BEAST WEEK!!!!

"I know that God lives and that He is mindful of each and every one one of us. I know that it is only in and through the Atonement of Jesus Christ that we may become clean and spotless, so that we, one day, 

may live with God the Father and Jesus Christ again. A really amazing gift." 

Elder Willes and Elder Johnson
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Hey everyone! This past week has been an absolute incredible week here in the UH Area. [Mom note: University Heights area] We truly have had many miracles and Heavenly Father continues to bless us each and everyday. My mission is the best! Here is how my week went down. 

Most of Monday evening and Tuesday we spent a lot of time out and about again, doing some good old Seeking With Faith. We also went to the doctor for Elder Johnson's visa stuff on Tuesday. He is a great missionary. Taiwan is getting an awesome missionary.

Wednesday was great! On Wednesday we had another multi-zone conference. We received trainings from President and Sister Hammon, the APs, and also our Zone Leaders. I personally received a lot of revelation on how to improve as a missionary and that was great. That evening we did some more Seeking With Faith and also had a great English Class!

Thursday was also amazing! In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to meet with Liu and Lu Ping. We first met Liu at UCR a couple of weeks ago, and scheduled a time to meet. She brought Lu Ping along, and we had a great lesson with them! We taught them the Restoration, and it was a great lesson! They actually went to SLC a couple of months ago and saw Temple Square so that was super cool for them to make this connection. That afternoon and evening we did some more good old Seeking With Faith!

Friday was also super amazing! In the afternoon, we had another lesson with Wang Guili and we taught her about tithing, fasting, the Ten Commandments, and it was awesome! She is doing really well. Please continue to pray for her! Right after that lesson, we had another incredible experience. This past week during one of our nights Seeking With Faith on campus, we met a guy from Taiwan named Ronan. We first started talking to him and walked with him. As the conversation continued, he told us that he was actually a member of our Church! I was super surprised, and then he told us that his parents are divorced, his mom lives here in CA, and his dad lives in Lehi, Utah. He grew up in the Church, but when his parents divorced he lived with his mom and they stopped going to Church. When we met him, we testified of the blessings that come from the Gospel of Jesus Christ and scheduled a time to meet, to review the missionary lessons with him. We met with him on Friday, and it was incredible! We taught him the Restoration, and it was awesome! Ronan said the closing prayer, which was powerful. An absolutely incredible example, and something that I will never ever forget. It was the Atonement of the Savior in action. Please pray for Ronan! That night, we had another great English Class as well!

Saturday morning we had some service time, which is always good. In the evening while Seeking With Faith, we met a Chinese couple named Sherry Xie and also Hugh Dong. When we contacted them, they allowed us to teach them on the spot on campus! We shared with them the Restoration, and it was great. Sherry is pretty interested but Hugh didn't seem too interested. Please pray for them as well!

Sunday was also pretty amazing! In the morning before church, Elder Shurtleff and I taught another new investigator from this past week named Bo. Bo is from China and is a grad-student at UCR. We taught him about the Restoration and it was a great lesson. He accepted a baptismal invitation for May 20th! Please pray for him as well. During the lesson, Wang Guili also had her interview for baptism and she was found worthy!!!!!!! Please EVERYONE pray for her Wang Guili this week. We aren't sure if her husband knows or is supportive of her getting baptized so we are going to address that this week. In the evening we got to WeChat YiHang Yuan [Mom note: a social media platform that many Chinese people use] and teach him again! We taught the Law of Tithing and it was great! He currently is on date for May 13th and also came to church again this past week! 

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I know that God lives and that He is mindful of each and every one one of us. During this past week at multi-zones, we discussed the importance of the Atonement. I know that it is only in and through the Atonement of Jesus Christ that we may become clean and spotless, so that we, one day, may live with God the Father and Jesus Christ again. A really amazing gift. Love you all have a great week!

Elder Willes