As for who. It's essentially Mom and a couple of
missionaries that can't read my emails home. Usually all I have time for
is copying the main letter and sometimes adding a little note. Not many
though. There's rarely time.
So, this week has been fun. I keep forgetting about
that snack supply. But we get that cheap icecream a LOT. not this week
though for some reason... I'll see if I can find some things a little
more interesting and take a picture for her. ^^
The work here is exhausting, but fulfilling. We
witnessed an interesting experience right at the end of the week that
really stuck with me. We met a family who loves the Bible. They've
probably read it over 30 times. And they KNOW it. We share a scripture,
and by us describing it, they usually already know the reference. They
have lots of questions, but this time we spent a lot of time going over
one of their biggest concerns. They've flat out told us. They're LOOKING
for a modern day prophet. The Bible indicates there'll be one before
the second coming. But the thing is, Joseph Smith isn't the only person
claiming to have received revelation. Especially in Korea. There are so
many 계시 교회's here. People usually divide Christian into Catholic or
Protestant, but here there's a big third one. Revelation churches. Ones
that say that Christ failed and there's a new christ, or ones that claim
to be a modern prophet. We've got the answer to knowing which one is
true through Prayer and the Book of Mormon, but they're worried about
relying on prayer. How do we know that our answers aren't just some
fantasy in our head? They trust the Bible because there are prophecies
they can see the fulfillment of. Anything else for them is questionable.
We've been thinking about them a lot. And a big thought that has come
came from PMG. Under recognizing the spirit, Joseph Smith said that
"Salvation cannot come without revelation. It is foolish the minister
without it." We've been preparing a lot about prayer. They're excited to
meet us. They want to learn, and know. This sunday as we thought of how we could help them, we saw a member reading in Aug's Liahona. It had a talk ALL about Revelation.
In essence, God is all powerful. When we come before
Him with real intent, He won't let us be deceived. As members of the
church, we've felt that witness numberless times. It's impossible to
describe, even more impossible to deny.
Anyway, powerful, allbeit at times frustrating
experience. It's hard knowing what to do sometimes. Our worldly
knowledge is limited. But the Lord is real. He doesn't leave us to be
alone.
Also, tons of English Prep this week. The big English activity is this Saturday,
and we've been boosting our english class a lot to get ready for it.
Looks like it'll be pretty good, we've put a lot into it. Fingers
crossed.
Thanks for everything guys. You're the best. Keep
praying for our friends. They need this message. We're weak, and can't
speak well, but we're sharing the greatest blessing in the world.
Lots of love! Time for pictures and a few fun stories.
~Elder Robarts
Let's see, this week, we ran from a scary lady who
bible bashes anytime we see her, went into the heart of babylon to
advertise the English Village this week. I hate big shop streets here.
There are some shops that need to burn, and there are many. We also saw
fox dog. There's this awesome little dog who we see walking around the
street here. His owner has a shop around here, and we see them
sometimes. Usually just foxdog. But he's SO cute. I want a picture, but
we only see him at night.
We had dinner with some awesome families too. I love
the members here. Everyone is asking about transfers next week, and I'll
admit, I'm nervous. President Shin said he wanted to keep it as much
the same as he could this time, but there are somewhere between 25 and
30 new missionaries coming. That tends to throw a lot of change into
transfers. I hope I can stay in Yuseong, but I'll accept what comes.
Waiting for the next adventure. ^^
~Elder Robarts
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