02262017 Elder Holland

Well, not a surprise at all, but Elder Holland nailed it! He talked about Nicodemus and the miscommunication between Christ saying we have to be born again, and Nicodemus not understanding. And he asked us what the problem was in this situation! We listed a little bit of our ideas, and ultimately he said. Yes these are all right. In short apostasy is the problem. And that is our problem, especially in Korea. We have to go to where our investigators are and bring them back to our understanding. We have to show them a piece of heaven so that they will eventually choose to come to heaven. We have to give them a spiritual experience in any way we can. Specifically with the book of Mormon. Anyway it was super good. Then on Sunday he talked to all the "children" in the church. How these 10 years from about 12 to 22 are the most important years of our lives, so stay close to the church! He talked about Christ's first day with the Nephites and how he ended by talking with the children and blessing them. he then blessed the children in Korea, and Korea in general. When he speaks you can just feel the power of his words and of his calling!

One other cool experiences this week. Part 1 We met with a Chinese guy we had met on the bus. He is just super nice, and our Korean level is pretty similar. So it was just fun meeting with him. We talked about the Book of Mormon and how we have found it a blessing in his life. We told him we want to share our beliefs with him, which have been such a blessing to us. So he agreed to meet with us! He also said he has no friends... so he can meet with us on weekends! That was cool by itself, but part 2 happened as well. He was coming with us to English class after we talked and there was a guy from Croatia who asked for our help because he was on a business trip and didn't speak any Korean. So we went to try to help him figure out where he was trying to go. So he had to help him figure out how to buy a travel card, but it all didn't work because he didn't have any cash. Ultimately he said he could go to the bank and get cash and figure it out. So we started leaving. But after a few minutes we just decided we would be a couple minutes late and make sure he figured it all out. So we wen't and for whatever reason they didn't let him pull out money from the bank. So we just gave him the 7 dollars he needed to but the card and travel wherever he was going. The Croatian guy was very thankful and I think the Chinese guy was also impressed. So it was just a positive experience all in all! I am thankful for a companion who puts people before being on time or other things I can put as the first priority! 

About my companion:  Well he is just a super chill person. And everybody loves him. So he just likes listening to people, or talking with them, or whatever. He just really tries to make people feel valued! In personal study I have been doing a couple things. I just finished the recent conference talks. Then I have been reading The Book of Mormon with a single question in mind, as Elder Bednar suggested. And then just this week I have done a little reading on the role of missionaries, ward mission leaders, members, ect. I don't really know how people responded. It was broadcast. Well in my zone we have about 5 super solid missionaries. So our zone is doing better than all the other zones by a long way as far as stats... but we still have some problems (pride maybe one of them.) I ended up not writing a little paper. I had no time and yeah... I may still write something. When I first went to Gimpo, we have a lot of the same people in the zone. We call it a Gimpo reunion. So it is fun, but there are some of the same problems happening. I tried to push the sisters and suggested we proselyte together, but the felt pressure and stuff. So I ended up having an hour conversation with them and I think they were able to understand me better! So I think it was a positive experience!

Anyway, I love you all. People really are the first priority. The gospel is true!

Hurrah for Israel!
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Elder Sabey