the night.

Wednesday we didn't do lots. Mostly just finding then we had English group. I always hate English group but after end up loving it. Not sure why. Maybe just stressful leading people ? Oh well. We had a fun spirutal share about faith IN Jesus Christ.

Thursday we had some good finding and some awesome lessons! It was fire. The lessons were with really interested people. Hope they continue and progress! We then called people then ate dinner at the end of the day.

Friday we has a member visit with one of our members. The bishop from hualien was there so that was cool. He is super lit and fun to talk to! We had a good visit and helped them sweep their house a little bit. We had lots of finding then two online lessons. The lessons were awesome. There is this one friend that has much potential. After the lessons we ate dinner at the end of the day. 

Saturday was a long day. We basically just did like 6 hours of finding. We just walked big circles around our area finding. It was pretty lit. 

Sunday was a fun day. We had a good time at Sacrament meeting. We didn't have as many friends pull up as we wanted but our boy Kevin pulled up. Kevin is fun. He doesn't really speak Chinese. He is from Japan his dad is America. He is half American and Japanese. He is also a Esports manager for league of legends . He is always fun to talk to. 

Also our two of our members came. One of them who usally never makes it on time to take the sacrament pulled up on time. So happy! After church we had studies and we ate, also did much planning. 

We also got to go visit the new member that made it to Sacrament. He is so awesome. We visited his home which is like a fun 30 minute bike ride so that was fun. His home has to cats. They are so cute. Since now I am district leader again I have to make many calls Sunday night. So that's fun yippee. 

Today we have a member meal! They are taking us to Texas roadhouse. Yes taiwan has Texas roadhouse. I'm super excited it should be so fire! 

But yeah that was the week. Pretty good

Today I wanted to share a short story from the book of mormon that I noticed and loved recently In my studies

Mosiah 24:12–16

12 And Alma and his people did not raise their voices to the Lord their God, but did pour out their hearts to him; and he did know the thoughts of their hearts.

13 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage. 

14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions. 

15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord. 

16 And it came to pass that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you  of bondage.

I just love the wording in the scriptures. Really is beautiful. Alma and his people were put to death if they prayed, so in verse 12 they did more than praying they poured out their hearts to Him. And He does know the intents of our hearts.

In 13 it talks about how He does not forget us and will never abandon us.

v, 14 the Lord did not take away their afflictions but made their burdens light. He does this si thay we can stand as witnesses for Him.

v. 15 their burdens were made light and the Lord strengthen them to bear the burdens with ease. I love how it says they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord. 

v 16 the Lord comforts us and delivers us out of our own bondage(trials).

I really love these scriptures. I invite yall to find a new scripture story that you haven really thought of and write a little summary of it and the important parts.

Love you all,

Elder Clegg