Week 39

Hey everyone,

this week was great in Jinhae! On tuesday we were able to meet with brother Jun Tuk Chun once again. He kept asking all these different questions about our church and how we are different from the other churches. he just keeps talking and talking so its hard to even say anything. In other churches he went to, he really didnt like the donation plate that got passed around and asked if our church did that. of course not, he was really shocked we didnt do that and he respected that. we also explained about our bishop and how he works very hard, all out of service. Brother Juns countenance seemed to change at that point, I think he really liked that about our church. As we continued to talk, we invited him to pray everyday and he said he would try. Hopefully he keeps our commitment this time or else we will have to drop him. on wednesday, we had interviews with president and sister gilbert. that was awesome! President gilbert only has about 9 weeks left until he goes home and its really sad. he truly is a man called of God, that is reconfirmed to me every time i talk to him. when a missionary is in the interview with president gilbert, sister gilbert teaches the other missionaries. this time we talked about the 9 points of doctrine in our church and how they all stem from the power of God's love. Sister gilbert likened this to a tree with the power of god's love being the trunk and all the doctrines coming off in branches. coming off of the branches are the small twigs and leaves representing principles, applications, and the fruit coming off of the branches being the blessings or "fruit of our labors". it was really cool seeing this analogy! and how every point of doctrine comes back to the power of god's love. Because he loves us so much he's given us all these different things for our benefit. really cool! I always learn so much from president and sister gilbert when we meet! On saturday we met again with brother Don! We helped him with his korean as usual and then talked more about prayer. He forgot how to pray so we retaught him and then invited him to pray with us. My companion said a prayer and then Don actually prayed with us. We challenged him to pray each day and he said he would now because he knows how to! I love Don, he's always got a smile on his face and is very friendly all the time. I pray and hope he progresses each day! i also pray for all of you back at home as well,  thank you for your prayers i can feel them so strongly! have a great week everyone1

-elder carter