We had Zone Conference this week, and we went to Busan this
time because President Barrow wanted to do a hike with everyone. The theme
of the conference was the Sacrament, and as we hiked up the
"mountain" behind the mission home, we stopped every so often and had
pre-assigned people talk about the sacrament. After the hike, we came back
inside, listened to some more talks, and then President Barrow took us up to
his office and showed us on the white board there where he had written out the
sacrament prayers, and then analyzed them. It was really interesting to take a
closer look at what they are saying, and to really ponder the meaning of
them. I have come to realize how the Sacrament is just as important of an
ordinance as any other, and if you have the right mindset, it can be just as
powerful and spiritual as any temple ordinance.
Yesterday we met with T again, but this time we asked Elder
Kelly to come with. Elder Kelly is a senior missionary serving in Suseong
(other side of Daegu) as military relations. It was really helpful,
because T has so many questions, and I'm not sure how to answer a lot of
them. But Elder Kelly is a fountain of knowledge about the gospel, and
cleared up a lot of confusion that T has. I think it had a big impact on T,
because his demeanor changed about half way through. Instead of asking
questions to try and contradict, his seemed to be asking more for
understanding. And at the end, completely of his own free will, he told us that
he thinks he should read the Book of Mormon more, and promised that whenever he
reads the Bible, he will read the Book of Mormon for the same amount of
time. Elder Kelly was such a big help, having him serving so close is such
a blessing.
Basically all of our free time is spent preparing for the
Harry Potter party this Saturday, so we haven't really done a lot of other
stuff. As far as eating, I can't remember if I told you this already, but
I made tacos, and my companion didn't want to help pay for the ingredients, so
it's all to myself. So I made a bunch, and for meals I just pull it out of the
fridge and make a taco real quick, it's so nice. There aren't a lot of
Korean foods that make good leftovers, so it's nice to have leftovers again.
Why were you reading the white bible? Just for fun? You
sound like a missionary, that's what we do for fun. And yes, that actually is
mildly entertaining to me, believe it or not. Just because there's nothing else
for entertainment that is actually fun. I think when I go home and play
video games or other things like that, I might die from my heart rate getting
too high.
Anyway, during language study, my companion just studies
English. If you look in PMG, you are supposed to learn English in addition
to the mission language.
The member going to Washington on his mission wants to eat
chicken with me on my birthday. I think it took me maybe 0.07 seconds to
agree...I timed it.
Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Hines
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