September 15, 2013

Everyone that I love,

This week was so great! SO awesome. Wu Zheng Wei will be baptized in two weeks! He has his baptismal interview this week! I am so grateful I got to be a part in this kids conversion into the Gospel. He has a heart of Gold and is so smart.

We haven't seen the Rong family in two weeks!....... I'm a bit scared because we haven't seen them for so long. BUT, we will see them this week! For sure. No worries. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Right?

This past week I got to go on exchanges with Elder Mattsson who is my homie from the MTC. We came on together and we saw so many miracles! We gave out 3 copies of the Book of Mormon in one night. It was awesome. We met this couple at their house and they gave us a crazy amout of fruit. 3 grapefruits, 3 star fruits, and I think 5 dragon fruit. That was awesome, then we ride past this guys house, I see him on the computer so we go knock on his door and I offer him some fruit. His heart was softened with some dragon fruit. He let us in and we had an awesome lesson with him on prayer and gratitude. He was a cool guy, but he already told us he doesn't want to meet with us anymore. Crap.

My companion and I have been riding farther and farther away from Yuli. So we've been making our own lunches. Been really into tuna sandwiches lately. It is awesome. The other day we rode to a place called Lehe. We get on our bikes to ride back and my front tire was completely flat. Haha. We had to walk back to Yuli. It was only like a 25 minute walk. So no worries. We ate our tuna sandwiches as we walked.

I love Yuli more and more everyday! If I died here I would die a happy man. My companion and I are straight up besties. We've started a band called, "Earth Melon." We're gonna be huge.

I love this Gospel and missionary work. I am humbled everyday to be in such a beautiful area with the most beautiful people. I love you all!

Love, Elder Relyea

Pictures:

1: Zheng Wei and I.

2:Elder Wright and I

3:Ye Zhanglao

September 2 2013

Hello people that I love,

I didn't move! And I couldn't be happier. I am breaking again. Which means I am with an Elder who just finished training. This is my second time breaking and let me tell you, it is going to be a lot smoother than the first time. I am with an Elder Wright from Provo Utah. And actually my good friend, Elder Hodges was his trainer. Elder Wright is a great man. Super humble and stoked on missionary work. The time that we have together is going to be CRAZY good. We are going to see so much success! I am full of gratitude and so psyched to see what the Lord has in store for us.

We are still meeting with our homie Wu Zheng Wei and he is just sprinting down the road to baptism! He came to Church again with us yesterday and loved it! This kid looks like he is completely hating Church, doesn't speak the entire time. But we meet with him after and he says he really enjoyed it... Probably has to do with he is the shyest kid ever born. But, no worries. This kid is the best. We are really going to help him receive his own testimony of the Gospel before he is baptized. Help him build his foundation in Christ! Then he will never fall. I love this kid so much.

We are also still helping the Rong family prepare for baptism. We met with them on Tuesday and shared the 10 commandments and the Law of Chastity. They are the most willing and humble people! Any invitation or commandment we tell them they are so willing to keep it. It is amazing. They didn't come to Church yesterday, which means they won't make their date on the 28th because the whole family hasn't been to Church yet. But it is okay. They will be baptized while I am in Yuli. I know it.

That is pretty much it. We are working with some other investigators and less-actives, helping them progress. Helping these less-actives find their testimony again! It is great. Two weeks ago we had 3 less-actives at church. And that is huge for Yuli. Pretty cool.

I love this place. On Sundae I bore my testimony of how grateful I am Heavenly Father let me come to Taiwan to surf my mission, especially Yuli. Since Elder Wright was trained in the City, on the way down here he was freakin' out. He said he has never seen anything so beautiful. It really helped me remember how lucky I am to be here. I love this Gospel and I know it is true. I also love you all. Have a great week!

Love, Elder Relyea