It was a great transition into Ilsan! We started out with not many people to teach, but now there are almost too many to teach them all and I love them all so much!
I know God's role and mine.
God's job is to fix people.
Mine is to love people.
I just need to to love and then leave the results to God. If the person get's fixed, I praise God. If not, I just love them anyways. After all that's all I can offer.
I am just the tool in God's hands, the deliver of the great news. He still communes with man, as He did with those of the past. Through that close and covenant relationship with God, the powers of heaven can be opened in your life and you too can be a deliver of God's pure love and light in this dark chaotic world of mixed messages, to invite others to learn of Christ and come unto Him and then help us spread His light to the rest of the world!! How great is this Calling!!
The transfer is done! I spent 2 weeks with Elder Wagner as well, because Elder Beck needs to have follow up visits after his accident. It is fun to have gospel conversions on the streets together. They are really fun companions!! They make my day! But, now Elder Wagner is dead (he completed his mission) and I got ask by President to train again!!
I didn't expect to train and the thought didn't cross my head at all, until P-day when we did the Seoul Zone hike and Elder Torres, my first son, says you are going to train again. (Anytime we train someone brand new we call them our son, they were born in the mission to us). But, immediately following that he said "Don't do that! I am a jealous son!"
Haha.. I love that Elder. It was fun to go on exchanges with him this last week too. Good memories together.
I feel so honored to be able to train again before I die (go home). I promise that I will be doing my 100% best and this greeny won't be anything but gushing love for the people of Korea and learn exact obedience (According to the Higher Law of Christ, striving to be someone who fully understands His grace! Not being save by the law, but through Him!)
For this last transfer of my mission, I am still in eager search to learn more about Jesus Christ and to deepen my relationship with HIM! I know He is the Savior, but I want to know Him on an even deeper level, rather than just just having a belief in his divinity through the testimony of the Restoration or of the goodness of the church or answers to prayer or manifestations of miracles around me. Yes, the scriptures say "All things Testify of Christ" and that is correct, but I want to dive even deeper to the core of the Gospel! Get to the heart of it all!
Sister Jang is now Baptized!!! And other friends! This is the first grandma and I have had the wonderful opportunity to help guide her to the covenant path!!! Every missionary that has lived with me knows that I am in love with everything about 할머니 (Koreans Grandmas). And, it is a ball teaching her because she understands the the scriptures. After all, she is an experienced poet. I love learning Korean words and phrases from her! We dive in those scriptures together. But, BOY! does she love talking! Hahah sometimes she goes off talking about random things and tangents, but I love her choice of wording!
I love teaching the Gospel because I as I have discussions with others I can feel my understanding of the doctrines deepen and my eyes open to something that has been right in front of me the whole time, but now I can see them under a new light! (Of course, that is because scriptures can only truly be deciphered by the Holy Ghost and Revelation from on high!) I love learning from my companions and talking of eternal truths with them. These are things you can't find anywhere else in the world. I am eager to continue learning how to live after the pattern that our Father lives by, and learn the laws of heaven.
There are too many people to list of now, but there are many potential investigators that are headed toward the gates of baptism! It is so exciting to see people enter into a covenant relationship with their Father in Heaven and open a connection between the heavens and earth and receive the beautiful gift of having the His Spirit to be with them along their new journey, making their way back home!
I know with surety that God's plan is perfect and that if it was sightly different in anyway then life would be void. And, so I rejoice in learning His great wisdom behind the plan of lasting happiness. I have so many question that I am pondering and seek the answers for, but I never doubt. Honestly I find the search thrilling! Really!!! Because I know the truths are there in the scriptures and interpreted by His servants and He is open to giving us personal revelations, about what matters to us, by His Spirit!!
If you aren't happy or are not finding the gospel thrilling, then your are most likely missing something basic (study, prayer, fasting, seeking the Spirit, acting on promptings), because this is a Gospel of Wonder and Joy!!!! Join with me on the search together~
Love Elder Alger!
Lots of pictures this week!
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