April 22, 2018
This week I had to go on three exchanges! So that means a
super fun fast EXHAUSTING week!
On Monday I went down to An-song which is about 2 and a half
hours travel.
Then Wednesday I went to my old area Pyoeng-taek which is an
hour and a half away, then I went to Song-pa on Friday which is 2 hours away!
With all that traveling and night away from home, it SURE is
good to be home again!
So on Monday we had the best activity of all time!!!! We
headed to the bottom of our mission and our whole zone played Fugitive! We had
9 teams and 4 were cops and 5 were robbers. We played two rounds and it was so
fun! When me and my comp were cops we caught 2 people and when we were
fugitives we almost made it but we couldn't split up because we were
missionaries which sucks so we got caught haha
Then that night our whole zone served the An-song elders.
There are only 2 down here with about 3 active members and a thousand less actives.
So we gave each team about 6 families and had them visit all night. President
gave special permission to stay out till 10:30 and our whole zone was willing
and happy to help!
We saw some great miracles that night and it was so awesome!
Tuesday we came home and get back to work then left again
Wednesday. I got to see some of my old friends and members in Pyeong-taek. I
miss them so much! I saw an old investigator that is scheduled to get baptized
this weekend!~ The light in his eye, the joy in his step, and the peace around
him was amazing! From when I was teaching him till now he has come so far and
it is so SO awesome!!! I am so happy for him! I know the gospel really can
change lives!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday we came home and got back to work. Here is
something pretty fun, our bishop wants us to stay at the church every day from
3-5 and wait for the middle school to get out and invite them to play
basketball and Ping-Pong and eat ramen. Well it isn’t really working so we are
going to announce it over Facebook so we started filming trick shots and cool
videos and it was really fun! Hopefully you will see them soon!
Friday I was off again to Songpa and I got to see Elder
Packer my old comp and we went to Gangnam for a zone activity so I got to see
my old area and I was paired with my old housemate! I love him and we had a
great great time together. He is struggling a lot and he opened up to me and we
were able to talk and I was able to offer my advice which was great!
Then yesterday we had a great time baking cookies for
members and delivering them! This week our mission really wanted to focus on
visiting members so we had a fun week! I really REALLY love the Korean People
and especially the Members! I have received a promise in my patriarchal blessing
that I would find the most joy in members. That is SO true! I love their
testimonies and their faith and their love and care!
This week I want to share something that has been on my mind
a ton recently! We are having some issues with one of our members because of
some missionaries in the past. Without going in to detail I will just said they
lied and did something not very integrity like. These recent converts are
having a really tough time letting go and forgiving. As we visited with them
this week and listened to them express their anger and frustration and
disappointment I was lost in my own thoughts!
I thought of the millions of times I have made a dumb
mistake or an intentional mistake. All the times I have screwed up and needed
forgiveness. And the millions of times that i have received that forgiveness.
It broke my heart to see how these members are denying someone that
forgiveness, but made my heart joy in a perfect God and a loving and merciful
and forgiving God! i felt so strongly Gods love for me, and so THANKFUL for His
endless mercy and forgiveness!
I know God loves us all! I am grateful for repentance and
forgiveness. I think this was a great theme in conference and something God is
trying to tell me and everyone else.
29 Therefore I say unto you, Go; and whosoever transgresseth
against me, him shall ye judge according to the sins which he has committed;
and if he confess his sins before thee and me, and repenteth in the sincerity
of his heart, him shall ye forgive, and I will forgive him also.
30 Yea, and as often as my people repent will I forgive them
their trespasses against me.
31 And ye shall also forgive one another your trespasses;
Elder Goon!
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