Family I LOVE YOU! but really i love you all soooo much, just thought i would start off by saying that :)(:
Anyways, such a fast yet crazy crazy week! so much happened in 강남!!
So where to begin hmmmmmm o yeah so we have just been doing alot of
crazy things this week. the heat was not as bad, in fact you can
litterally feel the change in the climate and stuff, it was just like
fall! it made me soooo pumped because then i wont wake up sweaty and i
won't be soaked in my own sweat everyday, yaaaaaayyyy! We had zone
conference on wednesday, it was soooo amazing. We got to hear from
President and Sister Christensen and wow they are soooo great! Everytime
I see them and hear from them I gain more of a testimony of their
sacred calling. Ha While listening to the AP's do some training, i
thought of brons and thought,"Wow if brons were here doing this training
it would be alot more fun..." but it's ok, maybe you should send me
some of your trainings through email bro?! Well on wednesday we went to
give a quick lesson to these members and when we got there he sat on the
ground in front of me on the couch and he wanted us to give him a
blessing because his head hurt! so I did the anointing and it was super
hard to read and do in korean, but it was so sweet. The korean members'
faith is incredible and the are truly a choice people of the lord.
thursday night we made brownies and dropped them off at our recent
converts! they live in this way nice area, like really i serve in the
beverly hills of korea! Walking down the street proselyting in this
members area was just so weird because of all these nice stores like:
Gucci, Prada, Rolles Royces, Dulchi & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, just a
whole bunch of worldly stores! but it was kinda cool ha. That night i
slept on my bed wrong and had this nasty kink in my neck so one of the
elders in our house who worked as a physical therapist assistant rubbed
it out. it was so weird! but it got me a free back massage so i was
grateful! Something weird was so we were invited to this youth activity
at our ward and when we got there our mission leader led us in and they
were watching a movie....guess what movie....THE NOTEBOOK! ha dad's
favorite, but don't worry i was like we shouldn't watch this (even
though it was the end) so we went downstairs and i just studied some
korean for the last 20 minutes before they fed us pizza! I love our
ward, they are soooo nice! But sometimes they are a bit frustrating.
So probably our best investigatore, Teresa, has been coming to
church for like 2 weeks straight to be taught and stuff. We are planning
on commiting her to baptism this week! anyways so we teach her with our
mission leader and like i said his korean isn't great, and he tends to
go off on weird tangents. So we were teaching the word of wisdom and he
started talking about the eating habits of Jews and muslims....i
seriously was just so frustrated with him but then he tied it back into
the lesson ok so i was grateful for his contribution.
Then we taught in gospel docterine about the holy ghost. I didn't
say too much during the lesson, because alot of it is just question and
answering but at the end i had the opportunity to bare my testimony. I
told them about how they can recieve answers through the holy ghost. and
that throught the holy ghost they can recieve many things. I told them
that when i was baptized the holy ghost witnessed to me of the Love God
had for me individually. I'm so grateful to the lord for allowing me to
have those moments on my mission where even though i don't say much,
what i say (only with the help of the spirit) can make an impact. After
the lesson elder warren was feaking out about how the spirit was so
strong when i bore testimony and it was just a witness that the holy
ghost is the most important factor of this work!
News flash, i might die of a heart attack..... so the other morning
i ate a spam and egg sandwhich made out of a whole container of spam
fried up, 2 eggs, mayo ketchup, cheese and salsa.... then for lunch i
had 2 big macs 1 chicken sandwhich 4 fry servings, 2 cokes, and a
chocolate dipped ice cream cone.... so yeah i got alot to work off...
then today we ate at this super expensive steak house with our members
and for dinner i ate a meat buffet....I gotta workout harder ha i don't
wanna be fat! but im not sure how much i weigh, i'll make sure to find
that out this week so you can know. I just do pushups and pullups every
morning! o yeah, i went on a jog down to a park one morning and the
korean old people do the funneist exercises. they like slap the trees
and like rub and bump their butts up against it.... it's interesting.
speaking of old korean ladies, taught about 7, 75+yr old grandmas
outside on a mat. we sung hymns and it was fun but they are crazy! don't
worry i'm sending my memory card home so you can see my first views of
korea!
Devin: DUDE! I heard you got a sack against westlake! that a
kid!!!!! what's your post-sack celebration?...you definitely need one
man, cuz your gonna be doin it a ton!!! school going ok? how are your
many friends that are girls ;) hope your staying caught up with
homework! gone to the temple lately? Love you, keep being a beast!
Daryl: DEARL! i lvoe you! how's your knee??? are you feeling ok? I
hear you are recovering great and stuff! keep working hard at physical
therapy. Is school going ok? don't let anyone hit your leg while you are at
school! have devin protect you! when in doubt go sit in Debby's office.
Bronson: MAN_CHILD! dudddddeeeee you play your first college
football game in like 36 hours! (korean time) i'm soooo pumped for you!
go crazy bro, watch rocky IV before the game! how's schoool???? stay on
top of it! use what you've llearned in the mission to get through it! It
is such a blessing to already know how to study! remember to look up my
baptism convert 홍정민!! he left last wednesday for provo. i'll miss
him... Well it's interesting to hear about your woman life again ha. tell me all about
yourself man! Ha so these elders came to sleep in our house with us and
one tried to put his arm and leg on me like the way you and i used to
sleep....ha brought up some good memories! love you, work hard!
Alexis: I LUBBA YOU SIISSSY! well hows my niece? i love looking at
her on that pic thing you sent me in the mtc. i miss sleeping by here at
night. how's josey? i miss her too. so pearl, you should do something
cool with her since you are getting a new car. Maybe some vibrant color
decorations or something? go on any double dates yet with bronny boy? k
american heritage... the only way to pass is to go to the labs on time
everytime and listen. the labs make or break your grade! get good scores
on your quizzes...those almost killed me last time! Can't wait to hear
more from you!!
Mother: MOMMY! sooo the other day the only song i could think of
the whole day was "mother i love you, mother i doooooo...." So i thought
of you all day and sang that song because I try to look at korean
people the way i think you look at me, it helps me to get a much better
perspective on them and see them in a loving and caring manner! ;)
Thanks for the update on everyone i love hearing your perspective!
School board going ok? So jealous you went to the manti temple! i have a
picture of that temple and i just love it and hold it dear to my heart!
I love you!
Dad:.......WIN............ you gotta win dad! even if bronco only
wants you to play brons for 20 plays for goodness sakes if he's the only
one capable of making something happen put him in the whole game!!!
Anyways, how's the bishop calling coming?! I know that your ward must
love you soooo much! Ha if they see you the way i do then they look up
to you so much and they know that you can bring them closer to christ.
OK Needs/question (only do/send if you can)
1)addresses to people who sent me letters in the MTC please/ any
random people you think i should write out here for fun. (days market?)
2) ...nothing i can think of
3) all of you go to the temple
4) this is just kinda a question. So one thing I think i need to
get out here is called a translator. it is a little eltronic thing that i
type in korean and it spits it out in english and it also is a huge
help for study with grammar and stuff. I know where to buy it, but it is
kind of expensive so i don't want to get it without your permission
first. They run around $150 or so. All the missionaries out here have
them, and i will see if i can get a cheap deal off of one from
a departing missionary but is it ok if i get it? anyways please get back
to me on that.
Guess what, so tomorrow/tonight a massive Typhoon is supposed to
hit! i'm so pumped! i don't know why but crazy weather gets my blood
pumping. I kinda wanna stand in the flooding rains/ 60mph winds and yell
hulk noises at the moon!
Well I love you all so much. I am reminded everyday of the
sacrifice of our Savior and how it can and should allow us to have joy
beyond our comprehension. Pray and Read daily, and you will come to find
the greatest joy in coming closer to Christ. LOVE YOU!
Elder Kaufusi
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