This week I don't have a ton
of time to email, but I want to say that this week was definitely a blast! We had a fun time being
able to talk to people and we were able to meet with others and to help them come
closer unto
Christ. Also we were able to
find some new people to teach and were able to meet with some old
investigators. It feels splendid to find people that want to learn about the
gospel and are willing to change in order to be more happy.
On my way over to the church
today, I was talking to the taxi driver about religion and his thoughts on
religion. He asked me what I am doing in Korea and I said I was a missionary. So the question that he asked me was, "alright, so is there a God? And if
there is a God, why hasn't he shown himself on TV or something? Then everyone
would believe in him". I'm glad to say that we had a really good
discussion in the car about seeing versus believing. When we see it becomes knowledge
and even with seeing, as we know about 2000 years ago, people also saw the Son
of God and could not recognize him as the Savior. But something that I have
come to known as I have grown up and the thing that I love about this gospel is
that, seeing isn't believing. We don't need to see to know. In order to know,
you need to experience and put in the work to know and then will God give you
an answer. This Gospel is true and it blesses every single one of us as people
and although many people may not feel the effects of it right now, I can promise
that they are being directly effected by it no matter what.
So this last week on Monday,
I emailed a little bit in the morning and then I went down to the Japanese
Consulate to get my Japanese Passport renewed. It was great to be able to speak
Japanese!! It was super refreshing and everything went smoothly. Then we
went down to a place called Nampo to go shopping and eat food. So we went to an
all-you-can-eat Sushi Buffet, and then the Japanese Consulate called me and said
that I forgot to give them my new passport photo. So I had to go back and then
gave it to them and then went shopping and then came to the church to email. After emailing, we went outside and had the opportunity to talk about the
gospel with other people!
On Tuesday, we went on exchanges
in the morning with the Elders in our house, so I went with Elder Kim. We
studied in the morning, went outside to talk to people, came back to
our house and studied some more. Then we went to the church and did some office
work. Then, for the rest of the day, we went outside and proselyted and had dinner
with the missionaries in our area.
On Wednesday, we really didn't
have any plans. We unexchanged, studied in the morning, went outside and talked to some people, and then came to the church and did some
more work and then had dinner. Then for the rest of the day, we went outside
and were able to meet some great people and talk to them about the gospel and
the change that it can bring to their lives.
On Thursday, we were really
busy because I had to go back to the consulate to pick up my passport, so we
did that. Then we came back to Geumjeong, studied a little bit and then
went to Busan University to sticker board
with the other missionaries. After that, we ate dinner and then we had English
class. Brother Jeong Minhwa came to English class and we were able to talk
afterward and it was a good meeting.
Friday was kind of long too.
We got up in the morning and then had to go meet some people that were coming
down from Seoul and so we met with them and then came home and it was kind of
late, so we ate food and then planned a little bit and then studied and then
went outside and finished our day.
On Saturday, we had an out-district meeting and then we met with an investigator who we found this week. Then we studied because our appointment got cancelled, and set up
for English class and had the class. After the class, we taught another lesson and
then ate food and then cleaned the church.
Sunday, sister Clove that
serve in Geumjeong last transfer came back with her entire family so they were
at church and we were able to talk and to eat together. After church
there was a baptismal service for one of the members' daughters and then I met
with another investigator and then we went home and had dinner and then we did weekly
planning for this week.
This last week was great and
we are finding great people to meet all the time!!
Love Always,
Elder Joshua Wilson
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