My week here was pretty standard haha, but at the same time totally different. Standard in terms of we did missionary work, but different in a sense of how we did it. So on tuesday I was on exchanges with our Zone Leader. We were out on the streets just talking to people when I went to say hello to a high school student. Well this turns into a crazy story. We asked if he was busy and he said nope he was an hour early to meet his friend. So we took him to go get something to eat and we just chatted. While talking we found out lots of stuff. Apparently the kid had ran away from home that morning and took a 4 hour bus ride to come up to our area. He is in a really bad situation with his parents. His dad is an alcoholic to say the least. Anyways, he came with no money and nowhere to sleep. We met back up with him again that night and bought him some dinner. We called the Mission President and asked how we could help him with his sleeping situation since it was raining. Well he ended up sleeping in our church parking lot under the cover. The next morning we met up with him and spent time with him telling him that he needed to go back home. After lots of talking we were able to help him decide to go back. I think that we made a really good impression with him with helping him so much and we are going to try to get him in contact with the missionaries down in that area. It's not really something I can help with since its another mission but our office elders should take care of it :)
So that was the big news of the week here. Some other less important, but still things that happened. Well on Thursday we had a Zone Conference with half of the mission. The training was about our new mission like "motto" I guess, which is to work hard, be obedient, and testify. We will be focusing on doing that this month through studying preach my gospel. It was pretty fun too to see all my mission buddies. They all seem to be doing good.
On Sunday was our Stake Conference. It was definitely the best turn out at a Stake Conference since I have been in Korea! It was reallyyy great. Still not the same as America. We got there 30 minutes early and could have sat anywhere we wanted. Mom, I still remember how you always made us go like an hour and a half early to those hahaha. Anyways, our Mission President and his wife both came! Sister Christensen spoke in English with a translator up there while our mission president just did it all in Korean. I am so impressed with how much he remembers even though he has been home for 35 years. I hope I can retain mine that well. It is interesting to see how much the language has developed and changed though over the 35 years. You know just like English. The pronunciation is a little different and ya just a little different. But he still sounds way good. :)
Our 2 most progressing investigators are a guy named kim-nam-me. He is about 35 or 40. He has been to church one time and is doing well. We found him through old record calls. His main struggle is just to overlook the little things. He is stuck on why we have to pay tithing for temples and why he can't drink green tea or drink at a work party. I really tried to drill it into him last time that that isn't the right question to be asking. The real question should be, is Joseph Smith the prophet of the restoration. And to know that you have to read, ponder, and pray about The Book of Mormon. He really gets it I think and committed to do his part to find out. Our other progressing investigator is a guy named David, a Filipino. To be honest I can't tell you much because I have no idea hahaha. My companion and him just talk in Tegalog for an hour and I just am totally lost haha. I have learned a few words though, like oh-ho means yes haha. My companion is working hard with him to set a baptismal date for before he goes home. We are meeting him again tonight at 8.
Well family, no need to worry about me out here in the land of the morning calm. I am doing great. The weather is nothing to be worried about. I am fine and I will be fine :) I hope that things continue to be great for you guys. I love you all and miss you very much. You are in my prayers. Keep me and especially my investigators and Mr. Bong in yours. Thank you. :) Talk to you next week!!
Love,
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Elder Messick
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That's a good lookin basketball court!! Oh how I miss that boy!!
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