Dear Mom and Dad,
Today was pretty fun. My recent
convert, Huang Yi Kai, came and visited me from Yuanlin. He's the one
with the cool baptism story. We went to downtown Gaoxiong, we went up
to the top of Gaoxiong 85, its a big skyscraper with 85 floors. Its
really awesome looking, and the view was cool. We did some shopping and
stuff, and after that, we went home. It was nice to see him, I missed
seeing him around.
Yeah, this is a really fun
area. We've spent the past two weeks focusing on contacting, and this
week we're going for a final push. The mission has a standard of 30
lessons a week, so we're hoping to find a bunch of new investigators to
help us hit the standard. We should be able to do it, I've had such a
faith boost since moving to Gangshan. I'm not sure if we will baptize
this movecall, but I've realized that the point isn't baptizing, but
working as hard as you can to help others recieve baptism. The end
result will depend on how others use their agency, but how much effort I
put into the work, that's how I use mine. Its funny how I've been here
over a year and a half and I'm finally starting to get that.
Its weird being at this part of
my mission. I don't worry about my Chinese anymore, I can understand at
least 90% of what's going on. My Taiwanese has improved a lot, its
funny the things that I can understand in Taiwanese. I'm scared, I've
heard that when you finally figure out how to be a good missionary, its
time to go home. I have 5 months left, its crazy. The thing I'm
looking forward to the most is meeting Braidyn. I've caught myself
thinking more about you both lately.
Did I tell you? Last time I had
an interview with President Bishop, I asked when I should go home. I
asked if I should get the extention, or go home at 15 movecalls. He
said that if I don't have a special reason to stay, although he would
love me to stay as long as possible, he thinks I should go home on
November 6th. He said the mission was a pivotal and important part of
my life, but only a small portion. He encouraged me to go home to get
married and prepare to provide for a family. Interesting huh?
Hey, can you do me a favor? Can
you make sure to send me a mail in ballot as well? I just want to be
safe. I did get the message from Adam, it was nice to hear from him.
Tell him I love him, and I would like for him to call the missionaries
in Tainan.
Mom, I love you. Dad, I love you. I pray for you frequently.
Love,
-Elder Travis Leatham
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