This week has been pretty warm actually that we have finally
decided to start wearing short sleeve shirts every day, but even with that, it
is pretty hot overall. Yet, this week
was a great week for sure as all my weeks seem to be. I love being here in Korea, and everyday is
really an adventure. Being in Miryang
for about 4 months has been wonderful, and it really just is phenomenal. Miryang every year has a huge festival that is
one of Korea's biggest festivals. So we
were actually talking to a ton of people, and some K-Pop stars came in with a
huge limo and a bus. It was pretty
insane. But anyways... This week has
been a fantastic, fun time!
This week I really want to focus on the spirit of the Holy
Ghost. The Holy Ghost is such a wondrous
thing. The Spirit confirms the truth
that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that our Heavenly Father really does live. As we invite others to come closer unto
Christ, it is always their choice, whether to accept it or not. Everything is
always a choice, but when you have studying and prayed with real intent to know
if our Heavenly Father lives and that Jesus is the Christ, I know for a fact
that you will know for a fact, that these things are true. Only through the power of the Holy Ghost can
this be felt and learned, and one thing I encourage for you to do is to really
seek to know if these things are true, and ask Heavenly Father and He will let
you know that He lives and loves you.
So on to what I did this week…. On Monday, we simply rode
bikes to the church and went out to eat with someone named Uncle Lee and his
boss. We talked to them over lunch, and
they have a lot of interest in English and love the missionaries and have known
them for a long time. Hence the reason
we call Uncle Lee, “Uncle Lee.” Anyway,
we had lunch with him, and then came back to the church and emailed for a
little bit and then went outside to go buy my companion some new shoes. We went looking around for some inexpensive
shoes that would fit him. Luckily we
found some for him and it was great! Afterwards, we went and had dinner and
went shopping for a little bit. Then
later we came back to the church after talking with some people on the street
and did our family home evening! We had
a few people attend but it was a great time! Then we went home and that was our
day on Monday!
On Tuesday, we studied in the morning and then went to the
church on our bikes and did our area meeting. After doing so, we went outside and talked to
a whole bunch of people. Then as we were
on our way to the Prison to go meet our friend You Ir, my companion said that
he left his ID card at home. So, we went
to go get it, but by the time we got home, it was too late to visit You Ir. So, we were unable to visit him on
Tuesday, but that was alright. Then we
went outside and talked to a whole bunch of people, and then we had English
class!!
On Wednesday, we actually had the zone conference in Busan. So we had to get up early and go down to
Busan, where we hiked -- while hiking, we took a bunch of pictures. We learned a bunch during the conference. Then we got home at around 7 pm, and
then visited our North Korean friend who is obsessed with his new motorcycle. I love him a bunch. haha! :)
Thursday was a very very warm day.
In the morning we went running outside as we usually do now,
and then we studied in the morning.
During lunch time I made some muffins for some members that we would be
meeting that day. Then after which we
planned for about 2 hours and then took our bikes to You Ir and taught him. Then we went outside and tried to talk to
people, but there was a very few people outside. Unfortunately the people that were outside
didn't want to talk to us at all. It was
alright though because we had a great time trying and also Miryangs' huge
festival started on Thursday as well. Later at the night, we visited a member and
dropped off some muffins and shared a message.
Then finally at the end of the day found some people that wanted to talk
and so it was a great day.
On Friday we went outside and got a call from one of our
members. So we went over to their house
and served them for a little bit, and then went off to our service activity
with Lee Hungbong. We cleaned the
stables with him and then went home and quickly got changed and then went over
to the festival with the sister missionaries to go sticker boarding! We took a sticker board and asked people to
put stickers on them. Because there
were a lot of people going and coming from the festival, it was great!!
Then on Saturday, we had an interview with a member, and
then we came to the church and taught English class and made some great
relationships. Then we cleaned the
church for a little bit, and after which we went outside and talked to some
people and knocked on some doors and got someone who wants to learn English
from us!! Then we took the sticker
board again and went outside and talked to people near the festival. There were so many people and that was the
day where we saw the K-Pop stars.
Anyway, it was a great day.
On Sunday, we had church in the morning, and I got to teach
the teenagers which was fun and then we all ate lunch together. After that, when we were talking to one of the
sisters’ investigators, she asked me to baptize her: It was very cool actually
and I'm super glad that I will get to perform the ordinance. We called some older records and then met with
our Sri Lankan investigator named Kumara! He is so happy and wants to learn so much more
about the gospel! Afterwards, we went
outside and talked to more people and went knocking on more doors. To our surprise, one of our former
investigators was in the house and let us in, and we had a great lesson. Then we talked to more people and that was my
week actually.
It was super amazing and full of amazing people and
experiences! I love this work so much
and am so thankful to be serving here in Korean!!
I love you all so much and it is so weird how time flies
because.. I guess my birthday is this Wednesday??? What!?!? May 25th is right around
the corner!
Anyways I love you all and have a great week :)
Love Always,
Elder Wilson
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| Zone Conference Day 1 |
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| Changwon Hiking - Zone Conference |
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| Elder Wilson Teaching a Lesson |
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| To 表忠寺 / 표충사 Buddhist Temple |
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| In front of 表忠寺 / 표충사 Gate |
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| Just Walking Around |
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