We
haven't met Z or M for a couple weeks because it is like fasting month or
something for them, so they're busy I guess. J actually lives on the
other side of Daegu, almost a different city, so we are going to have to refer
him to the missionaries in that area.
So
a lot of pretty fun things happened this week, but I don't think I can remember
them all. I'll try to give you some of the best ones.
So
we were on the subway coming back from an appointment, and there was a guy, who
when he saw us, immediately asked us if we were missionaries. He got super
interested, and asked for our phone number right away. It was pretty exciting,
especially when he asked us if he could meet with us later, maybe at our
church. He asked us if we know the Bible very well, particularly Revelation.
Then he started whispering, and looking over his shoulder every once in a while
as the following conversation commenced:
"Do you know where heaven
is?"
"Not really."
"I do. Do you you know when
the second coming will be?"
"No idea."
"I
do. Most people think that they know Revelation, but they don't. Through Revelation, I can teach you the answers to these questions, and
more."
I was like, okay, time to leave, this guy is creepy, but it
didn't stop there. I asked him if, when we met later, it would be okay for
us to share about our religion as well. He obviously didn't care at all about
that, he just ignored the question and said: "Make sure you don't
tell anyone else about what we talk about. Don't tell your pastor, don't tell
other missionaries, don't tell anyone." I asked him why, and he said,
"If you tell them about what I teach you, they will tell you not to meet
with me anymore, since they don't understand Revelation." But the
thing is, this guy didn't seem crazy at all, he seemed like a completely normal
person. It was super creepy. I have actually heard about this
religion from Elder Payne, it's called "Shin-cheon-ji" which means
"New World," and they are super obsessed with the book of
Revelation, and try and prove tons of weird points with it. And they
never listen to what you have to say, they are too brainwashed. Apparently they
have to pass a test to prove their knowledge of Revelation before they can join
the church. And they also sometimes try to infiltrate other religions and
destroy them from the inside. Elder Payne heard about one guy who got baptized
into our church, and then immediately started trying to convince all the other
members that it wasn't true. So yeah, we won't be answering any of his phone
calls any time soon :)
Yesterday
in church, the missionaries did a presentation about member missionary
work. It went really well, we shared the video, "You Never
Know," and each of us talked a little bit about it. Then we gave each
member a card thing to keep track of people they are trying to share the gospel
with. It has a place to check off inviting them to do things like pray,
read the scriptures, and meet the missionaries. It seemed like the members
accepted it pretty well, so hopefully they get more involved in missionary work
in the near future.
Love,
Elder
Hines :)
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