tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74319178156078184082024-03-05T10:49:26.231-08:00키 큰 바보 금발 소녀Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15885795376595173350noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-64985466449319280102015-03-09T11:10:00.000-07:002015-03-20T11:11:22.391-07:00"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."It's my last week and it doesn't feel real in the least. I'm nervous and sad to leave, but God is definitely helping me!<br />
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This week we saw lots of miracles, as usual. I am just so blessed. Every moment in this work is precious and special. </div>
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This week we got 2 new investigators and they are really great! </div>
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We met with one of our investigators that we hadn't met in a long time which was a miracle! </div>
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Yesterday was my farewell talk in my ward here and although I told myself I wouldn't cry, I cried in the first couple sentences and cried throughout the whole thing! I've served in this ward for 8 months now and all the members feel like my family. I'm not ready to say goodbye. </div>
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A quote Mom sent to me last week that I really liked is, </div>
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Recently I've started to reflect more and more on my mission and realized again how blessed I am to have had this experience. Every moment--even and maybe especially the hard ones are precious memories where I learned and grew closer and closer to my Savior. Some things I have really learned though my missionary service are:</div>
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<li> Jesus Christ is my Savior. I have so many weaknesses and inadequacies, but I am not alone and I can be made strong through Him.</li>
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<li>This is the Lord's work. I have seen too many miracles to be able to deny it. When we open our mouths and preach of Him and His gospel, He is always with us. </li>
<li>This church is true. I love The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I'm so grateful for the blessings that come through this restored gospel, including the Book of Mormon, the priesthood, temples, eternal families, ordinances, living prophets...I know it's all true and I can feel of its truthfulness each time I open my mouth and share. </li>
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<li>And so much more. God is so good! He lives! I know it with all of my heart and will always be His faithful servant. </li>
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This week we started meeting with one of our member's older sister and her two daughters and they are so great! The two girls remind me lots of Bailey and Mikki which makes it fun to teach them! We had a lesson with them on Monday and also Wednesday. The mom has a lot of questions and it's fun to teach. On Wednesday we taught the first lesson and about baptism and we asked the investigator's younger sister (who was baptized about 5 years ago) to bear her testimony and she shared a simple testimony that was beautiful. After she shared it I glanced over to her and saw that she was quietly crying and I knew she was feeling the spirit. I was grateful to be a part of that tender experience. </div>
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It's only been a few days since I emailed last because of 설날 the chinese new year, but we've seen so many miracles!!<br />
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On Thursday (Chinese New Year) it was P-day and we were invited to our recent convert, 조은정's house and we made homemade 만두 (i think in english it's dumplings)! It was really fun!! I love them!!</div>
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On Saturday we went to a young women's activity with one of our investigators and one of the girls in our ward who is pretty shy gave a spiritual thought and we didn't think much of it, but then later that night we felt like we should visit her family. They have 4 kids and one is 3 years old. We got there and tried to share a message, but things were crazy and friends were over...etc, but we talked with the mom about how her daughter gave the spiritual thought that day and did a good job...after that when we wanted to share the scripture and message we prepared but the 3-year-old burst out crying...he didn't stop crying...so we only shared a little bit of what we wanted to. We left a little disappointed that we couldn't have talked more. But the next day at church in Relief Society the lesson was about prayer and receiving answers...etc. The sister (mom) that we visited last night talked about how for years she was concerned about her daughter because she didn't like church and never smiled or participated while at church. She prayed for years for her daughter and then last night "two people" came and told her about how her daughter shared a spiritual thought and she knew God answered her prayers. </div>
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We had zone conference last week and it was super great! We're focusing on becoming more and more consecrated missionaries and worthy servants of the Lord as a mission and it's so great! We are doing a mission-wide fast where we go around the whole mission and one companionship fasts each day to be able to become more consecrated. I know that God is preparing so many miracles!</div>
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This week we were waiting for a bus and I said hi to a lady waiting and then our bus came so we had to get on. I was a little sad I didn't have time to talk to the lady more when suddenly she quickly jumped on the bus, approached me, asked for our number and said she was really happy to find sister missionaries! She got off quickly at the next stop. It was so cool! She boarded the wrong bus to get our phone number--a first for me! I'm excited to meet her! We're waiting for her to call us! </div>
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I know that this is the Lord's work and I'm grateful everyday to be a part of it. It's such a huge blessing. I know that God is helping us missionaries everyday and that He loves His children here in Korea. I'm grateful that He has allowed me to serve here and to feel a little bit of His love for this country and this people. I love Korea. I love this work. I love my Heavenly Father and Savior and feel more and more gratitude to them each and every day! </div>
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jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329193687874740029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-57077514615087316482015-02-08T12:18:00.000-08:002015-02-13T12:26:07.426-08:00God takes care of His missionaries :)<span 13px="" arial="" egoe="" elvetica="" font-size:="" grande="" helvetica="" neue="" sans-serif="" ucida="" ui="">It was another week full of miracles! It was a busy one-- I had to go to Daejeon for a leadership meeting (takes about 2 hours to get there). The night before the meeting my companion and I went to a little country town to stay at other sister missionaries house so that the next morning I could split with one of the sisters and come to Daejeon. We had a pretty cool experience! We had no idea where to go after we got to Jeoungup, but just got on the bus and started going...haha. We got on the bus to jeoungup (country town) and sat next to a girl and talked to her. She said she lived right next to the place where we were going and that her parents could drive us to the apartment we needed to go to. It was a little miracle. She didn't have interest in the gospel, but was super nice! God takes care of His missionaries :)</span><br />
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This week almost all of our investigators dropped us, but we are excited to work hard and find more! We also had someone scheduled to be baptized yesterday, but since she keeps not coming to church, it fell through. But I know that it will all turn out according to God's plan. </div>
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This week there was a special English speech contest in our Stake to try to find new investigators. Three of our recent converts gave speeches--신동현, 김연주, and 이송이. They could choose their topics and most people chose to talk about their dreams, the people in their families, school...etc...but they chose to talk about prayer, God's love, and God's plan and keeping His commandments! We were so happy! They pretty much all just bore their testimonies in English! :)</div>
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Yesterday we met with a recent convert of ours having a really hard time and had a really spiritual time together. She's the one who was baptized with her daughter. Her daughter came back to gwanju for the week, so we taught them together. She talked about how hard life is and asked how God could give nice people trials and why she has so many hard things in her life. We thought of a verse in the book of mormon that is super good:</div>
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It's so simple, but what we need to remember sometimes. We do not know all things, but we know that God loves us. We sometimes can't understand why certain hardships come in our lives, but we can trust in God and in His plan for us. He will never give us more than we can handle and will always help us through. I know that with all of my heart. Before we left, we invited her daughter to say a prayer and it was so sincere and powerful---the spirit was so strong.</div>
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I'm so grateful to be a missionary. I love being here and can't imagine leaving. I'm cherishing each moment--even the cold ones or the ones where I'm rejected! I know this is the Lord's work and I love preaching of Him all day everyday!</div>
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jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329193687874740029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-53214239698356001032015-02-01T12:12:00.000-08:002015-02-13T12:15:46.895-08:00Training!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUIahPjOY6bRgeUXV1MiOtb1AA2WaOV-o-eCSPeJoqlSRxOekyUxHVN083VQwykkf_HV5ztGGLy3kXXyL6N4Hx-jlGP0LSiyuFIp-t4aOZqGSApM34Mus6zlDHJAPYxfR-z2-LtmCUt8/s1600/nic+mission12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUIahPjOY6bRgeUXV1MiOtb1AA2WaOV-o-eCSPeJoqlSRxOekyUxHVN083VQwykkf_HV5ztGGLy3kXXyL6N4Hx-jlGP0LSiyuFIp-t4aOZqGSApM34Mus6zlDHJAPYxfR-z2-LtmCUt8/s1600/nic+mission12.jpg" height="320" title="My new companion, Sister Lee and I ^^" width="240" /></a>What a crazy, great week! I got my new greenie and she's a cutie! Her name is Gina Lee--She is 20 and both her parents are Korean, but she was born in Canada and moved to California 5 years ago. She grew up speaking some Korean with her family, but it's still not easy for her. She's a sweet girl and it's fun to serve with her! I'm learning a lot!<br />
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On Thursday I went to Daejeon to meet my greenie and the night we got back we went to an appointment! I was impressed by how well my jet-lagged, tired, companion did! </div>
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We got a call from one of our recent converts one day and she was crying. She wanted to meet, so we quickly went and had a really spiritual experience together just talking about God and the blessings we have in our lives. My companion read a scripture during personal study that we shared with her and it was just what she needed! </div>
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border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk160010" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">joint-heirs </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk160011" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">with </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk160012" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Christ; </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk160013" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">if </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk160014" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">so </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk160015" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">be </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk160016" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">that </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk160017" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">we </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk160018" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">suffer</span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk160019" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> with </span><span class="yiv0861896907" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">him,</span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk160021" style="background: transparent; 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border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> which </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk170021" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">shall </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk170022" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">be </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk170023" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">revealed </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk170024" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">in </span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk170025" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">us</span><span class="yiv0861896907" id="yiv0861896907chunk170026" style="background: transparent; 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jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329193687874740029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-86117709916349720162015-01-25T21:07:00.000-08:002015-02-11T21:10:34.008-08:00"We ate them deliciously the next morning"<span 12.7272720336914px="" arial="" egoe="" elvetica="" font-size:="" grande="" helvetica="" neue="" sans-serif="" ucida="" ui="">Transfer week! </span><br />
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We just got transfer calls.......I'm staying here, am still sister training leader, AND i'm getting a greenie! I'm training and pretty nervous about it! My companion, Sister Park, is also staying in the ward and another Korean missionary will be her new companion. There will now be four of us living together and serving in our ward. We're pretty nervous, but excited! I'm sad to have only been companions with Sister Park for one transfer, but excited for all of the miracles that I know the Lord has prepared here. </div>
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This week we had a funny experience. We got done with our last appointment for the day and had some time before it was time to go home, so we proselyted on the street. My favorite places to go are bus stops because people can't run away :)</div>
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This week a lot of our new members had a hard week, but there were lots of miracles too! One of our recent converts, 김연주 moved to Busan for work and we call her frequently. One night we felt like we should call her, so we did. Turns out that that day she went our to eat with her coworkers and they started drinking alcohol...etc...she told them she didn't drink because of her church and they asked which church she attended. She told them she was Mormon and they immediately got a little bit upset and started saying bad things about our church, but 김연주 just told them that she knows our church is good and explained what she knows. She said she wants to read more of the Book of Mormon and learn more about the church so that she can do a better job explaining next time. We were so proud of her! She wasn't shaken by it and has her own personal testimony. My companion and I were so happy to hear how well she's doing!</div>
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One of our investigators has been an investigator for a long time--her husband is a member, but she has no interest. Recently, she's been coming to church with her kids! It's super great to see them all together at church! </div>
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jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329193687874740029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-11924824130089421042015-01-18T20:40:00.000-08:002015-02-11T20:42:34.598-08:00Facing reality and cockroaches<span 12.7272720336914px="" arial="" egoe="" elvetica="" font-size:="" grande="" helvetica="" neue="" sans-serif="" ucida="" ui="">What a great week! There were countless miracles!!</span><br />
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One kind of funny, but sad thing is that our house now has cockroaches!! gross!! In the house that my companion lived in before there were cockroaches and we think that they followed her in her luggage! haha...</div>
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One of our new investigators who has English interest for her kids met us for the second time this week. The first time she really didn't seem to have any interest in the gospel, but when we met her again she had tons of questions about the Plan of Salvation and it was so good!! We're excited to meet her again this week!</div>
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She was in the hospital with her older sister who isn't a member and didn't really have interest in the gospel when one of the members of the relief society called and asked if she needed anything. shin doung hyun hung up the phone and her sister asked about the church and what relief society was...etc...after it was explained to her she said, "I want to go to the Mormon church" Woooo!! We were so grateful for that faithful relief society member! The little things we do can make a huge difference! It was quite a miracle!</div>
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One of our new converts was having a super hard time this week. We called her one night and crying, she told us she feels like her world is falling apart. We cried with her and talked for a long time. We shared our testimonies and it turned into a really spiritual experience for all of us. My companion and I put the phone on speaker and as I was answering one of her questions/concerns, I saw my companion quietly praying next to me. She got done praying and then tearfully shared one of the most powerful testimonies I have ever heard. It was such a powerful experience. She came to church yesterday and said her heart felt better. One of the things that our convert said that really made me think was about how she wanted to meet with us and pray and go to church..etc...but she needs to face reality. I've been thinking a lot about what reality is. </div>
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The biggest reality is in that which is not seen--in God. He is reality, but sometimes we lose sight of that in our busy, pain-filled world. When things are difficult, we need to remember reality--God, His love for us, and His eternal plan of happiness. He has a plan for each of us. The trials will pass and that affliction "worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory."</div>
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I'm so grateful for the gospel and all the blessings I receive from it. God loves each of you and knows you perfectly. I'm grateful to be the Lord's missionary. I don't have much time left, so I need to enjoy each and every moment.</div>
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I love you all!! Have a great week! </div>
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This week we met with one of our less-active members who was baptized in 2013. She is from the Philipines, but her husband is Korean, so she moved here about 3 years ago. She has had a pretty hard time because her husband works in Seoul and she lives with her baby son and parents-in-law with whom she can't communicate well because of the language barrier. When we first started visiting her she had little hope. She feels pretty lonely. Since I came to this area we have continually visited her once a week and for the first time this week we saw hope in her. We taught her the Plan of Salvation and about eternal families, which we had talked about before, but she really wanted it this time and it was super cool to see. I sure love her and am so glad to see her begin to receive joy from the gospel again.</div>
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We taught a new investigator this week named 이수현 (lee su hyun) and she is super amazing! A member referred her to us and she has tons of interest and listens super well. She told us that we seem like angels. She was excited to receive a Book of Mormon and is going to read and pray about it! She has 3 cute kids and we're really excited about her and her family!</div>
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I know that this is the Lord's work and I'm so grateful to be a part of it. I love sharing this happy message with all that I meet. This morning we met with a less-active high school student who is having a hard time with her family situation and studies and work...We talked about God's plan for her and read "You're Wonderful Journey Home" by President Uchtdorf and the spirit was so strong. </div>
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"Heavenly Father's interest in you does not depend on how rich or beautiful or healthy or smart you are. He sees you not as the world sees you; He sees who you really are. He looks on your heart. And He loves you because you are His child." </div>
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"Stand tall, because you are a daughter of God and He stands with you!" </div>
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I know that this is true and love the Lord with all of my heart! </div>
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jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329193687874740029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-33984451147172520452015-01-04T17:38:00.000-08:002015-02-11T17:45:47.886-08:00"The snow really came a lot yesterday"<span 12.7272720336914px="" arial="" egoe="" elvetica="" font-size:="" grande="" helvetica="" neue="" sans-serif="" ucida="" ui="">새해 복 많이 받으세요!! Happy New Year!! I can't believe it's already 2015! Time is flying!!</span><br />
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I have felt especially blessed recently. I love this country and I love these people. I now even have come to love this language...although I still make mistakes all the time (when I speak Korean AND English!) Since my companion is Korean I don't speak English much. Every time I speak with Chloe, and American teaching English here who is in our ward, I realize how strange my English is. I told her "The snow really came a lot yesterday," and she laughed. :)</div>
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We made a goal to give away at least one Book of Mormon on the street everyday this transfer and one night we were walking home after our last appointment, had very little time, and nobody had accepted a Book of Mormon yet that day...So we tried talking to everyone in our path, but everyone waved us away. We were almost home when we saw two people waiting at a bus stop and decided to talk one of them...she got a phone call, so we talked to the man standing next to her and it turns out he has been looking for a church. We were able to give him a BoM and get his phone number--it was super cool!! This is truly God's work! When we make a goal and really strive to accomplish it, the Lord helps us and blesses us with miracles.</div>
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We met with our recent convert, 곽지원 and her little sister, 곽예원 on Friday night after our weekly English class and her little sister said she wanted to get baptized! Their goal is to be an example to their parents, so that they can get baptized and then all go to the temple together. They have such pure, simple faith! </div>
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I know that this is the Lord's work! I love being a missionary!! I love my Heavenly Father and my Savior and feel their influence, love, and strength everyday.</div>
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jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329193687874740029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-19723545758773136412014-12-28T17:21:00.000-08:002015-02-11T17:22:33.756-08:00I feel blessed to have had 2 Christmases on my mission :)<span 12.7272720336914px="" arial="" egoe="" elvetica="" font-size:="" grande="" helvetica="" neue="" sans-serif="" ucida="" ui="">Hey everyone!! </span><br />
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It was another week of miracles!!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMt6kFiGfEH3AmGut3hWHsgOa7rJC-KhRSqm5-MB250J6qXpg9OA0JP46uN7FoVyj7BxMbnVxq0OJ2OAKdXBPf7CKxHrdEr_GHi2AtEiFfs-USf1kkrGLlixOi39E_edzF44lFe4RqUY/s1600/IMG_0743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMt6kFiGfEH3AmGut3hWHsgOa7rJC-KhRSqm5-MB250J6qXpg9OA0JP46uN7FoVyj7BxMbnVxq0OJ2OAKdXBPf7CKxHrdEr_GHi2AtEiFfs-USf1kkrGLlixOi39E_edzF44lFe4RqUY/s1600/IMG_0743.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>The first one was 곽지원's baptism on Monday! It was a beautiful service and her whole family came--including her father! It was his first time coming to church. He usually strongly opposes anything having to do with church, but he came!! </div>
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Christmas day was great! We spent the evening at our recent convert, 조은정's jo-un-jeoung's house. We sang carols and before we left we asked the daughter, kim yun ju to pray. She prayed and her mom cried because she was so happy--it was a special experience. </div>
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We had a Christmas party on Christmas Eve and lots of our investigators came! It was super fun. After it ended and it was time to get home, my companion and I called tons of people and sang Christmas hymns--so fun and people were so happy! I love being a missionary. I feel blessed to get to have had 2 Christmases on my mission :)</div>
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I love being a missionary. I know that this is true. I'm learning so much everyday. There are so many things I have to improve and I feel weak all the time, but God uses weak me to do His great work. I love my Heavenly Father and Savior and am so grateful for all of the blessings they give me everyday!</div>
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Merry Christmas!! I can't believe it's already Christmas! Time flies! </div>
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jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329193687874740029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-77223689434908369852014-12-14T14:58:00.000-08:002015-02-11T15:21:30.133-08:00I love speaking Korean! :)<div 12.7272720336914px="" arial="" egoe="" elvetica="" font-size:="" grande="" helvetica="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423490670546_502296" neue="" sans-serif="" ucida="" ui="">
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Our ward had 4 sister missionaries because 2 wards were combined in May and the area is huge, but because Sister Park's companion and my companion both ended their missions today and because of a lack of sister missionaries, we got combined, so our already busy schedule got tons busier!! It's going to be crazy! I also got called to be sister training leader, so I'm feeling a little stressed haha, but everything will work out great! We spent our pday today moving my comp and everything out of her house! :)</div>
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jo un jeong and kim yun ju came to church again and kim sang hyun came too! (the son!! It was such a miracle! It's so happy to see families coming to church and being strengthened through the gospel. Jo un jeong was crying because she was so happy. I sure love them! </div>
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jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329193687874740029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-12924827631628922522014-12-07T14:24:00.000-08:002015-02-11T14:56:52.068-08:00I think that's what heaven feels like!<span 12.7272720336914px="" arial="" egoe="" elvetica="" font-size:="" grande="" helvetica="" neue="" sans-serif="" ucida="" ui="">What an amazing week! There were countless miracles!</span><br />
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On one evening when our appointments didn't work out we ran into a grandma on the street and greeted her. She immediately got excited and gave me a big hug! She said that some missionaries had knocked on her door in the past and she really liked them. She was the happiest person I think I have ever met. She was in her late 80s and talked to us for a long time about the importance of being happy no matter what happens and about being grateful. She had the biggest smile and said that there's never anything to be sad about because God is real and is always holding her hand! It was a great lesson to me and I felt blessed to meet her! I need to live more like her!</div>
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We met with her on Friday and taught her and she was so sincere. Her heart had changed. She said she felt that it's finally time. She still had a few concerns until we taught her about the temple and then she said she felt at peace--so cool! She felt that this is true and finally showed a real, sincere desire to be baptized. She said the closing prayer and it was one of the most powerful moments I think I have ever had. She tearfully poured out her heart to God and asked for His help.She prayed about her family and thanked God for all that she has been given. </div>
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I just feel overwhelmingly grateful in my heart. I know that God lives. I know that Jesus Christ lives. I am so grateful for Christ's Atonement and the role it plays in my life each and every day. I love being a missionary. I love Korea. I love my companion. I love this work. I'm so grateful for the gospel. I know it's true. I feel it everyday. </div>
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jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329193687874740029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-84702977649435849382014-11-23T13:44:00.000-08:002015-02-11T13:46:49.665-08:00Children are so pure<span 12.7272720336914px="" arial="" egoe="" elvetica="" font-size:="" grande="" helvetica="" neue="" sans-serif="" ucida="" ui="">This week was full of miracles, as always! This is truly the Lord's work!</span><br />
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On Tuesday night we met with our investigator who has been an investigator for a long time, but can only meet very rarely and didn't seem to have too much interest. She has two cute little daughters who are 5 and 2. A couple weeks ago we gave the family a gospel art book with pics from the bible and book of mormon and the 5 year old daughter who is usually noisy during lessons sat and asked a million questions about Jesus. We were all amazed, especially her mom. Last week we got a call from the 5 year old. She asked us why we need to confess our sins to God--super deep question! Her mom had no idea, so she called us. Then she told us that her daughter had been talking about God tons and asking questions and praying every night! When we visited again we spent almost an hour answering questions about the pictures of Jesus. Children are so pure. They know and recognize God and are so close to Him. We think that her mom will start actually coming to church because of the example of her cute little daughter. Miracle!</div>
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This week was Stake Conference and our recent convert spoke! She did an amazing job! She talked about her conversion and how the gospel has blessed her life. She was super nervous about her talk, but she did great and inspired many. She shed tears as she bore her testimony. I feel blessed to have gotten to see it. </div>
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At Stake conference something that the Stake President kept mentioning was something that was also really prevalent in General Conference--nurturing our personal testimonies. Doing the little things--praying, reading our scriptures, and going to the temple end up being the most important things. Strengthening our personal faith and testimonies puts us in a position to be able to overcome trials in our lives and to be able to help others also. </div>
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jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329193687874740029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-65527800185496718172014-11-16T07:56:00.000-08:002015-02-11T13:36:13.348-08:00Don’t give up when the pressure mounts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG6upTIWOLqM3Tvl5HN1cd9vH6zGSjj0NoM-7MSMXyhsEdDeXOVclu97TPcA_DB12V666ClvEYQ5LXbdSVobB75l5NiYG7eJzlJLMWpZdPGDEQcnmhBFCqOI-GLPVEl9T0vW5NHQDzMU/s1600/IMG_0556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG6upTIWOLqM3Tvl5HN1cd9vH6zGSjj0NoM-7MSMXyhsEdDeXOVclu97TPcA_DB12V666ClvEYQ5LXbdSVobB75l5NiYG7eJzlJLMWpZdPGDEQcnmhBFCqOI-GLPVEl9T0vW5NHQDzMU/s320/IMG_0556.JPG" /></a><span 12.7272720336914px="" arial="" egoe="" elvetica="" font-size:="" grande="" helvetica="" neue="" sans-serif="" ucida="" ui="">So first of all I need to tell you about my experience in Seoul! It takes 3 hours to get there by train, so we left at 5 in the morning, went to a member of our church's office so that my companion could get training for her visa interview, and then went to the interview. When we got to the door my companion showed her I.D...etc...and then I showed mine and they said I couldn't come in! I was time for her interview, so there was nothing we could do! I was told the interview would take about an hour. She went in and there I was, alone in Seoul! I freaked out! As missionaries it's a rule that we </span>should never be without our companion...wahh! So I called my mission president and his wife and they didn't answer! So I called the AP and he had no idea what to do, so there I was! haha...a while later President and Sister Shin called back and laughed and said not to worry. I ended up going back to the member's office and studying until my companion finished her interview. It was quite the experience!!<br />
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This week lots of miracles happened! And a lot of funny things too!</div>
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This week several times as I tried to talk to people on the street--especially at stop lights, they run away from me~! The light turns green and they bolt away! haha...But there are also people who listen and have some interest!<br />
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This week we have met with a lot of people having a really hard time, especially our recent converts. Life is hard! </div>
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“With any major decision there are cautions and considerations to make, but once there has been illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good thing. If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now. Don’t give up when the pressure mounts.”</div>
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Especially our investigators, recent converts, and less-actives seem to experience many hard things as they begin to know about or start coming back to church. I know that through these things they will become stronger and be able to have stronger testimonies. I also know that the Lord is with them, especially now.</div>
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My heart felt super heavy because of all of the hard things I saw, but I felt again God's love and gentle assurance that everything is in His hands. He loves us so much and is always ready to help us anytime.</div>
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A miracle happened this week! A few weeks ago I met an inactive member from the U.S. who was visiting her family in Korea on the street and got her sister's number so we could contact her. She told us she was having a really hard time and I invited her to conference then. But we kept not being able to get ahold of her, so I figured she went back to the US. </div>
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This week we ran into her randomly on the street again! She immediately came up to me with tears in her eyes and told me about how hard things are for her right now. I was able to give her a Book of Mormon and invite her to church. On Sunday morning we called and she came! She cried many times and said that she felt like she got needed strength from church and will come again next week. What a miracle! God loves her so much and is aware of her. </div>
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This week we randomly got tons of new investigators, which is a huge blessing!</div>
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Our investigators, 조은정 and 김연주 set a baptismal date for 11.30! We're excited for them! </div>
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I know that this is God's work. I'm grateful to be His weak servant. I know that He loves His children. I know that this gospel is true. I love the Book of Mormon and the Bible and know they are true and from God. I receive guidance and light through them daily and see my investigators do the same. </div>
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I love you all!</div>
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jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329193687874740029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-59215480089174865642014-11-09T17:58:00.000-08:002014-11-30T18:53:46.775-08:00I love being a missionary!<span 13px="" arial="" color:="" font-family:="" font-size:="" sans-serif="">Hey Everybody!</span><br />
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This Monday (p-day) we went ice-skating as a missionary activity with all of the sister missionaries in Gwangju which was fun! I got to see Sister Scott again!!</div>
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We had a lesson with her at a member's house this week and it was super powerful! My companion told her story about coming to know the Book of Mormon is true and that this church is true and we were both in tears. I was able to bear my testimony and the spirit was so strong. I love being a missionary!</div>
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I love my Savior with all of my heart and am learning more and more about Him each day. I am so weak and make mistakes everyday, but He loves me and helps me to overcome my weaknesses and become good enough.</div>
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Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15885795376595173350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-64748947779573475192014-11-02T18:59:00.000-08:002014-11-30T18:32:18.260-08:00God's plan is so cool!<span 13px="" arial="" color:="" font-family:="" font-size:="" sans-serif="">Wow! What a week! It was among the hardest weeks of my mission, but the best at the same time.</span><br />
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On Tuesday we had a few appointments lined up and thought we were going to have a pretty busy day, but in the morning during our district meeting all of the people cancelled...we were a little bummed, but went back home to finish our studies and eat lunch when our recent convert 신동현 shin deong hyun called us crying and told us she was at the church. We went to meet her and she was having a really hard time. She had just gotten back from her really close friend's funeral who had passed away the day before and didn't know where else to go, so she came to the church. We talked with her and cried with her. It was really hard, but I was so amazed by how great her faith was. She knew that her friend was not gone forever and that she could see her again. She knew the Plan of Salvation and bore testimony to us about it. One of the first things she said to us when we came to meet her was, "when can I go to the temple?" We had just talked about it the Sunday before and she wanted to go and be baptized for her friend. I was so amazed at her faith.<br />
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Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15885795376595173350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-58749387946707277222014-10-26T21:39:00.000-07:002014-11-16T18:16:17.450-08:00Time is starting to fly by faster and faster<span 13px="" arial="" color:="" font-family:="" font-size:="" sans-serif="">Hey Everyone~! It's been another amazing week as a missionary! Time is starting to fly by faster and faster--I can't believe it's almost November! Wahh! </span><br />
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We visited one of our members houses this week in the evening--she's preparing to go on a mission to Temple Square next month, her mother is less-active, and her father is not a member of our church. We had never met her dad before, but when we went they were all at home and we were super excited! They showed us all of their old family pictures, gave us fruit (persimmon) and sweet potatoes (that's what members usually give us when we visit), and then we got to share a message. We shared the Plan of Salvation and the spirit was strong. After we taught, the mother told us about a friend of hers she wanted us to pray for who is very sick. She also requested a priesthood blessing for her friend. When we left I got to say the closing prayer and prayed for her sick friend and the spirit was so strong--it felt almost tangible. I was so grateful to share that experience with them and to see that mother's little act of faith. I know God loves that family so much and is mindful of them and the mother's sick friend. </div>
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I feel so blessed to be a part of this work. I feel the Lord's influence everyday and know that it is true with all of my heart! I know that God loves His children so much and that He is aware of each of us. I am grateful to be able to be His instrument in sharing this gospel with others. I am so weak and inadequate, but through Christ I am enough. He makes up for my weaknesses. I love this gospel!</div>
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Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15885795376595173350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-16516955313824671102014-10-19T21:05:00.000-07:002014-11-16T17:57:21.182-08:00This is really God's work!<span 13px="" arial="" color:="" font-family:="" font-size:="" sans-serif="">Wow! What a week! so much happened and I learned so much!</span><br />
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This week we had lots of miracles~I'll tell you about a few of them!<br />
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So about a month ago on a P-day we went shopping in a store called Art Box and I saw a foreigner, so I talked to her--she said she was from Slovenia and came to Korea to live for a little while. Her name is Ursula. She knew about our church and we talked a lot about religion. She had just gotten to Korea that week, so she didn't have a phone yet, so I didn't get her phone number. She gave me her email address, so I emailed her and she replied once, but then didn't reply to any more after that, so I thought she probably just didn't have interest.</div>
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This week we met with a young woman in our ward and her friend and taught them. The friend, 김민선 (kim min sun) wants to get baptized! We set a date for the 2nd of November. She has been to church 6+ times with her friend, so she has been pretty well prepared! She's really cute. </div>
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신동현 (shin deong hyun), our recent convert who just got baptized a month ago is doing amazing! This week we met with her and she told us that her job that she was going to start next week (which initially told her she wouldn't have to work on Sundays) changed and said she would have to work 2 Sundays a month in the morning (during church). We were really worried about her because if she accepted the job it would be really hard for her to come out to church and to stay active. So we told her to pray about her decision...Later in the week we scheduled to meet with her again and prepared a lesson about decisions and trusting in God and His commandments and were really concerned. We met and as soon as we started teaching she said, "I decided not to take the job." Wow! She then bore her testimony about the lesson we were about to teach--that God is preparing better things for her and that He would bless her for keeping the Sabbath day holy. She's so amazing and has such strong faith! I'm so blessed to know her and learn from her example!</div>
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This weekend we got to watch <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference?lang=eng">General Conference</a> and it was AMAZING! Better than Christmas! In Korea they have general conference one week delayed so that it can all be translated into Korean. Luckily, all the foreign missionaries get to watch it in English so that we can completely understand it. So much inspiration and needed words! </div>
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3 of our investigators and a former investigator came to watch and it and they all had a good experience--they especially liked <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/come-and-see?lang=eng">Elder Bednar's talk</a>. One of them told my companion that she wants to get baptized--조은정. (jo-un-jeoung)</div>
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Lots of little miracles, as always! One day we were walking to our apartment and saying hi 안녕하세요 to people as we walked. One lady said, in English, "hi." We stopped and talked to her and it turned out that she lived in america for 20+ years, was a member of our church, got married in the temple, but had a lot of hard things happen in her life and doesn't go to church anymore. We talked for a while on the street and then got her phone number. It was a miracle that we were able to meet her. Unfortunately, she hasn't been taking our calls, but we'll keep trying. We have experiences all that time that remind me that this is truly the Lord's work and that He puts people in our paths. </div>
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I feel so blessed to be a part of this work. It's truly the most important and rewarding work on the Earth and therefore, maybe the hardest. I'm so blessed to be able to learn and grow and become better each and everyday. I know that God is real. I know that Jesus Christ lives. I know that they want us to be happy and through the Savior's Atonement I know that we can be so. I know that the power of the Atonement is real. </div>
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Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15885795376595173350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-62938992137184876962014-10-05T21:26:00.000-07:002014-11-16T17:25:55.973-08:00"If you sing too much, you look stupid."<div 13px="" arial="" color:="" font-family:="" font-size:="" sans-serif="">
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We had some funnies and lots of miracles, as always!</div>
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This week as we were walking to our apartment to do language study and eat dinner we saw a grandma standing in the parking lot, so talked to her. She greeted me in pretty good English and said she was 94-years-old! I couldn't believe it! She was in great health. She invited us to come to her apartment with her, so we did :) She lives alone and had a stack of japanese books on her table. She also speaks fluent japanese! She was hilarious and showed us all her old pictures. She talked about feeling lonely sometimes and we talked to her about how God is always with her and loves her so much. Then we asked her if we could sing a hymn for her before we left and she said we shouldn't sing. We were surprised! She said, "only sing when you really need to. If you sing too much, you look stupid." My companion and I laughed really hard. I could feel how much God loves that little grandma.</div>
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On our way to the church for an appointment one day I was greeting everyone along the way and one guy suddenly stopped which happens really rarely. We talked to him for a while and he said he wanted to come to our church, so we told him he could come with us right then. As we started walking with him I turned and saw a little lady with a BYU shirt--woah! Something you never see in Korea! She approached me and said that she was on a trip here and was praying to find someone to show her where the church was! And then she saw the sister missionaries! How cool! God answers prayers! We all walked to the church together and were able to introduce the man we met to the Elders :)</div>
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On Sunday 신동현 got the gift of the holy ghost at church--she was so cute. She sat by me in the front and was super excited. After she was confirmed, she sat by me, smiling, and said, "I'm officially a member!" The spirit was strong and she was blessed with amazing things!</div>
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We had 4 investigators come to church this week which was exciting! It was a great meeting.</div>
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On Sunday after church we met with a girl from the middle-east because she was interested in learning about Korean culture and wanted help adjusting to living here. So we met and talked and then taught a lesson. My companion doesn't like to speak English, so I taught most of it (luckily there's a foreigner in our ward named Chloe that could help me a little bit!). It was cool to hear about her culture and beliefs. She believes in both Jesus and Mohammad. I was amazed how hard it was for me to speak English! After the lesson Chloe said she could tell English was hard for me--haha...I can't speak English or Korean fluently anymore!</div>
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I felt blessed again this week to be a missionary and to be doing this work. There are miracles everyday and I'm so grateful to be a part of it. I love these Korean people and the culture and am just grateful. God is so good to me. I love the gospel. I love my Heavenly Father. I love my Savior. I know that through Him I can do all things. I love you all and hope you have an amazing week!</div>
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Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15885795376595173350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-18657874444537809952014-09-28T20:59:00.000-07:002014-11-16T17:20:45.814-08:00신동현 and 이송이 got baptized!<div 13px="" arial="" color:="" font-family:="" font-size:="" sans-serif="">
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Another crazy week!</div>
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The biggest news of the week is that 신동현 and 이송이 got baptized! It was a beautiful baptismal service filled with the spirit and I was so blessed to be a part of it! A lot of people were able to come and both girls were so happy!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_i-_SO3zeMCvRUACHt2DVQypFvpcYNulaAkN2KG6v8v7nafyUAaad_hFe5J9fFis5cdVEeivPFYNMLH_rtAKYvb6IvE9NUUtevclosGOxauLG_ghoDjUMcglvy3hMErNMeJTX85iK7lN/s1600/IMG_0369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="신동현 and 이송이 with the people who baptized them :)" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_i-_SO3zeMCvRUACHt2DVQypFvpcYNulaAkN2KG6v8v7nafyUAaad_hFe5J9fFis5cdVEeivPFYNMLH_rtAKYvb6IvE9NUUtevclosGOxauLG_ghoDjUMcglvy3hMErNMeJTX85iK7lN/s1600/IMG_0369.JPG" height="240" title="신동현 and 이송이 with the people who baptized them :)" width="320" /></a>The opening song was "nearer my God to thee," one of the only ones 신동현 knew from our hymnbook :) It was very fitting. Then one of our members who is only 19 and preparing for a mission gave a little talk. She helped us with a lot of lessons and talked about seeing both of them progress and their desires to follow Christ. 이송이 cried. It was a special experience for both her and our member.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0qPFNWUvrsFS-m71oEnVu5kUGBnqF22pcG4WVuLQ36vXHmv4e5EPEWSo9KaAiO501CK2T0idlNjRL-gLNIRorH5ug6yjQt19BbHJ5onzHnfiXly_sd-HpU1e_tznhChWDuWD5HKvLf6T/s1600/IMG_0371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="My comp and I with 신동현! She's the best!" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0qPFNWUvrsFS-m71oEnVu5kUGBnqF22pcG4WVuLQ36vXHmv4e5EPEWSo9KaAiO501CK2T0idlNjRL-gLNIRorH5ug6yjQt19BbHJ5onzHnfiXly_sd-HpU1e_tznhChWDuWD5HKvLf6T/s1600/IMG_0371.JPG" height="240" title="My comp and I with 신동현! She's the best!" width="320" /></a>They both got baptized and were just so happy! They were glowing! After the baptism Sister Lee (a sister who would end her mission that week) bore her testimony. The most memorable part for me was at the end--before the baptism we had asked 시동현 if she wanted to share her testimony after she was baptized and she didn't think she wanted to, so we didn't schedule it in. But! as we were about to sing the closing song she interrupted and said she wanted to share her testimony!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3HB7IOG65AFPP8j2LGArZm6dTYui5J2kKXpPEvnc9JEeleHUV4ICsfdbiOIZkGXr4WRAyDPzKXIyvPtKJuVYYEsWqb1lhxAjsgLQ6S__BAA4eroFE70nhXxP1z8BUWzOAmzfembyWnLc/s1600/IMG_0373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Our investigators and all the missionaries that found and taught them :) Some missionaries that used to teach them were able to come down to see the baptism!" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3HB7IOG65AFPP8j2LGArZm6dTYui5J2kKXpPEvnc9JEeleHUV4ICsfdbiOIZkGXr4WRAyDPzKXIyvPtKJuVYYEsWqb1lhxAjsgLQ6S__BAA4eroFE70nhXxP1z8BUWzOAmzfembyWnLc/s1600/IMG_0373.JPG" height="240" style="cursor: move;" title="Our investigators and all the missionaries that found and taught them :) Some missionaries that used to teach them were able to come down to see the baptism!" width="320" /></a>It was one of the most beautiful, simple testimonies I've ever heard. She talked about her experience meeting with the missionaries and growing to know God more and then told of a little miracle: Before someone gets baptized they need to attend church at least 3 times. Initially her baptismal date was Sept 28th (yesterday). A few weeks ago she had plans to go to Seoul, but they fell through and she was a little disappointed, but because she couldn't go she came to church. The next week she decided she wanted to get baptized on the 22nd because it was the date that Joseph Smith received the gold plates from the angel Moroni. If she hadn't come to church that weekend, she wouldn't have been able to be baptized. Also yesterday was her grandma's birthday and she had to travel with her family out of town, so she couldn't have gotten baptized. She talked about how God always has a greater plan and how God loves her so much. Her testimony was pure and perfect.</div>
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I know that God loves her so much and is so proud of her!</div>
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She's really excited about being a member and has been attending institute and activities! She's so great!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6ZkWxAngJwDN2wClS58M7_1SynLQS0xSstNE5H5PCM1wu8CWsPXSErVEY1aqsL9CZCMMfU_aDFnZlOGp3vka9ROG5U2bJE8T2f-tiztcBGHw6pQVD_pV33Lw4S2j5aWEglt_f5GAC1u7/s1600/IMG_0386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="after the baptism :)" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6ZkWxAngJwDN2wClS58M7_1SynLQS0xSstNE5H5PCM1wu8CWsPXSErVEY1aqsL9CZCMMfU_aDFnZlOGp3vka9ROG5U2bJE8T2f-tiztcBGHw6pQVD_pV33Lw4S2j5aWEglt_f5GAC1u7/s1600/IMG_0386.JPG" height="320" title="after the baptism :)" width="240" /></a>We got a couple new investigators this week and one came to church yesterday! Yay!</div>
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I had the chance to teach the spiritual message at the end of English class and it was a really spiritual experience for me. Our old investigator who hasn't been meeting with us in a long time came and I was so grateful she was able to hear. I love being a missionary and being able to testify frequently of the things I know to be true!</div>
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I love My Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and I know they love me. I am so blessed in so many ways. I love being in this beautiful country, I love this gospel and love sharing it. I know that God knows each of us personally and perfectly and is waiting to bless us. He hears our prayers and answers them. I know that this church is true. I know that miracles still happen--I see them all the time!</div>
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I love you all! Have an amazing week!</div>
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Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15885795376595173350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431917815607818408.post-32445944270666706102014-09-21T20:23:00.000-07:002014-11-05T20:54:30.154-08:00Pig intestines and loach soup<div 13px="" arial="" color:="" font-family:="" font-size:="" sans-serif="">
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Another week of learning, growing, and lots of miracles!!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvUkVL9nVPkazSu7n0wnuBe2P33C2Zowaosg2zfhL9tYcSt6q3Z_VBHtF2f7D1YMIhb30bc469uWfLT37RskUuHA3TU7E4mTv-PGO2XKHYjuUz8QtE_2qcF3J2tTyM7A3MG43Rn_d9TPf/s1600/IMG_0318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="My companion and 시동현 (the investigator who is getting baptized today) We ate bone soup together! (It's a pig spine they put right in a soup and you eat all the meat around it--sooo good!)" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvUkVL9nVPkazSu7n0wnuBe2P33C2Zowaosg2zfhL9tYcSt6q3Z_VBHtF2f7D1YMIhb30bc469uWfLT37RskUuHA3TU7E4mTv-PGO2XKHYjuUz8QtE_2qcF3J2tTyM7A3MG43Rn_d9TPf/s1600/IMG_0318.JPG" height="150" title="My companion and 시동현 (the investigator who is getting baptized today) We ate bone soup together! (It's a pig spine they put right in a soup and you eat all the meat around it--sooo good!)" width="200" /></a>Someone I met on the bus owns a restaurant and wanted us to come, so we did...it was a crazy restaurant--they ordered for us--pig intestines! Lots of them! The smell was really bad and it tasted how it smelled haha, but we had to eat it! My companion really likes intestines, but I was on a split with another American missionary, Sister Mikesell, so it was hard! Sister Mikesell swallowed the pieces whole so she didn't have to taste it haha! It was quite the experience!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENh_bXqFJaF3ZlpwkbiK0iLCv4YUuroZQl0CaWj22kDTtagRZXYWtKKHjrPzvhJbzHrKO14AW0QChvs9-ksKfkhSKkCMzehF-tbPkHub96uywn2IDEIw3KtUsetsGX3NRF89_wUZ4ntOL/s1600/IMG_0337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Last P-day with 신동현 :)" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENh_bXqFJaF3ZlpwkbiK0iLCv4YUuroZQl0CaWj22kDTtagRZXYWtKKHjrPzvhJbzHrKO14AW0QChvs9-ksKfkhSKkCMzehF-tbPkHub96uywn2IDEIw3KtUsetsGX3NRF89_wUZ4ntOL/s1600/IMG_0337.JPG" height="150" title="Last P-day with 신동현 :)" width="200" /></a>I also ate loach soup and actually really liked it! You should try it sometime!haha</div>
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So this week we met with 신동현 a lot and she ended up wanting to change her baptismal date to Monday (today) because it's the day that Joseph Smith received the plates from Angel Moroni--cool! So she and the other sister missionarys' investigator, 이송이 are both getting baptized tonight at 7! Woo!</div>
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"Wherefore, fear not even unto death; for in this world your joy is not full, but it me you joy is full."</div>
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Through Christ and His gospel we recieve everlasting and a fulness of joy!</div>
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I know that this is true! I love my Savior and His church with all of my heart and I'm so grateful to be serving Him!</div>
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Have an incredible week!!</div>
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Sister Naatjes :)</div>
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