Family!!!
So excited to email today, except I forgot my paper
that had everything I wanted to share!! So, I'll do my best to remember
everything. Last Monday after emailing my zone (minus two elders) went to
an ice skating rink for p-day. It was so much fun and the cool air felt
amazing. It was quite the entertaining experience since we have so many
different personalities in our zone. I attached a picture from that day,
as you will see we were rocking some awesome outfits with the skates, helmets,
and gloves. That night we went and visited a member and shared a message
about referrals and getting members help. She took us out to dinner to
eat shabu shabu. It is AMAZING!! I guess it is Vietnamese food, mom
I thought the whole time how much you would love it. There were a bunch
of different courses but the main ones was a spring roll type thing that you
made yourself. Elder Oehler calls them "invisible tacos",
hahaha!! On our way to dinner I discovered that the member spoke perfect English,
and since then I keep discovering even more members who speak English. I
think they are all keeping it hidden from me!! Tuesday we had combined
district meeting which was actually our whole Zone. (we are very
small) We also taught our investigator 헤 연 that night. She is in her
upper twenty's and is so nice. She likes our message but is just not
following up with prayer and the Book Of Mormon. Work is so important to
Koreans that they don't want to put religion as their top priority. We
will meet with her tonight and hopefully we can help her understand the
importance of it. Thursday we met a referral we received from a woman
visiting our ward from Seoul. It was her mother, 팤 영 희, she
was so sweet even though I did not understand the conversation at all.
She is really lonely right now and a bit bitter towards the church but wants us
to visit and share spiritual messages. WE are going to slowly warm her up
to the church and get some help from the members. I loved the area of
town where she lived. it was surrounded by trees and much quieter,
I am realizing I am not a city girl.
Friday we met with a recent convert and taught the
first lesson. I struggled through teaching the Restoration and I think
her grandma and my companion repeated everything I said. It was good
practice. It is also funny to visit people's apartments because I think
everyone's apartments are as terrible as ours so when I walk into these nice
apartments I am just so amazed. When you visit anyone they also bring
something to eat, which has been fruit usually. It is my favorite thing
and so refreshing from the heat. Saturday we visited a member's
restaurant, had amazing food, and then headed to English class and dessert
party. English class had ten people today and we asked a few members to
attend English and the dessert party which was so helplful. It was an
awesome day and having members makes all the difference. I encourage
everyone to always help the missionaries with the work because we appreciate it
so much. We have a Baptism next Saturday so Sunday was filled with
preparations for that. Our two investigators (mother and her 11 year old
son) are so ready to be Baptized, I know it will be an amazing day. We
had a ward meal after church which was so fun, I am slowly being able to
converse with more members, slowly but it is coming.
I miss everyone so much and some days are really
hard, but I am loving being a missionary and being in Korea. I am growing
to appreciate it more and more every day. I love you!!
-Sister Jacklin
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