Holy smokes times flies here. It is yet another p-day, meaning I am one week closer to going to Korea!! (We leave in a little over 3 weeks!!!!) Life is going so good and I couldn't be happier!
Life here at the MTC is great. I love every minute of it. P90X is still a success. We had 12 people in my 'fitness class' this week, and it keeps growing. So do the people, which is probably why everyone wants to work out! My foot was hurting pretty bad the past two weeks. I finally got it checked, and the doctor said it's just an overuse strain. He said to stay off it during gym for the next two weeks. I have even been banned from 4-square. But I will do whatever to get it better. The last thing I want is a hurt foot while in Korea. It's doing well and it should be fine. I was speaking to some sisters from Korea, and they said Koreans never floss, or wear deodorant. Our teachers said the toothpaste is terrible, and it may not contain any flouride(spelling?). So I was just wondering if any member of my dear family would like to send me some of these supplies that will last me while in Korea. I ask now because shipping is far cheaper here in the states. I can reimburse you or whatever you need. But if you could please send me these, that would be amazing. Also, chocolate covered acai berries and parmesan goldfish wouldn't hurt, but I'll leave that up to you. :) I would like, if possible, everyone to send me some wallet sized pictures of your families so I can put them in my wallet. That would be so great.
I am so grateful for the tender mercies here in the MTC. I can't remember if I mentioned this before, but a simple way I know God is looking out for me. They have the knock-off brand of Honey Bunches of Oats. Plus they have fresh sliced almonds. I eat at least two bowls a day, and I am excited every time. Our roomates are awesome. I found out Sister Tehei is the first sister from New Zealand to ever get called to Korea. How cool! My zone is so great. The other day my tummy wasn't feeling good at all. One of the sisters rubbed my back, another sister got me ibuprofen, another sister got me some chocolate, and the elders gave super helpful tips like "maybe you should run around", and "I heard doing a back bend really helps with stomach pain". They all tried to help me feel better, and it was really sweet. Something I have realized is how the Lord works, and also how Satan works. Practically every missionary here who has been called to South America hasn't been able to get a Visa and is being reassigned in the states until it comes through. Missionary work is booming in South America, and I don't think it is coincidence that Satan is doing all he can to keep missionaries out. However, there has been no problem getting them in Asia, especially Korea. The church is very new there and missionary work is hard. I realize that my mission will be far from easy, but I am so excited to go! And so grateful that I will be able to go to Korea on my assigned date and teach as long as possible. I was able to have an interview with our branch president, President Yost on Sunday. It was so nice to sit and talk with him. We talked about everything, about life, the MTC, concerns, questions, the language, teaching, and anything else. I felt so good after. He is an incredible man. We have some missionaries from Korea who have been here about two weeks and will be heading back to Korea to serve on Monday. I have become really close with some of the sisters. They are amazing, and help me so much with the language. I will write lessons and they will correct any errors. They always ask how they can help more and are just the sweetest people ever. I will be sad to see them go, but they have already started their mission by serving us an incredible amount. They will do amazing things in Korea.
Language mistakes just keep coming. I have tried to teach with less notes, and it works pretty well most of the time. However, the other day was not my day for Korean. During class, we were doing a sentence activity. I tried to say 'in order to listen to the prophet, we must have ears'. instead, I said, "in order to listen to the prophet, we must be ears'. This wouldn't have been nearly so bad, if I hadn't made a mistake earlier while teaching our investigator. I meant to tell her that Satan is the Devil. In Korean, Devil and Mom are very similar. So, with my wonderful Korean skills, I told her that her Satan is her Mother. OOPS! She looked shocked, and luckily I know enough that I was able to correct the mistake. But it's kind of hard to turn back from a mistake like that. She laughed the rest of the lesson, my district is still laughing. Oh man. Looks like I still have some work to do before going to Korea.
We have had some really cool devotionals again. On Sunday, George and Debra Taylor spoke. They were the MTC presidents in the Philippines. They told us all about missionary work there and how the MTC works compared to the one here. Missionary work is going so well. A new MTC was built, and already the church is looking for ways to expand it. David F. Evans of the Seventy spoke to us on Tuesday. He told us about missionary work as a whole. There are about 75,000 missionaries in the world today and that number is increasing constantly. It's so cool!!! We had 600 new missionaries enter the MTC on Wednesday and that was one of the smaller groups. I was able to be a host, and welcomed the sisters as they got out of their cars. It was really cool. The MTC is so great. I love my zone, district, companion, roommates, teachers, and just everyone is so great! The oldest district leaves Monday, so we will be the 'oldest' district in our zone. Which also means only three weeks until its our turn! AAAH I'm so excited! The church is true. The gospel has been restored through the prophet Joseph Smith, There is so much power in the scriptures, more than we understand. But it is there and the Lord will bless us when we do His will and follow His example. Opportunities to be a missionary are all around us. Never ignore those promptings from the Lord that tell us to bring up the gospel in conversation, or bring the Book of Mormon to school. Whatever it is, the Lord will prompt us if we are listening. I love the Lord with all my heart. I cannot wait to teach in Korea!!! Holy cow. I love you all so much, and am so grateful for your wonderful examples to me. Until next week,
-Sister Seegmiller
p.s. hopefully the pictures work, The elders wanted to see my hair down, but I told them it wasn't mission appropriate. So I took a picture to show them. Basically, I'm a rockstar. One is of our elders in class, and the others are my hair after sister Tehei did a french braid. pretty cool!
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