This week has been crazy! Im just going to give
highlights and such. One, Elder Anderson is gone! Oh man what a
bummer!!! But in return, heavenly father and president gave me Elder Bak
Jong Il, a korean companion from Pusan, who is fun and awesome! We are
having a great time together! This week has been hectic from all the
things going on, with unpacking, and then we having stuff like planning and a
huge mission conference, not a whole lot of time to work, even this week.
So one of the big things I want to share with you guys this
week is about our new investigator Ryan Yoo. On the outside you wouldnt
think anything different of this man. But after meeting with him,
everything points to him needing the gospel. He told us of his severe
depression, his thoughts of suicide every single day! It took me back to
when I had my thoughts, I had my times of severe depression, I had problems.
I expressed to him my love, and he accepted it willingly, and I told him
of how I was like that, and how I had changed because of the gospel of jesus
Christ. He wanted to know more, but we were out of time. So we
prayed togehter and walked him out. After I returned back to the room
where we were teaching, I reflected over momentarily what I have been through
in my life and how because of the Gospel, I have completely changed and have a
different outlook on life. God has helped me so much in overcoming so
many things, and I couldnt help but pour out my soul to him in thanksgiving,
and maybe some tears might have accompanied it! Hahaha but I am sincerely
grateful for what He has done in my life. He has changed my perspective
on everything and he has given me hope for this life and the life after!
But he is progressing so much and he accepted our invitation to go to
church. He stayed for all three hours and the members loved talking to
him. I have a firm belief that he is preprared of the lord and will
accept the gospel into his life! Everyone pray for him!
Then nothing else really happened this week until saturday!
We had our full mission conference for 추석 which is like korean
thanksgiving but it has a bigger focus on the ancestors of your family.
We all went and were taught what the holiday is and where it comes from,
and also were taught and sung 아리랑 (if you want to know look at
my photos and videos or this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wygOocOSOVo).
What a wonderful experience. We talked a lot about prayer, this
months focus, and how it can help us with so much that is going on. And
actually I have been doing a lot of it anyways lately! Ahaha so go
figure, God knows what we need! The rest of conference we heard some drum
performances and a Gayageum performance asa well from other missionaries!
It was sooo wonderful! Full of the spirit and very fun! Plus
seeing all the other missionaries were good! Unfortunately we were also
informed that it would be the last all mission conference while we were here.
:( Sad! But with so many missionaries it costs too much to bring
them in Gangwando. Over a couple thousand for them to come into seoul!
So we took a full mission picture to comemerate the moment and then we
had some more meetings for training and such.
So yeah, not much else happened this past week. Elder
Bak is a great comp and we have an awesome time together working and talking
about korea and america! Im learning so much about Korea too! I
learned this past week some old chinese words for wife, girl, woman, etc that
have negative connotations in todays society, never would have known that if it
werent for elder bak! Or another korean telling me its wrong ahaha.
Well I have to go! Cleaning day today so we have to
get our apartment spotless today!
I love all of you so much! HOpe everyone is safe!
With much love
Elder Yamagata
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