Hello family!
I moved but I am not telling you until later.
It was hard to leave Tao 2. I had put so much work in there and it was really just starting to show. I forgot to mention my last Sunday there they changed Bishops. The new bishop is Huang DX (the one who mom is the RS president! Golden family.) He is only 32! He mentioned that in his testimony and said President Monson was younger than me.
Tao 2 stories
We meet with Lin JM last Thursday and shared with her about forgiveness! It was really good. WE showed her the Chris Williams about forgiveness. It was really good! She told us that earlier that day she was mad and that messaged really touched her. I was so happy that the spirit guided us to share that video with her.
We meet with Raymond on Wednesday night. We shared with him the first lesson. It went really well. You JM and Huang Yi Long (new bishop little brother) joined us at the lesson. At the end we asked him do you have any questions and he said can I come to church on Sunday? I was about to jump out of my seat with joy!! What a good day!
Wednesday we had the English party and that went really well! The theme was Harry Potter and each of the companionship were a house. Me and Sister Anderson were Huffle puff. Elders Cheung and Lin were Griffendor. Elder Chen and Beck were Slytherin.
Me and Sister Anderson taught them potions. We had sprite, orange juice, candies and they mixed it all together to make a potion of their liking. They were able to drink it as a dessert. Elder Beck and Chen taught them defense against the dark arts. They had chopsticks as wands and would tell us what their biggest fear was. Then one of the elders would pretend to be that thing and they would have to say a spell to cast it away. Elder Cheung and Lin put Chinese words on the board and they would have to translate it. Then we gave than a bow and arrow (kid’s kind) and they would have to shoot their opponent first. SO SO SO MUCH FUN!!
Then Move calls came and I moved to... still not going to tell you. (hehe)
My first night here in blank was great! We had two lessons with a Christian and a Wand JM. We did how to begin teaching with them. They both are looking for a religion and want to have more happiness in life. I cannot wait to meet them this week.
I can tell you now the story of my tag line.
Saturday we had a lesson with a Guo DX and we needed a women to be there with us. My companion tells me we are going to the Su JM home. I tell her ok.
We get there and I am talking with Su JM. She asks me some questions and one of them was, “Where was your last area.” I told her Tao 2. She then looks at me with big eyes and asks, “Do you know Dolly?” I told her yes. She then goes this is her home! She hugs me and says, “God is good to us.”
Background story
Dolly has been telling her family to look for me this past year!
When I was rooming with Dolly her father had a surgery. They day of the surgery Dolly and I fasted together for her father. He has been on heavy medicine this past year. However, just recently he has been a WHOLE lot better.
Back to story
I am so AMAZED at how a year later God sent me here to Xi Zhi and could meet the man that I had prayed and fasted for 2 years ago. I have not been able to meet the dad yet. I hope to this Sunday. Apparently they have been looking for me this whole YEAR plus!
Another cool story
I am sitting in Relief Society Sunday. A women starts talking to me. She asks, “Where in America are you from?” I tell her Virginia. She tells me, “My son is in the Washington D.C. mission.” I ask, “North or South?” She tells me, “South.” I then got a little teary and told her, “That is my home ward mission.” She then looks at me and says, “My son told me he met a couple there with a similar background and they told him their daughter is in the Taiwan Taipei mission.”
Here is the question Have you meet a Elder Huang? He would be from Xi Zhi Taiwan.
If you do know him you should feed him beef noodle soup! I told Huang JM my mom makes the best beef noodle soup!
I feel so blessed to be here in Xi Zhi. I have never felt so strongly that I am here for a very very important reason. I feel I need to repay God back because I have been blessed so much by being here already.
I can't believe it but I only have two transfers including this one. How did 10 transfers fly by! It is true what they say every moment of a mission is worth it. I realized how true that is the other day.
I know this is the greatest thing I can be doing right now in my life. I know that God is aware of every one of his children. I know that through the atonement we can all be healed. I know that trials make us stronger. I know that God provides a way for us to work through the challenges placed before us. I know that we can do hard things!
I love you all!
Love
Sister Latimer
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