It was great hearing from all of you just now! Only another 7 months till we can do it again!
I'm very happy to hear everyone is doing better, though I hope you
all get completely better soon. I would highly recommend some kimchi for
that ;)
Well, you said you wanted some more information on how I'm doing, so here goes:
We have gotten a new investigator who got the Korean equivalent of
the Medal of Valor, but we still don't know for what because he was
speaking Korean... He was a sniper on the DMZ I found out yesterday and
is having a fair bit of PTSD, but we're working with him, and he says he
feels better when he's with us. He has cut back on drinking and smoking
and we haven't done the WoW lesson yet.
It rained really hard yesterday, but we had wanted to visit some
less-actives, so we put on our jackets and headed out. They live out in a
crowded neighborhood where there is never anyone on the street. If it
had been any other country on earth, I would have thought there would be
a chance of something dangerous happening, but... Korea... and me in a trench coat. When we were coming back from the down pour, people
literally jumped out of our way from fright because 1. 외국인s 2. Koreans
seem to fear water, especially from the sky, and we were drenched, and
3. People just tend to jump a little bit when they see me...
We counted up baptisms in the area for the more than 6 months
Elder South has been here, and 5 of 6 have been Chinese. Also, the
mission president likes to come to baptisms. He has been to 1 in our
area in that time. He went to the 1 solitary Korean baptism... I think
he might be trying to send a message. Also, I feel bad for the branch
because so many of the baptisms are Chinese, and the branch is all
Korean. We're working with them to get closer to the converts, but that
is another language barrier entirely...
Everything continues to go well. The weather is heating up a lot,
and the rain is coming with increasing frequency, but things are good :)
Thank you for everything you do, and know that even though I didn't
sound too excited on the phone, I really was happy to talk to you.
Korea is getting to me. There is a grammar form to show surprise, a form
for emotion, a form for annoyance... There is really no need for voice
fluctuation in Korean... I think that may make it hard to come back... I
really am glad to know things are all good, and I look forward to
hearing how things continue to go with all of you :)
Press forward with steadfast faith in Christ.
Best wishes,
Elder Jones
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