This week has not been the most
eventful. Mostly just going to class and learning new stuff in Korean.
We had the presiding Bishop speak to us on tuesday for devotional.
He had an ok talk about having a vision of the future. At one point
he brought a sword out and it freaked out most of the people in the audience
(which I thought was pretty cool). What really inspired me from the talk
was when he had the senior missionaries stand. When I saw how many there
was in the gym, it surprised me that so many senior couples would want to come
out and serve the Lord again. It's hard for most of us as it is, getting
up early, studying all day, teaching in other languages, and most of the
seniors have already done it once. But to come back and do it again as a
senior is a little more difficult as you balance both your home life and
serving the Lord. It made me realize how I shouldn't complain. Most
of these people already have children and grand children and are still out here
working the same hours as me. They may not be learning a second language,
or having to go out proselyting all day, but they will have their challenges
that are going to be just as difficult for them as it is for me to see an
investigator lose interest in the gospel, or a new convert slowly start to slip
away from the church. It really opened my eyes to my situation.
Today I was able to go to the temple for
the first time in about 5 weeks. It opened monday and all of us in the
Branch were super excited to be able to go for the first time in weeks.
For some, it was only there second time. But there are a few others
who have gone a lot like I have before they came out. It was really
interesting to go through as a Missionary. I had a swelling of the spirit
after wards and I felt like Enos in the Book of Mormon, and I wanted to pray to
him all the day long. I said about 6 prayers before I had left the
temple, just thanking him for everything that he gives us and helps us with.
I know as missionary, that he protects us more than ever because on the
other side is the Adversary trying to stop us from doing the Lord's Work.
This week we received a
new investigator. It is a sister for once and she was interested in the Gospel
so she flagged down the missionaries and decided to have them come over.
Me and elder Jarrett taught her yesterday and it was hard. She
speaks a lot faster than our other two investigators and is a little harder to
understand. But she already accepted the baptismal invitation and so
Elder Jarrett and I are really excited to be able to teach her the gospel.
Hopefully we can get through all the lessons in a good amount of time, we
only have a week!
I'll try to somehow send a video or
recording of me speaking Korean, otherwise you wont be able to hear me or see
me until Mothers day! Hahaha and I know your curious to hear some Korean!
Im not the best but I can try hard.
This email will be really short, nothing really has happened
at all this week. But I want to remind you that "And behold, I tell
you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are
in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your
God." Mosiah 2:17
I hope you have a wonderful week and be safe. I pray
everyday for you both morning and night that you will see the influence of our
heavenly father in your lives everyday and that you will be able to thank him
for that.
Love you so much!
Elder Yamagata
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