Oh my goodness I don't even
know where to start! So I'm in my new area and it is AMAZING! so
beautiful, my apartment is huge, there are tons of hills and trees :) :)
The church is close, there are tons of members, and the best
part(depending on how you look at at) - my companion doesn't speak
Korean either!!! hahahah oh man I wish I could express how crazy this
week was, It was by far the best week of my whole mission so far! Where
to start?
I've worked harder, been more tired each day,
laughed more than I even have and developed such a strong relationship
with my companion ( and we've only been together for less than a week!)
We see miracles every day and are continually learning to rely on the
Lord for guidance and support. My companion is named Sister Marcy, she
is my angel. She is true blue American from Arizona, and is possibly one
of the sweetest people I know. She's willing to admit she has
challenges and just keeps doing everything that she can each day. She
cares so much about these people and has the ability to love those
people that no body else loves... hahah that being said, we attract some
CRAZY investigators. To say the least, this Sunday was probably the
most interesting/ crazy/ horrifying/ awkward/embarrassing/ spiritual
sacrament meeting of my life!! I wish I could send details, but I don't
want to post them online haha so if you e-mail or write me individually
I'll send out out some of my crazy experiences.
Needless to say, we laugh ALOT That is really all
you can do when you are in a chaotic situation like this one. Our first
night together got a phone call from an unknown number and literally had
NO IDEA what they person on the other end was saying. We think they
said they wanted to come to church, but then couldn't figure out the
rest. They were laughing at us, and we were laughing at the
ridiculousness of the situation. The next day one of our investigators(
we call him jack sparrow because he looks like a pirate) over the phone,
in a deep preacher man voice invoked/ bestowed a blessing on me from
the holy God of Israel. It caught be completely off guard and I was
trying to contain my silent laughter so badly that I started to cry and
couldn't stop. That is just one of the many many many things that happen
every day in my new area.
Although we are so extremely inadequate for this
calling, We continue to see miracles! We have an investigator who came
to us on Sunday and wants to get baptized! Shes super prepared and is
willing to be patient with our inabilities to speak the language- in
addition the ward is stepping up and helping in every way they can to
get members out to our lessons. ( It's mostly because they don't trust
our speaking ability to teach properly) BUT even if that's the only
reason, I think its a huge blessing that because of our situation the
members are becoming more involved with missionary work. We have another
investigator that is not progressing as quickly, but I feel like she is
asking all the right questions, and truly seeking to find out for
herself. Sometimes I think its those who really have to work at gaining a
testimony that are the strongest so I am grateful for her questions and
concerns. We extended the soft baptismal commitment to her and she
accepted so hopefully we will help her resolve her concerns and continue
to build her relationship with God
THIS week was mission conference!!! Bishop Davis and
his wife spoke to us! Also Elder Yamashida and his wife! Super amazing!
We are so blessed to be able to hear from them as a group of
missionaries and with the Korean people. ( we were able to go to both
sessions) He gave us some incredible promises and advice! Super good.
Hahah sorry for the lack of details it's hard to go deep into a story
and then have enough time to talk about everything that happened in a
week.
Korea is an incredible place. Missions are more
amazing that what people say and they are WAY harder!!! But the miracles
and blessings are far better than you could ever imagine. I've found
the secret is Laughter & Prayer. Having fun despite your weaknesses,
and learning to rely on the Lord for everything makes the hard days
into the best days, and the little miracles and daily experiences into
the greatest lessons life can teach!
I am so grateful for this opportunity to be here in
Korea, I'm so grateful for my weaknesses, and words can't express how
much I can feel my Saviors love for me each and everyday. I know that
this is Gods work, there is no way I could find so much happiness each
day that I do here if it wasn't. In the conference this week Sister
Davis said
" True happiness comes from spiritual growth that comes out of
tribulation" - I have come to know the truthfulness of that statement
more real than I ever imagined I would. Without the opposition of
challenges, or facing our weaknesses straight on, we wouldn't be able to
achieve the happiness that we do in life.
I know that as I keep putting God first, as I rely
on him to take my weaknesses and inadequacy's and make me capable for
this work I will be able to accomplish anything he asks. My challenge
to each of you this week is to search the scriptures daily, not just to
read them or check them off your list of things to do. But really search
them inorder to learn more of our Savior, who he is, and how you can
find incomprehensible joy through following the plan he has for you.
" If you continue to seek him, he will continue to grant you sacred experiences" - president uchtdorf
I know thats true! I love all of you so much, and pray that you are happy and loving every minute of each day! <3
Keep smiling :) Life is full of reasons to smile.
<3 Sister Sulz
Solal
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