Cancelled appointments, Technology, and Exchanges

I had the super great opportunity to go on 3 exchanges this week!  On Tuesday I was with Sister 정다은 where we attempted to 전도 and were able to heart attack a member that just recently had surgery. We also had a 전도 activity where I was with Sister 김현정-- who I actually lived with the whole time I was in Gangnam. We had a super great time despite the cold and we were even able to get some numbers. My last exchange was with Sister Munk-Erdene up in Yeongdeungpo and we got to have a service opportunity where we delivered food to old people that can't leave their houses.

Toward the end of the week, we had a lot of appointments but most of them ended up cancelling including 정선영s, the two girls that we teach, and even Jenny. We got a text message the day before we were supposed to meet Jenny that said she'd looked us up on the internet and realized that we didn't believe all of the same things so she couldn't meet with us in case it might have an effect on her belief. We were really sad but shared with her that we were just sharing what we do because we'd come to know it was true and experienced happiness through it.

Once we got Facebook, we started having out of control friend requests, so much to the point where we don't accept a lot of them anymore because there's just so many. However, among the people that requested to be our friends is someone that actually lives in Indonesia and we were able to video chat with her yesterday! She's super cute and was so excited when we let her know that there are even missionaries in Indonesia so we're hoping to get her set up with the missionaries there.

With our new changes in technology, we've really tried to embrace it and use it as effectively as possible. When I first heard we were getting smart phones I was a little reluctant because I'd already served 1 year of my mission a specific way, but as we've been able to see the blessings that can come from them, I've thought a lot about change. The Lord wants us to change and become like Him. There have been a lot of changes with the missionary schedule, key indicators, and other things while I've been serving but the reason the Lord asks us to change is to do His work!

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몰몬경, 구도자, 소셜 미디어

We had a great week full of miracles! Technology was introduced to all of the mission this past week and we've seen the work being hastened! We were able to start teaching 2 new people and they're so great. One of them is the Vietnamese person we met a few months ago but weren't able to meet again because her schedule's too busy. However, because we can now teach over Facebook chatting, we can teach her while she works! We were able to use google translate and we're teaching her a little bit of English and Korean as well as using the pamphlets to teach her the lessons.

Our other new investigator is super great. She has 2 kids and wants to attend church because she realized that she had a belief in God from attending while she was young and wants to give that same belief to her children. She actually attended for a bit a few years ago and knows some members so we were able to meet her with those members and teach her the Restoration. The spirit was really strong and we're excited to keep teaching her and her children in the future too.

This past week I've really been reflecting on the importance of The Book of Mormon with a new prophet being called, I've reread his last Conference Talk and been able to ponder about what my life would be like without it. The problem is, I can't imagine what it would be like without it.The Book of Mormon truly is the keystone of our religion and if you read it, I know your life will be better, happier, and have a purpose to it.

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One Year Anniversary!

This week feels like it's been pretty slow but it's been a little bit of prep for the Lord to hasten His work! We were able to attend MLC (where all the mission leadership meets together) and receive a lot of training, especially about using Social Media in our missionary work. This week our entire mission will receive access to Facebook, Kakao Talk, and Area Book Planner. We're really excited for the big change! To prepare though, we've been spending a lot of time figuring out how the area book app works and getting things set up to work more effectively. We've already seen some cool miracles!! I was a little hesitant about getting these things as I wasn't sure why we needed a new texting app, but within hours of downloading it, people that haven't responded in months have started to message us and we may be able to teach them again!

Intense cookie making

We tried to introduce our investigators to some members because we know they'll love church if they can just get there, but the member got sick and their mom ended up not being home so we weren't able to teach them. We're going to try again this week though.

One Year!

This week I also reached a milestone: 1 year since I started my mission! It's been the greatest year and I've been thinking about how grateful I am for the opportunity to be in South Korea and to do the Lord's work. It hasn't been the easiest year, but it probably has been the most rewarding year. I learned a whole lot of things-- I don't even know where to start! What I do know is that the church is true and if you truly apply the doctrine, it will change your life!

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Good week!

This has been a good week! We had a few miracles this week including but not limited to:

We decided to go visit a member as we 전도ed however, when we got there, we couldn't find her house anywhere. We found the apartment, but not the right building, so my companion suggested we 전도 in the area. I was a little worried because there didn't seem to be people, but we were able to meet Jenny-- who speaks English, Chinese, and Korean. She was excited to meet American Christian Sisters and we connected over our love of Marvel Movies.

Board Game Cafe for P-Day

We took a bus to stop by some LA's but missed our bus stop and went to the end of the line--and it was about an hour and a half. However, thanks to our mobile devices, we were able to confirm that we were still in our area and we were able to talk to a man that had taken the wrong bus and met some people from Nigeria that were interested in coming to church!

Long bus ride--but worth it!

We taught our investigators about baptism and they LOVED it. We showed them a video of Christ being baptized and once we explained what baptism is, they said they wanted to be baptized! However, because they're 11 and 13, their mom doesn't really want them travelling across the city to go to church or things so we're having a hard time there because she's also Buddhist. Pray that they'll be able to come to church!

호떡 HoDdeok-- scones with cinnamon on the inside

Like everyone else, I've been able to reflect on President Monson's example the past few days and especially his example of ministering to the one. I know that's what the Savior did and I've been able to feel that this past week as we've focused on making meaningful contacts. I really have been able to feel the Savior's love more strongly, even for people I've just met. The church is true! Have a great week!

Eating cake after a successful TIP evaluation.

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Happy New Year! 새해 복 많이 받으세요!

This week has been super busy but there's not a lot to report on-- We had a Christmas conference, P-day, a training follow-up meeting, special Mission leadership council, and language evaluations with all the Sisters in our zone. It's been really good to get training about how to better teach, help others, and we're starting to receive technology training to help make missionary work more effective!

Early morning New Year's Day hike

We were able to meet some potential investigators and one even came to church yesterday! We also had some Mongolian members show up at church yesterday who didn't know any Korean or English but we had a cool miracle a transfer or two ago where we met a Mongolian member and were able to give them her phone number to try and help them out.

We've just been so busy lately, but as the year ends I've been able to reflect on my goals and what I've done this past year. I've been so blessed to be able to spend almost all of 2017 as a missionary and have the opportunity to tell people about our Savior and the happiness that He holds! I know this church is true and the Book of Mormon is the word of God! They really are gifts from God and as we use them, we can be so blessed!

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Sunrise on New Year's Day