I thought I would share a few pics Austin shared with us of food he has been eating. Shrimp, crab, octopus and kimbap
This week was lots of fun!
First off, most of our appointments fell through, which is a bummer. Hopefully, they really do keep their commitment to meet with us next week. On the bright side, we were able to talk to over a hundred people about the gospel this week! That's a big number, and the first time I've hit numbers like that in weeks. It felt great!
One of the activities we did to hit that was streetboarding. We took out our "what question would you ask if you met deity?" board, and talked to over 50 people about it! That was a big boost. The other huge event was Saturday evening -- the Fire Flower Festival! Basically, all it meant for us was the chance to walk around a crowd of a few hundred people, as they all enjoyed each other's company. There was a magician there, and then there was a fireworks show! The fireworks only lasted about 15 minutes, but it was loads of fun, and reminded me of Thanksgiving and 4th of July back home. While we were waiting for them to start, I walked over to a crowd of students and stood next to one of them, hanging on a fence. A moment later, it began. A hurried, "Hello!" (in English), and suddenly we were talking to a crowd of 15 students, joking around, introducing ourselves, and learning about them. That's actually a pretty common technique here, since almost all of the students learn basic English in school, and many go to English academies. It excites them, and it's always fun.
One of our investigators, Y M Suk (윤민석) was moving supplies from one floor of an academy to another, and requested our help. It was Monday, but we went over anyways, and, after an hour of moving, it was all done! He showed us a broken violin he'd picked up off the street (just for fun; he said it was fun to look at) and when I remarked that I could play the cello, he insisted that I take it! We brought it to a friend we made at one of the music shops in town, and they were able to repair it! Funny story with that: we bring in the violin. It's missing a bridge. No bow. No case. No shoulder piece. Only one string. She looks at it, lists off everything it needs, throws out some approximate prices, and drops it down a bit to 60,000 won. That's a steal! We come back, and she'd forgotten about it, so she fixes it right in front of us -- super interesting, and we got to talk a bit more about how she went to a Catholic school, and her religious background. She gives me a case for free, then sums everything up at 40,000 won. 60 to 40! Whoa! Major deal! So now I have a fully functioning violin with everything I need to play it! What a random, nice blessing! So that's what I spend part of meal time doing now, haha.
We had a great district meeting this week about unity, and it's inspired me to be more united with others. The more we work together, the greater the miracles we can perform are. Where there's a team spirit, people are lifted. With synergy, we become a whole that is greater than its parts. It's something special, and something needed when everything's against you.
This Sunday was a pretty important one. It's the anniversary of our ward and stake, so they set a big goal to have a ton of people at sacrament meeting. They didn't reach the goal, but it showed what members can do when they put their minds to it. There were several non-members there, and hopefully we can continue working with the members and turn some of them into referrals. Missionary work will move forward most effectively as it's united with the members.
The meeting on Sunday started with a baptismal service, for two of the members' kids, and they wanted the missionaries in on the confirmation! That was fun.
Afterwards, there was a ward meal, and the primary program! That was lots of fun. Although I don't understand the language perfectly, I know the melody to a primary song when I hear one! I felt the Spirit, and it reminded me of home. During the program, the missionaries sang "I Know that My Redeemer Lives," and while musically we weren't perfect, we did our best, and since I felt the spirit, I know that we did good enough.
Out of time again! Darn!
Love,
Elder Austin Lynn
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