Merry Christmas!!! 크리스마스 잘보내세요~~

What a week! Time is flying especially with end of transfer craziness. We've had a good week and got to go on exchanges twice this week which was full of appointments and a 전도 activity with another zone as well where we got to sing and stickerboard.

All the missionaries we came to Korea with+the ones we will be finishing with.

I don't have a lot to report on other than I love Christmas! I love how easy it is to talk to people and how happy everyone is-- myself included. We've seen a lot of "Christmas miracles"--more than I've said that phrase! We've met some really nice people, including some people from another church that were about to knock on doors and talk to people but helped us out with maps and some prepared people in a little hot dog shop. I've mostly just loved how we can focus so much on the Savior and what He did because He really did suffer just for us and we can be completely happy through Him!

Zone Activity while on splits

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황현선 HwangHyeonSeon. She took us out for fish and crabs but also gave us peanut butter and Krispy Kreme.

Time is flying!

Time is flying! We seem to have so many appointments with investigators, less actives, and members that it never seems to stop! It started snowing today and it looks like this time it's going to stick until Christmas.

It's Snowing!

We were able to meet a new investigator- 정배견. We're doing the family English program with  her and she seems to be mostly interested in English. However, she just moved to Bucheon about a month ago so when we set up the appointment, she said to meet at JungDong Subway Station. We got there and have no idea what she looks like so we're just waiting for some Korean to come tell us she wants to learn English and she texts that she's gonna be late. After about half an hour she calls us and says she's there and where are we. Turns out she meant ShinJungDong but she doesn't know the area super well. And all the buses between there weren't working. So we ended up walking and it was a little comical.

Nativity at the church

Our other investigators are progressing! We're doing the English program with them too, but when we met last time, they wanted to start with Joseph Smith because they'd read the pamphlet and wanted to talk about it! We were excited to teach them and invited them to church, especially because it will be Christmas Eve.

Visiting the less active members with stars.

A lot of people here don't celebrate Christmas but Sister Turner shared an idea of sharing stars so we've started to do that this week. And everyone has loved it! People on the street, less actives, and members--we've been able to see so many people be so joyful when we share a Christmas star, but it really is a sign of something else--Jesus Christ, who's the light of the world! Through him, we can find ultimate happiness.

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Nativity Lighting and 예비 구도자!~

The weeks just keep flying! This week's been full of a lot of travelling, including going to Siheung to meet a former investigator who reads the Book of Mormon--and our Relief Society president even sends her the Liahona every month! She has a lot of questions and really wants to learn for herself but her problem is that she wants to do everything perfectly-- she wants to be perfectly prepared for baptism and to perfectly know all the answers. So we were able to bear testimony that she doesn't have to be perfect, she just has to be trying her best and Heavenly  Father and Christ will help to make up the difference.

We had the lighting ceremony for the nativity this week and we're so excited to keep doing it until Christmas. The members invited a lot of friends and even people off the street have just been coming to see what we're about. It's a great missionary opportunity and the members are getting involved. In fact, we had 3 potential investigators come to church yesterday! One was a member's daughter and granddaughter and another was someone that looked up our church and came! We were also trying to help a less active member that day and I was so grateful for members that help out with missionary work who were able to talk to them, invite them to sit by them, and introduce them to the missionaries after Sacrament meeting. We hope to be able to meet them this week and begin to teach them!

This week we've seen a lot of small miracles--particularly in the buses. Several times this week we've been running a little late and when we get to the bus stop, the screen tells us we're going to be really late. Even though it seems really small, I've started to say a little prayer that we'll be on time and able to do what we need to and it really works! It's just been a neat little experience, particularly because I've never been senior before, I've never had to be in charge of travel time. Small miracles. :)

The church is true! The Savior loves you! I invite you to go check out the video a day thing the church is doing!

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Sister Parry's first 돈까스 DonKkaSu. It actually wasn't super great here but she liked it.

Choose to Act!

We've had a crazy week, but it's been good! Our ward continues to work on the nativity, which we are supposed to be lighting this weekend. Because of that, we're working hard to prepare some songs, which the missionaries will sing. People walking down the street have shown a lot of interest in it so we're excited to see how it goes once we've actually finished it and are using it to introduce people to the church.

Our Nativity

We were also able to meet some new investigators this week! They're about 95% "English interest," but we've been able to meet their family together with them so I think it will be really good anyway. It's two daughters that are learning English and because we meet at their home, the mom is also there. We invited them to the Nativity lighting and they seemed really excited to go!

Our nontraditional Thanksgiving Feast

This week I've been thinking a lot about our investigators that have so much potential. One of our investigators hasn't responded for almost a week now and we haven't met in several weeks so it's looking like we may have to drop her. But when we met her, she had such good questions! We also have two other people that know the church is true! They've read the Book of Mormon and believe all that they've been taught but they don't come to church and they can't bring themselves to act. Act is a big word that Sister Turner's been focusing on lately, which is critical for investigators, but also for us. If we don't continue to do what we know and believe, then we will lose our testimonies and acting will only become harder. So remember that and choose to act!

Sis. Parry's first taste of the little fish bread.

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