tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48968829805568190892024-03-12T16:09:17.721-07:00Adventures in DaejeonElayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-75652883233183355612016-06-11T05:23:00.002-07:002016-06-11T06:20:35.911-07:00The Biggest Miracle<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
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This time in the Daejeon mission has been, and continues to go by faster and faster. There are so many things I have learned and experienced that I cannot, and may not ever be able to, put into words. </div>
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I had the special opportunity to speak to my mom this past week over skype, with my mission president and my companion. This conversation lead to what is now being refered to as "the biggest miracle the Daejeon Mission has ever seen" : my moms baptism here in Korea on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_543269817" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">June 16th</span></span>. </div>
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I know that it is because of the countless prayers, fasts, and testimonies of so many missionaries, missionary moms, members in all places of America and Korea, that the Lord has made this possible for her. </div>
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If there is anymore that I could say, it is simply that the Lord lives. He knows and loves us. We have one more week here to do His work and it will be done. I love my mom. I love my family. I love everyone who has ever helped me get here. </div>
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Be well, and remember the Lord is always with you.</div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-50322978716185049842016-06-11T05:20:00.003-07:002016-06-11T06:16:01.522-07:00Go Home Empty Handed<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">HEY EVERYBODY!</span><br />
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So excited to hear form y'all today! It sounds like everyone is doing awesome things and get prepared for even more awesome things! Can't wait to really hear about it all soon!! </div>
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This week, y'all it was just incredible. We had Zone Conference, out last one, and I must say the best one I've been to. </div>
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Sister Shin talked to us about going home empty handed. We leave out house everyday with Book of Mormon and things to share with people, and I'll be honest there are days that you come home with them still in hand. But we promised the Lord that would no longer be the case. Sister Uhl and I were on a split yesterday and were able to give out 6 copies throughout the day- definitely a result of focusing our faith on a specific goal. Plus, it was really fun. </div>
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I gave my final training on the atonement. Specifically focusing on how when we follow the saviors example of prayer, obedience, along with selfless service and sacrifice we can bring people unto Him as He brings people unto the father. The best way for me to describe the way it all happened is by telling you to imagine a firecracker in a tin garbage can. It all started calm, then we read Matthew 26:36-44. We spoke of the saviors example and how we can do what He did in a missionary capacity. Then we pondered the question "during your time as a missionary, when have you felt closest to the Savior?" as we read John 19:1-3, 16-19. One by one, a missionary would start to cry as they read a verse, and then another, and soon you could feel the explosion of the spirit in the room. I could hardly spit out my final testimony. Sharing Acts <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_543269809" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:41</span></span>, I told them how extremely thankful I am to be a missionary. Even on the days I thought I might not survive it, I was blessed with companions to testify to me of the road the savior walked. This is a road each missionary must chose to walk each day. As we do this, we come to know Him. We gain the love He feels for us. And we are willing to die for Him, and the people we serve, just as He was willing. </div>
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My Zone leaders had to tell us to take a break when we finished the lesson, and we all took a moment to write down what we were feeling. There was one thing that a Zone leader said, Elder Foster, that I thought was wonderful. When we feel the spirit, it the closest the we have to God reaching out and touching us. He wants to, but He can't- and so he sends His best. And That's what the spirit is. It is my prayer that anyone who has ever felt this never forgets what it's like, including myself, and each of you.</div>
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This Sunday, all the less actives and recent converts we were working with, including two of our favorite moms Sister ChunMi Lee and Sister EunJeong Park, with came to church. It was absolutely incredible- and the love that filled sacrament meeting was unlike anything I've ever felt during my mission. I attribute this absolutely to the renewing of the spirit these wonderful moms have felt praying and reading the scriptures. </div>
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That sotry I need to share with you about Sister SunYoung is this, whe's a wonderful companion. And she has learned on her mission, even though she hasn;t been out long, to walk the road Christ ahs walked. Ever since that discussion I told you about a couple weeks ago, "not fearing men more than God." We've had to go on a few splits. On one of those said splits she was in a situation where 6 missionaries were all on the same bus, and none of them were talking to anyone. She told me that she heard the words I told her come back to her, and that Sister Weston with all the other apostles throughout history and God would not be okay that situation. So she, all on her own, started sharing the gospel! I just think she is so amazing! And so brave! I really love her so much and I'm so happy she is my final companion :)</div>
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Thank you for staying with me through these past 17 months. We don't have a lot of time left but we're going to make the best of it! Please keep praying for Sister JuNam Park. We are always praying for you! love you!</div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-48942362131815930462016-06-11T05:19:00.002-07:002016-06-11T06:12:36.591-07:00It's Not About You<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">As you all know, my time out here is coming to and end rather quickly. And although I could never possibly express to you all the things that I have learned, there is one thing that has stuck out in my mind specifically this week that I wanted to share with you- </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">I have been blessed throughout my mission with companions that are gracious and loving to express to me what they have learned from our time together, I have been blessed to learn from them and build upon my weaknesses, I've been blessed to see miracles, to be part of successful teams, to speak Korean and eat the best food in the world-- but wow-- it's not about me. </span></div>
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What it is about, is woman who was baptized and stood to bear testimony in her first sacrament talk less than a month later, the man who received the priesthood and was able to pass the sacrament to ward in need of hope, and all the people who come unto Christ during our time, and after our time if we simply remember not to get in the Lord's way. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Every moment of life man is changing, to a degree, the life of the whole world....He cannot escape for one moment from this radiation of his character, this constant weakening or strengthening of others...[but] man can select the qualities that he would permit to be radiated. He can cultivate sweetness, calmness, trust, generosity, truth, justice, loyalty, nobility, and make them vitally active in his character. And by these qualities he will constantly affect the world." -David O McKay</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">When I realized this, much later than I wish I would have, everything because so much more... simple, faithful, love driven, and amazing. At the end of our journey our character is changed, our influence hopefully becomes that of the words President McKay described, and that it all because it's not really us, it's the Lord being unrestricted by our pride or personal desires and it's the reflection of those we love. It is only through this that our small efforts change the course of someones eternity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Everything we do makes a difference, but it's not about us. And that's a pretty great thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">If you could please continue to pray for Sister Kang, Sister Par, and Leslie whenever the thought crosses your mind, that would meant he world to us out here. They need a miracle! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">This week will be our last Zone Conference and all I can think about is bearing testimony of the Savior for the last time in that setting, please pray that I may be able to make it through the words hahaha. We'll tell you how it goes next week and also about that story from Sister SunYoung! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">love you all so much, praying for you always! </span></div>
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It sounds like everyone is having a really great week and a great mothers day! It was so so good to be able to talk with you and now see pictures of all the summer happenings that are going on! Y'all are awesome!</div>
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This week was really eventful, it starts with the road to district meeting, then Childrens day, goes through our last MLC, and into Mothers day :)</div>
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So we will start with Tuesday, the road to district meeting. In order for us to get there we have to take a bus and a subway which takes about an hour. We were on our way, and while riding the bus I could feel and see that everyone was having trouble opening their mouths and talking to people. And when you've got 4 people called of God on the same bus that's just not right, so I suggested to Sister SunYoung that I go talk to a woman to my right and she talk to the woman on her left and we get things started. She said "no" --- and I responded by saying "Don't fear man more than God, 극복하세요" that last part in Korean means, overcome, but it also kind of has the tone of "get over it" hahaha needless to say that didn't really help in the moment, so I encouraged Sister Uhl to start the conversation and she did and her and Sister SunYoung were able to teach that woman the entire restoration! It was amazing :) I'll finish the second part of this story next week, it ends pretty cool!</div>
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Fast forward to later that day when Sister SunYoung and I were prayng about where to go, and we felt we needed to go to a less actives store to invite her to the Chidlren day activity. We went, she was there, we got to talking and she said she would come! So the next day we all met up in DaeJeon and she brought one of her friends who's in high school. They are both superrrr good at sports and caught the attention of everyone in the stake during the kickball tournament. a member of the stake presidency asked for the high schoolers member record to see if he could get her on his team next time, funny thing is she's not a member! haha :) They both have sports tournaments the next two weeks but they said they would come to church after that and we are so excited!</div>
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Now it's friday, and we all met up for what was the last MLC for many of us (me and 14 other missonaries). Every time I step in that room, I get the same feeling of never wanting to leave. The same feeling of never wanting to stop being a missionary. There were two things that I especially took away from this last meeting, and I hope to apply them to the rest of my life.</div>
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The first is, how extrememly precious and irreplacable a testimony is. The Senior couple, Elder and Sister Bringhurst who have been working in the office the past year and a half, head home this week. So we took time on friday to hear their testimonies. It was at this time that I realized that our individual testimony, our toughts and feelings, are an irreplacable part of who we are, who we become, and there is perhaps nothing that could be more rpecious to us personally.</div>
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I will always remember Elder Bringhursts words walking about how when we feel insufficient it is the Lord preparing us to recognize that "this battle when it's won, it will not be your victory it will be mine" That has been witnessed to me countless times these past 17 months.</div>
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(fill in the blank with your own time of desperation that you turned to rely on the Lord) and from that day until today that burden has not been mine" I know that this is true for each of us when we turn our minds again to that day, and to where we see ourselves now.</div>
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While recognizing this, I began to think of the purpose I hold as a missionary and what that is in the eyes of God. This is the second things I learned. The Lords pupose is stated in Moses <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_543269808" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1:39</span></span>: to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. My purpose as a missonary is to help people to come unto Christ, to eternal life. My purpose and Gods are inseparable. And do I take this lightly? Do we as a misson, missonaries, people, families, friends realize who we are and what we are doing in the eyes of God? Do we realize how great this work is?</div>
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Each of us have said at one point, "THIS is why I came on my mission" talking with my family yesterday, God was merciful to help me remember my THIS. My person THIS is my family. I love you. I have no greater hope than for each of you to be happy, to be hopeful, to see the good and feel your burden be light. I know there is no greater thing than this. I pray for each of you each and every day. And although I haven't seen you everyday these past 17 months, I know that everday God has heard my prayers.</div>
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While praying about this yesterday, and asking the Lord what I could do more to bless each of you at home, I was blessed by words of a dear friend Sister MacKay through Helaman 10:4-5. I know the Lord is blessing you and watching over you, because this is my greatest hope. I love each of you dearly. Don't forget to pray. And please continue to pray for us over here, we need it now more than ever!</div>
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p.s. this is not a good picture but the good pictures are one Sister Byuns camera and I'll send them next week :)<br />
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-71712077821580929162016-05-02T10:26:00.004-07:002016-06-11T06:04:35.585-07:00If You Choose ChristHey everybody!<br />
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There is so much going on this week, so much good stuff going on this week, I'm afraid I don;t have a lot of time to write!</div>
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But I do have to tell you about what was probably the happiest day of my entire mission, April 30th. </div>
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HyunJi, our best elementary school age friend was baptized. She envited her whole family (her mom who is also and investigator and her dad whom we have never met). </div>
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They all had anaamzing time and it was incredible to see her whole family there. Her aunt and cousin who were baptized last month sat behind her, and their friends from Seoul who orginionally introduced them to the missionaries came to give a special musical number. </div>
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The spirit was so strong, and the best part was that her father looked at her with such proud eyes. After talking with the members and spending some more of the day with them even after the service he seems to think about the gospel very highly and we are hopeful that we will see them one day in the temple being sealed to become an eternal family. </div>
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When we asked her how HyunJi felt afterwards she said "It was awesome" and I think that was the perfect way to explain it :)</div>
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Although I wasn't able to see Sabrina be baptized this weekend, the Lord blessed me to feel close to her in heart. Whenever I think about any of the people we love going to the temple with us, or standing by our side as our friend when we meet Christ - I get speechless. The Lord knows us, He loves us. Not because of anything that we've ever done, but because of who he is and through what eyes he sees us. He's our best friend, and while we are going through life I'm thankful he's given me so many friends to remind me who he is. </div>
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I love you all so much! I'm sorry time is short but I am just so happy I can;t even tell you! Praying for you always!</div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-17949610610066212162016-05-02T10:25:00.000-07:002016-06-11T06:01:42.283-07:00Teaching MiraclesHey Everybody!<br />
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This week has been absolutely amazing and full of miracles! </div>
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If there's anything I learned, it's that the Lord knows how to love and care for people far better than we ever could. </div>
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We've been teaching our Kayagum teacher about the gospel for the last couple of weeks, and through small acts of kindness from all the sisters she has been amazed at what faith can do to bless and change lives. She acts us so many questions about what she can do to get faith, and receive answers to prayers. </div>
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Each time we teach her we share with her our personal experiences. And this past monday I was able to tell her a little bit about Sabrina, and when she saw me crying she started crying too. It's amazing how the Lord allows us to feel just a little bit of the love that He has for his children. Each time I feel that it amazes me even more how much I cant understand the fullness of it.</div>
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Keep praying for HyunJi and her mother as they prepare to be baptized :) HyunJi sang in the choir at stake conference this week, and it was amazing. She is only a 5th grader, and I can;t imagine the courage it takes to follow the Lord and be an example to your family at such a young age, she's my hero! </div>
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I love you all so much! And I never forget you in my prayers! </div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-44917207713396045022016-05-02T10:24:00.000-07:002016-06-11T05:55:21.603-07:00Good TimesHey Everybody!<br />
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I hope you've been having a wonderful week :) Sister SunYoung and I have had a week full of good times and surprises :) I realizes that I haven't really told you much what we do on the reg, and so that's what I wanted to do this week :)</div>
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Mondays: Preparation day. Clean. Have leadership conference call. Learn Kayagum (a Korean instrument) from 1-3 and then go adventuring in our area. Today we will go to a place of 1,000 Buddhas. </div>
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Tuesday: District meeting. Eat lunch with the sisters (we are the only district in the mission with more sisters than elders 6:4) </div>
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Wednesday/ Thursday: Meet with HyunJi the little girl we teach who is preparing to be baptized on April 30th :)</div>
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Friday: English class where we hear people say "pairy" instead of "fairy" and "yarning" instead of "yawning"</div>
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Y'all. I love this time. I love the things the Lord puts in our path, especially the friends we make. I'm so thankful for all you friend at home. I'm thankful for your examples. I'm thankful for your open hearts to the gospel. I'm thankful for your prayers. I've seen more miracles being away from home than I think I ever did when I was there and I know it's because the Lord is with you. </div>
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Y'all I just love you. so so so much.</div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-12139717939380043202016-05-02T10:22:00.003-07:002016-06-11T05:45:12.348-07:00General Conference<div>
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I know y'all got to watch General Conference last weekend, but we just got to watch it the past two day here after it was translated into Korean. It's always fun to sit down for a while and be taught instead of the one teaching all the time. </div>
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There were a couple of things that stood out to me greatly this time around. </div>
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The first came as soon as Elder Eyring stood to give the first talk. He answered the question, like those converts, that I've been praying about for a few weeks now. And the only silent prayer I said before conference started, but I neglected to write it down or talk about it or study or do anything about it before conference started. It was something only I knew, and had prayed about. So when he stood and spoke, I honestly was a little shocked. But it was something that made Heavenly Father feel very close, understanding, and all-knowing. </div>
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The second thing that stood out most to me was the talk of hope. And what I learned from what was said is that, we are all people-people who are not perfect and are not expected to be- and we have <strong>great</strong> reason to hope for the future. </div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-87452011918543458502016-05-02T10:22:00.000-07:002016-06-11T05:42:23.732-07:00Golden Springtime<br />
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I imagine it's getting pretty warm there as it is here :) All the cherry blossoms are in full bloom now and it's the best thing ever.</div>
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After Zone Conference Sister SunYoung and I had a really fun week full of walking haha. Since we split into two teams here we've been trying to figure out investigators, who will teach who, who will do what, and on top of that we've stopped teaching a lot of people. So..... Sister SunYoung and I hit the streets! It was so fun but I know she's probably really tired! Not everyone is used to walking 20 kilometers a day I guess... </div>
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The best part of walking, is all the miracles! We met three people that we had seen previously and this time when we saw them they came up to us and wanted to talk more. That was really wonderful and we should be meeting them again this week. </div>
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The small but great thing I wanted to share with you this week from all our walking is a story about a pad of sticky notes that I had lost. I bought them in Daejeon (about an hour or so away from where we live) and they are perfect for giving to people to help them remember what to read and pray about. I used them for everything and they made me so happy (I know lame, but it's the little things). Well one day with sister McDonald, I had written a little note to a member on the way to her house, super excited, then we got to the members house and I didn't have the sticky notes.</div>
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We stayed cool, calm, and collected until we left, but I really almost started crying when we got out. I made Sister McDonald rtrace our steps and even had to say a little prayer so I could get over it. I know, youre like "no big deal" but these are the worlds greatest misisonary sticky notes. </div>
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Well it's been about a week and a half since then. I'm over it, or so I thought. Then Sister SunYoung and I were walking towards home after trying to visit someone, and I asked if we could go road thats a little farther away to put up more english flyers. She said okay, and when we reached the raod we saw a bus driver stopped, door open, yelling at us. I went over there and understood he was yelling "memo! memo!" which is stickynote in korean vocabulary. HE HAD KEPT MY STICKYNOTES AND RECOGNIZED US ON THE ROAD AND STOPPED TO GIVE THEM BACK!!! I was so amazed! Sister SunYoung was so confused because she didn't even know these things existed, and I'm just so happy. There are good people in all places, happy moments to be found at all times. </div>
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Sister McDonald and I were able to make Deajeon Mission History by being the fist sisters to speak on conference call about concecration for the mission (usually it's zone leaders but now they want sisters to do it too) and we spoke about <strong>joy</strong>. Words that hit be hard this week were those of F. Enzio Busche "Serving the Lord without joyfullness is an abomination in the sight of God and will bear no fruit." When we fulfill our callings with a happy heart there is nothing more pleasing in the eyes of the Lord. I'm so thankful that Sister SunYoung is my companion and that no matter where we are we can work hard and have fun together. </div>
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Sister Parks daughter was baptized this week and it was a lovely service. The Branch felt like a family and everyone had so much fun. It reminded me of what I felt at my own baptism and that was a really great experience for me. Also we found out that Borther Soe (purple shirt) blessed the sacrament this past week at church. Everything this week was joyful :)</div>
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I love you all so much and hope and pray everyday that you are happy where you are and what you're doing. Know that the Lord knows you by name and loves ou endlessly. I love you too!</div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-33333521275695508002016-05-02T10:19:00.002-07:002016-06-11T05:38:03.451-07:00Happy New Start<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hope you've been having a great week and a great Easter! Koreans don't celebrate Easter like we do but all the missionaries got a tons of decorated hard boiled eggs yesterday from the kids in the branch, it was really cute :) This week a lot has changed, and I'm super tired. But Looking back on my mission all of my tiredest times are my favorite times because that's when the most is going on haha :) I'm sure this will be no different. </span></div>
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Looks and sounds like its really becoming spring back home and that just makes everything better! There's not much time left in school and that's pretty crazy too. Sister McDonald and I are doing everything we can to enjoy the time and beautiful weather that's here! Today was transfer calls, and it's a little confusing but I'll try to explain! Sister McDonald and I will both be staying here!YAY!!! WE will also be serving as sister training leaders together which is literally going to be the best thing ever! And because work has been going so well here in SeJong, we will be serving as two teams. Sister McDonald will open with my favorite daughter Sister Uhl! And I'll be training a new favorite daughter! I don't know what else to say other than we are really excited!<br />
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This week so many great things happened, the cherry blossoms started to bloom and three people were baptized! Two were people Sister Byun and I taught in GwangJu, our Phillipino friends Neya and Ronald! I remember the first time they came to church we asked them what they thought, and Ronald said the only think he could think about was marrying Neya in there! We were like "YEAH RONALD YOU CAN DO THAT!" They are the sweetest people, can' wait to see them again with Cherry again in June! Then our friend YoonHee Park was baptized here in Sejong! I forgot my camera so I don't have pictures yet but wow it was beautiful! And The branch here is just becoming so strong because all these amazing moms are being baptized! I can' begin to express how much we see, and how much I've learned, how the gospel blesses families in all the big ways and in the little everyday ways too. Our mom JeongSuk came to the service and she was so proud of YoonHee for being baptized as a mother as well, it was adorable!</div>
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Crazy thing that happened this week that I meant to really write you about started on Wednesday morning. We were walking to the church, kind of in a hurry when we saw two older women. We passed them because we were in a hurry, but then we looked at each other with that look that said, no we have to go back. We did, we talked to them, and they seemed not too interested so we gave them our phone number and told them to have a happy day.</div>
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To be honest, on our way to the appointment, we were really excited and questioned if we should really go. Most people we meet on the street similar to her don't really have interest and sometimes going to their homes can be not the wisest thing to do. But we knew we had made an appointment and so we prayed and went.</div>
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When she answered the door, she told us she was nervous we wouldn't show up but was so happy we did. Her house, I cant even describe it- it was artistic, welcoming, sophisticated, and nothing at all what we had expected.</div>
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When we started talking to her, I wanted to starting crying at the thought that I had ever thought we shouldn't have come. We asked if we could share with her a plan of happiness, and when we wrote down on a piece of paper "Iem IenSook's happy plan" She wrote underneath "to not feel pain. To be a person that can help everyone"</div>
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She then proceeded to explain to us that she has Parkinson's disease. And that is why she will be having surgery. Then she showed us a sign on her door, similar to other signs hanging about her house and the entire apartment complex that says "행운" which means good fortune or a stroke of good luck. Despite her current health and discomfort she believes with all her heart that she continually receives this- because she has so many people around her who love her.</div>
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We received a call from her everyday since then to come over and eat at her house, each time we go there is a different friend that she has also invited and wants us to teach. She will be in Seoul and then Busan for her surgery, but want to be baptized upon her return.</div>
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To me honest, I'm not sure how it will all work out. But in the short time that I've know Sister Iem (pronounced like eeeem), She's changed my heart, my perspective on life, and Christ like love.</div>
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I know this was long but thanks for letting me share :) I'll keep you updated on how everyone is doing and who our new missionary friend will be :) I love you so much! and I know The Savior loves and understand all of us perfectly. Don' forget he's there, and how much he appreciates the love you show Him as well.</div>
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Have the best week ever!</div>
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(second picture is Sister McDonald with one of Sister Iems friends and an apple she had carved)</div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-78237504698205551272016-03-13T15:03:00.001-07:002016-05-02T10:27:51.486-07:00Small Moments - Small MiraclesHey Everybody,<br />
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Thanks for taking the time one more week to read another email! You'll notice the title of this is quoting the wise words of Albus Dumbledore- and we've decided to do that this week because we know his words are true "Happiness can be found in even the darkest of time, if one only remembers to turn on the light" (forgive me if it's not perfect). </div>
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I remember arriving in Korea about a year ago, and every word I understood was a miracle, ever kind act was an angel sent form God, and every delicious food was a tender mercy. I distinctly remember wating and parying to always feel that way thoughout my mission. </div>
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As we know, time goes on and things begin to become normal. Funny thing is, even as things become more amazing they can continue to feel normal. For example, I can freely speak and understand Korean without much worry now, I meet more and more amazing people each day as I am more confident starting conversations, and the food is better than ever! Still sometimes, we take these things for granted. </div>
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Something Sister McDonald and I have been talking about a lot this week is recognizing the small moments, the small miracles, the small happinesses that in all reality are not merely happenstance but our Heavenly Father trying so personally to tell us he loves us. </div>
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Not all of us receive direct communication from God, but each of us have been guided buy His hand in our lives. Each of us have seen the sun when we needed it, been hugged by a friend or mom or brother, met someone who taught us something, the list goes on forever. Each of these things is sent to us by a loving Heavenly Father who knows where we are and who we are, and through Christ loves and understands us without condition. </div>
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This week we saw a tagalog sunday school open in GrwangJu for four of the people that have or will be baptized this year. We had the chance to meet another grandma and mother of a meber here in SeJong yesterday who after a long journey has decided to join her daughter in the church and be baptized this sunday. And yet another girl who has decided to rely on God as she searches for meaning and comfort during a difficult time.</div>
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There is nothing stagnant about any day that we spend. Each day has happiness that can be found, and a blessing that can be realized. Nothing is a small miracle. </div>
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I love you all so much, and I'm so thankful for the influence each of you have had on my life. I hope each day this week you can open your eyes to see the good that's happening all around you and remember to tell someone thank you, especially the giver of all good, our Father in Heaven. </div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-4423448220215841132016-03-13T14:43:00.003-07:002016-03-13T14:43:51.177-07:00Smores and Snow MenHey Everybody!<br />
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Sister McDonald and I had another really awesome week in SeJong. It's starting to feel like spring her and the cherry blossom song keeps playing on the streets so we know warmness is right around the corner. </div>
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Sometimes it's really hard to explain or even remember all the things we learn and do <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1678842506" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">in one week</span></span></span>. The thing that seems to stick out the most from this week when I think back is this, </div>
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"<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843); background-position: 0px 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino,"Palatino Linotype",Pahoran,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Verily, </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843); background-position: 0px 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino,"Palatino Linotype",Pahoran,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">verily, </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843); background-position: 0px 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino,"Palatino Linotype",Pahoran,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843); 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color: #333333; font-family: Palatino,"Palatino Linotype",Pahoran,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">for </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843); background-position: 0px 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino,"Palatino Linotype",Pahoran,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">what </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843); background-position: 0px 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino,"Palatino Linotype",Pahoran,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><wbr></wbr>thou </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843); background-position: 0px 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino,"Palatino Linotype",Pahoran,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; 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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Pahoran, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843); line-height: 25.2px;">Sister McDonal and I were super blessed this week to meet a lot of new people who want to learn english. Because of this, a lot of appointments got moved or some people thought it was fun to be really spontaneous and not show up. This left Sister McDonald and I with our hands folded in prayer more than probably ever before in our missions. We decided that whenever something didn't go according to plan, we would ask Heavenly Father where we should go- and even if it didn't make sense we would do it. This lead us to a few places that helped me realize a lot about our relationship with our Heavenly Father.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Pahoran, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843); line-height: 25.2px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Pahoran, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843); line-height: 25.2px;">The first place was to a former investigators store, They hadn't met her for about two months. When we arrived, EunJin the former investigator, sat us down and just starting crying. She told us that she had been afraid to pray but just thought over and over again that she wished someone would send her help. She had been doing this for three days and then we showed up at her store. She then proceeded to tell us that she knew God was listening to her and that He had sent us, and she knew now that she could pray to Him and He would make it okay.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Pahoran, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843); line-height: 25.2px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Pahoran, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843);"><span style="line-height: 25.2px;">I don't have time for the whole story, but somethng similar happened last night, except we felt we need to walk to an apartment about 20 minutes away at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1678842509" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">8 oclock</span></span></span> to see if anyone needed our help (we didn't know anyone over there). We prayed about whcih appartment, which floor, which floor, again, and which floor again, and then we knocked on a door. No answer. We had time just for one more door, we knocked, a mom answered and she let us in. We were able to share with her, her daughter, and friend a message about the plan of salvation. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Pahoran, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.007843);"><span style="line-height: 25.2px;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-2447523550217245382016-03-13T14:23:00.002-07:002016-03-13T14:23:21.571-07:00A New Town<div>
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Well, it's time to start a new chapter in this journey :) We have loved the past 7 and a half months in GawngJu- but we find ourselves in a new, super new, place called SaeJong! WAHHH!!!!</div>
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If ever there was a place like The Giver, Paper Towns, or The City of Ember in real life, it is Saejong. The city only began to be build couple of year ago and listen to some of it features. It has the longest (not necessarily biggest but longest haha) government building in the world, the garbage works on a vacuum system so when you put it in the shoot it sucks it out of your hands and down to the center of the city, everythinggggggg works on key pads and you can call the elevator from inside your room or turn the gas off as you walk out the door, and every single toilet has bum spraying capabilities. I really don't know how I ended up here but this is a place of dreams. </div>
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Funny thing happened, I was originally schedule to stay in GwangJu until Sunday because of some needs in the area, but I received a call on Thursday night and was requested to come to Deajeon the next day- so basically we packed up with few goodbyes and headed out the next morning at about <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1678842334" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">5:30</span></span></span>! I am extremely thankful that it happened that way though. I was able to say goodbye to my Korean mom and dad, share a final testimony and then come to meet the amazing new branch I'll be serving in. </div>
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Actually Sister McDonald, my new companion who was my co-Sister Training Leader in the MTC (so nuts!!!), and I are covering two areas, SaeJong and GongJu (which in Korean means princess;)) But because SaeJong branch was opened only a couple of months ago our focus is mostly there. And guess what, IT'S AMAZING! The Branch members are sooo excited about missionary work and growing the church in this new city and really just spreading the love and the joy of the gospel, which is the most important. We were extremely blessed to see one of the sisters investigators be baptized on Sunday, her name is JeongSuk Park. She is a mother of two sons and has the biggest heart and desire to bless her growing family. We sang the special musical number, Nearer my God to Thee, right after she gave her testimony of how she hopes for the gospel to bless her sons and there was not a dry eye in the house. It was so beautiful. </div>
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I wish I could right more but I'm still kind of figuring things out here! We are really close to Daejon and President and Sister Shin which is an amazing blessing! And this transfer I have the opportunity to serve with the Daejeon, Cheonan, and JeonJu zone sister as their Sister Training Leader. The sisters in these zones are INCREDIBLE! And I've had the chance to serve with many of them before in the field or the MTC so I know we are going to have a lot of fun and see so many miracles together!</div>
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If there's anything I've learned this week, it's that the Lord truly guides us in our lives when we need to be moving and He holds us when we need to be still. It's incredible to see everything y'all are doing at home, welcoming baby Boyer into the family and watching as life keeps getting better! I know Heavenly Father remembers you always. </div>
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I love this work so much. I love our Savior Jesus Christ. I love all of you!</div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-32305099478458156112016-03-13T14:04:00.003-07:002016-03-13T14:10:57.475-07:00Perfect Brightness of Hope (2 Nephi 31:20)Hello Everyone!<br />
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Hope you all are enjoying the super bowl and everything else happening over there :) It's the chinese new year today! We get to wear traditional Korean clothing and eat a lot a lot of awesome food. Almost everything closes but families are really welcoming to the missionaries. I think Sister Byun and I will spend today with our Philippina friends Shelby and Cherry. They make korean food better than most koreans so we are excited! </div>
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Yesterday was possibly my last sunday here in ChungJang. I won't know for sure until tomorrow, but if I send an email from another place next week don't be surprised :) </div>
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I have loved ChungJang and everyone I've met here more than I thought I ever could. More than anything, I learned here how to serve the Lord with full purpose of heart. I learned from the many people I've had the chance to work with how to love like the Lord loves. I learned we make our own happiness by deciding to see the good in people and situations. More than anything, I learned who Christ is. He's our savior and friend. We do this because this is what He did. </div>
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Yesterday I had the chance to bear my testimony about the miracles Heavenly Father has done in this ward the last seven months. As soon as I stood, Sister Uhl stood up to testify next. I couldn't help but start crying. She's been with me since the day she first arrived in Korea and is such an incredible missionary and friend. I'm really proud of her. It was another one of the moments I was so thankful to the Lord for sending me so many people who would influence and ultimately change my life. </div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-45969995935999556392016-02-07T12:52:00.002-08:002016-02-07T12:52:50.067-08:00"And it came to pass that we lived after the manner of happiness." -2 Nephi 5:27<div>
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It's winter here and sometimes we get cold, but what I've learned more than anything the past few weeks is that if we just do everything happily, even if we are cold or whatever, everything is so much better. Anything can happen, and anything can be good if we decide to put ourselves in a position to be happy.</div>
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I'm pretty sure I'm half a korean missionary and half a phillipina missionary because almost half of the people we are teaching now are from the philippines and they have all been f\refered to us by the same family!</div>
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Saturday night we had a huge birthday part for the mom, Shelby, and yesterday after church we had a HUGE family home evening with everyone. Many of the are not well off, but we asked them about their life and how they feel God has guided them, blessesd them, and then how they felt at church. and they responded with the phrase "Ikaw na"- which in tagolog means "we have it all" </div>
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I was so impressed by them, and their faith, and their decision to laugh and be happy about how they are "queen of the vegetables" working at a small market here in GwangJu. </div>
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God's first purpose for our lives is to find joy. And to find it with those we love. Especially within our families. I pray that y'all see the joy in each day- even if it means we have to actively search for it. I promise you it's there.</div>
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I love you all sooo much! Stay warm this week! <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1459440878" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">Next monday</span></span></span> is the solar new year- and this week is the week of birthdays! celebrate tons and tons! I sure will!</div>
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Y'ALL! This week was nuts!</div>
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Haha it was soooo cold! and snowed so much! Sister Byun and I were walking down the street yesterday after church, there was like a foot and a half of snow everywhere and it was the coldest day Korea has reported in 31 years or something like that, and we were just laughing about how it's pretty cool to be a missionary this winter. Because, yeah, it's cold- but we will always remember it, and how we faught like real missionaries to keep doing the work, and we will have a little bit of extra bragging rights when we share our stories with other missionaries in the future :)))</div>
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It really has been an amazing week though. The cold and snow bring people together and church felt like a family yesterday. A woman I accidently called a few weeks ago in Seoul came to visit our church which was way cool! And our investigators continue to tell us that although it's cold outside their hearts are warm :)</div>
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Something really cool that happened, that I'll never be able to forget was with our new investigator named Goe ShinYoung. She's 30 years old and absolutly loves Christ. We got in the lesson and you could tell she was having kindof a hard day. Usually if thats what's up we will say the opening prayer for them, but we asked her to say the prayer. And after a few words she stopped talking, it was silent, and we were just there for thirty seconds or so. When she ended the prayer she just look at us and said, "I have never felt that way before. What is that?" We told her what the spirit is. What is does for us. And how it is Heavenly Father telling us what is good, what is true, and that He loves her. She was amazed. And that made me feel amazed to. We are so lucky to be able to feel this whenever and wherever when we have the gift of the Holy Ghost. I love it so much. We are so excited for her to continue to prepare for her baptism in February:)</div>
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Tomorrow we will we watching the worldwide missionary broadcast and we are so pumped! February 7th is Seol Nar - or the day of the sun? the solar new year? whatever you want it call it- so we are preparing and again are so pumped!</div>
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Hope y'all had a good warm week and have an even greater week coming up! I know Heavenly Father listens to our prayers and sends us to Holy Ghost to comfort us, tell us what is right, and guide us whenever we need it. Read Romans 8 when you get the chance :)</div>
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So glad to hear you all had good new years and life is good :) We started a couple of new years here in the mission, one being the real new year and one being one year since entering the MTC on January 7th! Super amzingly, our Zone had zone conference on the 7th so we got to see some of the people we were with in the MTC which was pretty incredible. This year has been the best of my life. Time goes so fast- but it's the best if we make sure to enjoy every bit of it. </div>
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I hope you had a super good new years! It's been really warm here and New Years is a bigger deal than Christmas so the fun continues on!</div>
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I'm in the came area--Chungchang!! Which means I will have served here for about 7 and a half months at the end of this transfer! I feel so lucky!</div>
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My new companions name is Byun SuJin- and we were friends in the MTC! She is the sweetest and we are already seeing so many miracles together I can't even handle it. Sister Uhl is also still living in the same appatment which is the biggest blessing ever. </div>
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Just before Christmas Sister Uhl and I were waiting at a bus stop when a man came up to us and said "Sisters?" </div>
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Wow, Christmas is without a doubt the best time to be a missionary- I wish I could have been a missionary every Christmas of my life. </div>
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Every single day there were unexpected blessings, from getting intervied downtown on Christmas eve and being able to bear our testimonies, to running into and caroling with an investigator that we hadn't seen in weeks, to dancing at our ward christmas party, to meeting absolute angels, to seeing sooooo many smiling faces as they fielt their saviors love surrounding them. </div>
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The Yuns are brother and sister that we had the opprotunity to meet and invite to be baptized last week. Their parents are not members, but their older sister is. They were baptized on Christmas day, their older sisters birthday, and their dad came- said the closing prayer- then came to church with them the next day. It was absolutely beautiful.</div>
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Elayna Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11177447144738368756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896882980556819089.post-30443490687478907182016-01-03T14:04:00.003-08:002016-01-03T14:04:47.605-08:00Hello 12/6/15<div class="a3s" id=":12f" style="overflow: hidden;">
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I have to be honest with y'all... I'm not even sure what happened this week there was so much stuff going on, haha. I'll try to wrap it up for you though-</div>
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Tuesday was Zone conference and it was amazing! Everyone is so excited about this goal to baptize 200 people this year! I was able to talk about turning faith into power, through prayer and concecrating ourrselves in obediance and thought the Lord can work through us to do things that without him are impossible. It seemed to thouch missionaries, and I continue to hear from a couple on how it has changed their work- so I feel really thankful for the opportunity to share my thoughts and testimony. We also got to have interivews with President and I did a roleplay of inviting someone to be baptized with sister Shin in front of everyone! hahaha it was really nervewarcking to be honest but I'm so thankful for the both of them, how much care and love they share with each one of us and how much I learn from them. I'm so glad we will be heading back to America together :)</div>
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When it all comes down to it, this is the big thing I wanted to share with y'all this week. It starts in 1 Nephi <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1160556389" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">17:50</span></span></span>- this is Nephi talking...</div>
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"And I said unto them: If God had commanded me to do all things <b>I could do them</b>. If he should command me that I should say unto this water, be thou earth, it should be earth; and if I should say it, it would be done."</div>
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We often hear that if we had faith as much as a mustard seed, we could move mountains. It seems so small, just a mustard seed. Sometimes it can feel like we don't even have that- or we don;t know how to measure our faith. Sister Uhl and I were talking about this this morning- if someone spent their whole life in faith moving the dirt and rocks of a mountain; well then the mountain would surely be moved. But that made me think, when we move even some dirt, when we budge a boulder, is the mountain not moved? Ofcourse it is. </div>
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In the same way, when we change, when we help other progress or recognize a blessing, when we act in faith, the mountain is moved.</div>
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It incredible to me to know what God calls us to do, and that if we have faith in Him we can do it. </div>
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I just wanted you to know that this week- and to know you are all mountain movers. The Lord loves you and is aware of you. He hears your prayers and wants to answer them.</div>
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I love y'all so much and you know I'm thinking of and praying for you always! Stay warm and healthy! Goodluck on finals and Christmas shopping!</div>
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All my love,</div>
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p.s. it's kimchi making season so everyone keeps inviting us over to help them make it and then give us a ton! But it's so yummy! There's a traditional dinner that goes with it, I'll send a picture</div>
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You know how everyone always says the holiday season brings lot of glad tiding and miracles? Well, they are correct. </div>
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This Thursday was the first snow of the season, and with the first snow, and our first thanksgiving spent in Korea, the Lord decided it was time to give miracles- and he did not hesitate. </div>
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Our district had been taking turns fasting for the week, and the fast moved onto our neighboring district when we were done. As a mission, we are fasting and praying to be able to teach people and bring them unto Christ by Christmas as a birthday present to the Lord, and as you know we have a goal this year to reach two hundred baptisms. The next part of this email is my testimony that the Lord hears our prayers, he knows are hearts, and when we fast we truly earn his trust and blessings on behalf of his children. </div>
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Friday morning, we go to visit Gangnam Lee, our grandma :) Her back has been hurting so badly this week that we hadn't really been able to teach her, we had only heart attacked her door and dropped off flowers. But on Friday she let us inside, and we were able to talk to her about priesthood blessings and she told us she wanted to get one, and that she had faith the Lord would help her. So we organized for her to recieve the blessing on sunday, and she was so excited!</div>
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Then that evening we had Dauens baptismal service, and the spirit was so strong. She was so excited to be baptized and her whole family came! It was beautiful, I'll send a picture for sure :) Her family is amazing. </div>
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Then it was saturday, and a lot of the snow started to melt but the Lord did not stop snowing miracles... I got a call from our Zone leader asking how the day had gone and he told me "well, it's about to get a lot better" Our Zone set four baptismal dates in on day. I've never seen such a miracle on my entire mission and it is all because Heavenly Father heard our prayers and answered them- He truly loves each of his children and desires such great things for them. </div>
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Then it was sunday- stake conference. And President and Sister Shin had come to speak. After Sister Uhl and I talked and prayed, we felt it was best from Gangnam Lee to recieve her blessing from president at the church- so we got in a taxi, picked her up, brought her back and waited for president. He gave her the most beautiful blessing, and then asked me how many lessons we had taught her. I told him, "all of them" and he said "Let's do the baptismal interview today." Gangnam Lee is so excited to be planning a baptismal service on December 20th :) Please continue to pray for her health, and that all things would allow for her to take this next step of faith. We love her so much :)</div>
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I wish I could express each small miracle we see each day, but I hope these express even the smallest amount of the gratitude I have, and knowledge that Heavenly Father is there. </div>
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I love you all so much, more than you'll ever know. And I know God is watching over you and working miracles in your lives, I see it in your emails this week and I thank Him daily for being there while I'm gone. Y'all are the best and I love you so! Can't wait for Christmas!!!</div>
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