Week 62

This week was officially my 1 year mark in Korea!!!!!!!
I can't believe it! Ah!

I love these people, with all my heart! They have taught me so much. I can't believe that I am on the downward slope. But, I don't feel as if I am going down, I feel as if I am accelerating up and I am never going down!

This week we found 3 investigators!!!! We are finding more and more people. It is great! And, we are meeting them fairly regularly. I love this work. You can never see the progress or the magic in the moment with language skills or investigators' progress and so on, but that is just how it works. Just add at little time to dedication and it becomes rich!

Looking back a year from now, it is so crazy the things I have able to do with the Lords help! I have felt the Lord guiding me and I have seen many miracles and witness that this Gospel is true. I feel I have been able to have a better grasp of His reality and of His glory.

General Conference was a blast!! President Nelson has so much energy! A lot more than I thought. I feel like he is going to be around for a while. And I can't forget about the apostles. They are such inspired men!

This last transfer I have really enjoyed making the Transfer Training Plan  a part of me (The picture, we get one of these every transfer). That's very exciting! Plus Elder Jack N Gerard's reflections on life and having eternal perspective have inspired me to make a "Semi-annual Training Plan" based of the specific prompting I received this Conference!

Elder Huillet said right after General Conference finished, "Ahh! I just want to see the next Conference already!" But then I replied with "But, if that were true, where would be the time to prove ourselves? I am excited to organize the promptings I receive and prove that I will become what His servants have taught. And, then finally after 6 months we can see how far we have grown and become better prepared to receive higher knowledge in the next one."
It reminds me of what President Nelson said last conference
"As you repeat this process day after day, month after month, year after year, you will 'grow into the principle of revelation.'"
I want to repeat this process following up with myself and with the Lord every 6 months to see if I am growing into the principle of revelation (following the prophet). (Revelation is the means by which our Father in Heaven Communicates with his children here on Earth. What better way is there than the "Lord's Mouth piece")

We got to do this bit on our own! General Conference is probably one of the closest way to really here God's voice and his will for the Earth is right now. What a great opportunity!!!!!

*What is your "Semi-annual Training Plan"? What does God want you to become and work on? Even if it is one thing, it is worth committing to it! But, make sure you look over your plan daily to God in prayer. He will show you the way!!!!!!!!!

 Korean version of Chinese food (It is the best I have ever had, if I take any of you back to Korea and want to show you Chinese food it would be here!) (Pork-cutlets are best in my greeny area ;) )

The Costco of Korea. E-mart samples! These are good side dishes. I love the dried Squid

 This was a yearly fireside that got the whole district together. 

Part of East Sea Branch

I had to go to Seoul to re-new my foreigner card. (1 year in Korea!) I went with Elder Whicker because he came here the same time as me! 

 Elder Whicker and I were still coming back from Seoul when we were supposed to have our Weekly District Counsel (Good thing we already do them through Video Chat!)

Zone Leaders have the great opportunity to travel to the other areas and do exchanges.
This week was 속초.

Helping out in the yard of a beloved member!

We made Chop-Chae. Korea noodles for the first time this last week.

  Investigators!!!!!! Mr Cha and Gloria!

Week 61

We got a new investigator through our recent convert!!!!!!! Whoot Whoot! When members and missionaries work together it brings new fire!
The Sunday before yesterday President and Sister Taylor came and taught about having your own Sacred Grove each morning. They invited the district to pray for 10 mins in the morning, with a specific purpose, like Joseph. And, we have been visiting members to follow-up/recommit them to what Sister Taylor invited them to do. And, they are reacting a lot better than we thought. They have already experienced revelation and are having good experiences.

This last Saturday a typhoon hit our zone. And, one of the members was following the commitment like Sister Taylor asked and she had the Spirit come over her, telling her to get her family together and head over to her father. Once she got there she saw that her father's home was having major leakage due to the heavy winds and pouring rain. And the whole family worked together and everything turn out alright!!!

I am grateful for the promptings of the Spirit to guide us in our everyday lives!!! I know that if we have fervent prayer, it will open our minds to the insights from on high!

We in DongHae, really want to kick off English Connect!!!!!!!!!!!! (Here is a link to what the headquarters in Seoul is doing. https://www.facebook.com/englishconnectHHC/)
They have it only in 3 areas in Seoul, but are now ready to reach out further!
When I first came to Korea, we used a program that was made by missionaries and some members here in the mission. But, just recently the Church Headquarters has come out with a formal and official English program, called English Connect! And, here in Korea we do it using the Helping-hands just like we did during the Olympics!

 When I was on exchanges in KangNeung, I could literally get instant good impression on people by saying, "Do you remember the people helping out during the Olympics wearing yellow vests?" And, they all know! President, the APs, and Elder Huillet and I really want that to be the same for every Korean.

I think it is the next step to bring good a image and draw more attention to the Church and how we aren't like the 100,000,000 of other churches that Koreans have to choose between. Of course the restored truths are what draw attention for those who do get baptized. But, in the society we live in today. People don't want to hear a lot about religion. So, we are approaching it like Ammon does with the Lamanites who don't want to hear the message of the Lord. By really caring about their concerns and devoting our lives to making their lives better. For Ammon it was watching over the king's livestock. In Korea, people are really concerned about English!

Every single Korean wants to learn English! Whether they are curious or it is so they can be successful career wise. I can see us becoming really big! And, that we can have good image with the people we meet on the streets!

"Joseph took his question directly to Heavenly Father. He sought personal revelation, and his seeking opened this last dispensation. In like manner, what will your seeking open for you?"  I feel it coming. We are pioneers over here! What does the Lord want to open up for you in your lives??

Love you all!!

Hiking 무릉계곡, Exchanges, and the Typhoon!