June 30, 2014
Look Ahead and BelieveTransfers!!!
Hey Family!!
The letter is going to be short
today because I don't have too many stories this week...alot of our
appointments punked but thank heavens I live with good sisters who make the
hard moments fun^^ transfers are this week and I will be sad to have all
the change. I have lived with sister cho for six months now so it will be
weird not having her around.
Yesterday our investigator, Yang
Jee-in, was Baptized. She is 11 years old and the daughter of a recently
re-activated member. This member has 2 daughters and 1 son and they are
my favorite family in Cheonan!! We have had so much fun teaching them and
have spent lots of time with them while teaching Jee-In. It was such a
special day because she was so ready to be Baptized and her Mom was so happy
the whole day!! One of my favorite moments was her Mom sharing her Testimony
at the Baptism, it was so heartfelt and sincere.
The other amazing part of the day
was that our investigator came to church!! She took the whole day off of
work so she could come to church and the Baptism!! She is such a
sweetheart and I think she had a really good experience. It is so cool to
be able to teach someone who is genuinely searching for the truth. And as
people attend our church they can immediately tell the difference between our
church and others. There are so many churches in Korea it can be
confusing but the minute you step into our building you can feel the
difference.
Yesterday all eight of us Missionaries
spoke in sacrament meeting so I would like to share with you some of what I
said. Our topic was hope and when I thought about this I realized that
our biggest hope is Jesus Christ's Atonement. We are not perfect people
but through His Atonement we can overcome our sins and weaknesses and continue
on. I found this quote from general conference last year, Edward Dube,
Look Ahead and Believe: "the past is to be learned from not lived
in. We look back to claim the embers from glowing experiences but not the
ashes. And when we have learned what we need to learn and have
brought with us the best that we have experienced, then we look ahead and
remember that faith is always pointed toward the future." Learn from
the past and move on with faith to become a better person. Christ's Atonement
is always there to help us no matter our problems. Christ understands our
struggles perfectly.
Moroni 7:41
"And what is that ye shall hope
for? Behold I say unto you that ye shall have hope through the Atonement
of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal,
and this because of your faith in Him according to the promise."
Love,
Sister Jacklin
Pictures!!
-Baptism-Some of our awesome English class:)
I am headed to 목포, mokpo!!!! This has been my
dream area to go ever since I started my mission!! I guess god (and
President Shin) were listening to me!! It is in the southwest of Korea
right by the sea so I am in for some beautiful sights and lots of seafood!
Not sure how I feel about the seafood. Mokpo is famous for its raw
fish.
My companion is Sister 윤미영, Yoon Mee-young. She will be
starting her third transfer and I have only heard good things about her.
Everyone laughed that I am with a Korean again. Honestly I don't
expect to get an American companion anymore and that is okay cause I love being
with Koreans:) We live in a two man house which will be a new experience
for me and I may be able to get things done at night now!!
Sad to leave Cheonan and Sister Lee,
it will be a busy sad week but I am excited for the adventures to come!!
Love you tons!!
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