I have probably the funniest roommates ever! I absolutely love
them. ( remind me to tell you some crazy stories about them when I got
home, I don't know if they would want them to be up on my blog! :P )
This week was weird! It seems like I was e-mailing just yesterday, but
looking back on the week I feel like so much has happened~!
SO! It snowed this week! haha it was the pretty kind
that melts within a few hours :) A few of my elders in my district were
SO excited haha, they had never seen snow falling before. I though that
was pretty funny. So we went out side and took pictures!
Every Tuesday it seems we get to hear from someone who spoke in
conference! This week was the Echo-Hawks! they are so sweet, after they
spoke I was able to go up and meet them, ( his wife especially was
AMAZING!) she talked to me for probably 10-15 minutes, and then gave me a
news paper clipping from desseret news saying that the amount of
missionary applications have jumped 471%!!!!!!!! Thats Awesome! I also
ran into the Drews cousin here at the MTC and she told me that Holly was
planning on serving a mission!:) I'm super excited for all the future
missionaries! What a fun time to be serving.
Every saturday we teach in the TRC, where real native
Koreans come and we get to teach them in Korean. This week was so much
fun! Sister Wood made me bear my testimony in the middle of the lesson
with no notice!!! But I did, and the spirit was so strong!! some of my
grammar was a little bit off, but it was amazing to see how such a
simple testimony in Korean can invite the spirit.
I don't have much time, so I'll share a story real
qucik! ( theres always so much I want to say but not enough time on
these computers!!)
On Wednesday one of my teachers Sister Wasworth shared a personal experience that really hit home for me.
She said that through her whole mission she always felt inadequate (
she served in the Seoul mission too) She felt like she didn't knwo the
language as much as she would like to, and that often many of the
missionaries from america faced many trials that continually humbled
them and tested their faith.
she shared with us a scripture that her mission president shared
about the missionaries in Korea and testified of how much the Lord
loves them. ( D&C 19-23.. but especially 23)
" That the fulness of my gospel might be proclaimed by the weak and the simple unto the ends of the world, and before kings and rulers" .
It was a reminder to me that this is the way the Lord wants his
gospel to be taught. - By the weak and simple. If the Lord wanted it to
be done by the mighty, powerful, boastful people who have great
intellect and strength he would have called them.
But he called me, because he wants this work to be done by me and
evern though I am weak and simple, that is exactly what he needs.
- It's amazing that the more inadequate I feel I am in the language or being a missionary- the more Adequate I become.
I really have been humbled over and over again morning and night.
But everytime I feel weak or simple, he makes me feel strong and builds
me up to press forward valiently with and ever stronger desire to
acomplish what he has sent me here to do. The power and beauty of being
weak and simple is that he can use weak and simple missionaries in ways
that just doesn't work with pride. I see it everyday- that as I become
prideful with my abilities and lose focus of my purpose Hevenly Father
can no longer use me. But as I humble myself, and aline my will with his
- he is able to make me much more than I am.
I may be weak and simple, but the Heavenly Father I am stronger than I could ever imagine being!
My time is up, but I just wanted to quickly thank everyone for all the love am support of my being on a mission.
It's amazing how much you can learn about yourself, and about life
in such a short period of time when you pay attenton to the spirit.
I
would encourage anyone who reads this to allow the spirit into your
life more fully, to strive to build a stronger relationship with God,
and to continually make the changes in your life to invite happiness and
light! Life if hard. But it doesn't have to be that hard! There is so
much joy that can enter your life once you allow Christ in to lift some
of your burdens.
Thank you for the letters!!!
p.s- Side not to my family,
since its going to cost alot to send things to Korea and I only have 5
weeks left in the states.. if anyone wants to send me some thick
stockings:) or fun knee-high socks that would be pretty great! I under
estimated how cold Korea winters will be in a skirt.
Thats all for now!
Love you all! :)
If there is anything I can do for any of you let me know! ( I sent home a bunch of lettes last week, I hope you got them! )
Basking in the temporary snow.
Tori's Roomates
Sister Sulz <3 ^-^
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