Dear Family and
Friends,
This week has been a great week. It has been full
of crazy events and new experiences. This week we had the opportunity to
experience the Mid-Autumn festival here. It was full of BBQ's fruit hats,
great food, and fireworks! It was awesome!! I really love the ward
here. I feel like everyday I meet people here and I begin to love them
more and more. I know that all of these people are so important in our
Heavenly Fathers eyes. This plan was created for all of us, it wasn't
just created for a select few of us that came down to earth. It was
created for all of us. We all courageously made the decision to
participate in God's plan. We all wanted to live with him again and enjoy
all of the blessings that he enjoys. I believe we knew before hand very
well that coming to earth wouldn't not be easy... that we would be
tested. I also believe that we were very excited with the knowledge that
we would receive bodies and gain happy joyful experiences that would last
forever. I am so grateful that I chose to participate in this plan and
that I have the opportunity to serve here around His children in Taiwan.
Every single soul is precious in our Heavenly Fathers eyes. This plan is
perfect and was designed for our happiness. It is the plan of HAPPINESS!!!
(Moses 1:39) ''This is my work and my glory, to bring to pass the immortality
and eternal life of man." This is what he glories in... not in
himself, but in us. He glories in our happiness. He glories in
every single ounce of effort we put in to do a little better. He is the Father
and he hears and answers every single prayer.
This week we have been working hard to help these people
progress... We had to re-set some goals but that is okay. It is patience
and diligence. The goals we have right now are really solid! "P" has a goal for the 17th of October... that will be great for him.
This week we met with "..." and he took us out to eat
Bing(ice) with him. It was good, and then he got talking to us about his
work and some of the challenges that he has been facing recently. I
invited him to read a chapter every day in 3rd nephi for the next month.
So far he is doing a great job. I committed to doing that with him.
So I have been doing that as well. Reading one chapter in
3rd nephi every day is really easy and really is one of the best parts of the
day. I love reading the Book of Mormon!!
This weekend was crazy with Mid-Autumn festival. We
went to a ward BBQ that was awesome!! I also saw a family from my old
ward in DaKeng! That was super cool! It was super cool to see them. I
really love our ward here in GangShan. We also got invited to go to a
friends house named dark. He and his mom taught us how to make
dumplings!! That was super fun... after we ate them.. That was awesome.
He then took us to dinner at this huge night market! That was awesome!!!
Last night Willie invited us to his home for another
BBQ... the food there was unreal!! hahah there were a bunch of little kids
there and I showed them the magic trick that Tay taught me of hitting the cards
out of their hands! hahaha they thought that it was the coolest thing ever!!
hahah... being there at Willie's home with his family reminded me again of how
important all of Gods children are! I am so grateful for last night's
experience.
I love you all so much!! Sorry this email is kinda
crazy... we are going to Monkey Mtn again with a bunch of our ward for PDay!! It
should be super fun!!
Love,
Elder Redding
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