I love my mission in Taiwan!!!

Surprise! Sister Nielsen and I moved to Danshui!!! We are whitewash opening the sister area! Danshui is a 20 minute MRT trip from Beitou, further up north. It is a popular tourist spot on the coast.. Its definitely the busiest area I’ve ever served in! This is my 12th and final transfer- I was not expecting to move AGAIN but I am beyond excited to serve here. The Danshui area hasn’t had sisters in years, so the ward is just over the moon! The Bishop sent this in the ward group LINE: ” 太棒了！感謝神再賜給淡水支會2位天使來與成員一起推動傳道事工。” which means, “So awesome! Grateful that God has given Danshui two more angels who will work together with us members to push forward missionary work.” The Danshui area is on fire right now- the ward’s yearly baptism goal is 24 and they are at 12 so far! Sister Nielsen and I are so excited to help out in the work. We also get to stay STLs and work with the sisters yay!

Update on our miracle girl Momoko! We met her about three weeks ago at English class, and she’s been coming to church every week since then! She believes it’s God’s design that her new job allows her to rest on Sundays. She LOVES learning about the gospel. She takes pictures of the gospel principles textbook and volunteers to share her thoughts in Relief Society. She is awesome! Her major concern right now is that she was already baptized into another Christian church, so she wants to make sure she understands more before she commits again. Praying for her that she opens her heart to the Spirit and receives a witness of the truth.

Other exciting news… Our new mission President arrives this week! We are excited to welcome the Petersens to Taiwan. We got a final email from the Jergensens this week that I’ll share a part of below. I am so grateful for such faithful leaders who have taught me how to love missionary work.

“WE LOVE OUR MISSION IN TAIWAN! Our family has been greatly blessed because of our serving in this mission. We love the members and investigators! We love the mangos, pineapple, dumplings, peanut butter hamburgers, mango bings, bian dangs, fruit and vegetable markets, and Cocos. We love the MRT, all of the scooters, and we are trying to love the buses. We love the countdown clock at stoplights. We love standing right and walking left at the MRT escalators. We love stake conferences, stake choirs, saying Zao An from the pulpit, and the congregation responding in unison with the Chinese words when we ask how to say something in English during a talk. We love the typhoons and earthquakes. We love missionaries eating waffles in our home. We love watching missionaries contact people at spotlights, on the street, and in the MRT. We love teaching with missionaries. We love LA visits, member visits, and English Class. We love the RC testimonies and missionaries’ musical performances at the new member fireside. We love the missionary Christmas performances and Lamb of God. We love zone conferences, trainings, and interviews. We love our new missionaries, old missionaries, and all missionaries in between. Most of all, we love you! We love your faithful, sustaining support of us. We love the love we feel from you every time we are with you. We love your smiles and enthusiasm. We love watching your testimony and conversion grow. We love watching you learn how to do missionary work. We love your devotion to God. We are praying for you and for missionary work. We hope you love your mission in Taiwan. WE LOVE YOU TONS!!!”

I just want to echo the Jergensens and say, missionary work IS the best!!! Helping others learn about Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ brings so much happiness. I know this work is true and I am so grateful to be a part of it.

xoxo
Sister Eyring
艾姐妹

Pics
1-3 beautiful Danshui. It is a popular tourist spot on the north western coast. This is the view from our bedroom window! 😍