MY HEART IS SO FULL!!!
We spent like 48 hours of this week in Taipei! Holy cow!!! I can't believe it. Hahah anyway, we had trainer trainee follow up this week for Sister Langley since she is technically halfway through training and since we were up there they just had us stay overnight and took her to a doctor appointment the next day for her foot/leg. However, plot twist, the doctor thinks she has a herniated

disc that is cutting off her nerve to her leg which is why she has so many problems. They said we might not to be able to bike. That would make me sad, but we want her to be healthy! So we are going to Taipei again tomorrow for zone meeting and to get her a CT scan to confirm the stuff! She is a real trooper and does all the good missionary stuff regardless of her pain! She is awesome!

Our district leader has got us 'looking for the rainbows' this week as we look for miracles in our everyday work. I feel that being grateful and looking for the miracles has actually made it seem like they happen more! Funny how that works. Either they were there before and I just wasn't seeing them, or God rewards our gratitude. Or both! Anyway, one of my favorites was that we were talking to this girl who was the most devout Christian that I have ever met in Taiwan. And I was just thinking "What can I possibly say to this girl that will help her know that our church is somehow different and actually correct?" The obvious answer being to testify about the restoration, which is what the spirit continually tried to tell me, but I tried to resist because I didn't think it would go well to be that bold. But finally after a good push from the spirit I was like "Fine! I'll do it". So I told her that we believe that even though all the Christian churches are way awesome, we actually only believe that one church is correct and that that is our church. We know that through a really special experience that we have Christ's true church on the earth today. And then asked if she was willing to learn more, honestly expecting no as an answer. But the Holy Ghost is better than me and she said she would like to learn more and set up a time to meet with us. It was honestly a miracle and a testament to me that God really does give us promptings of what to say, and as we open our mouths he will allow us to see miracles. 

Last night we were able to travel the couple hours to Taipei so that I could be a part of a musical number at the big Taipei fireside. It was an awesome experience and I loved being able to play my violin and using it to bring the spirit and testify to people's hearts of the truthfulness of this gospel. We got home a little late, with last minute permission from President, but it was a fun adventure. :) We ate spicy ice cream again this week and I got 16 bites in this time. My goal is a whole scoop by the time I leave in Yilan. The person who tried before threw up, so we will see. I think I can do it. We have had some good adventures this week, long bike rides, and eating a lot of cold sweet potatoes. Life couldn't get better. :) 

I'll just finish by saying that I know the Savior is our compass, our direction, a star we can look to for direction like on the night of His birth. Elder Eyring tells us that when he is tempted to feel selfish, exhausted, and not serve his fellow men, he gives himself a rallying cry. "Remember Him". I testify that as we remember the Savior and remember what He has gone through so that we might be lifted up to the Father, that we will see His light in our lives and we will become more like Him. As we lay aside our personal cares and concerns to give everything that we have to others, we will be blessed and given further abilities through the power \of the Atonement. I love you all and I love this work. 

Hayley

P.S. Taiwanese doctors look like the DMV and they just call a number on a c\screen while millions of people sit in chairs (picture enclosed)