Let's start with something super exciting. You know the lady we have been teaching English to has absolutely no gospel interest? Well, this week when she met with us she told us all about her wedding plans and showed us pictures and it was so fun. I didn't even know she was getting married! When you don't understand Korean very well, you miss out on important things like that! Haha...oops. But she was super open with us and told us that she didn't even care if we studied English anymore, she just likes meeting with us because we are good friends and she gets a good feeling when we come to her house. We taught about repentance and forgiveness and she shared a really wonderful personal experience about a time she forgave someone. I don't think anyone who hasn't met Yang-Jong Hwah can understand how much progress she has made! She even invited us to her wedding. Please keep praying for her!
On the less happy side of things, we found out that our Revelations-loving grandma is actually part of this really terrifying cult here in Korea that tries to join and then secretly destroy other religions. She told us about how when she saw us on the street she knew that we were missionaries and that she wanted to lie about being interested in our message so that we would come over and she could try to make us doubt our faith. This religion is super freaky. Anyone who has served in Korea probably knows about it and has maybe even taught someone who is part of it. We were so shocked. This granny is like 70... Our last appointment with her was so scary and weird and the spirit was NOT there! My companion had a feeling that she was a part of this movement because over the last few weeks she kept saying and doing weird things. But on Tuesday she just straight up told us, which is really rare because this religion is super secretive. I think she just really wanted us to try to join it for some reason! Ew! In this religion only members know where the secret churches are and you have to take a super insane test about Revelations in order to join. The old lady was telling us about how when she took the test she was at the secret testing location from 5:00 p.m. until 2 a.m. taking the test and she was so stressed that her nose started bleeding but she had to keep going to pass and join. Super weird! Also, the guy who started this religion is apparently "God" and he judges who is good and bad at this place in Seoul. He is coming back from some sort of travel soon and all of the people who are part of this cult thing are going to see him. The grandma kept trying to bribe us into going with her by saying she'd buy our plane tickets and take us to Jeju. SO freaky! But we told her no thanks and that we needed to go. She said she knew we were going to drop her, but that she would keep trying to call us and meet with us. SO creepy! But we blocked her number and told the Zone Leaders about her. Missionaries run into weirdos like this more than you think. There are a lot of really creepy/weird religions here in Korea. We are going to try to be more careful in the future. I think we learned our lesson!
Okay, back to the happy stuff! Kim Moon-Jo came to church yesterday! Yay! We taught her a lesson after church and she said she really wants to share the gospel with her sister, but doesn't know how. Next week she is trying to get her sister to come with her to church. Keep praying for them! A really cute mom also came to English class this Wednesday. She is super sweet and nice. She is really interested in English, but she currently doesn't have a religion and is kind of looking for one. I have been fasting and praying for her a lot. I would love it if ya'll would too! Also, the Elders had a baptism this week! It was the most amazing experience! Their investigator has been coming to church and meeting with the missionaries for almost 4 years and he got baptized on his birthday since he is finally old enough to get baptized without his parents' permission (they really hate the church for some reason). His testimony is so incredible and I just know he'll be one that endures to the end. I realized that baptizing just one person and seeing them endure to the end is the greatest desire of my heart. Not for numbers or praise or any of that dumb stuff, but because this gospel has made me so happy and I want it to make someone else that happy as well. We have been working so hard to find people so this hope can become an actual possibility. I just have to keep fasting and praying and working and hoping.
After the baptism we all went out to eat "pig part soup" except it was just pork and not pig parts, so it was good. But we also ate soondae, which is pig intestine sausage. It definitely wasn't my favorite! Haha. But the members don't know that. ;) They are always super impressed with how well I eat Korean food compared to other foreigners. Hehe. What can I say? I guess I gave a stomach of steel or I'm just a good actor or something. But in all seriousness I really do love Korean food. It's so good! Also, there are these yummy spicy peppers that they give you with with your soup that most people (especially Americans) can't eat without dying of spicy! But I like them. The ward mission leader challenged me to a pepper eating contest and I won without my eyes watering or my nose running. It actually scares me how much spicy food doesn't effect me. I actually really like it!
Well, that pretty much sums up this week. We have been keeping super busy and trying every finding method in the book. I know if we strive, Heavenly Father with trust us with His children who are looking for truth.
사랑해요!!
I you love!
Sister Johns
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| This week Elder Yamatashia of the 70 visited and trained us...lol how did I forget that in my letter. Anyway, I got to see some friends from our zone and the Jeju Zone. |
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| The Jinhe market |
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| What my face looks like when my mouth is full of pig intestines |
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| New Glasses...and my "tea collection" Korean tea is super delicious! My favorite is this really finely sifted 12-grain mix that you add water and milk to. SO good! (That's what's in the big bag) |
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| We always make the cutest message cards |
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| A cute member's cute puppy |
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| I fell in a puddle |
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| Delicious tofu soup |
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