Morning everyone! Happy new year!
It's the year of the Monkey.
I'll be honest, not a lot happened this week, so this
email's gonna be a bit shorter, but that doesn't mean I don't love you all and
want you all to pay attention to me and my needs!
I'm kidding, of course.
We met a new investigator named Jay, and he used to live
with an LDS family in Seattle, so that's pretty neat. He seems to accept
everything well but he's just one of those Koreans that I just can't read. We
scheduled a return appointment, though, so at least he's willing to continue to
learn more.
We also ate pizza with Son and talked about the Holy Ghost
(as he was going to receive it on Sunday). That all went well, but if you're
ever ordering Korean pizza, just get pepperoni... haha!
As if to make up for the Korean pizza, however, we found the
most delicious chicken place ever. Korean chicken, unlike Korean pizza, is
undeniably tasty.
We met with Tony, and we still need to sit down and formally
teach him stuff, but he is growing to like us, so there's that. We're gonna
meet him with one of the senior couples in the next week or so.
Other than that, all was pretty normal... This week's
looking to be a bit more exciting, though, so be prepared for perhaps a longer
email next week.
Today I learned how to compare the Gospel to Baseball, and I
thought you all would enjoy it, so here it goes: Let's say you are a baseball
player, and you have a professional baseball player you really admire and look
up to. Now imagine if he told you exactly what you needed to do to become a
star baseball player like him. I believe we would trust his advice, and do at
least some of the things he advised. That's a lot like faith- as we follow the
example of Jesus Christ to become the best people we can be.
Not everyone will be a perfect runner, hitter, fielder, etc.
on their first try. That's why we need repentance. As we change our training
style to more closely follow the advice given us by our star baseball players,
we should change our lives to more closely follow Jesus Christ.
As we grow and learn, we eventually make a solid commitment
to play baseball and sign on to a team. Once on that team, you are expected to
train, play, and act in all aspects to help yourself and help the team to win
baseball games. When we are baptized, we make a similar commitment to serve the
Lord with all our heart, and act in all ways as a servant of Jesus Christ.
Our coaches, in return, help us and guide us as to how we
need to train and play to be the best players we can be. On that token, we are
promised the Holy Ghost, that will help and guide us throughout our lives to
grow closer to Christ. And then, of course, we must continue training and
practicing to play in the Major Leagues.
I hope you all have a great week, and remember the blessings
the Gospel has brought in your lives! See you all next week!
서울시 종로구 자하문로 152 1동
서울 선교부
Seoul-Si Jongno-Gu Jihamun-Ro 152 1-Dong
Seoul Mission
