so first of all sorry i didnt send an email last week, it was a little crazy. so our branch mission leader said he wanted to take us out to tour andong for pday so we did. he just drove all around and we saw a bunch of cool stuff. he said we would be back around 3 but literally got back 5 minutes before p day finished so i couldnt do anything.. sorry! anyway, our investigator Brother Lee chan goo was able to get baptized! my companion baptized him in a river since we dont have a baptismal font, it was really cool to see that. and he was able to get the holy ghost this week and he is continuing to do very well! we were also able to meet with our other investigator brother lee sang hoon and read the book of mormon together. He doesnt have a lot of interest but we are trying to help him know that the book of mormon is true. he still doesnt know why we need the book of mormon if we have the bible. but the thing is, he doesnt read it when we invite him to, he doesnt act. so we decided to read it together. we read about ammon and king lamoni. i always knew the story of ammon but it was nice to review it and show brother lee. this story is really relatable to missionary work. the sons of mosiah were sent by th;e lord to preach the word to the lamanites. ammon trusts in the lord and goes to live among king lamoni and his people. we only shared up until ammon cut off t;he arms of the wicked men in alma chapter 17. I really enjoyed the preparation ammon took and his trust in the lord. verse 3 said that they prayed and fasted and were filled with the spirit of prophecy and revelation, teaching with power and authority. verse 11 is a promise from god. he tells them to go forth with patience and they will be made instruments in the lords hands. and ammon did just that. he was taken prisoner and humbled himself, wanting to be a servant of king lamoni. he worked hard and continued to remember what the lord had told him. when the other servants were afraid of the wicked men trying to scatter the herd, ammon remembered the promise and became an instrument of the lord. just reading this reminded me of how much we need to work hard and remember to trust in the lord in our afflictions. in verse 38 its really cool, 38" Now six of them had fallen by the sling, but he slew none save it were their leader with his sword; and he smote off as many of their arms as were lifted against him, and they were not a few." me and my companion elder ha are really trying hard to trust in the lord and just work hard like ammon. i know as we do, our success will come later. we had a busy week and our other investigators werent able to meet but we will continue to pray for them and their convertion. thank you everyone! love you all!
-elder carter
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