Elder Baird's Something About Socks: WEEK 81 TAIPEI/TIANMU: My mission president made me buy a Costco Card???? *sideways eyes*

Yah so that happened.

What up bois and girls it's Elder Baird here back with some more exciting mission adventures! Today we are going to be talking about this week and Boi it was a bonker. Like super fast.

P-day was just basketball. Pretty fun stuff.

On Tuesday I killed our spider on accident!!! Oh no!!!!

It was really sad actually. I was trying to feed it with a fly I caught, and as I moved the cup he tried to escape. And as I put the cup back down he got squished :((((((((( Really really sad :(((

And then all the elders thought it starved to death and I didn't want to tell anyone it was me and so I just sat there and didn't say anything. L

Then I felt really bad about not saying anything so the next day I confessed and it was really funny. Big rips. Don't lie peeps, it's not good.

Then I had District Council. I trained on how to use the scriptures and it went really well~! I love the scriptures people!!!!

On Wednesday we had interviews with President which is always fun. He's always like, "Elder Baird! You're doing good, now go do better." And then gives me a list of things I need to work on and sometimes it's rough. But learning is super important~!

Thursday. We taught a part-member family and the husband just wasn't getting it. And I felt so in tune with the spirit! It was freaking awesome! And I was preaching with power.

And he didn't get it.

All I wanted to do was make this guy happy. And he just didn't. And it was really sad. To feel like I had done everything in mine and God's power, but nothing.

And that is the way it is sometimes. But I did what God wanted to be done and that is enough for me!

On Friday I made a goodbye video to one of the departing senior missionaries. It was sad.

Then we went to the Stake President's house and his wife had to leave so it was him and his two crazy kids. And they got in a fight and we just sat there and watched him discipline is children.

And it was honestly such a great example of Christ-like discipline and I learned a ton from it. It was a great example to me!

Now I'm not putting my dad down. I love my dad sooooo much! I hope he knows that he's a superhero to me. But....

Generally when my dad was giving examples of discipline... I was on the receiving end, so it was a lot harder to see XDXD love him though.

I was a troubled child.

I feel so bad for my parents now that I can see how stoopid I was. They really are Saints.

Saturday we worked on transfer calls basically all day. Then we went to a baptism in Elder Song's old area. And that was fun!

As we were working in the office though we get a text from President that says "I need you to go to Costco now and buy eggs and parchment paper."

So we ran to his house, grabbed some money, hoped in the car and ran to Costco!

That's when we realized that neither of us had a Costco card.... So instead of asking President what to do, the lot fell on me to buy a Costco card so that we could buy EGGGGGS!

Guys those were the most expensive eggs I've ever bought in my life....

However, I've been wanting to get a Costco card so it was a good excuse. And here's the thing. It's 100 bucks in the US right?

Well in Taiwan it is 30!!!!! And you can use it in America. So basically. I am set!!!

So yah. I bought a Costco card. Proof in the pics!

That was literally it.

Sunday we went to church and we gave talks! And I gave mine in Chinese! Scary.... But it went pretty well I think! I basically just told everyone they need to repent and do missionary work if they want to be saved. It was pretty good.

Also, that is true ^^^

Then we went to another ward's church.

Then we went to the office and worked on transfer calls for the rest of the night. Then the code broke and so I spent hours trying to get it working.

Had dinner with President which was so nice of them! They had left over pizza they gave us.

And then we finished transfer calls. Sent them out so everyone can see where they are moving.

I'm not moving!!!! Yay!!!!

And then we called it a night!

Yah this week was pretty ish but that happens! We did a lot and that is good enough. Sometimes it be that way. But it means a short email for ya'll so ain't that neat!

Love you all sooooo much! Send me an email!

Elder Baird

Something about Socks!

So I was reading in Omni of all places and I hit a verse and was instantly hit by the spirit! And I was like yes!!! Time for personal revelation!!! So I got on my knees and was like 'Okay Heavenly Father, I'm ready, Hit me!!! What do I need to do? "

And I just sat there. Had this feeling of the spirit with me, but nothing. And I started to get discouraged. Like the spirit was trying to speak, but I didn't know what it was trying to say... And I sat there and begged to 'Hear Him' but I couldn't get anything. So as I sat there I did some reflection to see if there was anything that could be blocking my channel with God, and I couldn't find anything and it was kinda sad.

So that day I went into interviews with President and told him about this experience to which he replied "Oh Elder Baird, Elder Baird, you just don't get it do you? You missed it! Thankfully Doctrine and Covenants has the answer for you."

So he opens the scriptures to Doctrine and Covenants 9:7-8 and read

"Behold (Elder Baird) you have not understood; you have supposed that I would give it unto you, when you took no thought save it was to ask me. But, Behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind."

I got straight up reprimanded by the scriptures.

It kinda hurt.

But it was so true! I just sat there and wanted God to give it to me. But it takes effort. President told me that now I would need to keep pondering about this verse and see what comes.

So I have been.

And the other day, like Saturday, I got a sentence that came to my head that correlated with that. And it was so cool that because of my pondering I got something about it! And I learned the importance of pondering from that. And so I am still thinking about it. Seeing what I can learn, and trying to hear him, not just by asking, but by study and ponder.

So yah. Do some pondering!