My Mission to Korea

WEEK 8

THREE WEEKS LEFT!!!!! How crazy is that? It has been going by so fast. Do I feel confident with the language? Absoluetly not. It's hard talking to Korean natives, there like what?, what did you say? It's rather depressing, but eventually I will be fluent and actually be able to understand natives not just my fellow missionaries.

Such an amazing thing happened at Tuesdays Devotional...we had another Apostle come and speak. That is three since I have been here! So intense. Elder Neal L. Anderson. Did a marvelous talk on the merits, mercy and grace of Jesus Christ. He talked about how the apostles love to come speak at the MTC and are jealous of those who get to go speak. He said they consider us JR's in the work. We both share the gospel and tesify and are a witness of Jesus Christ. Best part I got to shake his hand! We always go out to the curb to way goodbye to the apostles when they drive by, but this time Elder Anderson took the time to come shake the hands of those waiting at the curb. Highlight of my life :)

Another great experience at TRC (so many great things happen there), we got to teach a non-member. She is a native from Buson, Korea and is here at the BYU center learning english. She has only been here for three weeks. Her roomate is a returned sister missionaries who teaches here at the MTC. They were with her during the lesson. Shin Su Min seemed excited to be there. Though she spent more time correcting our Korean than listening to our message. Which is fine. This was her first week at the TRC and I think eventually she will start to focus on the message more, rather then correct Korean. She told us she will be volunteering every week! It will be fun to get to see her. It was cool, my teacher, Brother Wells, pulled me aside and told me our investiagtor was a non-member, he asked if we should tell my two other companions. I was like YEAH! I think he was afriad knowing that would make us nervous, but truthfully it made me so excited. When he told me I had the rush of love for her and excitiment to teach her. It was a neat experience, prehaps a glimpise of how God loves us.

So during gym time I either do volleyball or four-square. Lately it has been four-square. Some days I kill people or I get killed. But it so funny because so many of the Elder don't trust me cause they know I can get them out. I love it. The younger Korean district boys told my Elders who then told me that they are scared of me in four-square and can't trust me. I was like good, i like to strike fear in people :) Four-square is so entertaining. Everyone is agianst Korea, it's hilarious. We used to have a feud against the Japanese but they are no longer in our gym time. So it's us against the Cambodians, Thai, Vietanmse, Madrins...pretty much every other Asian district...it's so much fun. It's not a serious feud, people don't really get mad, we just like to talk smack. Korean's are the most vicious four-square players...everyone says we are...I love it.