Monday, October 13, 2014

HALLO EVERYONE!!!

There is no way to be modest while riding a bike while wearing a skirt...it's impossible.  I don't know how people do it.  If I wear a full skirt it flies up in my face, if it's a little tighter it rides up. I just can't win!
We had two major miracles this week. The first one was I think .

Oh, and I'm serving in....Taitung! It's so far away from everything on the east coast.  Yeaaaaaa.... I haven't decided to like it yet, I guess it'll come with time. 

Also, I find it ironic that I'm serving here because there are SO MANY stray dogs and cats it's insane.  AND most of them are just the sweetest things. They'll come right up to you and sit in front of you and sit there and look at you with those cute little eyes. And then they'll follow you around until you ride away on your bike leaving them sitting in the road watching you drive away.  My heart breaks every time.  And we have been strictly forbidden to touch any animals because if they bite you and the owner can't prove they've had the rabies shots you have to start getting them...and they stink and are expensive, so no petting animals for a year and a half :( I'm going to die.

Funny story though, everyone thinks my name is hilarious because it means fish :) Also, when people are trying to explain what a word means or which tone or meaning of the word they are trying to say, they write it on either your hand or their hand...the character...that I can't understand. 

We had two major miracles this week.  I think the first on was on Thursday. We were riding around and stopped by this ama-ish lady who was washing her car. She firmly stated that she was baibaide and didn't want to hear our message. We talked to her for a little bit and she finally let us into her house. We asked if we could start with a prayer and after a little bit she allowed us to say one. After the prayer we looked up to see tears in her eyes. It was really amazing to see her heart soften. she listened to our message and agreed to have a return visit. The other one was last night. We were tracting and the first home we knocked at let us in. When we entered I think there were two or three families staying in that house (of the same family, but also had families of their own). On the bed was a man who looked pretty sick. We shared the message with this family. Most of them were in and out throughout the lesson, so the man was the only one who heard the whole message, but you could tell it really touched him. We asked him to be baptized and he agreed, but told us he was paralyzed so would have a hard time. We told him it would be okay and left him with a Book of Mormon. I know there are prepared people here...we just have to find them.

IT IS SO DIRTY HERE!!! EVERYWHERE!  even in our apartment/house thingy it is so dirty.  when we were in Korea the appliances were at least nice. Not here.  There's stains everywhere and the faucets are all rusted.  yum. We also have to drink filtered water, or we'll go crazy...literally. It happened to an elder.  His trainer was a native and didn't think to tell him that he needed to change the water filter, so he didn't change it for over a couple months...and you're supposed to change it around every month. He went crazy and had to go home.

Don't worry though, I know Heavenly Father is watching out for me and you :)

I was prepared to work hard when I came on my mission, and Salt Lake South prepared me a little for that, so the working hard doesn't bother me, but I'm struggling with my companion. I'm not exactly sure what it all is, but I just don't get along with her. But you know me, I'm stubborn and headstrong, so it could be that I don't like the way she does things and...I don't know, it's hard to explain.  I'm nice to her and a good companion, but it is really hard to stay that way. For example, something that frustrates me is her lack of emotion. She only really has one. Whether I'm talking about how Dad butchered one of our cows or my bike has a flat tire, her reaction is the same, "Awesome, okay" or something to that effect. I've been praying really hard for Christlike love and have been looking for ways to serve her because I know that is how you learn to love your companion. I hope to resolve this soon.

Well, I hope everything is going well for you! I miss you all tons :)
Conference was amazing right?! it always is, but you know, it was especially good today.

well that's all folks! Hope you all have a chance to watch conference, because It's awesome.  and if you feel inclined to write me back I will make sure that I email you :)

Love,

Yu Jie Mei

Fish Sister

YOSO! (You only serve once)

pictures
1. All 31 of us wearing our super attractive fangwandai's (reflective gear)
2.  the Grand Hotel (I think) where Taiwan was dedicated :)

3.  last district picture at the temple before we part ways

4. 3 month picture!!!

All 31 missionaries that went to Taiwan at the same time.  Sporting their reflective gear.

The Grand Hotel- the place where Taiwan was dedicated or opened for missionary work.

At the Temple

Our girl has been out 3 months!  Celebrating with some yummy food.