1. "Don't eat vegetables, they will make you fat. Also don't drink cold water, because it will make you fat. But eat all the rice and noodles you want." These are things we have actually heard from Taiwanese people. So I guess we need to let up on the ice cubes.
2. There are no stop signs. Traffic laws are pretty nonexistant which makes biking an adventure. We do bike contacting here, which means we pull up right next to all the people on motorcycles when we stop at stoplights and try to talk to them as much as we can before the light turns green. There have been some pretty great surprised expressions on their faces when two white girls try to talk to them. It's pretty priceless.
3. There are 7/11s on literally every street. Except they dont say 7/11, here everybody just calls them Sevens. We probably go into a seven every single day.
4. It's cold. I was not expecting this from Taiwan! But I guess it is December. Everyone is afraid of the cold, they bundle up in big jackets. We usually wear coats a lot now of the time now, especially at night.
5. In the MTC we said Nihao (hello) and zaijian (goodbye) all the time. But I had to unlearn that when I got here because nobody actually says those. Instead everybody says "Hallo!" and "Buh-bye!" Almost everybody speaks at least some English since they learn it in school here. We also teach a free English class once a week. It's pretty helpful when I try to talk to members because they are able to speak a little English to me. I'm making friends! There are some YSA sisters who love to sing and so I could talk to them about that! They're so awesome.
I am convinced that if every LDS church member in the world were like the members here, pretty soon the whole earth would know about the gospel. They are constantly sharing the gospel! They are always inviting their friends to church and volunteering to help us with lessons. We even got 4 referrals this week without even asking for them! This is member missionary work at its best! These people know how important the light of the gospel is and they want to share it so badly! Especially with their friends, because the gospel is the most important thing in their lives and they just want to share it!
The gospel is like having a $100 bill and walking around looking for someone to give it to. Except it is sooooo much better than a $100 bill. The gospel has given me and millions of others peace in our lives. Because of it, I can feel true joy.
If you're wanting to share the gospel with someone and are nervous about it, don't be! I highly recommend all of you read Elder Dallin H Oaks' most recent conference talk on member missionary work. What do you know? Here it is. I found it for you. You're welcome. https://www.lds.org/
Thank you so much for all your love, prayers and letters!
Much love,
Sister Daynes (Deng Jie Mei)
P.S. Address!
# 498-11, Wu Chuan Road
Taichung, Taichung 404-46
Taiwan
Taichung, Taichung 404-46
Taiwan
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