This week has been extremely warm. Actually this week was supposed to be the
start of 장마 (Jangma) or in
English, the rainy season... But,
that did not turn out to be the case. Also, apparently 대구(Daegu) is
supposed to be the hottest part of all of Korea, AND out of all of
Korea. 경산 (Gyeongsan) -My current area- is a valley, making it a boiling
pot. Though, still it is absolutely wonderful here, and I really do love the
weather and all the people that we are able to meet. Also the landscape is fantastic! As we do missionary work, we have been able to find so many people and to be able to talk to them about the gospel of Jesus Christ!
This week I want to focus on a talk given by Elder Quetin L. Cook in
the General Conference this last April. In his talk, he states something that is very intriguing, and that I wanted to focus on today based on what has happened this last week.
that did not turn out to be the case. Also, apparently 대구(Daegu) is
supposed to be the hottest part of all of Korea, AND out of all of
Korea. 경산 (Gyeongsan) -My current area- is a valley, making it a boiling
pot. Though, still it is absolutely wonderful here, and I really do love the
weather and all the people that we are able to meet. Also the landscape is fantastic! As we do missionary work, we have been able to find so many people and to be able to talk to them about the gospel of Jesus Christ!
This week I want to focus on a talk given by Elder Quetin L. Cook in
the General Conference this last April. In his talk, he states something that is very intriguing, and that I wanted to focus on today based on what has happened this last week.
He states "Often as we experience the storms of life, we
witness the Lord’s hand in providing eternal protections." Yesterday, on Sunday, I was able to visit
a member who really loves the missionaries, but has been unable to come out to
church for the past month due to an injury of his foot and because he has had
multiple tragic occurrences happen over the past several months, one being that
his Father past away just recently. So I
have only been here for 2 weeks, but because he was unable to go to church, we
went and visited him. When we came to his door, he grabbed my hand, and
he started to cry -- he wept for the loss of his father. However, he attested
to the fact that there are many storms in life, and that as we have these storms, we really do see the Lord's hand always comforting us, and he was able to find much peace and comfort through the Lord. The Lord loves each
and every single one of us and wants us to live the happiest we can. Therefore,
he protects us and took upon all pains and afflictions in order for him to help us. I love my Savior and he loves me.
So on to my week. This last Monday, we emailed and then went to a buffet and ate -- it was fantastic!! Then after which we went shopping and came to the church to set up for our Family Home Evening. We played a game and everyone really seemed to like it and then we got to talk to everyone and eat and it was a very good day!
On Tuesday, we studied and then we had many appointments scheduled. So, we studied, and went to meet an older gentleman that we had met on the street about 3 or 4 days before; he really wanted to hear what we had to say and wanted to meet us. So we went to meet with him. He had a bag, and calls us over. We started chatting, but unfortunately it turned out that he wasn't really interested in our message. So that was alright, so we finished talking to him. Then all our other appointments cancelled on us... So.. That meant one thing... From 12 o'clock to 9 o'clock, we were outside and talking to people and spreading the message of the gospel to everyone!! So we did that. Then our sister team called us and asked if we could have a meeting because they were busy all day, so we did at 8:30 and that was our day.
On Wednesday, we had our district meeting with other missionaries. After that, my companion and I ate some lunch at our house, and met with an older man who is good at English and has a lot of interest in our Church. So we talked to him; he wants to keep learning and talking -- so that was great! And then after which, we went outside and we talked to more people. Then we came back to the church and taught English class and that was our Wednesday.
On Thursday, we studied in the morning, went to our service project for the week; we got to clean up dishes and then ate lunch!
Then afterwards we met with an old grandpa, who wanted to learn English at first, but then he wanted to learn more about the gospel of Jesus Christ. So we talked to him. He accepted everything, and we planned to meet him again later that week. After that, we went out and talked to more people; and had dinner with a college student, who is Atheist, but as we started talking about the gospel and how it has blessed us, he wanted to learn more about it too!! So we set up another appointment for the week. Then we went outside and talked to more people.
On Friday, we planned for our upcoming week, and went to a place called Cheongdo 청도. Cheongdo is part of our area, and is directly above Miryang (my former area). So we went there and talked to a bunch of people. As we were walking, certain people stopped their car to talk to us. They were some church members from our stake, and they offered us a ride home. So we gladly accepted their kind offer, and it was great!! We talked them the whole time. When we came back home, we ate dinner and talked to more people.
On Saturday, we met out Grandpa and his name is Kim SongGil 김성길!! We talked to him, and we even talked about baptism. He accepted a date to be baptized!!! So, he is currently preparing for that! How exciting!!
So on to my week. This last Monday, we emailed and then went to a buffet and ate -- it was fantastic!! Then after which we went shopping and came to the church to set up for our Family Home Evening. We played a game and everyone really seemed to like it and then we got to talk to everyone and eat and it was a very good day!
On Tuesday, we studied and then we had many appointments scheduled. So, we studied, and went to meet an older gentleman that we had met on the street about 3 or 4 days before; he really wanted to hear what we had to say and wanted to meet us. So we went to meet with him. He had a bag, and calls us over. We started chatting, but unfortunately it turned out that he wasn't really interested in our message. So that was alright, so we finished talking to him. Then all our other appointments cancelled on us... So.. That meant one thing... From 12 o'clock to 9 o'clock, we were outside and talking to people and spreading the message of the gospel to everyone!! So we did that. Then our sister team called us and asked if we could have a meeting because they were busy all day, so we did at 8:30 and that was our day.
On Wednesday, we had our district meeting with other missionaries. After that, my companion and I ate some lunch at our house, and met with an older man who is good at English and has a lot of interest in our Church. So we talked to him; he wants to keep learning and talking -- so that was great! And then after which, we went outside and we talked to more people. Then we came back to the church and taught English class and that was our Wednesday.
On Thursday, we studied in the morning, went to our service project for the week; we got to clean up dishes and then ate lunch!
Then afterwards we met with an old grandpa, who wanted to learn English at first, but then he wanted to learn more about the gospel of Jesus Christ. So we talked to him. He accepted everything, and we planned to meet him again later that week. After that, we went out and talked to more people; and had dinner with a college student, who is Atheist, but as we started talking about the gospel and how it has blessed us, he wanted to learn more about it too!! So we set up another appointment for the week. Then we went outside and talked to more people.
On Friday, we planned for our upcoming week, and went to a place called Cheongdo 청도. Cheongdo is part of our area, and is directly above Miryang (my former area). So we went there and talked to a bunch of people. As we were walking, certain people stopped their car to talk to us. They were some church members from our stake, and they offered us a ride home. So we gladly accepted their kind offer, and it was great!! We talked them the whole time. When we came back home, we ate dinner and talked to more people.
On Saturday, we met out Grandpa and his name is Kim SongGil 김성길!! We talked to him, and we even talked about baptism. He accepted a date to be baptized!!! So, he is currently preparing for that! How exciting!!
Then we came to the church, got ready for English Class and had
the class. After a little bit, we did an
activity and ate crepes together. Our
college student came to English class that we talked to him too. We even talked to him about baptism, and he
accepted a date of his baptism as well!! Then after all of this, we cleaned up the
church and went outside and talked to as many people as we could!
Sunday, we had church and I accompanied the congregation on the piano. Then we had lunch together, had a meeting -- as we were having this meeting all our appointments cancelled again, so we went and visited some members, and this is where my story I shared earlier comes in. So we went and visited this member and he was very sad and did not feel very peaceful, but as we talked, he was amazing and the Lord really helped him overcome his trials. Then we visited some other families and then that was our day!!
It is wonderful being here and although sometimes it can be a little hot, I love it here so much! I love you all and miss you as well and I hope you have a great week. :)
Love Always,
Elder Wilson
Sunday, we had church and I accompanied the congregation on the piano. Then we had lunch together, had a meeting -- as we were having this meeting all our appointments cancelled again, so we went and visited some members, and this is where my story I shared earlier comes in. So we went and visited this member and he was very sad and did not feel very peaceful, but as we talked, he was amazing and the Lord really helped him overcome his trials. Then we visited some other families and then that was our day!!
It is wonderful being here and although sometimes it can be a little hot, I love it here so much! I love you all and miss you as well and I hope you have a great week. :)
Love Always,
Elder Wilson
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