It's so weird how fast time is going, February felt like no
time at all, it's crazy.
When did you get the package? I'm glad you liked it,
the ties are pretty epic, huh? Did you and Colton wear them to church and
make everyone jealous? Cuz I would. Koreans know what they're doing when
it comes to clothes, especially ties.
It's actually been colder here this past week too. It
was pretty warm the week before, and then it got cold again. I've heard
that Korea gets warm pretty early in the year though, so it shouldn't be cold
too much longer.
Well if you're referring to any time I read anything out of
my scriptures, yeah, that happens multiple times a day. But if you mean
actually sitting down and reading it, that's only once a day :)
I get fed plenty, food in Gimcheon is cheaper than normal,
so I've been able to save a lot of money. And the members are really nice
and feed us every once in a while. Koreans are really generous and
hospitable (is that a word? I forgot :)) when it comes to having people
over. Even if they weren't planning on feeding us, they will still offer
to make something if we haven't eaten yet. And they will always keep
bringing more food out until my stomach is about to burst. .
We're actually living on a pentagon diet. Hotdogs (we found
them for super cheap here), manna from heaven (chicken), bokkeumbap (delicious
fried rice and vegetables), McDonald's, and Mom's Touch ("New
Orleans-Style" chicken sandwiches). And then whatever the members decide
to feed us once or twice a week.
So our investigator has been as amazing as
ever. We were at the church on Saturday working on something on the
computer, and he just showed up randomly, so we taught him a lesson. We
run into him all the time, especially at the church. He also got up in
Sacrament meeting yesterday to bear his testimony, something our members have a
really hard time with. He's just way more active than any of our actual
members are, it's so cool. I don't remember if I told you this already, but he
even considers himself a member. He came to English class, and one of the
other students asked if he was a member, and he told them yes. We just had
to explain to the other student that he is only almost a member since he isn't
baptized yet. He still smokes sometimes, but I think he's trying really hard to
stop.
After MCM this week, our mission leader took us out to eat,
and bought us something called 닭발 (dalkbal) which is chicken feet. It was pretty
delicious. Well, the flavor was pretty good, but the texture was
terrible. It didn't have bones, so it was mostly skin and cartilage. I
know, sounds gross huh? Not my favorite, I'll just stick with brains and
raw eggs.
For the youth activities we usually do the same thing, just
play Bang or Uno, sometimes Ping-Pong as well. We were only able to meet
with the Korean from Kansas City that one time, ever since then he's "been
in Seoul". I think he just doesn't want to meet with us. Nothing new,
the going to Seoul excuse isn't original at all. Still haven't met with
WJ, but we have a for sure appointment set up for this week.
So last week we met a guy on the street who showed a lot of
interest in us, so we got his number and gave him ours. He seemed a little
special, but didn't think much of it. Then as we were walking home, he
called us twice, just to ask where we were. It was kind of weird, but
again, didn't think much of it. But that night, he called us at 10:48, 1:08,
3:28, 4:53, and 7:53. We have to leave the phone on since it's our alarm,
so he just kept waking us up, it was so annoying. And then he hasn't
called since then. Anyway, i figured you would find that funny :)
Anyway, I hope you have a great week. We are going to
Jikjisa which is a Buddhist temple here in Gimcheon, so that's why I'm emailing
so early.
I love you too!
Elder Hines
No comments:
Post a Comment