Yesterday was something called 추석
(chewsoak) This is kind like the Korean version of Thanksgivng and it is
HUGE here. Most everyone goes home to there families so the streets are
completely empty and no one wants the missionaries over to their houses
so what do we do? A MISSION PDAY of course! So yesterday, instead of
writing home and getter groceries, we took the 2 hour bus ride to Busan
to party with all the other missionaries in the mission! What did we do
at this party? We ran a 5K. What? haha yep! In the middle of the heat
and the humidity all the missionaries got in their p-days clothes and
went for a run:) It was actually quite fun! My mission president and his
wife are super fit so they decided it would be a fun activity. and it
was! Most of the day we just talked with other missionaries and ate some
Korean Barbeque. Overall it made for a really fun day. On the way home,
my companion and I were able to meet a couple of people on the buses and
share a quick message about the plan of salvation. We literally watched a
women read the entire plan of salvation pamphlet in front of our face.
It was awesome.
Recently We have been getting a
lot of contacts for our English class. English class has actually been a
really great way for us to get investiagtors. It really gives them the
opportunity to feel the spirit. I really enjoy English class becasue I
feel like I can actually contribute because I speak English:) (well...
sorta....I feel like I am losing it) (yall probably think i'm crazy cuz
all my letter have a lot of spelling errors. It's only due to lack of
time I promise! hehe)
Anyway this last week we
had zone meeting. This is all in Korean of course and I got complimented
at the end for making it through without crying which apparently is an
accomplishment for everyones first zone meeting in Korean because we
can't really understand much of anything. At the very end, my companion
was a complete saint and translated the testimonies for me. One elder
got up and talked about love. He read the scriptures in 1 john 4:16-21
(go read them!<3) He talked about how we always say that we love God, but
if we don't love someone here on earth, then we really don't love God.
This is pretty much what the scriptures are saying. We are hypocrites if
we say we love God but we don't love his Children. Anyway, just
something that made me think.
I invited our only progressing investigator to be baptized this week. She didn't say
no but she said she just needs more time. The next day she called us
telling us that she wants us to meet her husband and that she told the
people at her catholic church that she wouldn't be attending their
meetings anymore. This was HUGE. I love watching her continue to
progress.
This last week I met a lot of
foreigners which was SOOO FUN FOR ME. I got to talk to all of them:) I
met people from California, Texas, Italy, and the U.K. They weren't just
on vacation either, they actually lived in Korea! We have one English
Branch in our mission too which is super exciting.
AWKWARD MOMENTS:
When
a guy in your phone texts us asking about English class and after
giving him the information he says he wants to see a picture of us
because he knows one of us will be his future wife. Don't worry mom, we didn't text him back.
That awkward moment when
a drunk korean man grabs onto my companions hand and kisses it and then
won't let her go until she gives him her shoe size because he really
likes us and wants to buy us shoes. (the difference between drunk
koreans and drunk americans) Even drunk Koreans are super nice. haha.
Anyways, I love you all! The Church is true!
Sister Hurley
I thought I would add a couple paragraphs from a letter Courtney sent me :)
What I do on p-day?
nothing really exciting... haha buy
food, email, chill with other missionaries, sometimes eat at cool
restaurants, play ping pong. There are ALOT of cool things in Korea to
do I just haven't really done any of them yet. but I'm sure I will
eventually:)
What I do Everyday?
Lots.
we always have something to do and if we don't, then we are finding
people. always street contacting. a lot of times we have appointments.
If not with investigators, with members, or less actives. We teach English class, have meal appointments, but mostly we street contact.
plus I'm a new missionary so an hour each day I get trained. do things
like watch the district or role play scenarios.
All
day we look for people to teach. we talk to people on the street. make
them aware of who we are. hand out pamphlets and Book of Mormons, bear
testimony. SERVE, or hand out english fliers. that's what i'm the best
at right now because most people are actually interested in english
haha. But really I just love having the time to look for opportunities
all day to just serve. Just last week we saw this really old lady
rolling a suitcase going to the hospital and she could barely even walk
and it was POURING RAIN. like sooo hardcore. so we just went and talked
to her and we were able to help her and carry her suitcase for her and
walk her to the hospital. Moments like these make me soo happy.
There
is this really old man that comes to our english class each week who is
soo sweet and soo dedicated to learning english. He gets so excited
when he understands a word in English and He absolutely loves coming to
our class. Moments of watching the look on the peoples faces that we are
serving is the best feeling in the world. Awww. Whit. If only you could
see how much I love these people.
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