Dear home,
Hey!
So, this keyboard is odd and doesn't accept it when I hit keys
sometimes. (Oddly common lately) So if you se anything weird, sorry.
Anyway,
this week was awesome. We saw a really cool miracle. There's an
investigator we're working with that I'm really excited for. Even the
story of meeting him was a miracle. We got a number from doing a survey,
called it, and it was a wrong number. But the story doesn't end there. I
talked with him over the phone for a while. He said he was interested
in meeting and talking more. Next miracle: he lives in our area, which I
wasn't expecting from a wrong number. Next miracle: At first we thought
he might only be interested in English, but each time we meet he seems
to get more interested in the Gospel. He wants to be Baptized, but still
isn't sure if he's ready. He's preparing to be baptized in October, and
we're hoping to invite him out to General Conference. Awesome guy. He
came out to church this week and loved it, even asked for a trible
combination a while back when we shared a little from the doctrine and
covenants.
Also, lately we've been having trouble meeing people.
We meet a lot of good people on the street, but contacting them is
harder in this area. We've focused on that a lot this week, and we found
a couple cool people we think will do well.^^
Member missionary work is as big as ever.
New Elder's Quorum President was called, and he has lots of new ideas
too. (LOTS of ideas) I love the people here. They're all thinking about
how we can work better. I think the best way we can help at the moment
though is to help them be a little more united in their ideas. Lots of
ideas, but little coordination between them. Still working on that. But
oddly, I learned a little about how they first started getting excited
about missionary work. There's been a lot of planning going into a new
stake center here in 광주, and as part of that, a lot of the wards are
looking like they might combine or change. As part of that, Our ward
would get absorbed into a bigger one, unless they're able to get it
growing some more.
Even before that, people were big on missionary work.
But now they're hoping they can help this ward grow in time to help it
stay its own. I know the feeling, it was a big change when our stake
back home changed. It all went well, and we got to know so many new
incredible people because of it, but it's a scary thought to consider
things being different, or losing friends. Not sure what will happen,
but they don't feel like they have much time. So, we're helping them.
This is their home, and we'll do everything we can to help them.
Never a boring week here. I dare say my letters must
get old though. Either way, I love you guys. You mean the world to me.
Fun Korean fact: Old people are intense. We did a service project to
feed older people at a park (retired kind of thing, not much to do,
wanted to give them something to go to), and as part of it, they asked
us to help keep the line organized. Not. Possible. They're rather good
at pushing and shoving to get through people... Scary. But it was fun.
We set up, helped take food to people who couldn't get it themselves
(wheelchairs, etc), cleaned up and took down. Good chance to talk with
people. ^^ Service is better than candy.
Plus this week is 추석, which means that time is
different. We email and shop today because things will be shut down, but
our p-day is thursday
and we've got meetings before and after because twice a year for 추석
and 설날 all of Korea becomes a ghost town. You can't see Anyone. Makes
missionary work interesting.
About out of time, but I love you! Have a good week!
~Elder Robarts
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