Week 68

hello everyone!

so the big news of this week: our investigator brother yang jae hong went to seoul for the next 3 weeks! ahhh! so we wont be able to meet with him for a little while... so close. haha but he said that he will come back and want to meet with us again and learn more! so we kinda lost an investigator for a little bit but we will contact him today and see how hes doing. This week we had a cool experience going to a college and giving a presentation about our church in front of a group of about 20 old people. it was sweet because a lot of them didnt know too much about our church and they got a basic introduction to it. we showed the restoration video to all of them and talked a little bit about how our church was again established on the earth. ive seen that video a million times but watching it again still brought the same spirit and a confirmation from the holy ghost that this is the true church! what a wonderful blessing. through this presentation we were able to find an investigators for the sister to teach. as far as the others, we will see how they turn out. we werent able to meet with brother lee min gun this week because he was busy, but he came to church again! i guess that shows he still has interest. the members are all still doing great and my companion elder noh is awesome. just a slow week, this week will be better! 

elder carter

Week 67

Hi Everyone

we had a great week this week! our investigator yang jae hong is really starting to progress more and more. we met with him twice last week and when we taught the plan of salvation he said that he really likes our church. he said that he gets a good feeling of peace that he doesnt get in other churches! it was funny because he was wondering why more people dont go to our church and then he said in english "i must spread this church to korean people". haha but he's doing very well. we testified to him that the feeling of peace and comfort was from God. That the feelings he was having were answers to his questions if God really does exist. honestly my companion and i were a little stressed out that week because we had lots of preparation to do for district meeting, but after that lesson we also felt that same peaceful feeling. having an investigator say that and make small steps like yang jae hong is the best feeling!

we also met a new investigator this week. his name is brother Lee min geun. he saw one of our english flyers and called us saying he wants to learn english and also wants to know a little about our church! and the only time he had last week was on sunday before 2! haha so he came to church and attended sacrament meeting with us. after, we had a ward lunch and it was awesome. our members fellow shipped him and sat with him before we even could! we didnt get a chance to talk much after because he had an appointment, but he is a really friendly guy and just wants to learn! 

love you all, sorry again i didnt have too much to write, have a great week!

elder carter

Week 66

not a lot of time today, we went to busan today for transfer meeting and then my companion elder noh young joo had a district leader training meeting. this week was really busy with all the preparation we did for our halloween party! it was really fun and we had a lot of families that werent members come join us. also we talked after to one of our investigators brother hong woo shik just briefly. we were having casual conversation and out of no where said that he is reading the book of mormon every time he gets sad or has a hard time. he said that it helps him to know that god will help him! it was really nice to hear because we havent been able to meet with him for a little while it seems. also yang jae hong is still trying to know for a fact that god exists. when we met with him he actually prayed for the first time out loud. we are praying so hard for him everyday and fasted for him this past week. we just started a new transfer together and are hoping to see lots of miracles this next 6 weeks! really excited! 
have a good week! 

사랑해요!

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Week 65

hi 

yes we were actually able to find a new investigator this week! his name is brother kwack. he runs a free class at the university in our area and said that we can come by to attend his class. so we went and it was some kind of culture class about other countries. this week he talked about japan but i couldnt understand anything he was saying! he used really hard words so i understood maybe 15%?? but after the class there is about 30 minutes of "free talking" where we are able to talk to all the members of the class about our church and the "mormon culture". there actually seems to be a lot of potential investigators that could come from this class but we will see! we were only able to stay for a little bit but next week we will be able to see if this will work out. also our investigator brother yang jae hong and his friend hong woo shik came to church this week! we were able to teach them the rest of the restoration and challenged him to read the book of mormon and pray! he is still uncertain that god exists, but i know if he reads and prays as we have asked him, then he will know! i read this in the liahona the other day from president eyring " The investigator who reads the Book of Mormon before being baptized and confirmed may receive both an assurance that the book is true and a witness that Joseph Smith translated it by the power of God. After being confirmed a member of the Church, we can have the Holy Ghost as our companion to confirm other truths. Then, whenever we pray in faith, we can expect that the Holy Ghost will testify to us that Jesus is the Christ, that God the Father lives, and that They love us and all of Heavenly Father’s children."

Just like president Eyring says, we can expect the holy ghost to testify to us about God, Jesus Christ, and the message that we are sharing if we pray in faith. Once brother yang is able to feel that, he will be able to feel gods love and have the spirit as his constant companion. i hope all of you as well will continue to pray in faith for the gift of the spirit! have a great week! <3

elder carter

Week 64

 not a ton of time today but this week was great! we met with yang jae hong and taught him more about the restoration. he couldnt attend our english class but when we called him, he told us that he will come to church instead! haha so he came and he said he really liked sacrament and the hymns especially. he also talked a little about baptism. he said that he really wants to believe in god before he gets baptized so we are trying to help him come to know. we read the introduction and how he can know. Heavenly father has made it very simple for us to know. read, ponder, and pray. God wants us to know these things and through this method we can know! isnt that a wonderful blessing for everyone? i know god lives and loves each of us! have a great week 

elder carter

Week 63

hello everyone,

this week was really great! so we were actually able to meet the guy that came to english class last week! his name is brother hong woo shik and his friends name is brother yang jae hong. we actually met them twice this week. they have a lot of interest in english and also about the gospel. in our mission we do a 30/30 program. we can meet with them one on one and teach them english for 30 minutes and the gospel for 30 minutes. so when we met with them, it turned out to be talking about the gospel for 1 hour, half in english and half in korean haha pretty nice. apparently brother hong woo shik lives in a different area so we might have to refer him to the other elders soon. but, his friend yang jae hong lives in our area and he has a lot of interest in the gospel. hes had a rough life and he just wants to know how this can help him. he doesnt believe in god  but he wants to. we were able to teach him part of the restoration and commit him to read the book of mormon. he doesnt say much so we asked him what he thought about the book of mormon and he just mumbled some stuff told us to keep teaching him haha once he believes in god i think that itll turn out well for him. then he will really be able to see how the gospel can change his life forever. when we met him the second time we also invited him to pray and he said he would! he will continue to meet with us and wants to learn more! 

also yesterday we were proselyting on the street and met a guy that is in a similar situation. he wants to learn english from us and also is a little curious about church. we will meet him tomorrow but hopefully it goes well! we finally are getting some investigators in daemyeong! 

we were able to watch general conference at the church the past weekend and it was awesome! i really like looking for patterns or a basic message that everyone focuses on. i think this general conference was, very simply, "be a good person". it seemed like a lot of the talks focused on helping others, be kind, be generous, do your part. i loved president uchtdorf's simple phrase "do your part and it will be glorious!" (something like that) i really thought about that as we do missionary work. a lot of people dont want to listen but if we "do our part" then we will eventually find someone and be able to help them. how glorious will that be??! super glorious! just remember that! itll all work out if we do our part! have a good week everyone, love you all! 

elder carter

Week 62

hello everyone,

good week in daemyeong! we had a pretty good experience that could turn out to be a miracle this week. so we have no investigators that are really progressing, just one guy that we teach english and the gospel to. my companion said that there is no specific method they have tried that has worked out in daemyeong to find investigators. before they've tried a lot of different things and they all seem to work out about the same. so we decided to try something new and post flyers everywhere for our english class. so as we walked the streets, we plastered daemyeong with free english flyers. on saturday morning we were a little bummed out because we spent a lot of time on the flyers and really put our faith in them, hoping we could find a new investigator, but no one had called. then, about 2 hours before our english class started, someone called! we told him where to come and he came with one of his friends. we all introduced ourselves and when he introduced himself he said he needed english for his job and liked learning. and then he also said he wanted to learn more about the bible and the "mormon bible", so this situation was perfect for him. we talked with him a little after and he will meet with us during the next couple of weeks to discuss things! a scripture came to my mind when this all happened. alma 37:34

 34 Teach them to never be weary of good works, but to be meek and lowly in heart; for such shall find rest to their souls.

:We put our faith and trust in the Lord and continued our good works. through this we found rest in our souls and we were able to be blessed with this opportunity to teach someone new. i know god lives and is in our lives more than we know. he is always willing to bless us in our good deeds and works. if we show our faith and continue to work hard, blessings will come. love you all and hope you have a wonderful week! im excited also to hear general conference this week! cant wait to hear the prophet!

elder carter