Paradise🌴 - Week 60

Hello homies, let me tell you about my week this week :) 

Last monday we didn't do anything cool for pday. Except I brought a huge thing of hot chocolate from Costco. After pday we had a lesson then went out finding and messaged some people. 

Tuesday we had a open day so we did alot of finding and stuff. Originally some couple missionaries were going to pull up and check our apartment but they ended up canceling. We found some new friends and ate Costco. 

Wednesday was fun. We went down to jinhua jie. Where the mission office and atemple is at. We had district council then afterwards we had interviews with President. I love him he is so great! He also gave us money to get some mango ice cream. It was so fire. After we got back and had a lesson and then English group. It was pretty fun. I taught beginner and we had some fun. After that two more lessons. They went great.

Thursday was fun too. We went out finding for a fat while. Afterwards we had a member and His wife invite us to their home with a less active and a friend(investigator) to their home for dinner. The friend is in junior high-school. But she is awesome and is reading the book of mormon! Anyways the member visit/lesson was awesome. Afterwards we hurried to another lesson. And that was wraps.

Friday: and Saturday was the day of 'rest'

Not actually because we didnt. but we had an exchange all the way down in hualien. The coastal city down on the east side of the island. It's so chill and so pretty. We spent like 3 hours traveling town there. We then started our exchanges. I'm with my boy elder sims. One of the elders from my mtc district. He is a real homie! So we planned went out finding had some lessons. And yeah it was a really good time. We got these fire shlushies and they were so good. They put a scoop of ice cream in it which made it fire. Yeah that was our day. At night we went to the top of our roof and we saw the full moon. It was really bright.

Saturday me and my companion woke up early and went to the beach to watch the sunrise. So pretty! Then we played ultimate Frisbee with some members and missionsries. It was so fun! We then went home got ready and had personal study. Then walked to the chapel. It's like a 40 minute walk. We then had lunch and got that shushee again on the way home. we ended the exchange and walked to the train station and traveled home. We got home and had two lessons. They went really well!

Sunday was also a great day. We had 10 people come to church and yeah it was good. Afterwards my comp said bye to the. He is most likely moving but we still don't know. After that we went home ate lunch. Did some studies and planning then went to a members home for a young single adult activity. We got invite and one of our new members came. It was really fun. Good to see all the members and yeah. That was the day.

This week was really good. Days feel really long. Weeks sometimes feel really long but months seem to go by and I don't have much left. I hope that I can make the best out of the time i got. I'm grateful for my mission experience. It quite literally the best choice I've made.

I love yall! Hope everyone is doing good, 

Elder Clegg  

WEEK 59

This week was pretty good. General conference was so fire I incourage yall to go watch it! Let's hop into it

Tuesday we had an exchange after district council. It was really good! We had a lesson and it was great. The guy has alot of intrest and is willing to keep commitments! These are the type of people who progress. We did mostly finding. Got some fire pasta for dinner. With all you can drink soda . I am an avid drinker of water or soda 都可以. If I have it I'll drink it! 

Wednesday was great. We had lunch and while waiting for the others elders to end the exchange me and Elder Thorne walked inside this building which they were having an electric car type expo. So we checked it out. Luckily this homie from Pakistan helped us get in for free. We took a look. We ended our exchange went straight to a lesson then to church for English group. I am teaching the beginners it's alot of fun.

We have this lady who is interested and said she would come Sunday! 

Thursday was crazy. We spend a ton of time finding with no sucess. Then had a great lesson with a friend. He is cool. And likes the church. After we headed to another lesson where we got 放鴿子. Which in chinese means to release a pigeon. Or get stood up. They didnt come to the lesson. We had a member there so we ended up chating with her. She is super cool! Afterwards we head home get ready and went to yilan to sleep the night.

Friday we headed from yilan down to hualien where we had zone conference. It was great. But took the whole day because of traveling.

Saturday we watched the sessons of Saturday general conference it was great. We had a friend come at the perfect time where they heard 3 talks which consisted of. 

1. The Man Who Communed with Jehovah by By Elder Kyle S. McKay (about the restoration). 

2. Embrace the Lord’s Gift of Repentance By Elder Jorge M. Alvarado (about joseph smith and repentance). 

3. In the Space of Not Many Years By Elder David A. Bednar (about book of mormon).

Pretty good stuff 

Sunday we watched the rest of the sessions. And had some more people come! It was good. We had curry for lunch. Did planning. My companion did a baptismal interview. After we had a lesson with our new member all about the Book of mormon with a awesome member who was there. After we headed home ate dinner had meetings and yeah.

Today we didn't plan anything so kinda lame I guess. We will figure something out to do!

This general conference was really good. Just like all of them! I just noticed how simple it all is. The points of Doctrine and truth is just so simple. 

On talk I liked that I thought of was 

“This Is My Gospel”—“This Is My Church” By Elder Dale G. Renlund

It talked about the properties of dynamite and stuff. Relating it to the gospel. I liked it!

Love you all,

Elder Clegg

🌧🦍🦧🐽🌏Week 58

 

This week was a pretty good week!

Last monday night we had an online lesson and after that we went out finding. My companion went and saw the eye doctor and yeah.

Tuesday we went down to songshan for district council. Afterwards we started an exchange. I went with Elder Lin to Neihu. It was a pretty fun exchange. Elder lin is Taiwanese. He is super fun and cool. He also is very nice. We did finding and stuff. It was good. That night it was announced that Wednesday would be off for the taiphoon. Turns out the next day wasn't bad. 

Wednesday we exchange backed. We did finding then at night had a bunch of video call lessons because we had to cancel English group bc of the taiphoon. It all went well. Near the nighttime it started pouring rain and was pretty windy. So on the way home I pulled out my huge umbrella from Costco and rode home. It was lit.

Thursday we had to stay inside all day because of the typhoon. So we called abunch of formers and stuff. That was about it. Pretty boring but oh well 

Friday we were aloud to go outside Yay!

We went to the chapel and the new bishop pulled up and was like let's go eat. So I got some free beef noodles. Pretty fire. After we did alot of finding. It was pretty good. I got Costco for dinner. So yummy  That was about Friday

Saturday we had some good stuff happen. Found a good amount of friends. It was a good day. We then had a lesson with our new member where we were able to help her with her family history. Also help solve some questions. It was so fun. She is such a great new member!

Sunday was good. It was fast Sunday so we had testimony meeting. It went a little crazy tbh. Afterwards we joined the youth Sunday school class. That was alot of fun for sure! Later we went and help this guy move some stuff bc he is moving. And he expressed intrest and he is so fun!

Today we ate brunch with a member. Went to Costco to buy groceries. Then we had a meditation session with this member. She may or may not be a little crazy haha. But yeah it was a fun time.

Overall a pretty good week. I wish I could write some funny things that happen. Maybe next week.

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I would like to share a scripture

Mosiah 23:21–22

21 Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his people; yea, he trieth their patience and their faith. 

22 Nevertheless—whosoever putteth his trust in him the same shall be lifted up at the last day. Yea, and thus it was with this people.

I love this scripture. It teaches me thay when we go through hard things it helpes us grow and develope our patience and faith. 

And inasmuch as we trust in Him we will be saved at the last day. 

Heavenly father let's us go through trials to strengthen us. Reminds me of another scripture. One of my favorites

Doctrine and Covenants 122

The whole chapter but epically verse 7

7 And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.

All those hard times and challenges will give us experience and will be for our good. I know that to be true. 

我愛你們喔～

Elder Clegg