Week 45: From Jordan

From: Jordan Stamps Jones <jsjones@myldsmail.net>
Date: October 19, 2014 at 10:08:57 PM MDT
To: Steven Jones <sajmba2002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Week 45 - Doctrine and Covenants 84:45 For the word of the Lord is truth, and whatsoever is truth is light, and whatsoever is light is Spirit, even the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

Thank you for the comic; it was very good. :) Elder Ahn looked over and said "이해할 수 없..." meaning, roughly, "Yeah, I got no idea what that means." I think it's great. :)

This week has been really good. We did more teaching than any week we have had so far. It was still not quite to the level of 이문, but it was, perhaps better teaching. We have been assigned by the bishop to visit a number of less-active/inactive members. A lot of them have moved, but at least one was grateful for the visit. :) This week also signals the first time in this area that we have found someone from the middle east. He's from Pakistan, but we can teach him since he's immigrated here. He's super nice and may actually be open to the message(!). :)  We never really got the storm I heard about, but the cooler weather has made ours suits a blessing once again. It has again made it easier for people to just ignore us, but those who talk to us, are much more friendly. It's funny. With suits, we look like the hundreds of other missionaries from other churches. This makes us both easier to ignore but more likely to be treated kinder. I am still trying to understand Korean culture.

It's great to hear that everyone is doing well. I hope you keep finding productive ways to spend your time with the weather getting colder. It must be pretty late in the morning before the sun comes up over there, isn't it? We still have mountains here, but they are relatively shorter, so we still have sun by the time personal study is over. Let me know when the snow gets to you! The leaves have all of a sudden changed to red here, so I suppose the snow is probably another couple months off. We'll see.

Yes, time is going very quickly. It is incredible how fast it can go. This last week saw the farewell of Elder Harrison, my zone leader twice, and Elder Fonnesbeck, the AP. Both worked hard throughout their missions, but Elder Harrison's example was really instructive. Right up until the last day, he never felt like it was the end. On his last night we had a dinner with some members, and afterwords, he said, "It's weird. I feel like going home (meaning the apartment) and getting up tomorrow just like a regular day. Go out and (street contact) like any normal day." I don't know if I want to be in denial quite as much as he was, but I do hope to keep working like he did up to the end. 합시다 :)

I hope you all keep enjoying the fall and the activities that come with that. Let me know how Halloween goes. We don't have that here. Not exactly sad, but interesting. :) Thank you for everything you do. I love you and look forward to hearing from you in two more months... or reading your email next week. ;)

Press forward with steadfast faith in Christ.

Best wishes,

Elder Jones