February 26 Letter--My Presents are Here

Hello everyone!


Wow! My new area is great. I'm starting to get the feel of things and am trying
really hard to memorize all the main road characters. It is weird to not be able
to read. When we get lost, we can't even tell someone where we are. So needless
to say, my Chinese asking directions is getting like a thousand times better! It
is so good though! I wouldn't trade it for anything. We have been blessed in our
states of being lost!

We got lost the other day and asked the cutest lady at 7-11 for directions. She
ended coming to church on Sunday and is going to get baptized this move call!
She is so cool! We've seen so many miracles this last week! Your prayers are all
working.

We had 14 investigators to church on Sunday! That is a mission record for me.
The most I had had before was about 4 or 5. So it was amazing! I was losing hair
like none other though! And no joke- I have a few gray hairs now... AHH!
Everyone tells us our hair falls out from the acid rain so I am not sure which
to credit it too... the rain or the stress... but it is ok because my hair is
growing so FAST! So anyways, church was amazing. We had a family we met tracting
on Saturday night come to church on Sunday. That was so amazing too... AHH!
Pretty much your prayers are amazing and I can feel the power of them. I think a
lot of it too is that Heavenly Father is so loving, understanding, and merciful.
He is letting me see miracles so that I can keep moving forward. He is seeing my
efforts and saying Poor Sister Shaver- she really is trying so hard.

That is the amazing thing about it. Heavenly Father really does see us and our
efforts. He really knows the desires of our hearts and is trying so hard to help
us! We just have to let him and live worthy of His help! Moroni 7:33/ D and C
6:36!

I am glad that you got the tape. I wasn't sure if you would like it or not. My
companion told me not to listen to it after I made it because I would want to
delete it. So hopefully, it wasn't to dorky or anything. It was fun to make and
to think of you listening to it. I'll have to start another one, but it probably
will be Mother's Day before I finish it... he he.

I am glad to hear everyone is doing so good. How was the trip to Saint George?
And oh Ali... she is a crazy one. And Steve's secret is safe with me- I've
gotten a lot better at keeping secrets... Surprise, huh?

Thank everyone for the mail this week! It was a good mail week! Meg, I got your
talk. Mom, thanks for the pictures. Liz, thanks for the family picture. Kate,
thanks for the letterSSS! Dad, it was good to get your letter. I'll have time to
write back today, so expect mail!

I love you all and miss you! Time is flying! Make the most of it!



Sister Shaver