Monday, February 20, 2017

Mission Tour and Lots of Miracles!

Sorry the Korean keyboard function isn't working now so I'll just say hello in English. Hello! This week was great! We've been working super hard all transfer to find people and have been having little success.  Until this week! Things are looking up in Miryang for me and Elder Barnett!

A typical day looks like this.  Wake up. Prepare. Street jundo till 9. Study. Eat. Street Jundo/companion/language study from 10:30-6. Then Street Jundo till 9. Then go home. So ya, we usually have one lesson with Yoo Ir in prison that lasts fifteen minutes once a week, and that's the only investigator we meet. But... Next week we have three appointments scheduled to teach new people and more people that seem interested that we are following up with!

This week we had Mission tour with Elder Choi of the Quorum of the 70.  He is super awesome! He served as a mission president in Seattle! It rains everyday there so he would tell the missionaries to look up, and drink some of the rain and it will align you with Gods will and motivate you, and that was a requirement that he gave his missionaries.  He said that we need to make sure we are aligned with Gods will. Not just as missionaries, but when we return home as well.  He also said that he made missionaries sing all the time and ponder the words of the hymns.  So this week I really focused on one of my favorite hymns. I Stand all Amazed.  It is amazing how much the Savior loves us.  He loves us so much that he suffered and died for us.  Never forget that.  My comitment for you is to read the words of that song.  Don't just skim through.  Really ponder the meaning and think of Christ and I promise you that you will feel his love! 

Now for the miracles! After mission tour we had a meeting with a member who is kind of an interesting dude, he's super quiet.  But anyways, he punked us.  And we thought: crap, there's no people on this end of Miryang, this just killed our plans.  But we started jundoing and I talked to this haraboji (grandpa) and he stole my Plan of Salvation pamph. And told us he has interest in our church and we can meet him and tell him more! And if we hadn't been punked by the member we wouldn't have met this guy! The Lord really does have a plan.  Nothing is a coincidence.  That's why we must align with his will, for stuff like this to happen and for other miracles to occur in our everyday lives.

The next day we met a high school student.  He remembered meeting missionaries 2 month ago and told us we have his number but never called him.  And we did have it! Anyways, it turns out that his harmoni (grandma) is a member and she lives in Seoul.  He also said anytime we are in Susan (which is like twice a week!) we can text him and teach him more.  The really neat thing was that he told us he's kind of like afraid of changing.  But after we bore sincere testimony of the Book of Mormon and the church he accepted the invitation to read the Book, which he said he had but later texted and said his brother threw it away so he wants a new one! He was super awesome! He also spoke almost perfect english so that was nice.

And then lastly our Investigator Koo Minjoon came to church this week! It was my first time seeing him! He said he's free in the mornings from 7-10 and guess what. Because of our schedule so are we!!! So we will meet him this week! Also a random guy that the sisters met showed up at church.  He seems to like me.  He's a little weird but he's super funny and nice.  He is coming to family home evening and the Stake Road Show next week! 
So many good things are happening.  And I know it's because we are doing what the Lord wants and working hard! If we follow him we will be blessed, I know that without a doubt.  

Have a good week everyone. I love ya all! But more importantly the Lord loves you!


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