I LOVE KIMCHI!!!!!!!!!!! <3 hahaha I just have to make the official
announcement. This week, when my companion was sleeping I was hungry,
and without even realizing what I was doing I opened the fridge and was
like "hmmm... what should I eat." and grabbed the container of kimchi
and sat down and ate that with some seaweed wraps and rice. ( I think
that means I qualify for an official Korean!!) The day has finally
come!!!
One more thing! I want to give a shout out to my Fort Mcmurray
Family!!!! I got your pictures this week!!!!!!!!! You seriously made me
so happy! haha ( thanks franny for putting that all together) Here's a
picture of me with it before study this morning haha so just ignore my
morning clothes :P. BUT seriously! I love you guys so much!! <3 <3
Thank you for all your constant support!
Okay now for the missionary stuff! Last night we had a dinner
appointment with one of our investigators and we ate SO much so even now
I feel like I'm about to burst. haha It was super good tho. I should
get Rachael to just start a separate blog to tell about all the food I
eat here and post pictures of it. Seriously I don't think I ever am
going to want to eat american food again.
Like I mentioned I am studying the Christ like attributes in the
back of chaper 6 of PMG. Today the attribute I studied was #2 "I feel
confident that God loves me" - (1 Nephi 11:17- And I said unto him: I
know that he loveth his children; nevertheless I do not know the meaning
of all things.) I thought that was perfect for the lesson I learnt this
week! If I am sure of anything in my life it is that God really does
love me. Entirely, my whole imperfect self, on my good days and
especially on my bad days. Sometimes I don't understand how He can
continue to love us when we continually let him down and fall short -
but like Nephi - I don't know the meaning of all things... I just know
his love is perfect, I can't comprehend it exactly but I feel it. More
than I am sure of anything else in my entire life I know that God loves
all of us perfectly. Each day I spend learning of my Savior through this
service I am slowly starting to understand what his love must be like. I
feel his love for each person I see on the street, my investigators,
the members, but especially the other missionaries I work with each day.
I know what these missionaries are going through each day and have
experienced first hand how challenging the mission can be sometimes.
When I see others struggle or having a hard time my heart just goes out
to them, I feel for them a portion of the love that God has for each one
of us. We aren't perfect- but when I look at these other missionaries
trying their best each day, and continually falling short, but then
picking themselves up the next day and trying again I see a perfect
missionary. Too often we get down on our selves because of our
weaknesses and forget about our strengths. It breaks my heart when
others don't see themselves the way I see them, they can't see the
strong amazing example they are to all those around them because they
are so focused on their inadequacy's. ( and I'm SO guilty of this). I am
only starting to really understand that God sees us perfectly. He
doesn't expect us to be perfect, he knows that we aren't capable to
perfection right now. He's not asking perfection, hes simply just asking
us to keep going, to strive everyday to be better, to lift those around
you and to be happy for goodness sake!!! :D Life is full of so many
opportunities and tender mercies, God wants us to be happy. I think too
often it's easy to forget that.
Sometimes people look at Missionary's like we are crazy haha. I had
the experience this week where a man I was teaching just couldn't wrap
his head around why in the world I would give up 1 1/2 years of my life
to just live this boring redundant life day after day. I told him a
little bit about what I did before the mission, and my love for
traveling and experiencing life- and he was just completely shocked that
I would give up all that. He asked how much personal time we get on the
mission, and I said" we'll we have 6 hours on p-day, but that is
usually spent doing weekly e-mails, letters and shopping". He looked at
me like a was crazy. I bore my testimony to him, but he just laughed at
me like I was insane and kept saying" I don't believe you", " I know how
much you love life, you don't want to be here". The more we talked the
less convinced he seemed but the stronger my testimony grew for my
desire to be here on a mission. It's a funny thing, and isn't really
logical- but I really would give up any chance I've ever had to travel
or experience everything I had to serve. There is something
indescribable about the blessings and joy that comes through feelings
God's love so strong for you the way I feel as a missionary. I feel him
working through me to touch the lives of those around me. Each day is
hard, I'm changing more and more than is comfortable hahah. But I think
thats the point- This mission is supposed to change us. It's supposed to
re Aline our desires and show us what really is important in life.
In our Zone Conference this week the Ap's talked about Hamsters that
really applied to this experience I had earlier in the week lol. They
explained the life of a Hamster, how all they do is eat, sleep, and run
on their wheel. Day after day they keep eating, sleeping and running.
Why? He does the same thing every day until he dies. He then explained
the life of a missionary- We get up at 6:30 every day, Go to be at
10:30. Study every morning, and proselyte every day until 9pm. Some
times it feels like the life of a Hamster. Knocking on another door, or
walking up and down the same streets, being rejected by another person.
Then he asked, Why? are you a hamster? (I don't know why but this silly
example just hit home for me) He then said" YOUR NOT A HAMSTER! YOUR A
DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST. You have a desire. Your have a purpose. If
you ever feel like a hamster remember the feeling you had when you
decided to serve a mission. Ask yourselves- Why are you here? Whats
driving you? What is your desire?"
There are so many reasons I am serving a mission, like usually I don't
have adequate time to write them all out. But I know that Gods loves
each and every one of us. I see these people everyday on the streets and
feel a love and desire to share with them the happiness and
indescribable joy and peace that simple knowledge has brought into my
life and I want to share it with them.
My challenge for everyone this week is to ask yourself - What is your
desire? What is driving you? What is your purpose? I promise you that
those hard days where you are tried of doing the same thing over and
over again, or fulfilling your calling and working the the same
challenges of the week before, or challenges of parenting or family
relationships. Step back for a moment and remember why your doing what
your doing? I promise you that if you can find that desire deep down-
you found the joy. You found the key.
I testify that God lives and he loves you!
( I love you too ^^ <3 )
LOVE YOUR MISSIONARY,
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