Awesome Family,
How's everything going? Sorry I'm a little early today because we, my district and I, want to go to a investigators house and spend the afternoon up in the mountains, where her house is.
How was Halloween? I thought about you all as I put on a Halloween party for one of my English classes, they loved it! I thought that it was so funny! We wanted to make a jack-o-lantern with them, so we asked a member to help us find a pumpkin that we could carve with them. The only one that we could find was a little one about the size of the quad (Bible,D&C,Book of Mormon)that had been imported from America!! Too funny! My comp and I decided that this is how America could get out of debt, through exporting pumpkins, funny. Taiwan is a great place but it's crazy to see what they don't have, like dry ice and root beer extract. We did find dri ice but it was the only place in a big area and you had to order it three days out. It's all about the small things like that. :)
Thank you so much for the "GREENY package" it was way fun! Thank you for all you do for me. It's way fun to have an American treat to share with the people at English class. Thank you so much... haha and the pop didn't explode ether so good job. Thank you so are all so awesome.
So how was your Halloween? Fun? Did you stay in St. George, or did you go up to Salt Lake? I'm sure it was a blast!
This last week was fun. We only found three new investigators that we can report, so that was sad because we had a lot more than that set up, but for one reason or another we couldn't meet. So that was hard but next week we'll do better. My Chinese is improving so fast, and yet so slow. Last week you said that you had not yet received the letter of "this is not what they taught me in the MTC." Well it's is in some ways but in others it is not. In the MTC they teach you the third tone some what like this "V" but in the real world it is just a drop in your voice, and it comes up a tiny bit as you raise your voice for the next word... So this last week I had to relearn that, or not relearn, but re practice and train more in that one thing. Anyway all in all it was a great week.
Thank you for all you do for me. As I introduce myself to people and tell them a little about me and about you, everyone loves hearing about home school. They like to hear about how we learn and how we are able to go to college at 14 15 years old. Dad, Mom thank you so much for all that you do for us, and for me in particular. You are awesome and I don't say thank you quite as much as I should.
Thank you for putting some bike tubes in that package. That will be nice to have some. Everyone is really worried that my bike will get stolen. Since we have been here, one of the elders that came in with me had his bike stolen last week. So it is a real concern. I've done my best to prevent that from happening, but I look at the parts, on it and think even if they did steal it they would not be able to: 1) ride it and 2) find parts for it, tubes and tires. Thank you for a nice bike.
I am not entirely sure on what the email rule is, I will find out and let you know, in next week's letter. There are a lot of different rules that have been said but I'm not sure what the rule really is.
Haha so I remember last week you said that you found Lauren's Ipod. That is too funny. Any idea where it was? Or did it just show up in the computer room? Too funny. How did we miss it? Haha.... No problem (meiyou wenti) funny.
So funny story, my companion crashed on his bake last Monday. He is alright, but it was raining and so the road was a little slick and there was this concrete dike right next to the road. Well he went up and slipped. It was funny to watch. He got some road rash on his arm. So now every one that sees him asks about it and what happened. It's kinda funny to hear how he explains it.
Well I have got to go. You are all awesome. I love you!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Two Typhoons
Hey awesome family! How are you? You are so awesome thanks for all the updates! Sounds like you have had a great week filled with fun and exciting adventures!
Here in Taiwan it has been crazy weather, there have been two typhoons in the area, off the coast so for the most part of the week it has been raining and dark. but it is so amazing to see all that the Lord does for us while we are doing his work! Last Friday we had no new investigators, partly because of the rain; people here are scared of it. They would say “oh sorry I can't meet because of the rain,” anyway so Friday night we had no new investigators, but Saturday it stopped raining and we went tracting. We had a goal of 5 new investigators this week and we found and meet with 2 that day and set up 5 others for Sunday. WOW! Miracles!
Here in Taiwan it has been crazy weather, there have been two typhoons in the area, off the coast so for the most part of the week it has been raining and dark. but it is so amazing to see all that the Lord does for us while we are doing his work! Last Friday we had no new investigators, partly because of the rain; people here are scared of it. They would say “oh sorry I can't meet because of the rain,” anyway so Friday night we had no new investigators, but Saturday it stopped raining and we went tracting. We had a goal of 5 new investigators this week and we found and meet with 2 that day and set up 5 others for Sunday. WOW! Miracles!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
1st Full Week in Shipai
Hello everyone:
Wow what a week, it has gone by both slow and fast and I'm not sure how I feel about that. I'm sure that this is how the rest of the mission will be as well, and I hope that I have set the bar high enough that I will only improve from here... when I say fast I mean the week, and by long I mean the day's. This week we had 5 new investigators, which is the golden standard or the bar for the mission. I hope that I can continue to improve and progress from here. It's a good way to start I think and should only get better.
I am so blessed to have you all as my examples and family. As I introduce myself to the ward and the investigators, they all are amazed that I was home schooled and that we have such a big family. They love everything about our family and what we do together. Thank you for all you do for me.
Taiwan is awesome and it's way cool to ride it's streets, and learn about it a little more. I've learned that basketball is growing in popularity here and that there are some really good players here. I haven't had a chance to go play yet but I see people playing all the time. We contact outside a place called the Beitou exercise center, and there is always someone that is coming to play or leaving from playing while we are there.
Food: food is good here. It's not like what we make at home where that vegges and the meat are mixed in with the rice. At least for Taiwan type food, it is always separated into what it is. But in main land China is where mixing the food comes into play. We had a meal that we ordered that was dalu style and it was like a soup, the rice and the everything was in a soup broth.
This church is so true. It has given me so much. Yesterday we talked with a man from Spain and I don't think that he really understood what we were doing because he kept on saying, "Man I'm telling you, stay close to your church, even after your mission because I, for about 10 years, forgot about God and didn't worry to much about him, or how he had helped me." God has helped us so much I'm grateful that I know this.
Love you all your awesome.
Elder Harr
Wow what a week, it has gone by both slow and fast and I'm not sure how I feel about that. I'm sure that this is how the rest of the mission will be as well, and I hope that I have set the bar high enough that I will only improve from here... when I say fast I mean the week, and by long I mean the day's. This week we had 5 new investigators, which is the golden standard or the bar for the mission. I hope that I can continue to improve and progress from here. It's a good way to start I think and should only get better.
I am so blessed to have you all as my examples and family. As I introduce myself to the ward and the investigators, they all are amazed that I was home schooled and that we have such a big family. They love everything about our family and what we do together. Thank you for all you do for me.
Taiwan is awesome and it's way cool to ride it's streets, and learn about it a little more. I've learned that basketball is growing in popularity here and that there are some really good players here. I haven't had a chance to go play yet but I see people playing all the time. We contact outside a place called the Beitou exercise center, and there is always someone that is coming to play or leaving from playing while we are there.
Food: food is good here. It's not like what we make at home where that vegges and the meat are mixed in with the rice. At least for Taiwan type food, it is always separated into what it is. But in main land China is where mixing the food comes into play. We had a meal that we ordered that was dalu style and it was like a soup, the rice and the everything was in a soup broth.
This church is so true. It has given me so much. Yesterday we talked with a man from Spain and I don't think that he really understood what we were doing because he kept on saying, "Man I'm telling you, stay close to your church, even after your mission because I, for about 10 years, forgot about God and didn't worry to much about him, or how he had helped me." God has helped us so much I'm grateful that I know this.
Love you all your awesome.
Elder Harr
Monday, October 11, 2010
First Week in Taiwan!
Hello Everyone:
Well I'm here it's so crazy! It's somewhat like what I expected and yet it's not either. I am in an area called Shipai, it is to the north of Taipei. The people are all pretty short and yet it's somewhat like America in that it's a good mix of people. People here are crazy. My first full day in Taiwan I went with an Elder to share the gospel. He is not my trainer but a cool elder, anyway we road bikes, I borrowed his comp's and we went to his area. It was awesome, there are a ton of scooters here and they drive with almost no rules. In the city they do not drive too fast but when they get to a light that is red they all weave in between the cars and get up on the line. They don't have a window to roll up. Where were we? Up on the line with them, I thought it was fun. It reminded me on the Tour de France when the riders just ride through the people and they move as your about to hit them. Ya that was on the streets in downtown. One of the other elders that did something similar said " I thought I was going to Die!" Fun stuff! :) It's not that bad here in Shipai but it is somewhat similar.
So one thing that I didn't know to expect or I didn't know what to think is just the overall health of the people and city. It's not as bad as it could be but it's not like America either. Lets just say that it is easy to tell where they people live that have the best jobs in the city because their buildings are clean and taken care of.
OK so to answer some of your questions. Snail mail is all sent to the mission home. They have a box there that we can check weekly. All the mail for the missionaries goes there.
Thank you so much for the bike. I painted it Sunday in between conference sessions. It was fun to listen again and think about what was said. Thank you. I did not get to unpack it. Elder Yue did before I even saw it. I painted it white and black with some yellow. It still needs some paint because it looks nice still. I've got some blue and brown that I'll add to make it look worse. I've decided that it's just hard to make a specialized bike look bad, it just can't be done. :)
Thank you so much for everything, for the water bottle's and the candy, my companion, O zhang lao, Elder Decrencendso, I think that's how you spell it is so grateful that I'll share it with him. So thank you.
You all are awesome. This church is so true. As I talk to people about the church they all talk about how we The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do so much good. We know why, we are all children of God. He wants to help us and wants us to be happy. It is through us that that the Lord can work, as long as we are worthy.
Oh also I get about an hour 40 to 50 min to email. So I should be able to keep you posted on what is up.
Love you all. You're awesome.
Elder Harr
Well I'm here it's so crazy! It's somewhat like what I expected and yet it's not either. I am in an area called Shipai, it is to the north of Taipei. The people are all pretty short and yet it's somewhat like America in that it's a good mix of people. People here are crazy. My first full day in Taiwan I went with an Elder to share the gospel. He is not my trainer but a cool elder, anyway we road bikes, I borrowed his comp's and we went to his area. It was awesome, there are a ton of scooters here and they drive with almost no rules. In the city they do not drive too fast but when they get to a light that is red they all weave in between the cars and get up on the line. They don't have a window to roll up. Where were we? Up on the line with them, I thought it was fun. It reminded me on the Tour de France when the riders just ride through the people and they move as your about to hit them. Ya that was on the streets in downtown. One of the other elders that did something similar said " I thought I was going to Die!" Fun stuff! :) It's not that bad here in Shipai but it is somewhat similar.
So one thing that I didn't know to expect or I didn't know what to think is just the overall health of the people and city. It's not as bad as it could be but it's not like America either. Lets just say that it is easy to tell where they people live that have the best jobs in the city because their buildings are clean and taken care of.
OK so to answer some of your questions. Snail mail is all sent to the mission home. They have a box there that we can check weekly. All the mail for the missionaries goes there.
Thank you so much for the bike. I painted it Sunday in between conference sessions. It was fun to listen again and think about what was said. Thank you. I did not get to unpack it. Elder Yue did before I even saw it. I painted it white and black with some yellow. It still needs some paint because it looks nice still. I've got some blue and brown that I'll add to make it look worse. I've decided that it's just hard to make a specialized bike look bad, it just can't be done. :)
Thank you so much for everything, for the water bottle's and the candy, my companion, O zhang lao, Elder Decrencendso, I think that's how you spell it is so grateful that I'll share it with him. So thank you.
You all are awesome. This church is so true. As I talk to people about the church they all talk about how we The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do so much good. We know why, we are all children of God. He wants to help us and wants us to be happy. It is through us that that the Lord can work, as long as we are worthy.
Oh also I get about an hour 40 to 50 min to email. So I should be able to keep you posted on what is up.
Love you all. You're awesome.
Elder Harr
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
He's Flying the Coop!
Hey Awesome Family:
This is It!! My last Email from the MTC! Crazy. I am so excited to go, we all are, and are trying our best to get as much learned before we leave! We have a lot to learn but it's going to work out in the end. Thanks for the Almond "Joy's" that was fun, and was a fun treat to have for conference. I didn't have a pizza party Saturday because they cant deliver here and the teachers can't bring anything in for us either, but it was a fun weekend. Conference was awesome right? I had so many favorite talks it was a awesome experience!
Dad you are awesome, way to finish. I thought about you Saturday morning, knowing that you had been going for several hours by then and was hopping that you where almost done. Great Job!
Sounds like lots of good things are happening and that's always good to hear! progress in so many areas! How's the New building? Looks awesome, nice job on setting a goal and working for it! How's everyone at the office doing? hope that all is well.
Anyway, for calling you, I'll call the number you gave me. I think that your time line is about correct. I'll get there about 12:30 local time, and then find the gate for Taiwan, and I'll call you about then. I'm glad that it's going to work out.
You all so Awesome! Thanks for your example.
So cool story. I was talking to some missionaries during lunch and they where going to St George for their mission. I told them that they were so lucky! They were sister missionaries that were going to the visitor center! I told them to say "Hi" to St George for me and to have a blast!
The Church of Jesus Christ it true! Prayer works, and it is through prayer we can know everything! When the Spirit is working through you you can learn anything and do everything.
Love you. Talk to you tomorrow!
Elder Harr
This is It!! My last Email from the MTC! Crazy. I am so excited to go, we all are, and are trying our best to get as much learned before we leave! We have a lot to learn but it's going to work out in the end. Thanks for the Almond "Joy's" that was fun, and was a fun treat to have for conference. I didn't have a pizza party Saturday because they cant deliver here and the teachers can't bring anything in for us either, but it was a fun weekend. Conference was awesome right? I had so many favorite talks it was a awesome experience!
Dad you are awesome, way to finish. I thought about you Saturday morning, knowing that you had been going for several hours by then and was hopping that you where almost done. Great Job!
Sounds like lots of good things are happening and that's always good to hear! progress in so many areas! How's the New building? Looks awesome, nice job on setting a goal and working for it! How's everyone at the office doing? hope that all is well.
Anyway, for calling you, I'll call the number you gave me. I think that your time line is about correct. I'll get there about 12:30 local time, and then find the gate for Taiwan, and I'll call you about then. I'm glad that it's going to work out.
You all so Awesome! Thanks for your example.
So cool story. I was talking to some missionaries during lunch and they where going to St George for their mission. I told them that they were so lucky! They were sister missionaries that were going to the visitor center! I told them to say "Hi" to St George for me and to have a blast!
The Church of Jesus Christ it true! Prayer works, and it is through prayer we can know everything! When the Spirit is working through you you can learn anything and do everything.
Love you. Talk to you tomorrow!
Elder Harr
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