son of a mother goose egg! this week has been sooo
chuch full of things i don't even know where to begin! ok First I will
tell you what's going on right now. So elder warren a couple days ago
got a super secret call from president that we weren't allowed to listen
to. then last night he got another call and then he came out of the
room and said it was for me so i went in and talked to president. There
is a companionship that is struggling out in 인천 (incheon), 주안 area
(joo-an). One of the missionaries is going to stay at the mission home
for a while. So I'm being emergency transferred out there! CRAZY! ha I
had to quickly start packing and stuff last night because they might
come wisk me away today! It was a shocker, because there are only 3 more
weeks left in the transfer, and im still being trained and yeah just
crazy. also my companion is Elder Amina, he is from hawai'i. He is half
tongan (yayyy). I will live with him (the district leader) and the 2
zone leaders in their 4man house. There's a bit of pressure though
because elder Amina leaves in 3 weeks like elder warren so I will be
taking over an area that i just got to for 3 weeks. It would be even
more crazy because im trying to pass-off before the transfer ends and
man it is just a whirl wind right now! So I'm hustling to pack up and
stuff, gonna have to say goodbye to my gangnam style ward but it's ok.
I'm so glad for this new opportunity that President Christensen has
given me. i know that He recieves direct revelation from Heavenly
Father, and this transfer will help me so much. I know there are things
that I will need to do in 주안, and people i need to teach.
Ok so that was the big crazy thing i had to tell you about because
it's happenning like right now. But I will go through this past week. So
after i emailed you last i went to 인사동. we went with some other
missionaries to get some last souvenirs before they all go home. Elder
wilcox was there so we kinda just had some fun together. So we saw this
sign and we followed to this back alley up to this spa... and i got to
do something i've always wanted....Elder gillis elder wilcox and I paid 9
bucks each to have those little kisser fish clean our feet for like 30
minutes! ha it tickled soooo bad! but it was way fun. I also ate boiled
silk worm...yummm! ok during the week was great because I went on
exchanges. Very fun experience. We taught the first lesson to a new
investigator at 봉천. I kinda sat there because i had 2 korean comps for
the exchange so they were just going off in korean while i sat there and
just prayed for them in my heart, and also that the investigator so
that he could understand. Then at one point one of the korean comps
looked at me and just said "teach" so i taught the restoration through
joseph smith. It was a bit sudden but it ended up well. Teaching about
Joseph Smith is always such a spiritually rejuvenating time. It went
well. The rest of the week weas hard because we didn't have any
appointments because it is 추석 (korean thanksgiving) so everyone was
gone. reading elder sagers letter makes me feel like we are in the same
boat. So many nice people that you see the spirit working in yet they
don't keep commitments! It's so sad. but I know the importance that
Agency plays in all our lives. A profound statement that president
ringwood said was: "the savior did what he did so that some people could
(through their agency) say no to our message." makes me really reflect
on the love our Heavenly Father and Savior has for each of us. How easy
it could be for him to make sure we come back to him yet he watchs and
when we mess up he is their to bare us up and comfort us. I could only
imagine the agony of being a father and watching my children do things
that are harming themselves and keeping them from happiness. I pray that
the korean people's hearts are soften so that heavenly father doesn't
have to see them "dwindle in unbelief." Anyways um ok so it's
"thanksgiving" so on saturday we had a zone activity! yayy! So went to a
park right on the edge of the massive river. It was like being at a
park by the lake it was beautiful. We rented bikes and road along the
bike trails it was so great! except the bikes were not built for a big
boy like me. Ha it looked like it had a flat tire when i sat on it, and
to pedal i had to spread my knees out past the handle bars. Quite a
sight, all the koreans their just started pointing and laughing at me.
Pretty fun. After we had a 식사 (dinner appointment ) with our bishop. It
was fun, ate alot of food. especially duck meat.... mmmmmm. After we
played this fun little board game and left a small spiritual message. it
was great! i love our bishop he's this hilarious old retired man who
doesn't speak a lick of english ha. his hair is purple because he tries
to dye it himself and it always goes wrong haha. it will be sad to leave
him but o well, going where the lord needs me! sunday was super weird
because we had nothing...only 1 hour of church and 15 people showed up.
all the old people where dressed in traditionals dress for the holiday.
But after had a little meal with a family. They were really nice and the
old grandma and mother just kept telling me to eat....so i did. i ate a
ton. It's going to be different because 강남 is the rich are and 주안 is
like dirt poor. but that means that the people are probably more humbled
and we will find alot of more prepared people. after church we were
told to go home basically because we weren't supposed to proselyte on
their holiday and the streets were empty. so we got home and everyone
was tired and wanted to take a nap... but president had told us to do
some deep cleaning over the holiday so i pulled out the fridges and man
it was a mess.... my comps saw and started to help and we cleaned the
kitchen for 3 hours straight. it was a mess and i scrubbed black grime
off the floor for a good hour. then we switched the whole arrangement of
everything. it was good. house is alot cleaner, so the spirit can be
felt in more abundance! ha but the irony is, im leaving haha. it's ok,
cleaning the house is my last parting gift to them. Well gotta a ton to
do since im moving today. also have a zone activity. gonna be sad to say
bye to the zone but they'll live. Got special permission from president
since it is the holiday to watch like the RM or Other Side Of Heaven or
Home Teachers. It's gonna be great! O plus in my new district i will be
with elder Clearwater. Strange huh?!
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