We got along very well and serving in Gumjeong is a blast! The Gumjeong church is really nice and you have to take off your shoes and walk in with slippers in the church! WE have a lot of people come out to church and I really do love it here as well as my other areas!! It is great! This week has also been really cold and with the wind, it made things even better.... But it is a blessing being here and being able to help others come closer unto Christ!
This week as I thought about what to write, I want to focus on the topic of Faith. Faith is interesting because many people believe it is just believing. "If I wish upon a star or believe that something will come true, it will come true". But unfortunately that is not the case. Faith is where we work hard for what we want and although there aren't want things that we can control, we do our best to do all we can for things to come to be, then by believing God will give an answer to a prayer or to a wish. I love the principle of Faith because without it
no one can live. But because people have faith and people come to know that there in a God and that Jesus Christ is their Savior, we are all able to benefit and live better lives.
On Monday, I finished packing my bags and then sent them via the post office! Then Elder Haskell and I went to the mission home and waited for our new companions. (Or for me, I waited for my temporary companion) So we waited and then we had a birthday party and the mission home because it is other people's birthdays and then my temporary companion and I (Elder Mahler) went outside to go find the
Gumjeong house... (We had no directions, we just vaguely knew where it might be). So we go out and then get hair cuts and then we went and walked around with no fear in mind and my some miracle found the church which was unlocked and we asked the sisters where our house was. So we got to our house and then went shopping for the new trainees and then came back to the house and cleaned it up!
On Tuesday, we went to a training meeting in the morning for new trainers and then after that we went outside and went up to 울산 (Ulsan) to a place called 경주 (GyeongJu). Elder Mahler is set to serve there... So we went up and it was like getting off a bus in the middle of no where and not knowing where to go.. So we caught a taxi and went to the hospital first because Elder Mahler had to get some things check
out and then we walked around and tried to find their house.. We finally found it and then went outside and shopped and then found the church and got some things taken care of and then went home and cleaned the house for the new trainees!
Wednesday morning, we woke up early and caught a bus down to Busan and then went to the mission home to go to the trainee meeting. So we went and went straight outside and rotated with the trainees. We were able to teach some lessons on the street and meet some great people! Then
we came back and had lunch and then got our assignments for trainees! So I was able to get Elder Stein as my trainee and it was super great!! We were smiling and it was super joyous! Then we came to Gumjeong and found our house and then went outside and talked to people on the street!
On Thursday, we studied in the morning and then had lunch and then we went outside and to the church to show him around it. Then we went outside and talked to more people and went home and ate and then had English class!! English class was really good and then we went outside again to talk to people and it was very apparent that it was getting a lot colder.
On Friday, we studied in the morning again and then planned out the week and then we went outside and talked to a few people and it was really good! It was pretty cold on that day and then we went home for dinner and while cooking dinner it started to snow!! It was sooo cool!! It didn't stick, but seeing snow in Busan is very rare!! Then after dinner, we still went outside and talked to other people and it was a great time!
On Saturday, we had a meeting in the morning and then we waited and contacted at the church until a member came to the church and took us to a farm out in the middle of no where, so we could have a oyster and meat party with all the members! It was great and I was able to eat a lot of oysters that day! Then we came back and did English class and
after English we meet with Nole, A recent convert. Then after all of this, we went outside and talked to others and it was cold.. very cold...
On Sunday, we had church and in the morning we helped the members with their baggage and everything and then church started and I was able to give my introductory talk and then I had to opportunity to translate for some members in our ward and also Sister Barrow (our mission president's wife) After all of that we went to class and then after church we met with a people we met on the street during the week and he came to church and had a great time! After which we had a meeting
with some members and were able to sing in the choir too and then we went outside and talked to many people and that was our week!
It is such a blessing being here no matter how cold it is! I love it and we will be able to see a whole lot of miracles here in Gumjeong!!!
Love Always,
Elder Joshua Matthew Wilson
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