Hi Everyone!
Sorry I didn't write last week. I'm sure you were all devastated to be missing your weekly update on missionary work in Tainan, Taiwan.
Last week was transfers, and half of our district moved! We realized we had managed to go an entire transfer without taking a photo all together, so we remedied that the day before transfers. We had such a great district! Both Elder Miller (the tall one in the middle) and Elder Wilde (the tall one on the end) finished up their missions last week and headed home. I'm so grateful that I got to serve with them. They had amazing testimonies and a lot of experience and love for the work. I learned a lot from both of them.
Also, sad news, Sister Hancock moved up to be an STL in Taizhong with my MTC companion, Sister Fisher. I love Sister Hancock so much, so I'm really sad to see her go. We were together for two transfers, which is longer than I've been with any other companion since Sister Smith, my trainer. She's amazing. She loves music, missionary work, and mangoes. She's passionate and focused and taught me a ton about how to be a more effective missionary. Tainan doesn't feel the same without her.
On Monday, we dropped Sister Hancock off at the train station, and picked up my new companion, Sister Taylor! Sister Taylor and I served in the same district for two transfers back in Zhanghua, and she is so. cool. I'm so excited that I have this chance to serve with her now here in Tainan! Another sister in our zone, Sister Holiday, is training this transfer, so she stayed with us for the first few days until her trainee got to Taiwan.
A lot of other stuff happened this week, but I'm only going to share one more story. On Tuesday, Sister Holiday, Sister Taylor and I were contacting at this gorgeous park in our area, and we stopped and talked to an older man sitting on a bench. As soon as he recognized us as missionaries, he told us that he'd been having health problems lately, and needed us to pray for him right there. We gladly obliged, and said a prayer together, asking Heavenly Father to bless this man and help him recover. Then we stayed and talked to him for a little longer. He didn't have interest in learning more about our church, so we said goodbye and kept walking. I had a really good feeling as we left though. We are called as representatives of Jesus Christ, and we wear his name on our tags so that everyone else knows when they see us. It was so cool that this man recognized that, and knew that he could ask us for help, and we could help him say a prayer and come closer to God. It was a small little service, but to me it embodied everything we are called to do: to emulate Christ in serving those around us and pointing them toward God and eternal life.
Have an amazing week everyone!
Lots of love,
Sister Hull
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