July 2 Letter--Hello!

Hello family!

Wow! Things are good here in Taiwan right now... hot hot hot, but GOOD! Sister 
McKinley have been working hard, but having fun. Adds a lot of fun to 
everything... we have an investigator right now who is in dire need of 
attention. She calls us about five times a day to tell me she doesn't want to be 
baptized. I have started to laugh and say ok, we will see... well, today she 
called and said the same thing, but by the end of our conversation she was 
asking what kind of clothes she gets to wear when she is baptized... so in other 
words she might be a little like me and just need attention. So we have been 
praying hard for her and hope she realizes she doesn't need to tell me she 
doesn't want to be baptized if she wants attention. I think I understand a 
little bit how you all felt when I kept annoying you... he he!

Sister McKinley and I have zone conference tomorrow. I am excited. We have a 
sister's meeting afterwards. Rumor has it is to tell us that we need to dress 
nicer and be prettier. Our mission president's wife is pretty and wants us to be 
prettier. She doesn't ride a bike around in the heat with a sweet helmet on her 
head. So maybe we'll get smart cars... ha ha, I WISH! That would be amazing.

Speaking of bikes... mom and dad are so ready to bike with me when I get home. I 
am so so excited. They went for a ten mile bike ride... how sweet is that? Just 
make sure your seat and everything is high enough... don't want sore knees... 
and the sore rear end goes away fast. You get used to it. We'll have to start 
have mandatory family bike trips. Except I don't think I have a bike... and it 
would be tempting to bring my bike home except... it got run over and the back 
wheel bent so now the brake rubs everytime it turns and well, the sound of metal 
scratching on metal isn't the best. Oh don't worry, I wasn't on it when it got 
run over. I got off in time. But my shoe did get run over. 

Morgan is adorable and so is Amos... that is the first picture I have seen of 
Amos with teeth. How cute is he? He is getting pretty big... and Morgan doesn't 
look like a baby anymore she is a little toddler now... missed all of her baby 
stages... oh well, ting shuo I will have a new little baby to play with. When is 
the new ones birthdate? After or before I get home? Morgan with the shredder... 
too cute. Where are those pictures of Amos taken? Hiking? Moab? Arches?

Oh my exciting news! Laura and Eric I have an assignment for you! My new member 
is going to the BYU English Language school! I am so excited she is going to be 
in Utah. She goes there in the beginning of September. She is a little bit 
nervous because her English is not very good and she knows no one. So if you all 
are still there in September would it be ok if I gave her your information in 
case she needs a friend. Maybe you could have her over for dinner or something. 
She is really really cute! I absolutely love her! Wu Yi Ting... it is pronounced 
like "Eating"... is 18 years old so she is pretty young and fun. Let me know if 
that would be ok. I know you are busy so if not no worries. Thought it might 
just be fun. If not, when I get home I'll just bring her over to your house 
anyways... te he he. 

Kate, we are having tacos for the fourth of July! I am so so excited... Our 
little celebration for the fourth. Happy Birthday, Josh. So thank you again for 
the taco seasoning. It should be yummy yummy!

Mom and Dad, thank you so much for the package. I loved it. It came right at the 
end of move-call so it was like perfect timing because I didn't have to share 
the chocolate chip cookies. How bad is that... I ate them all! EVERY SINGLE ONE! 
And then ate the crumbs like cereal... I did share the candy. Keeps our 
investigators kids quiet in church... and makes for some very entertaining faces 
with the sour skittles. They think they are the weirdest things. So thank you so 
much. It brightened up my day. I made a package to send home, but don't get to 
excited... just know it is in the process... it should be nice and small, but 
fun.

Well, things here are so good. I am glad to hear everyone is doing so well. And 
getting in some summer playing. Swim extra for me =>! 


I love you and know that the church is true... It is the Lord's work!


Sister Shaver  

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