So.....like 10 minutes after I emailed, it started snowing. -_-
White Christmas, not White Freezing Cold Weeks Before Christmas. ^^
I digress.
I hope that everyone is having a great beginning of December and end of the year!!
This week was pretty good! We translated almost 10 Mormon Messages into Korean, visited a Mask Museum, walked through a really old, cool little village, made paper Christmas trees with some little boys of an investigator, had a Social Media Devotional to introduce our branch to the initiative of spreading the gospel easily and effectively through social media, ate ice cream during a blizzard, ate Lotteria which is worse than McDonalds {im blessed to be alive}, and made some awesome decorations for our Christmas Party.
That about sums up our week haha ^^
White Christmas, not White Freezing Cold Weeks Before Christmas. ^^
I digress.
I hope that everyone is having a great beginning of December and end of the year!!
This week was pretty good! We translated almost 10 Mormon Messages into Korean, visited a Mask Museum, walked through a really old, cool little village, made paper Christmas trees with some little boys of an investigator, had a Social Media Devotional to introduce our branch to the initiative of spreading the gospel easily and effectively through social media, ate ice cream during a blizzard, ate Lotteria which is worse than McDonalds {im blessed to be alive}, and made some awesome decorations for our Christmas Party.
That about sums up our week haha ^^
The Mask Museum was pretty cool. There was displays from other countries too, so it was exciting and time consuming to go through. But we had all day, and it was snowing hard outside, so we were very okay with that ^^
Merry Christmas from Andong Branch Sister Missionaries!
I want to share a journal entry from last week that has been occupying my mind since.
"Last night, as we were doing Mormon Messages, a quote by President Henry B. Eyring really hit me and i was thinking about it a lot and then i had a dream last night that reaffirmed those thoughts. My whole outlook and focus has changed in the last 24 hours. Henry B. Eyring said, {in essence} "At some moment in the world to come, everyone you will ever meet will know what you know now. They will know that you knew. And they will remember whether you offered them what someone had offered you." That really hit me hard last night as I was typing it out, and it hit me again as i explained it to my Korean companion. They will know us by face and name and they will think 'she knew about this happiness and she didn't offer it to me' Every person we don't talk to will have this thought in the future. Last night in my dream, i was at my cousins house the day after I got home. I sat down in her living room and just started crying. I did not want to be here. I did not want to not be wearing a nametag. I wanted to be in Korea. I wanted to be a missionary still. It went too fast. I didn't want it to be over. So this morning i woke up, and the very first thought in my head was '우리는 예수 그리스도의 대표자들 입니다. 우리는 행복한 메세지 나누고 싶습니다.' and that is what i need to say to people. I woke up knowing that every person i talk to, is going to hear that from my mouth. That is what i am here for. That is my purpose. I am a representative of Jesus Christ & I am here to share a happy message. So, im going to tell people. I am not ashamed in the least bit anymore. I know what blessings and happiness the gospel has given me. I am halfway through my mission. Every person I haven't talked to, will know what I know. and they will remember that i didn't offer it to them."
I am the happiest that I have ever been. In all sincerity, this is the best choice I have ever made. I am so grateful to have this opportunity and I am not going to waste any of it. It only happens once.
You are all wonderful, I am so glad to know each and every one of you in whatever way I do.
I hope that you have a wonderful week, and happy this Christmas Season! ^^ 사랑해요!
"Last night, as we were doing Mormon Messages, a quote by President Henry B. Eyring really hit me and i was thinking about it a lot and then i had a dream last night that reaffirmed those thoughts. My whole outlook and focus has changed in the last 24 hours. Henry B. Eyring said, {in essence} "At some moment in the world to come, everyone you will ever meet will know what you know now. They will know that you knew. And they will remember whether you offered them what someone had offered you." That really hit me hard last night as I was typing it out, and it hit me again as i explained it to my Korean companion. They will know us by face and name and they will think 'she knew about this happiness and she didn't offer it to me' Every person we don't talk to will have this thought in the future. Last night in my dream, i was at my cousins house the day after I got home. I sat down in her living room and just started crying. I did not want to be here. I did not want to not be wearing a nametag. I wanted to be in Korea. I wanted to be a missionary still. It went too fast. I didn't want it to be over. So this morning i woke up, and the very first thought in my head was '우리는 예수 그리스도의 대표자들 입니다. 우리는 행복한 메세지 나누고 싶습니다.' and that is what i need to say to people. I woke up knowing that every person i talk to, is going to hear that from my mouth. That is what i am here for. That is my purpose. I am a representative of Jesus Christ & I am here to share a happy message. So, im going to tell people. I am not ashamed in the least bit anymore. I know what blessings and happiness the gospel has given me. I am halfway through my mission. Every person I haven't talked to, will know what I know. and they will remember that i didn't offer it to them."
I am the happiest that I have ever been. In all sincerity, this is the best choice I have ever made. I am so grateful to have this opportunity and I am not going to waste any of it. It only happens once.
You are all wonderful, I am so glad to know each and every one of you in whatever way I do.
I hope that you have a wonderful week, and happy this Christmas Season! ^^ 사랑해요!