5/15
Update. We don’t have that many investigators. But we met a
really cool guy today! He asked to be taught right there and he’s coming to
church Sunday! Super stoked. Just met
him randomly. We’ve been focusing
lately, not on getting tons of contacts but really helping people see how the
Gospel can bless them. It’s made me
think of myself and how I’ve been blessed lots. Super good. Also we had exchanges yesterday. I went with Elder Newton from holiday, UTAH.
Super cool Elder. On the way to get him we
introduced the Book of Mormon to a pastor and he really dug it. On the way back we met a guy who said he was
a prophet and could fly. Also he kept
saying, “I am the way” in English about Jesus, but he thought that anyone’s way
is good. Tonight we had a really good
combo English class/pizza party. Super
legit. Grace taught me how to write my name in traditional Korean (Chinese)
characters, so I did learn. She’s the
lady who I ate a million different things with.
She’s super nice. We had a very
hilarious English class all about how we should or shouldn’t have smart phones.
Lately in English class we’ve been talking about things and got good debates going. Sometimes
it gets a little heated and debates in Korea on the good use of hybrid cars
comes up. Mostly it’s okay though. It’s a good time. OK, here’s a little Korean
saying and my name in Chinese.
Korean saying: five minutes hurry, 50 years dead. [rough
translation]
[can’t write the characters in this program. Romanized it
says “Jeung Soo Chan”]
5/16 Thursday
So we’ve been talking a lot about how other missionaries
always write home about their phenomenal spiritual experiences and I write
about funny old Korean guys. The truth
of it is it’s a different kind of spiritual than I expected, like realizing how
much you need personal study, you NEED prayer to sustain you. You have to learn to always talk to people
and to view them the way Father in heaven views them. And even if they let you
down to still hope. I feel like right
now is when I make the choice to be a diligent disciple of Christ or not. And
it’s in really small things. Like really talking to everyone even when all I
want to do is take a 5 minute rest on the bust.
It’s getting up at 6:30 and going to bed at 10:30, even following rules when
I don’t want to. The differences between
truly great missionaries seem small but it takes a herculean effort to get the
last 5% out.
But the days I do, I feel more fulfilled than I ever have.
It’s unbelievable. Miracles happen too! Like we had a guy ask us if we could
tell him about our church and then ask to come to church on Sunday. He’s
amazing! But the funnies are still there. Like 70 year old me biking around
blasting techno music. J
5/17 Quickie Update
We have a stake sports activity today. So we’ve been
inviting people all week. And now it is time to play soccer! And maybe
basketball! I’m way excited.
K. Home now. It was
totally wicked! Elder Clawson and I won a dance contest against some other
missionaries. We got some strawberry
wafers and the approval of our entire stake J I did some pretty atrocious cartwheels. Also
we saw our bishop and a lady from our ward, [unintelligible] gentleman. PSY!
Very enthusiastically. Super funny. Elder Clawson, I and the Young Men’s
president from our ward won the relay race. Also our ward won! There wasn’t
soccer though. L
Elder Newton was bummed. OK rewind a little.
So Koreans have a holiday that basically celebrates Buddha’s
birthday. And also on that day they have a sports conference thing. There’s a bunch of funny games and everyone
eats together and it’s way fun and cute. So we had tons of fun. Also tonight we
had a cool revelation moment. We had an investigator cancel today so we had
some extra time. We prayed to know where to go. Then I got pulled over one way
and so we went! We ran into a group of kids going to a Karaoke bar and got
their numbers. We might play bball with them tomorrow. Super cool! Man, I love
you so MUCH! Thank you for being the best. Cheesy, I know. But.
5/18 Saturday.
I’m in a bit of a goofy mood. [much Korean follows]. K, well, now that I have written terrible
secrets right under your nose, I will relate the events of the day. So we
studied and I learned about some of the early hardships of the church and how
important optimism is. Then we called people and then had a meeting with
Brother Yong, a 21 year old guy who’s about to go into the army. He’s way cool,
rides a motorcycle everywhere, and dates Danish women. Quite debonair. We just have to wake him up in time for church!
He’s always sleeping when we call him. Super cool though. He has a hello kitty
right and maybe some gospel interest. Also an investigator, Brother Kim,
invited us to dinner outside the mission and reserved and paid for it and
everything. It was a little awkward when we couldn’t go. Had a good
conversation though. Okay. No time.
5/19
Sooo… had a killer day today. Church was really good. We had
a little bit of a miracle. We met a guy named Luke at Anyang station and he
asked if he could help us. W taught him about the restoration right there and
he said he would come to church. That was on Wednesday. We’ve kept in contact
with him over thaw eek and he totally came to church today! He wore very
stylish tweek pants, tie and sweater vest. He really liked church and during
the sacrament he said he felt cleaner. He told us he wants to quit smoking and
drinking so we taught him the full restoration and word of wisdom. He really
liked it and we’re helping him on his way toward being happier! He has so much
real intent and is a true seeker of truth. He’s super bomb. We’ll keep working
with him. Then we had a pretty crazy lunch of rice-ramen-jiaijang (curry-ish)
and bacon stuff. Very good but very funky. Elder Cho got sick. But he
recovered. Then we went out and got rejected a bunch/found maybe a new
investigator. Then! We met a member of the bishopric for dinner. It was super
delicious, duck, [Korean], and all sorts of good eats. Then we practiced
teaching an investigator with them. Their kids are super cute and make fun of
us a lot. But we love them. It was a good week, tired but happy. It is nice to
see some hard work paying off.
5/20
Had kind of a goofy day. We emailed in the morning but it
wasn’t pday. We went and did flyers for the English class. It was way funny
actually. There were some other ladies flyering there and they left to get more
and we swooped in! It’s way fun. You just compliment people and speak English
and do other funny stuff. Super fun. My
favorite is when a bunch of school kids walk by and say Hello really timidly
and giggle and run away. Also when we got back to the house today my companion
totally attacked me when we got home for dinner. He went for the wedgie but I
countered with the long arms and totally wedgied him first. I unfortunately
sort of ripped his pants. He spent dinner sewing up his pants. He thought it
was funny though.
5/21 Tuesday
So just a quick update today. Hopefully the package will be
on its way soon. And as missionaries we have to commit people to do things, so
you’ve got two choices. Either read the
Book of Mormon all the way though or refer someone to the missionaries. So
yeah. Or do both. But only after that can you wear your ties.
Stay happy. Much love!
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