Week 51

hello everyone!

this was a great week in andong! although we didnt have brother lee
chan goo's baptism, it was still a great week. so in andong we dont
have a baptismal font in our church because we are just on the 5th
floor of a commercial building. in the past people who recieve baptism
got baptized in a river about 30 min away from the church. we went to
go check out the river and there was hardly any water and it was
really dirty so we had to postpone the baptism for next week. we
called brother lee and he seemed a little frustrated that we had to
postpone the baptism, which is good haha but something that i
continued to think about this week was the life and luxuries we have.
sometimes it seems like we dont have a lot of money for good food, or
we cant always do fun things on pday because theres not a ton of time,
but taking a step back and really looking at all the things we have.
this past week we met with an old couple in our branch at their house.
they are farmers and literally live on a farm haha they have cows,
chickens, crops, anything you can name they have it. and its so far
from the city if you look out, all you can see is green. just trees
and more countryside. there daughter was there and we all were able to
eat together. The reason why i thought about being so thankful for all
the things i have is because of her. She has had a really hard life it
seems like. She had some kind of tumor in her head and had it removed,
removing the whole front right part of her head leaving scars. it was
so deep i honestly dont know how she is still living. she had a
husband who took their son and left after the surgery happened,
leaving her with the old couple in our branch. but the thing was, she
was more cheerful than any of us were. this past week was a little bit
hard as far as meeting with people and having time to teach them. this
girl was so thankful for what she had, which was not a lot. her body
is always hurting and she cant do much, but she is still happy and
thankful. after seeing that, it seems like we have everything and
still find a way to somehow not be thankful. ahh... Im so thankful for
Jesus Christ and for the opportunity to repent and change everyday. Im
thankful to even know who he is and be able to follow him. How can we
not be thankful for that??
Thank you everyone for all you do! thanks for your prayers and
support! have a great week everyone! especially treat my little
brother Robby well before he leaves on his mission!! always be
thankful lil bro! love you!

-elder carter