Hey eveyone! Sounds like things are going well!
First off, thank you for the story [from Sister Urton] in the other email. That's a
great couple of stories, and I'm going to remember those for a while!
It's really true that there are times we don't recognize what we have. I
hope those stories are shared more, and I hope that everyone is able to
share the blessings they have with more people. There is absolutely no
drawback to sharing the gospel. Forcing the gospel down someone's
throat: yes. Sharing: no. It's especially easy in America. Take
advantage of that. It is Korean culture to not refer someone to the
missionaries even if the person wants to be referred unless there is a
strong relationship with the missionaries. Not necessarily a bad thing,
but a tidbit of Korean culture. It's an emotional people over here.
This past week we had a combined zone conference out of the blue
with someone named PJ Rogers. I had never heard of him, but apparently
he teaches at BYU-H. He speaks fluent Korean and got a Ph.D. from one of
the most prestigious universities in Korea. You can Google him for more
information. He did a 2.5 hour training on Korean culture, language
learning, and missionary work in Korea. It was one of the best meetings
we've had yet.
This week has been a good one with Elder Redd meeting a couple
investigators he hadn't met yet. People are slowly finishing school
and/or graduate school tests, so appoinments are becoming easier to
make. We are hoping for another Chinese baptism this next week (though
since he is really good at English and near fluent at Korean, I don't
think it's quite the same). A few of our foreign investigators have gone
back home, and I'm not entirely sure what the procedure is to refer
people to Kentucky or Africa... There is, however, a summer semester
here, and it looks like there will be even more foreigners than usual.
We are stocking up on all the Book of Mormon languages we can.
Quick sidenote. We saw the most uneventful crash of all time
yesterday. A delivery bike was speeding down the back alley we were
walking down (delivery bikes follow absolutely no traffic laws, of
course... no one really does) and was about to cross an intersection,
when a family walked across the street. The bike stopped about 2 feet
away from them, looked shocked for a second, then was hit in the back
tire by a student from the other intersection who had been riding a bike
without looking. They looked at each other, looked at the family, the
delivery man said the family's kid was cute, the bikers asked each other
if they were okay, and then went back to business as usual. We can
learn something from that.
Thank you for everything you are doing. That you for the email and
the news. Thank you for working hard back home and being such good
people. Love you all. Always remember what you have as members of this
church, and never be ashamed. There is no shame in being right.
Press forward with steadfast faith in Christ.
Best wishes,
Elder Jones
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