Wow. A lot happened this week and I don't have a lot of time to write.
This week I...
1. Ate squid, fish head soup with clams, and fish hotdog
2. Had an amazing lesson with a less active sister
3. Did a sticker board/English class jundo by the sea!
4. Bought two new pairs of shoes and an outfit (oops)
Okay, let's start with the weird foods. We had a lot of meal appointments this week. The first was with the bishop's wife, who I love with all of my heart! (Kayleigh: she is like a Korean Soeur Bertrand). She made me the yummiest pesto pasta (which is really rare and hard to make in Korea!)...and this traditional Korean soup that had little fish--yes, the whole thing---in it. It kind of tasted like PetsMart smells, but somehow I really liked it. I guess the Gift of Tongues applies to more than just languages. Haha. The next day we had a lunch appointment with this really cute and lonely old lady in the ward and she fed us squishy squid pasta. Not gonna lie, it was weird...but kind of good? Haha. The Elders were dying. I offered to eat their squid, but they were too nice--or maybe they just didn't want to lose their mancard.
The next thing was a miracle. In Korea there are sooo many less active members. And most of them hate the missionaries. I have experience this first hand, as yesterday someone slammed their door in my face and swore at us! Wahoo! You've gotta love missionary work! Haha. However, last Monday one of the less actives saw a text we send to her and asked to meet with us. So we trekked to the other side of Jinhe for the lesson. She served a mission and speaks very good English. She explained to us that she really loves the gospel and Jesus Christ, but she is the only member in her family and that is hard. She was also had some really hard experiences in the past, so going to church was hard for her. And her son is currently preparing to take college entry exams, which are incredibly difficult in Korea and you can only take them once. If you fail, there's nothing you can do about it. She has been praying really hard for her son and she started feeling like she needed to go to church again. Then she got our text, which she felt was an answer from God that it was time to come back. So after her son's big exam, she said she'll be at church. We're praying so hard for her! I got to bear my testimony and the spirit was so strong. It was then that my desire to teach people about the gospel grew so much. I really hope we find investigators soon.
In Korea, a lot of people really want to learn English and it is a great way to find people to teach so the other night we went to this beautiful spot by the ocean and did an English class jundo. It was so fun and I got to hang out with a bunch of cute Korean babies.
Also, today we went shopping and I just couldn't help myself. I was made for Korean fashion. It's all like the stuff from TheWhitePepper and their heels are so cute. I may or may not be sending a pair of heels home for after my mission...lol. :) I really love my companion because she loves to shop too. ;) Even if I speak hardly any Korean and she speaks hardly any English we somehow manage to have so much fun. She is so patient with me!
But I am keeping on keeping on here in Korea. It has been really hard lately because we still don't have any investigators to teach. We would really appreciate prayers. Jinhe is lovely and the ward is wonderful, but it is kind of a small town (kind of like Liege maybe?) so finding people to teach is really hard, especially considering that fact that I don't speak or understand any Korean. It has been a real trial of my faith. Sometimes I feel like nobody out there wants to hear our message. Sometimes I wonder what I'm doing here. It's not easy being a missionary, but I just keep going on the little faith I have left. I just keep walking and taking buses and struggling to talk to people (and probably embarrassing my sweet companion because of it). It's hard, but somehow I am still so happy. I really love Korea. I really love our ward. I am very grateful for this experience and I don't want to give up just yet. We will find someone. I just can't be afraid to talk. That's the hardest part.
Okay, well I love you all! I wish I had more time to write more details, but I'm all out of time.
사랑해요
"I you love!"
Johns 자매
Ps: RM's: please send me finding ideas!!! We desperately need investigators!!
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| Apparently, these pretty things are super common and "not special" according to the Koreans...I beg to differ! |
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진해 루!!! |
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| The ocean!! |
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| Jinhe! |
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| This is what Korea looks like at night! So shiny!! |
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| Fancy purple bus! |
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| I ate meat like a champ! #soproud |
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| 식사 with the Elders |
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| The yummiest thing that exists in Korea |
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| My district gave me choco pie in order to celebrate my "mission birth." I love them! |
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| Casual train track photo shoot in Korea. nbd. |
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| So tired after 전도(jundo) |
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Today we went to the most delicious (and inexpensive) buffet! Mostly, it had kind of American-ish food so I was dying of excitement. And they had ice cream. 김 예지 자매님 and I ate SO much...hehe. We have a new motto. I'll translate it for you: eat like men then shop like women.
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