Hey everyone! It seems like everyone is doing really well!
A special congratulations to Ben! Where will he be working? I think
he'll enjoy it a lot. It seems like something he'd be good at. How has
he liked it so far?
I'm excited to hear about the new bishopric, but I'm sorry to hear
the Richards are leaving. Where are they moving in Draper? Any
particular reason? I hope everyone has a good time in Moab! It seems like
a great time. Is it a stake activity or a ward activity? That seems too
far for the stake to do it.
Sorry Sarah couldn't make it to school. I bet her friends were sad
they couldn't hear her story. It is an exciting plot! I hope she got to
share later.
How was cleaning? Who went this time? I remember it always being a
good time. I also remember that Polar King has the best burgers. I hope
you enjoyed that! How is the rest of the family doing? Everyone's well?
How did remodeling Grandma's kitchen go? Or are you still going? That
would be a bit of an adventure. Is she thinking of renting again, or
does she just want a new kitchen? Whatever the case, I look forward to
seeing it when I get home!
Tell Rachel that I think she should go. It would be good for her and it would help Bonni a lot. I hope she gets to go.
In the way of news on this end, most of the most exciting things
happened last week right after email. We were trying to go to 광화문 palace
area to visit some museums, but we got lost in the historic Seoul area,
finding a road of shops that only sold calligraphy instruments. When we
finally arrived at the palace, we ran into a less-active from Sweden:
Ana Stristbiana(sp?). She said over and over again Elder South should
"come to Sweden. There are many beautiful women. You should marry them."
It was really random. Robert doesn't know her by any chance, does he?
After that, we tried to go back to the historic area because the
museum is closed Mondays... We ran into a recent convert from Hong Kong
who only spoke in a thick, stereotypical English accent. His name is
Somer and is a swordsman. He said Elder South's flamboyantly red and
pick tie "gave him the impression that [Elder South] is a bit of an
Anglophile" while my plain orange tie "reflects the electric K-pop
atmosphere". We met him while wandering down a back alley. After we said
hello to him in Korean, he stopped, turned slowly, and said, "Are you
Mo-o-rmons?" You have to imaginne all these things with the thickest
English accent ever. His parting words were "I will see you again. If
not through prayer, then in the Terrestrial Kingdom." He might have a
little bit more to learn from the missionaries in Hong Kong...
It's been a great week, though, and there are a lot of things I
look forward to telling you when I get back... or next week if there is
less to write, but I don't anticipate that. One last thing, though, We
met an older woman on the top of a mountain a few weeks ago (we were
lost again). She was with her grand-daughter and we told them to be
careful on the rocks. She said we spoke Korean really well and invited
us over some time. I accidentaly called her up this week (we're not
supposed to call females) and set an appointment. We showed up and she
shows us pictures of her daughters who have performed Korean music all
over the world. They are called 가야랑 if you want to look it up. So their
mom is giving us free music lessons because we're foreigners who like
Korea and we're helping 이사랑 with her thesis in English. Yes, her name
means "his love". That's a pretty crazy story. I'll keep you updated as
things go along. The mom has some interest in our work, so we are hoping
to get to teacher her some gospel soon.
Thnk you for everything you do. Your prayers help so much, and I
pray for you evryday. Love you all and I hope you continue to do
incredible things. :)
Press forward with steadfast faith in Christ.
Best wishes,
Elder Jones
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