To Love Another Person Is To See The Face Of God

July 31, 2016 email

yes!!!!!! ok. This week was pretty dang fun. Not a ton of super crazy stuff happened, it was just a really happy week:)

First we will start off with P-day!!!!!!!! Last week we went to Taipei 101!! but not to the top, so we had a nice time checking out the massive mall that's on the first 4 floors. Talk about a posh place! so classy. Afterwards we found some other wandering missionaries and we all jumped on the train to Chiang Kai Shek. I have now been there 3 times.....still fun every time:)

Tuesday night we had another glorious day. We met all sorts of wonderful and crazy people. That night we finished off with scripture class and Ji Pei De had his baptismal interview. I was POOPING my pants! We'd already gone over all the questions with him earlier, but I was still just super nervous. We waited for him, and waited some more, it was long...45 minutes later, he came out. and.....PASSED! I was so stinking pumped. He just laughs at how excited I get about everything. . :)

Last P-day at Chang Kai Scheck Memorial.

Wednesday was another good day. English class was really funny. I've been having a problem with my class lately, they are all so DANG SHY! They literally won't talk at all.....I have to force them. I'm like come on friends, I am a fun person dang it! haha bless there hearts. But this week was a little different. A miracle if you will. So Every week I have a specific lesson plan on what I'm supposed to teach...this week was "How to come to church" I was kinda nervous to teach it, I'm like oh dang,,,we are gonna lose all our students after this lesson! But NO! This lesson was so AWESOME. Everyone had SO MANY questions, What is the priesthood? Who is the bishop? How do you join the church? Why can't girls have the priesthood? What's the difference between a ward and a branch? Oh man. It was the best. Now everyone's getting baptized! hahah not really...but soon enough they will;)

Thursday was super duper special. WE had the last lesson with Ji Pei De and just talked together about how he feels and jazz. It was amazing. We all testified of the enable and cleansing power of the Atonement and Christ's love for us. We all had a kneeling closing prayer and Pei De prayed for us. It. Was. Amazing. The most powerful prayer I've heard in my whole life! I was crying like a baby... You do stuff like that on your mission...

Temple Tours!

Friday we had temple tours ALL DAY! Temple tours are the longest days EVER! But always so fun. We had tons of tours and got to meet all sorts of fun new people. We also met some crazy ones too....our last tour was NUTS! he is from China and just wanted me to become hindi with him. I was like, "bro. I believe in Jesus Christ." Not really, but he was very interesting and gave a us a really special prayer at the end..;)

Outing with the ward!

I think this was lunch.

These two are looking more Asian every day:)

Saturday was such a great day!!! We got special permission to go with our ward on this activity in the mountains because we had a lot of investigator families going too! i have no Idea where we went. All I know was that it was beautiful and we dug up bamboo roots to eat and then taught all the families! I'm so grateful for such an amazing ward that has become a second family. :) But don't worry mom. I still think you are number one:)

Saturday night was the BEST. Ji Pei De's baptism!!! And bonus! The Elders had a baptism too!!!! Double Baptism!! Everything was awesome. All of us missionaries did a nice musical number and i played the violin..no big deal..I'm just legendary! jkjkjkjk.

After wards I was asked to introduce Pei De. I just cried and cried......Like a baby.

Je Pei De's baptism!!!  Best Day!!!

Yesterday I was pondering and I realized something. I remember the last time we skyped Jed and He was crying talking about that investigator that he had been teaching, (the one that looked like wolverine) I remember thinking, woa Jed, keep it together. But after I remember thinking, wow. I hope I can learn to love people like that and meet someone like that while I'm on my mission. 

I have. 

I am so grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ! This Gospel changes people and can bring us an unimaginable amount of happiness and hope! The line in Les Miserables has been coming into my head all week this week! "To love another person is to see the face of God." 

Love is the most powerful thing in the entire world. And we have a loving Heavenly Father who loves us more than we can understand! I'm so stoked for Ji Pei De and all the other people that we will continue to meet! Love you guys so much
!!!!!!!

xoxoxoxo

emma