My Mission to Korea

BAPTISM, GIFTS & SERVICE

One of our investigators, 윤상아 (Yoon Sang Aah) accepted a baptismal invitation. She is 23 years old and we've been meeting her for three transfers now, off and on. Her brother was a refferal from another ward member. Then he reffered his sister to us before he got baptized.

He wanted to get baptized with her but she wasn't ready yet. She has taken some time. At her brothers baptism she said it was really cool but she's not ready. Since we've been teaching she has had baptism in her mind, but we've never brought it up with her. I think her brother is the one who put that thought into her mind.

Over the course of three months we had only taught her lesson one, the Restoratoin. She was so hard to meet, busy with school and a little scared. But I think because of her brother's example she's changed over the past two months we haven't met her. We've met her now constiatnly for three weeks and she said she felt really good coming to church, even though it was hard to wake up for.

We finished teaching lesson three and at the end of the lesson I asked her "Do you want to follow Jesus Chirst?" And she told us how she thinks about it all the time. Then we asked her to get baptized and she said "Yes"! I am so excited about her baptism! She is great and really fun to teach because she is our age. She is still scared of making mistakes after baptism, but we told her we all do and not to worry. I am happy though that she is thinking seriously about her baptismal commit, that's so wonderful.

On the way to church the other day I was sitting on the subway train.

In walk three old men carry recyling stuff. One of them kept saying "I am sorry" to me in broken english. Don't know why he kept on saying that to me, the only explanation was he looked drunk. He kept on trying to talked to me but his english was slurred. Finally his says "gift" in korean and hands me two church pamphlets and a package of tissue. I tell him thank you and we get off the train. Thank you drunk man for the tissues, because I actually really did need some at that moment to blow my nose.

Another cool experience on the subway, is I got up so a Grandma could sit down. She kind of fought me, but I finally got her to sit. Then she asked where I was from and I explained to her how I am a missionary. I then asked about her religion and family and talked about my family and our gospel. Then my companion joined in and introduced the Book of Mormon. It was really great converation and teh lady asked us questions. We didn't get her number but gave her a pamphlet. When you do service to others on the street it really does provide an opprotunity to introduce the gospel in a more normal way.

People are way more likely to listen.