We decided to attend a local church congregation (versus the English-speaking international ward) this year while we are in Taipei. We have felt so welcomed, and they have already put us to work as teachers. Today was a holiday (Mid-Autumn Festival), and the bishop had mentioned that he and some of the other leaders wanted to come by and bring us lunch, so we'd have a chance to get to know each other. We thought this would be great, especially as we have a hard time remembering Chinese names. Turns out that 40 people came, including a lot of kids, so we had a full house. They brought all the food and did all the clean-up. They even brought name tags, and we took pictures of everyone to quiz ourselves. What a fun welcome to the ward! Turns out that I had actually met three of the women 15 years ago when I was in Taiwan. They remembered me, but it took me a while to place them. However, I pulled out my pictures from way back then, and there they were!
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